by Jarrod | Mar 2, 2022 | ANTI-MONITOR
by Jarrod Jones. “When the chips are down, these ‘civilized people’? They’ll eat each other.” That ominous assurance from the Joker (Heath Ledger) becomes something of a prognostication for Gotham City in The Dark Knight Rises,...
by Jarrod | May 12, 2015 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, TUBE ROCKET
By Jarrod Jones. It’s been scarcely a single week since Gotham sent us off to gaze into the nothingness that lies before us, and here I am, still writing about it like a schmuck. News came from Fox’s Upfront presentation — a pandering, anthemic...
by Jarrod | Aug 22, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Gavin Rehfeldt. Batman goes to Hell. Must be a Wednesday. Batman And Robin #34 takes a bit of processing. Everyone in Batman’s circle of friends is involved and at cross-purposes. While Batman is on his one-man crusade, it’s difficult for anyone to trust him. While...
by Jarrod | Aug 7, 2014 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Gavin Rehfeldt. Superheroes meet super-spies in the pages of Grayson, and I’m excited to say that the level of intensity and fun from the excellent #1 is maintained in #2. Reinventing the first Robin, AKA Nightwing, into Dick Grayson: Freshman Spy continues...
by Jarrod | Dec 26, 2013 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
A note: This is the seventh in the Cinépathétic series, an interview-style back and forth between me and the interesting people in my life, jabbering about movies and why we love them so damned much. This week, I’m interviewing Darlene Phan, a brilliant...