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Moon Knight 1
Today, Patrick and Drew are discussing Moon Knight 1, originally released March 5, 2014. Patrick: What do we call what we’re doing here at Retcon Punch? Literary criticism? Art criticism? Pop...
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Moon Knight 2
Today, Drew and Spencer are discussing Moon Knight 2, originally released April 2nd, 2014. Drew: When I talk about “density” in a piece of art, I’m usually referring to its meaning — the way themes and...
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Moon Knight 3
Today, Spencer and Drew are discussing Moon Knight 3, originally released May 7th, 2014. Spencer: I’ve always struggled with ambiguity; as a child I was more concerned with knowing the “correct” answer...
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Moon Knight 4
Today, Drew and Spencer are discussing Moon Knight 4, originally released June 4th, 2014. Drew: The etymology of the verb “to haunt” isn’t entirely clear, but it likely stems from the Old Norse heimta...
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Moon Knight 5
Today, Drew and Shelby are discussing Moon Knight 5, originally released July 2nd, 2014. For most people, the shot’s stunning aspects will go unnoticed. And for the rest of us — at least for me, at any...
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Moon Knight 6
Today, Drew and Patrick are discussing Moon Knight 6, originally released August 6th, 2014. Drew: One of the biggest challenges in analyzing any work of art is understanding the parameters on which it...
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Best of 2014: Best Issue
Episodic storytelling is the name of the game in monthly comics. Month- or even multi-year-long arcs are fine, but a series lives and dies by its individual chapters. From self-contained one-offs to...
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Best of 2014: Best Series Part 2
We all love a good one-off or anthology, but it’s the thrill of a series that keeps us coming back to our comic shop week-in, week-out. Whether it’s a decades-spanning ongoing or a short-run...
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Moon Knight 1
Today, Michael and Drew are discussing Moon Knight 1, originally released April 13th, 2016. Michael: Superheroes do so love wallowing in self-doubt and self-reflection. Along with trading blows with...
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Moon Knight 4
Today, Spencer and Michael are discussing Moon Knight 4, originally released July 6, 2016 Spencer: In a solo superhero title, it’s usually a given that the book will focus on the title character. They...
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Moon Knight 6
Today, Drew and Michael are discussing Moon Knight 6, originally released September 7th, 2016. As always, this article contains SPOILERS. Drew: Unreliable narrators abound in postmodern fiction. Often,...
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Moon Knight 9
Today, Spencer and Drew are discussing Moon Knight 9, originally released December 7th, 2016. As always, this article contains SPOILERS. Spencer: One of the greatest things about superhero comics is...
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Marvel Round-Up: Comics Released 1/4/17
We try to stay up on what’s going on at Marvel, but we can’t always dig deep into every issue. The solution? Our weekly round-up of titles coming out of Marvel Comics. Today, we’re discussing Deadpool...
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Marvel Round-Up: Comics Released 2/1/17
We try to stay up on what’s going on at Marvel, but we can’t always dig deep into every issue. The solution? Our weekly round-up of titles coming out of Marvel Comics. Today, we’re discussing All-New...
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Marvel Round-Up: Comics Released 3/1/17
We try to stay up on what’s going on at Marvel, but we can’t always dig deep into every issue. The solution? Our weekly round-up of titles coming out of Marvel Comics. Today, we’re discussing Doctor...
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Marvel Round-Up: Comics Released 4/19/17
We try to stay up on what’s going on at Marvel, but we can’t always dig deep into every issue. The solution? Our weekly round-up of titles coming out of Marvel Comics. Today, we’re discussing Captain...
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Marvel Round-Up: Comics Released 5/31/17
We try to stay up on what’s going on at Marvel, but we can’t always dig deep into every issue. The solution? Our weekly round-up of titles coming out of Marvel Comics. Today, we’re discussing Deadpool...
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