Let’s talk in hypotheticals for a moment, shall we? Hypothetically, let’s say you find yourself, surprisingly perhaps on this particular Wednesday, driving, walking, cycling or even skateboarding towards your local … Continue reading Get Behind The Shield With Captain America: Winter Soldier Directors Cut #1 On The Wednesday Run–April 2, 2014
Since the latest iteration of the series started roughly two and a half years ago, Daredevil, written my Mark Waid and illustrated by a bevy of exceptional artists including Paolo … Continue reading Endings And Beginnings With Daredevil #36 On The Wednesday Run–February 19, 2014
Ah, the cold war of the 1970’s. It’s fertile ground for stories, isn’t it? A time when truth is probably stranger than fiction. Spies. Secret agents. Enigmatic politics. Clandestine agendas. … Continue reading Cold War Suspicion Returns With Velvet #1 On The Wednesday Run–October 23, 2013
There are the comic books you read because they star a particularly favourite character – or group of characters. There are also the comic books you read because a major … Continue reading It’s A Warm Farewell With Winter Soldier #14 On The Wednesday Run – January 23, 2013
The confrontation between Marvel Comics’ two biggest franchises, and their two biggest superhero teams, was the event of the summer, and the do-not-miss maxi-series that changed the status quo of … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Holiday Gift Guide: AvsX Hardcover Edition
I tell ‘ya, there’s always something interesting to pick up at your local comic book shop on a Wednesday. Action. Adventure. Mystery. Horror. Drama: super-powered heroes with masks, capes and … Continue reading The Scene Of The Crime Is Right Here On The Wednesday Run – November 14, 2012
Last fall, the weekly Wednesday run to the local comic book shop was hurriedly made on account of one specific publishing company: DC Comics. With their New 52 launch, great, … Continue reading Marvel Is Avenged Thrice – AvX, The Kree Skrull War and Fury Highlight The Wednesday Run – May 2, 2012
Raise of hands: who here doesn’t like a little political intrigue, a little spy-vs-spy, in their superhero comics? Yeah, I thought so. We all love it! Now, mix those elements … Continue reading A Mild Season Turns Hot As Winter Soldiers On In The Wednesday Run – February 1, 2012
The first edition of The Comic Stop for 2012 features two comics that couldn’t be further apart. One is a crime noir/horror story that opens up the door to a … Continue reading Fatale from Brubaker and the return of Good Ole’ Charlie Brown highlight The Comic Stop for Thursday, January 5th 2012
Every Wednesday, JP makes the after-work run to his local downtown comic book shop. Comics arrive on Wednesdays you see and JP, fearful that the latest issue will sell out, … Continue reading The Wednesday Run – March 9, 2011
Writers: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka Artist: Michael Lark DC Comics The streets of Gotham are dirty with the crime and violence of lawless men and they reek with the stench … Continue reading Life On The Mean Streets – Japer Looks At Gotham Central: In The Line Of Fire
