I don’t get the multiverse…Let me rephrase that. I don’t get the appeal of the multiverse. Let me rephrase that. I don’t get the explanatory appeal of the multiverse. This being said, I have actually generally liked multiverse-concept movies or TV shows, one of my favorites being Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (although, the movie is […]
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As an avid fantasy reader, the new graphic novel Twig caught my attention at once. Written by Eisner Award-winner Scottie Young, and illustrated by Kyle Strahm with coloring by Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Twig is a delightful adventure romp set in a vibrant and enchanting world reminiscent of something like The Wizard of Oz or The Dark
Why Finnian and the Seven Mountains? Yes, there were some monasteries on them that made a sword constellation, but why were the monasteries built on the mountain? In fact, why are many churches, and were many ancient temples, including the Israelite temple from the Bible, built on mountains? One of the most common assumptions I
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In honor of Superman’s 85th anniversary being celebrated today, and poignantly embedded in the Church’s calendar celebration of Christ’s resurrection, I present a humble meditation on a phenomenon in the world of Superman stories I noticed recently… Back in 1986, DC was preparing to restart it’s in-comic universe with the seminal Crisis on Infinite Earths, the
The Perennial Death of Supermen: Dying Gods Just Keep Popping Up! Read More »
The primary character in our new Medal Knight series is named “Max,” after an influential Polish priest now known as St. Maximilian Kolbe. –> Order your copy today! St. Maximilian Kolbe is most well-known for his example of self-sacrifice at the concentration camps at Auschwitz, where he stepped in the place of a man condemned
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Continuing our series on the “Sword of St. Michael,” following each location featured in our Finnian comic book series, we will examine another monastery of St. Michael along the sacred line of seven monasteries that stretches from Ireland to Israel. On the island of Symi outside of Greece, there stands an ancient monastery dedicated to
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One of the more iconic characters in the history of Marvel comics is Matt Murdock. Lawyer by day. Acrobatic crime-fighter by night. While all masked superheroes have a dichotomy between these personas, Murdock/Daredevil is particularly interesting to me as a Catholic. Besides the X-Men’s Nightcrawler, there’s no character in comics whose identity is as closely
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With The Book of Boba Fett coming on the Disney+ scene to steal the thunder from the Avengers’ less celebrated hero who ‘suffers from a branding problem,’ there are many character lessons in which Hawkeye hits the bullseye. The Hawkeye series – named after not only our favorite bow-toting Avenger, Clint Barton, but also (by
‘Hawkeye’ hits the mark on endurance, perseverance and “keeping the faith” Read More »
Spider-Man: No Way Home is a rollercoaster ride of emotions ranging from excitement, to surprise, to excitement, showing off menacing villains, hilarity, excitement, heart wrenching sadness, full circle fan contentment, and more excitement…yet with the returns of Spidey-movies alumni, people might forget that this love letter to Spider-Man fans also brings us back to the
Spider-Man shows us in ‘No Way Home’ what it means to “Love thy neighbor” Read More »
One of the movies I’m most excited about since Avengers: Endgame is Spider-Man: No Way Home. One of the ways I have been preparing for it is rewatching the Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spidey films. Another way is reading the recent run of The Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer. It’s an intriguing series and puts a new spin on
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