This was another comic book that was recommended, but I haven’t had a chance to get around to until now. Velvet Templeton is the secretary for the director of a secret black-ops spy agency. It sounds like Archer’s ISIS, but without the loveable crew of weirdos, incompetents, and Lana. If it were, Velvet would be Lana masquerading as Cheryl. Velvet wasn’t always behind a desk. When a current operative and a retired operative are murdered, Velvet finds herself framed and needing to call on her […]
Death by Eyeball
Original Sin was a Marvel Comics miniseries. I read the collected 8 issues of the main story. There were also tie in issues, which I did not read. Original Sin hits a weak spot in my recent comic book hobby. I started reading comic books two years ago, mostly because of the MCU movies. Despite that, I’ve mostly stuck to single character series like Ms. Marvel or Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye run. Marvel characters have a long and complicated history that I barely understand. I might […]
You Mean Sharon Carter is Actually an Awesome Agent and Not Just a Forced Romance??
I will admit that when it comes to comicbooks (and especially well-established characters), I have read far less than I would have liked. They all have so much history and so many appearances that it’s hard to keep up or even know where to start! Therefore, a lot of my knowledge of these characters has come from just looking things up, talking to friends who are also into these worlds, and ultimately watching the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Along those lines, I must […]
Well that went downhill quickly
I was looking forward to this old school Hollywood noir in graphic novel format, but this book just pissed me off on a few different levels. The premise, a writer with PTSD and writer’s block wakes up next to a dead starlet who just happens to be starring in his movie, was so great. There are fascinating characters: the blackballed writer who just can’t deal, the smart-as-a-whip publicity girl, a hulking and somewhat shady security guy, a head over heels in love movie exec, and […]