The Umbrella Academy: Thoughts on Season One

Netflix released a new series back in February that I just got around to watching called The Umbrella Academy, which is an adaptation of the comic book series by the same name (created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá under Dark Horse Comics) developed by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater. It's an interesting premise as the story revolves around seven adopted siblings each with their own powers. The family is completely dysfunctional and brought back together by the death of their father and the threat of an impending apocalypse. I'm not going to go into the details of the plot as to not give any spoilers in case you haven't seen the series yet but were planning on doing so in the future.…
View PostDC Universe: Joker and Harley Quinn are not #CoupleGoals

This is one of those topics that have always irritated me from the DC universe. And really got under my skin when Suicide Squad came out. Joker and Harley Quinn are not #CoupleGoals. Yes they are a couple, but no they are not the couple that you should look up to when you are thinking about what you want your relationship to be. If anything, they should be the example of what you don't want your relationship to be. It is the prime example of an abusive and toxic relationship. I'm not just going to be focusing on their relationship from the Suicide Squad movie but from all of DC franchise (comic books, animated series, etc.).…
View PostSuper Heroes & Villains Quiz Results

So I thought it would be a lot of fun to take a few comic book related quizzes on which super hero or villain I would be in Marvel and DC universes. I thought it was interesting as on the super hero front as I belonged in the DC realm while on the super villain side I was in the Marvel universe. And I don't know how I feel about that. I honestly thought it would turn out the other way around. As I love Marvel heroes but DC villains.…
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