comics (9 posts)

Bobby Schroeder May 24, 2025

Thoughts on IDW Transformers: The Furman Era

The highs, the lows, Furman's legacy, and, yes... the disaster that is Spotlight: Arcee, and the fact that Furman kinda accidentally made all the Transformers gay.

Bobby Schroeder January 27, 2025

My favorite stuff from 2024

It's the first annual Ponett Awards! Read on for homoerotic super robot anime, black and white slapstick comedy, crazy ambitious fangames, and many more recommendations from throughout the year.

Bobby Schroeder September 26, 2024

Cool comics I've been reading, September 2024

Yes, this is primarily an excuse for me to gush about Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers and Ryan North's Fantastic Four.

Bobby Schroeder July 2, 2024

The Lara-Su Chronicles: Beginnings review

Thirteen years after announcing his new series starring the characters he created for Archie Sonic, Ken Penders has released The Lara-Su Chronicles: Beginnings. In my in-depth review I answer all your burning questions, such as: "How bad is it?" "How can this thing even exist?" And, of course, "What's up with the breastfeeding?"Continue reading...

Bobby Schroeder June 28, 2024

A tale of three Triguns

Comparing and contrasting the ways the three versions of the series portray Vash as a character, with both anime adaptations taking the source material in very different directions.

Bobby Schroeder January 2, 2024

Bobby's 2023 Media Wrap-Up

EVERYTHING that I watched, read, played, or listened to in 2023!

Bobby Schroeder July 4, 2022

Thoughts on IDW Sonic #50, Imposter Syndrome, and pacifism discourse

The climactic 50th issue and the preceding Imposter Syndrome miniseries gave me a lot to think about regarding the themes of the IDW series as a whole.Continue reading...

Bobby Schroeder November 14, 2019

10 weird and wonderful Archie Sonic stories that hold up today

To balance the scales after ripping into the Penders run, let's talk about some issues I actually like.

Bobby Schroeder November 13, 2019

I read every Sonic comic by Ken Penders, and they’re wilder than you could ever imagine

Former Sonic writer Ken Penders is infamous for his legal battles with Archie and Sega. What comes up less is the actual content of his endlessly bizarre 13-year run.