B'wana be the best.
Superhero movies are largely exercises in nostalgia. Dr. Strange is Dr. Strange, rather than Lady Mystical, or Captain Weird, or Saint Aardvark because I just made up Captain Weird and Lady Mystical and Saint Aardvark. There aren’t fifty year-old comics with any of them on the cover. People presumably read Dr. Strange when they were […]
spider-man = the confluence of tech and biology
Frustrated and under the influence of a malevolent staff, Steve Rogers can think of no greater way to mock Tony Stark than to point out that he has no real superpowers. “Big man in a suit of armor. Take that away, and what are you?” he spits, emboldened by a feeling of superiority because his […]
come in...
Back in 2015, when Random Nerds needed to order our first batch of business cards, I made the prudent decision to not order business cards. Instead, we got one of my favorite illustrators — Jamie Noguchi — to turn us into the superheroes we spent our childhoods collecting… But to be honest, that feels like […]
the more, the warier
Familiar characters make dramatic entrances, while other familiar characters look startled by said dramatic entrances. Eventually, they fight one another, as some gravelly-voiced elder provides a convenient four-word summary of each character’s brand: “The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen. The smart-ass detective. The righteous ex-con. And the kid with the glowing fist.” 30 seconds later, someone […]
