Unwinnable

My house is filled with books.

Nearly every room boasts a bookcase. There is a fire hazard of oversized art and reference books lining the walls of my office. Should a fire actually break out, the first thing I would try to save is my collection of Arkham House books that stands behind a glass door in the living room. At the top of the stairs, by the door to the bathroom, is a small set of shelves filled with choose your own adventures and ’80s movie novelizations. (more…)

There seems to be a new cross-genre in film, comics and games: famous figures in history beating the piss out of monsters. I recently previewed some photos and footage from both Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and FDR: American Badass! and loved what I saw. This is definitely a fresh twist to the horror genre, but it’s not the first time we’ve seen this battling of historical and horror icons. (more…)

2010 has been a big year for comics. The Walt Disney Company officially owns Marvel Entertainment. DC Comics announced it is moving their digital comics business to Burbank, CA (also, sadly, closing one of its most successful and groundbreaking imprints, Wildstorm) and Archie got married.

So, in light of this momentous year, Team Unwinnable takes a look at the comics that made us forget all the behind the scenes stories and reminds us of just why we read comics.

Behold! Unwinnable’s Best Comics of 2010!  (more…)

Superman was not Superman and Batman was not Batman. The only super hero I could get into was a hell-born baby brought to our world by a mad monk. It was the 1990s and it was a dark time for comics.

It wasn’t easy being a comic fan in the 90s. The publishers inundated the market with stupid (really, there’s no other word for this but “stupid”) gimmicks like Bloodstrike’s Rub-the-Blood cover or Spider-Man’s convoluted money pit, The Clone Saga. Many an artist had a penchant for big guns and even bigger shoulder pads.

A good comic was hard to find.

On the positive side, when the perpetually late inter-company crossovers and the so-called events that slaughtered heroes from the 1940s wholesale spread across the medium like a mudslide, the bright spots were easy to see.

These books kept me from quitting comics during that largely forgettable era. (more…)

While the world is recovering from San Diego Comic Con, with its toys and videogames and movies and television shows, I thought I’d take a moment to actually talk about comic books. Aside of Scott Pilgrim, there have been plenty of memorable comic moments over the last couple weeks. Let’s take a look, shall we? (more…)

It’s that time of year again: look back, look forward, write a top ten list.

I’m no exception. Along with my comrades Ethan Sacks and Michael Sheridan, here’s the first of three (THREE!) year-end top ten lists from the New York Daily News: the Best Geek Moments of 2008.

Lastly, I wrote a review of Hellboy: The Science of Evil, the new videogame from Konami. Not only do I wax rhapsodic about it, I take cheap pot-shots at my friends. It’s only a matter of time before they take my writing privileges away.