World Comic Book Review

28th March 2024

Stan Lee Commences Proceedings Over Alleged Misappropriation of his Name and Likeness

Many of American comic book publisher Marvel Comics’ iconic characters were created or co-created by Stan Lee. This include the Incredible Hulk, Thor, the Uncanny X-men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and the Black Panther, amongst many others. Mr Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922. Over many decades, Mr Lee … Read more

The Arrival (Review)

The Arrival Lothian Books / Hodder Children’s Books, 2006 Writer: Shaun Tan Shaun Tan is an Australian comic book creator based in the same slightly obscure city as your reviewer, although we have never met or dealt with him in any capacity. Mr Tan however has a formidable reputation, although not within the traditional comic … Read more

Seven Chemical Elements From a Fictional Comic Book Periodic Table

For decades, comic book writers, desiring their audience to engage in a suspension of disbelief, turn to fuzzy chemistry to provide explanations for that which is otherwise inexplicable. These fictional elements fall into three broad categories. The first category is that the metals enhance the powers and abilities of various characters by being the metal … Read more