By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Batman is celebrating his 75th birthday this year! In honor of this special occasion, DC Comics released a weekly maxi-series called Batman: Eternal! Longtime Batman scribe Scott Snyder (“Night of the Owls”& “Death of the Family”) is spearheading the project with a massive group of creators including fellow writers James Tynion […]
Jake’s Take On…. Free Comic Book Day 2014
May 3, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Millions of pop culture aficionados are heading to their favorite comic book store today to celebrate Free Comic Book Day! Celebrating its 13th year, Free Comic Book Day has grown in size due to the popularity of box office giants like Spider-Man 2, X2, the Iron Man franchise and of course, […]
The 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Excited for 2014 Planet Comicon
January 8, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Have you heard of Planet Comicon? Planet Comicon is Kansas City’s largest pop culture convention that happens every spring. Last year, Planet Comicon expanded to Bartle Hall, where thousands of pop culture aficionados got to rub shoulders with their favorite creators and media guests. However, here are several special announcements that […]
What’s Coming in 2014: Comics
January 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If you missed part three of my series, click here: https://jakes-take.com/2014/01/whats-coming-in-2014-movies/ 2014 will be a huge year for both DC and Marvel Comics! From potential new series and returns of beloved characters, 2014 might be the biggest year in comic book history. Batman turns 75! The Caped Crusader is celebrating his […]
Jake’s Comic Book Reviews-Post Thanksgiving Edition
November 29, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy day after Thanksgiving everyone! As you head out on this impeccable Black Friday, take time to get some comics for your loved ones. Here are five comics that I highly recommend for comic book fans of all ages! Also, Spoilers are ahead! All-New X-Men #19 Creative Team: Brian Bendis (Writer); […]
Jake’s Comic Book Reviews…Week of November 11, 2013
November 16, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Missed your favorite comic books that came out this week? Here is a quick recap of four big titles that dropped into comic book shops around the world… Warning! Spoilers are ahead! All-New X-Men #18 Creative Team: Brian Bendis (Writer), Stuart Immonen (Penciller), Wade von Grawbadger (Inker) & Marte Garcia (Colorist) […]
The 20 Greatest Comic Book Villains of All-Time
October 31, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Happy Halloween, everyone! In honor of this holiday, Jake’s Take concludes its tribute to the bad guys! Today, we are honoring the nastiest villains in comic books! They range from dangerous homicidal clowns and egotistical businessmen to mutant terrorists and omnipotent gods. So without further ado…here are the 20 vilest villains from […]
Jake’s Comic Book Reviews: Week of October 21, 2013
October 23, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to an exciting edition of Jake’s Comic Book Reviews! Today, I am taking a closer look into four of the biggest titles in the comic book industry. Oh…By the way! Spoilers are ahead, folks! Aquaman #24 Creative team: Geoff Johns (Writer), Paul Pelletier (Pencils), Sean Parsons (Inker) & Rod Reis […]
Jake’s Take On….DC Comics’ Villains Month Wrap-Up
September 25, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Today marked the final day of DC Comics’ Villains Month. In honor of DC Comics’ second anniversary marking the debut of The New 52, the comic book company dedicated a solid month to some of its nastiest characters. In this article…I will give an in-depth analysis of what worked and did not […]
Jacob’s Comic Book Reviews…Battle of the Atom #1 & Forever Evil #1
September 5, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar There have been two crossovers that I have been looking forward to this year have been Battle of the Atom and Forever Evil. Both of these storylines will have massive repercussions for Marvel’s Merry Mutants and the entire DC Universe respectfully. In this edition of Comic Book Reviews, I have looked at […]
