by Mike Sangiacomo There are a lot of good comics out there, a few great, and some that just aren’t worth reading. It’s easy to blow off some comics right off the bat because of the writer, the art, or style. But then there are comics that could and should be good: comics with a great premise or those written by authors we trust. For me, anything by Geoff Johns, Mark … [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...]
Avengers Finale Fitting Tribute to the MCU
by Mike Sangiacomo Editor's note: This review contains some very slight spoilers: nothing more than what has been revealed in trailers for the film, but still--proceed with caution. We're almost there, people! CLEVELAND, Ohio – After 10 years and 22 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to an amazing, bombastic climax with a three-hour masterpiece directed by … [Read more...]