Month: December 2024

Written by Chuck Serface

A Holiday Party in Ukraine

The mid-2000s rank high among the toughest years of my life, beginning with 2004.  My mother suddenly became ill and died from congestive heart failure.  Three months later, doctors diagnosed me with acute myelogenous leukemia.  I survived without needing bone marrow transplants, but I’m permanently off organ and blood donor lists thanks to multiple chemotherapy […]

Written by Chuck Serface

Jeph Loeb’s Superman/Batman: World’s Finest: True Friendship Exemplified

The DC Universe has undergone reboots, been reimagined, and survived reality-changing crises. Certain aspects remain constant, although narrations vary.  A hallmark among these is the friendship between Superman and Batman, together the World’s Finest. During the Golden Age, the two first appeared together in All Star Comics #7, “$1,000,000 for War Orphans,” but it wasn’t […]