I had always wanted custom artwork to go with the site, to match the design and color scheme I had chosen. Lacking any artistic skill, it took me a while to find an artist to collaborate with on these pieces – someone who understood what I was going for, and …
What Does It Mean To Be Worthy?
“Worthy” is a five-page comics story written by Kieron Gillen with art by Declan Shalvey. This one-off appeared in this week’s issue of The Mortal Thor (issue #14, 2026, by Al Ewing and Pasqual Ferry), as part of its celebration as the 800th issue of Thor (by the old Marvel …
Eisner-Inspired Reading List
In light of the recently announced Will Eisner 2026 nominations for comic book industry awards, I thought I would provide a quick reading list for newcomers to this site. Several of the nominees in key categories have been profiled here, and serve as great starting points for considering comics and …
Battleworld (2025-26) vs Secret Wars (1984-86)
The recently completed five-issue limited series Battleworld (2025-26) by Christos N. Gage and Marcus To was a great read. It is not an exaggeration to say Gage has an encyclopedic knowledge of Marvel comics characters and history – which he puts to great use in this series. To use his …
Powers Ethics
The launch of Powers 25 by Dark Horse Comics in 2025 gave me the idea to catch up on the earlier series that I had missed during my time away from comics. And so, I sought out all the earlier runs by comics powerhouses’ Brian Michael Bendis by Michael Avon …
Doctor Strange of Asgard Ethics
Well said. With the launch this week of the latest ongoing Doctor Strange comics series – Doctor Strange Vol 8, 2025, by Derek Landy and Ivan Fiorelli – I thought I’d fill in the background of what had happened since my Doctor Strange Ethics overview from the start of this …
Jeff the Land Shark Ethics
I have long been a fan of the adorable Marvel character Jeff the Land Shark, created by Kelly Thompson and Daniele Di Nicuolo in 2019. Although initially appearing as a comedic sidekick to a number of West Coast Avengers (and later Deadpool), he became famous through his own adventures in …
Fantastic Four Vol 8, issue #4, 2025
I don’t normally review single issues, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity presented by Ryan North and Humberto Ramos in their latest issue of Fantastic Four (Vol 8, issue #4, 2025, “Basic Obedience“). This is a stand-alone, single-issue story premised on a real neuropsychological condition – pareidolia. And it just …
Can Caring be Wrong?
I’ve previously introduced care ethics, and described how it came about from a feminist critique of a persistent masculine gender bias in traditional ethics. As is probably obvious in my writings here, I’m a fan of the care ethics perspective in general, and how it has been successfully applied in …