Author: James Jou

by James Jou | November 22, 2019

From jewelry to foil cards, there’s just something attractive about shiny objects. To take advantage of this, comic book publishers have printed many iconic foil covers; and on occasion, taken it a bit too literally with comic books made of literal gold leaf (the expensive/precious metal kind)....

by James Jou | November 20, 2019

Now that a Black Adam movie has been set in stone with a release date, what key comic books surrounding it might be worth speculating on? The high market value of Black Adam’s first appearance poses a challenge, so perhaps we can look to the possible antagonists....

by James Jou | November 19, 2019

The greatest trick Mysterio ever pulled was convincing the world the Elementals existed. Or at least causing one of the worst bubbles in recent comic book speculation.     THE ELEMENTALS It was everywhere “Elementals, Elementals, Elementals.” From the marketing to articles to interviews and to...

by James Jou | November 18, 2019

If the almost 700 animated episodes of the Simpsons aren’t enough to satisfy your Simpsons appetite, then look no further, there are also hundreds of adventures printed in the pages of Simpson's comic books. Here we look at a few of the key issues that would help...

by James Jou | November 17, 2019

Here we examine the current market for some of Daredevil’s supporting cast such as Bullseye, the Hand, and Stick. On a random Daredevil returning to Marvel Studios thought, with Bullseye having already checked suiting up as Daredevil off his list, perhaps Hawkeye is next? This could help...

by James Jou | November 12, 2019

A space pirate team led by a human captain and complete with a superstrong green alien, a cybernetically enhanced alien, and a deadly female alien fighter whom the human captain loves… No, I am not talking about the Guardians of the Galaxy, but rather, the Starjammers. Despite being...

by James Jou | November 11, 2019

In honor of the Targaryen prequel that has made it out of the spinoff sweepstakes, here we look at a few key comic books that feature dragons.     FIN FANG FOOM The dragon-like Fin Fang Foom, who...

by James Jou | November 10, 2019

In a time when Daredevil’s popularity was fledgling, it was quite the feat when Frank Miller took over and saved the series by elevating it with a grittier take. Along with this turnaround was the embodiment of what Frank Miller brought to the table, the introduction of...

by James Jou | November 9, 2019

If the world needs Batman, and Batman needs Alfred; then, by the transitive property, Alfred is the greatest superhero ever. He is of such importance that there has only been one Alfred, while many Robins have come and gone. Here we look at a few key books...

by James Jou | November 7, 2019

In another bite-sized installment of spotlighting a few random characters at a time, with the ultimate goal of eventually featuring every single one that exists. Should just take a few galactic years, no biggy. The random characters today are, an old one and a new one: Yellow...