Arrow, the WB action television series, starring Stephen Amell’s abs, based on the DC comic book series, Green Arrow, recently debuted and has now been picked up for a full season. Honestly, I haven’t seen the show...

This week, available at your local comic book retailer: Belfast’s most (off-)color P.I.’s; yet another Victorian retread; hardboiled New York as only Europeans can do it; Kirkman attempts to steal my heart; also, rest in peace, Francis.

Available this week from your local comic book merchant: It’s better to read this in one go, volume 2; Cuban sleeper cell does their work a bit too literally; Frank’s got some large household pests; everyone’s favorite...

This week down at your comical book store: Super-spies get active; the Punisher makes his third-to-last stand; was this hardcover really necessary?; and the wild west goes way down south.

The notion of the sidekick has been a popular one in story-telling since time out of mind, yet it has most likely been brought to its highest prominence in superhero comics.  The majority of these sidekicks, like...