Comic Book the Blog

The name is inspired by "Comic Book the Movie" which is a fake documentary about making a comic book into a movie. This is where I'm going to post my thoughts on current movies, TV shows, etc. I'm probabably going to blog more about superhero movies than comic books themselves.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Regarding the Council of Elrond

The Council of Elrond is one of the most important chapters in LotR. Up until then we've gotten vague warnings about the One Ring. This ...

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Addams Family - What the Heck Happened?

An animated Addams Family movie came out in 2019. I skipped it in the theater and I'm glad I did. It had very little to do with the trad...

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

LotR - Elves and Original Sin

Tolkien was a devout Catholic. He claimed that Middle Earth was compatible with Christianity but original sin is a huge part of Judaeo/Chris...

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Some Meditations on Lord of the Rings - Part 1

It's been almost exactly 49 years since I first read the Lord of the Rings. I've reread it several times since then including last y...

Friday, February 21, 2020

Birds of Prey - What Happened?

Birds of Prey had a disastrous opening weekend. While it was #1 it only took in 60% of what it was expected to bring in ($30 million instead...

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Cats, the Disaster

A few weeks after it was released, Cats is projected to be one of the biggest box office disasters of all time. What happened? The biggest p...

Friday, September 27, 2019

Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman and The Feminist Journey

The Hero's Journey has been a staple of heroic literature dating back to when sagas were sung instead of written. Some modern examples i...

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Mark: Comic book and science fiction fan for decades.

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