As fans of the Arrowverse on CW know, Arrow will end its run with a 10-episode arc next season, likely concluding on the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. When I wrote about Arrow’s impact on the Arrowverse, I speculated that Read more…
Once in a while, there’s an article I’ll read that sticks with me for a long time and gets me to think more about what it tells us about society. Caitlin Flanagan had one a couple of days ago, in Read more…
The first time I experienced Batman was the first time I experienced most superheroes — it came from watching Superfriends. It wasn’t until I got older that I discovered Batman in other interpretations — the light-hearted Adam West version on Read more…
I have a guest this week for Twenty Questions: fellow Clean Reads author Emily-Jane Hills Orford. She has published two books under Clean Reads, “Mrs. Murray’s Ghost” and “Queen Mary’s Daughter.” She has previously written several nonfiction books. You may Read more…
Comic book superheroes are known for protecting innocent lives, comforting those in need, solving mysteries, exposing hidden truths and, for the most part, doing what they can to make the world a better place. But seldom do we explore the Read more…
CW’s Arrowverse will no longer have the show that started it all after the announcement that Arrow will end after a 10-episode eighth season later this year. The show is completing its seventh season and one would presume that the Read more…
Ever since I tapped into my inner geek, I did something I never did as a child — I started reading comic books. Oh, I watched science fiction films, animated shows featuring superheroes and other characters and played around with Read more…
I didn’t know what to make of the announcement of the Doom Patrol series at first. I didn’t know much about the characters, nor I have read the comics, but the Titans episode featuring the Doom Patrol sparked my curiosity. Read more…
Last week, I wrote about the nature of the young adult literature community on Twitter and how it led to a debut author’s title getting pulled from publication. Again, I don’t follow that community closer to comment on everything, but Read more…
The latest controversy in young adult literature happened two weeks ago when debut author Amelia Wen Zhao pulled her planned debut novel Blood Heir after a fuss was raised on Twitter about racism in the book. I will leave you Read more…