“Over the top” doesn’t begin to cover it. The first volume of Skottie Young’s I Hate Fairyland isn’t some sweet story in a land of spun-sugar towers and graceful unicorns, or the otherworldly beauty of Oz. It isn’t even the cute cartoon mayhem of his Little X-Men, Little Avengers issues. Fairyland is violent and goofy and gross, as
In an NPR interview last week, Kelly Sue DeConnick talked about how some fans reacted to her reimagining of Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers went from a long-sleeved bathing suit with thigh-high boots to a full-cover flight suit, and that among other changes caused an outcry of “feminist agenda” and “angry feminism.” To paraphrase DeConnick, who seems
In light of light news, this week your favorite podcasting duo get down on some geeky rumors. Starting with talk of possibly 3 Star Wars series coming to Netflix in the sometime future. No word as of yet what these shows could be about, but with the addition of a new film released every year
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! For all our listeners who celebrate it, Happy Thanksgiving! For anyone who doesn’t celebrate it, Happy One-Day-Closer-To-The-Holidays! Speaking of holidays, it seems like you can always find three kinds of guests at a Thanksgiving dinner: the awesome person you most want to
Happy New Years Comic Fans, This year has been an amazing year for comics. On behalf of the Villainous Lair we bring to you in no particular order the ten “best” titles of 2013. These spectacular titles run the gamut from main stream Marvel and DC superhero staples to newer independent titles brought to us
When it comes to decency, the majority understand that there are things considered inappropriate for some, usually when speaking of children. This kind of censorship has innate problems in that far too often what’s deemed inappropriate is decided by the few instead of the rightful majority. Another and probably even more serious problem is that