Adaptations or Abominations?

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

Blade Runner is one. The Shining is another.

A Rankin-Bass Christmas...Every Year

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

I am going to date myself here, but it can’t be helped… I love Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, and I am going full-on nostalgic.

Comics for Girlfriends

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

Zack Davisson shares some of his own personal experience attempting to convert non-comics reading girlfriends into comics fans.

The Canon of Conan

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

Ah, another Conan movie. It has been a long time. I haven't seen the film yet, but from all reports it looks like they got it wrong…again. So another generation will grow up thinking they know Conan when all they know is a cheap knock-off.

DC Reboot Baby

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

Like any good comic columnist, I feel compelled to put in my two cents about the upcoming/ongoing DC reboot. However, in true Grind and Rewind fashion, I will look backwards instead of forwards.

Comics vs. Manga

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

I love Seattle in spring. More often than not, the weather sucks and the skies are gray.

Looking Back at Martha Washington

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

People say you have to be the right age when you first read Atlas Shrugged. As for me, I was in the perfect stage of identity-quest when I read it, and Atlas Shrugged became one of those books-that-changed-my-life.

After the Con Report

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

2011 was my third trip to the Emerald City Comic Con. As always, I was impressed by the turn-out and by the events coordination.

My Top 5 Convention Wish List

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

Salute to the Heroes of Egypt

Comics Grind & Rewind

Columnist:

Zack Davisson

I spend a lot of time–too much time, according to my wife—reading and writing about heroes. The heroes I write about are the fictional kind. They wear bright capes and costumes. Bullets bounce off their chest.