Author: James Jou

by James Jou | August 5, 2019

For all the praise Superman’s parents got for foreseeing the destruction of Krypton and saving their son, there sure was quite a few other survivors; from Krypto to Brainiac to General Zod to the Evil Three to all the citizens of Kandor to... Wait… What happened...

by James Jou | August 4, 2019

Like the recommended twice-a-year dentist visit nobody does, it’s time for another round of checkups on the key comic books for some recent silver screen appearing characters. The previous sentence may or may not be grammatically correct. Moving on, here we follow-up on the current state...

by James Jou | August 3, 2019

Spider-Man helped the Autobots fight the Decepticons!? Thanks to the first comic book series being produced by Marvel Comics, that very scenario did indeed occur. Currently, the Transformers franchise is easily recognized by fans worldwide, but it wasn’t always so. In the 1980s, Hasbro had the...

by James Jou | August 2, 2019

With all the attention on Jane Foster’s impending return to the silver screen as Thor, it’s important to not forget that Valkyrie is also returning. Notably missing from the events of Avengers: Infinity War, she should in theory get much more screen time in Thor: Love...

by James Jou | July 31, 2019

Why bet on a single character, when you can get three for the price of one? Such is the opportunity offered by DC Comics Presents #26, which has the first appearances of Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire. Few other key comic books contain the first appearance...

by James Jou | July 29, 2019

Blade!!! Hulk #181!!! There may be a saturation of the same few characters and books. Maybe. Not that there’s anything wrong with having cake all the time, but let’s try a bit of something else. To shake things up and add a bit of variety, here...

by James Jou | July 27, 2019

In April 2019, audiences worldwide were introduced to the new character of Professor Hulk, a merging of Bruce Banner and the Hulk. Comic book readers would know that a third ingredient was missing from the Professor Hulk recipe; that being the grey Hulk. On another tangent,...

by James Jou | July 26, 2019

How many people have watched a book they’ve been wanting for a long time shoot up in price? When prices spike up, few are immune to the fear of missing out; whether looking for a quick monetary gain or adding to their personal collection at a...

by James Jou | July 23, 2019

To catch a glimpse of an alien world, you could trade in a telescope pointed at space for macroscopic images of insects here on Earth. With thousands of marvelous insect varieties, it’s no wonder many have served as inspiration for the creation of comic book characters,...

by James Jou | July 22, 2019

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Superman’s spaceship would have crash landed somewhere else other than Kansas? In a different country instead of USA and with different parents, how would Kal-El have turned out? Would he still become the Superman we all know?...