Author Jed W. Keith

Friendship and forgiveness are inextricably linked. The fact of the matter is, no matter much we try to do otherwise, we’re going to screw up and do wrong by our friends. It’s usually not malicious, and...

Fans of Community expect a lot from the series, which is why so many of them reacted so poorly to the second  time that the beloved hit sitcom faced cancellation. For some, if an episode isn’t an homage to...

Review: Astro City #22 "Astro City #22 is the example for all comic book companies who struggle to bring in new readers due to the packed history of its characters. Busiek and Merino have shown that it’s...

Review: The Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet "The Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet is an example of a storyteller at the height of his craft. Geof Darrow experiments with the versatility of the comic book format...

Review: Rebels #1 "Rebels #1 is that rare comic book that makes historical fiction come alive and makes real connections between the audience and material. The best compliment I can give the book is that I...

This Wednesday, the battle for the multiverse marches on as Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse #10 hits comic book shops. The comic book series based on the Turbine/WBIE video game focuses on DC Comics...

In the grand scheme of things, I’m still fairly young. I’m not the 20-something bright-eyed and bushy-tailed little shit I was just a decade ago, but I have enough vim and vigor to want to go out and choke...

Readers of superhero comic books have become very savvy in terms of storytelling. More and more, it’s becoming difficult to surprise them because of the Illusion of Change. First and foremost, comic books...

Writer Brian Wood knows social studies. With his Eagle Award-nominated comic book series Outlanders and even DMZ, set in the near future, Mr. Wood knows how to weave history and social commentary into his...

Community is a complicated series to defend. When folks, especially folks who don’t particularly care for the series, ask me why I enjoy the show, I usually go on a long and meandering spiel about how it’s...