Tag Archives: Superhero

My Skyfall Review (a cultural counterpoint)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 21, 2012

Hey, folks. I’m back. Okay, I was never really gone, but I was busy with a move and my internet access was sketchy. But now the move is finished (the big part anyway), and though I need to work on my new book (y’know, the stuff I actually get paid for) and I’m battling a [...]

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Monday Musings

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 10, 2010

Ah, another Monday, another day when I put random thoughts out into the ether. Saw Iron Man 2 today. Blah. Not a bad movie, but not very good either. Like most superhero sequels, it’s way too heavy on plot, too short on creative superhero action. It’s not that I need to have a giant robot [...]

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Comics Worth Reading

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 7, 2009

Hey, everybody. As a struggling comic book fan, I find it more and more difficult to discover comics worth reading. But there’s still stuff out there worth checking out, and more and more, it’s found in the All Ages rack of your local comic book store. While most of Marvel’s mainstream offerings are dull and [...]