by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 22, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Steve Beaulieu I started collecting comics at a super young age. I remember the first comic book I ever owned was a Spider-man comic book from the early 90s. The cover had him fighting against the green goblin. I had to be about five years old. We were...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 21, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Kevin “Grivante” Penelerick I started reading comics around ten years old and had access to a lot of different ones. I started with things like Richie Rich and Archie. From there I graduated into silver age Superman, Spiderman, Captain...
by Jeremy Flagg | Jan 19, 2017 | Comic Geekery, comic related, Guest Writer
First of all let me share with you the definition of escapism as quoted by Wikipedia. es·cap·ism əˈskāpˌizəm/ noun: escapism The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. synonyms:...
by Jeremy Flagg | Jan 9, 2017 | Comic Geekery, comic related, Guest Writer
Superheroes aren’t real. (Gasp, I think one may have just died because I said that). They aren’t, but the rise of realism in comic storytelling that emerged in the second half of the 20th century, means that readers demand realistic elements to the storytelling. Even...