by Michael Sangiacomo There is one thing that critics should not do – judge a movie, book or comic based on how they personally would have handled it. A critic’s job is to look at the work and judge it on its own merits. He should also wait until the entire story is finished before rushing to judgment. Taking all that into account, I can honestly say that Heroes … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Wham-O Giant Comics #1!
by Mike Sangiacomo Wednesday means New Comic Book Day. You walk into your favorite shop, where everyone knows your name, and start rooting through the new releases: Batman, another Batman, another Batman; Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man, Miles Morales Spider-Man, the Spider-Man: Hunted… Didn’t I already buy this? Hmmm. You go home, start digging into the stack. Read … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Boxes of Stuff and the Best Boy Ever
by Mike Sangiacomo Following my retirement from the Plain Dealer, I took home a huge box of stuff I had squirreled away around the office. The box contained dozens of my early comic columns from the 1990s. I was nervous to read what the much-younger me had to say, but was happy to find that, for the most part, I agreed with him. I mean, me. I was a lot tougher … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo
by Michael Sangiacomo CLEVELAND – So, anybody see any good movies lately? Isn’t it amazing that Hollywood is finally realizing the secret to making a blockbuster movie based on a comic series is – READ THE COMIC? As if more proof was needed, Avengers: Endgame earned $1.48 billion worldwide in its first week since release, pushing it beyond Black Panther’s $1.3 billion … [Read more...]
Local Comic Shop Day
Local Comic Shop Day is coming to Comics Are Go on Saturday, November 17th from noon - 8 PM. There will be LCSD exclusives available ONLY on that day as well as many exciting in-shop sales such as: $5 selected Funko Pops 25% off comic sets $2 current back issues and 15 newly acquired, never been seen before, long boxes of dollar books! On top of all of that, … [Read more...]