Author Archives: Lamar Furbanks

We open back at the magic temple-like palace spaceship alluded to in issue 1. Strongbow finds Eyrn and tries to convince her to spend less time developing her ancient elfin magical abilities and more time with the family. Leetah and Cutter, meanwhile, Read More

O Wendi and Richard Pini, can your awesomeness be measured by mortal men? Could you possibly create a more refined adventure than this run of ElfQuest: The Final Quest? You give us thrills us on so many levels. The artwork lavishes us with bright, Read More

Bear McCreary, the composer of Knights of Badassdom’s soundtrack, would like you to think he was inspired. Here’s how he describes his process: “In the darkest hours of a cold winter night, I read a script chronicling adventurous LARPers, an evil curse, Read More

If you read my most recent post of “Lamar Recommends,” you’ll know I’m an ElfQuest fan. The creators, Wendi and Richard Pini, (AKA WaRP) are still at it after all these years. And when I heard they sent us a copy to review I was all over it Read More

There’s an undefinable quality about certain works of fiction. Some (mostly French people) call it “je ne sais quoi.” Some people call it “that certain something.” We geeks usually call it AWESOMENESS, and that’s what ElfQuest has going for Read More

Invincible is like candy for comic book fans, except that it doesn’t give you cavities, and it’s more like a steak dinner because it’s very satisfying. Then again, shortly after finishing it, you are craving more, so maybe it is like Read More

Pardon the repetitive redundancy, but Issue #6 proves that Invincible Universe likes to show off the Invincible Universe. Note: This recap may contain spoilers! Read More

Now that JJ Abrams’s second Trek movie has been out for a while, it’s time for me to sit back in the comfort of my organic and ergonomic computer arm chair and do some Monday morning quarterbacking by answering the question, once and for Read More

With Angstrom getting his revenge on, Invincible blasted into another dimension, and Invincible’s pregnant girlfriend (who can’t use her powers lest she zap her unborn baby) held captive by said revenge-seeking super villain, the end of the Read More

Invincible has been rehabilitated, at least in the republic’s eyes, and some of the Guardians of the Globe don’t like it. Note: This recap may contain spoilers! Read More

Poor Cornelius. The further this story progresses, the more he gets sucked into a wasp’s nest. Or stumbles into a wasp’s nest. Or maybe he’s poking a stick in it. Whatever the metaphor, each issue pushes the dude closer to the center Read More

Superman is one iconic dude. The name, the costume, the super powers, the bald nemesis. It’s all so larger than life. It’s so iconic, in fact, you can create a character that’s a total copy of Superman, and nobody will accuse you of Read More