This is a fine time to up and abandon us. For some crazy reason, comics have been relegated non-essential during our tine of viral crisis! Seriously? Non-essential? Clearly, the people responsible for that decision never read comics. The latest news is Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that … [Read More...]
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The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Bloodshot Is a Spondaic Word!
Bloodshot is a far better movie than you would expect it to be. Director David Wilson took writers Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer’s interpretation of a middling 1992 Valiant Comics hero and turned it around with some clever, unexpected twists. The movie gets the basics down. Just as the character was … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Of Things Unseen, Seen
The Invisible Man strikes a new genre in film – superhero-horror. Actually, it’s more like supervillain-horror movie, since the brilliant scientist who creates an invisibility suit is an evil sadist. It is his live-in girlfriend, Cecilia, played to perfection by Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), who is … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Airboy!
YES! Airboy is back in comics for the third time in 75 years and it is the book that we fans longed for. Even better, the guy who wrote the entire 50-issue 1980s run for Eclipse Comics, Chuck Dixon, has returned and picked up exactly where he left off in 1989. And while I don’t agree with Dixon’s politics … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: DC’s 5G! Can You Hear Me Now?
It looks like there are some big changes coming in comics at DC, changes which we have seen coming incrementally for some time. And, as a reader for a long time, a very long time, I am not unhappy about new versions of old characters getting to shine -- as long as the original versions stick around. I’m … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Underwhatever
Take a pinch of Alien, a dash of Creature From The Black Lagoon, a page or two from the Cthulhu story of your choice, and some vague references to humans destroying the environment, mix it all with an attractive cast and voila: Underwater. It looks like the critical community is split almost exactly down … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo’s Holiday Guide for Giving Gifts to Comic Geeks
By Michael Sangiacomo Comic fans would be the first to admit that we are a picky bunch, especially at Christmas. Spouses and family members think we will be easy to buy gifts for, but that is not the case. The reason is simple, it takes a comic fan to know what another comic fan wants. Should they … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: The Rise of Skywalker!
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a brilliant tale of redemption, rebellion and resurrection, as the original Star Wars story cycle comes to a satisfying conclusion with this ninth installment. Rise, which opens Friday, is a bit long at 2.22 hours, but director and co-writer J.J. Abrams creates a welcome … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: He Wrote THAT, too?
To most comic readers, the writers of the books they love are faceless and formless. This is fine; the writer’s works should stand alone. In the case of J. Michael Straczynski, it turns out that the challenge that is his life is the most riveting story of all. Becoming Superman is the frightening real … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Bloodshot Is a Spondaic Word!
Bloodshot is a far better movie than you would expect it to be. Director David Wilson took writers Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer’s … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Of Things Unseen, Seen
The Invisible Man strikes a new genre in film – superhero-horror. Actually, it’s more like supervillain-horror movie, since the brilliant … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Trade Secrets! Let’s Get Graphic! PUNS!
This is a fine time to up and abandon us. For some crazy reason, comics have been relegated non-essential during our tine of viral … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Airboy!
YES! Airboy is back in comics for the third time in 75 years and it is the book that we fans longed for. Even better, the guy who wrote the … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: DC’s 5G! Can You Hear Me Now?
It looks like there are some big changes coming in comics at DC, changes which we have seen coming incrementally for some time. And, as a … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Underwhatever
Take a pinch of Alien, a dash of Creature From The Black Lagoon, a page or two from the Cthulhu story of your choice, and some vague references … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo’s Holiday Guide for Giving Gifts to Comic Geeks
By Michael Sangiacomo Comic fans would be the first to admit that we are a picky bunch, especially at Christmas. Spouses and family members … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: The Rise of Skywalker!
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a brilliant tale of redemption, rebellion and resurrection, as the original Star Wars story cycle comes to a … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: He Wrote THAT, too?
To most comic readers, the writers of the books they love are faceless and formless. This is fine; the writer’s works should stand alone. In … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Airboy!
YES! Airboy is back in comics for the third time in 75 years and it is the book that we fans longed for. Even better, the guy who wrote the entire 50-issue 1980s run for Eclipse Comics, Chuck Dixon, has returned … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: DC’s 5G! Can You Hear Me Now?
It looks like there are some big changes coming in comics at DC, changes which we have seen coming incrementally for some time. And, as a reader for a long time, a very long time, I am not unhappy about new … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Underwhatever
Take a pinch of Alien, a dash of Creature From The Black Lagoon, a page or two from the Cthulhu story of your choice, and some vague references to humans destroying the environment, mix it all with an attractive … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo’s Holiday Guide for Giving Gifts to Comic Geeks
By Michael Sangiacomo Comic fans would be the first to admit that we are a picky bunch, especially at Christmas. Spouses and family members think we will be easy to buy gifts for, but that is not … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Trade Secrets! Let’s Get Graphic! PUNS!
This is a fine time to up and abandon us. For some crazy reason, comics have been relegated non-essential during our tine of viral crisis! Seriously? Non-essential? Clearly, the people responsible for that … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Bloodshot Is a Spondaic Word!
Bloodshot is a far better movie than you would expect it to be. Director David Wilson took writers Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer’s interpretation of a middling 1992 Valiant Comics hero and turned it around with … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Of Things Unseen, Seen
The Invisible Man strikes a new genre in film – superhero-horror. Actually, it’s more like supervillain-horror movie, since the brilliant scientist who creates an invisibility suit is an evil sadist. It is his … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: The Rise of Skywalker!
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a brilliant tale of redemption, rebellion and resurrection, as the original Star Wars story cycle comes to a satisfying conclusion with this ninth installment. Rise, which … [Read More...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: He Wrote THAT, too?
To most comic readers, the writers of the books they love are faceless and formless. This is fine; the writer’s works should stand alone. In the case of J. Michael Straczynski, it turns out that the challenge … [Read More...]