Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars Annual #1
STAR WARS ANNUAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Angel Unzueta A brief break from the Vader Down event arrives in the form of Annuals, Da...
Author: Eric Anthony
Rapid Fire Reviews – Back to the Future #3
BACK TO THE FUTURE #3 – IDW PUBLISHING – (W) Bob Gale & Others (A) Various I’ve remained rather quiet about the BttF comic venture, itR...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #1
DAREDEVIL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ron Garney Right off the bat this is definitely not Waid and Samnee’s Daredevil. It’...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer #15
SILVER SURFER #15 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred Anyone who hasn’t read this has honestly missed out on one of...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Vader Down Part 1-3
VADER DOWN PARTS 1-3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron & Kieron Gillen (A) Mike Deodato & Salvador Larroca Both the Star Wars and Darth Vade...
The Awakening
I am 2 sleeps away from the one of the most anticipated theater experiences of my entire life – next to the 1994 release of The Lion King, obviously. Than...
Season 2 Episode 7 – Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
Traveling to a galaxy far, far away, Daph J and Eric Anthony dive right back into the Star Wars universe and discuss what is arguably one of the greatest movies...
Season 2 Episode 6 – Star Wars (A New Hope)
It’s almost time for the Force to Awaken. But before it does, Rwildcard stops by the Cave to discuss with Eric Anthony the film that started it all and changed ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – JLA 3
JLA #3 – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch We quickly visit Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman, who are stranded far from Earth at this point i...
Rapid Fire Reviews – DAREDEVIL #18
DAREDEVIL #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W)Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee If you have to finish a run as good as this, this is how you do it. The key factor of ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 43
BATMAN #43 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo W… wow. There are certain issues that come along, usually Batman, where it just fee...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Thors 2
THORS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Sprouse In case I didn’t make it abundantly clear last time, the absolute biggest drawcar...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars 8
STAR WARS #8 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Stuart Immonen We’re not going to talk about the writing today. Anyone who’s read my ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Are Robin – 2
WE ARE ROBIN #2 – DC COMICS – (W) Lee Bermejo (A) Jorge Corona This second issue focuses primarily on Duke’s introduction to the gang of Robin...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer 13
SILVER SURFER #13 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred I’m going to stick to my guns and claim that this series shou...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows 3
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert Peter’s secret is out, Spidey is still around and Regen...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader 8
DARTH VADER #8 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca In a direct continuation from last issue, Aphra and the collected bounty hun...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars 7
STAR WARS #7 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Simone Bianchi One of the better issues of Star Wars if I’m being honest, due in no small p...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows 2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert A couple of years have passed since the events of issue 1, Re...
Rapid Fire Reviews – JLA #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2 – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch Rao, Kryptonian sun God has arrived, enchanting everyone including Superman himse...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 5
SECRET WARS #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic In the aftermath of Stephen Strange’s demise, God Doom feigns as m...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 42
BATMAN #42 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo This issue is bookended by a couple of kids arguing over who is better, Classic Batman, o...
Season 2 Episode 5 – Superman Sacrifice
Daph J and Eric Anthony come back from the local cinema and hit the Cave of Solitude comic archives. This episode we travel back in time to the stories leading ...
Season 2- Episode 4 : Bond vs The Mockingjay 2
As of late, Daphne J and Eric Anthony have been spending some extra time and dough in their local movie theatre. November 2015 started off with a bang as James ...
Audio Files: Leon Bridges
I’ve taken to seeking out local record stores everywhere I go. Crate digging in small-town antique shops and finding classics in big city record stores ha...
Season 2, Episode 3 – Favourite Movie Soundtracks
Ever notice that every great flick (and sometimes not so great) is accompanied by fantastic scores and soundtracks? This week we dig in the crates and think of ...
Season 2 Episode 2 – Invincible (Image Comics)
It’s been a while since we opened the long boxes and discussed some funny books. Thankfully, Rwildcard stopped by to visit the Cave of Solitude, and broug...
Season 2 Episode 1 – Back to the Future
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future, Daph J and Eric Anthony return to the Cave to kick off Season 2 with a bolt of lightning strong enough ...
Adventures in Vinyl: Prologue
Once upon a time, there was a young man who owned a wicked stereo system. That young man was my father. His stereo was the last tangible vestige of his reckless...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer 12
SILVER SURFER #12 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred I know there’s still at least one more ‘Last Days’...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 2099 #3
SECRET WARS 2099 #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Peter David (A) Wil Sliney The Avengers and Defenders go head to head for a page or two, swiftly realising...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #3
SPIDER-VERSE #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo I told myself going into this issue that I’d ignore the art and try and just...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #4
SECRET WARS #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic So far this series we’ve seen Doom mainly in his role as benevolent overl...
Rapid Fire Review – Justice League of America #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE of AMERICA – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch As part of my effort to take a greater interest in DC, I grabbed this, the newest it...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man 19.1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Gerry Conway (A) Carlo Barberi The divide between Spider-Man and The Wraith continues to be defined i...
Rapid Fire Review- Darth Vader #7
DARTH VADER #7 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca This title has drifted a little from the early connection it had with the ma...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #16
DAREDEVIL #16 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee The end is fast approaching for Daredevil, and for Waid and Samnee as their acclaimed...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Are Robin #1
WE ARE ROBIN #1 – DC COMICS – (W) Lee Bermejo (A) Jorge Corona After picking up (and consequently dropping) Superman, Green Lantern and Detective Co...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New X-Men 41
ALL NEW X-MEN #41 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mahmud Asrar The last issue of All New before Bendis wraps up both X-books in Uncan...
Episode 23 – Top 5 Favourite Albums
In this episode, Jay Sigal returns after a long hiatus to discuss with Eric there top 5 favourite rock albums in their respective collection. We also catch up o...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Thors 1
THORS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Sprouse Law & Thorder. CSI: Asgard. Jason Aaron is a genius. This is a fantastic concept an...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 3
SECRET WARS #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic I really enjoyed this issue of Secret Wars. I enjoyed the first two as well, as...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 41
BATMAN #41 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo I have seen mixed reviews on this issue, and the new Batman, I can’t understand why...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #2
SPIDER-VERSE #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo Peter Porker and Spider-Gwen escape Oscorp, meet the other totems (Spider-Gwen, Ca...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert I am the whitest of white girls after this because I literall...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Gwen #5
SPIDER-GWEN #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Latour (A) Robbie Rodriguez This is apparently the last issue of Spider-Gwen, which is kinda sad because ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader #6
DARTH VADER #6 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca Vader goes toe to toe with the various androids created as his possible repl...
Episode 22 – Jurassic World
The Jurassic age has once again dawned on us folks. Who would have thought that after 22 years this franchise would end up breaking box office records all over ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #15.1
DAREDEVIL #15.1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Various (A) Various I do dislike these ‘point 1’ issues, but when the content is as good as this I...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Planet Hulk #1
PLANET HULK #1 – MARVEL COMICS (W) Sam Humphries/Greg Pak (A) Marc Laming/Takeshi Miyazawa As a standalone story, and as a part of the larger Secret Wars ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #1
SPIDER-VERSE #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo This was most definitely one of the Secret Wars titles that I was most looking for...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Uncanny X-Men #34
UNCANNY X-MEN #34 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Kristafer Anka Mystique has been popping up in both All New and Uncanny since the b...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars BattleWorld
SECRET WARS BATTLEWORLD #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Various (A) Various In a similar vein to Edge of Spider-Verse and Original Sins, Battleworld is a c...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars #5
STAR WARS #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) John Cassaday Maybe it’s just the impending arrival of Stuart Immonen, but I thought this i...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #2
SECRET WARS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic With the massive events of issue 1 out of the way, Hickman can now focus on bui...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #1
SECRET WARS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic Really well structured start to Secret Wars, with the collision of two worlds I...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man #18
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Humberto Ramos The old Parker luck rears it’s head once again as Peter (and Anna Ma...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New Captain America Special #1
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jeff Loveness (A) Alec Morgan Loveness wraps up his 3 part crossover special in fine style,...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Magneto #18
MAGNETO #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Paul Davidson As with most Marvel titles I’m reading this week, Magneto is shutting up shop ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader #5
DARTH VADER #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca Another cool Vader issue (and sweet cover) with our central Sith Lord on the...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Gwen #4
SPIDER-GWEN #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Latour (A) Robbie Rodriguez Just all of a sudden I thought that I was done with this title, I was ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Rocket Raccoon #11
ROCKET RACCOON #11 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Skottie Young (A) Jake Parker Rocket comes full circle here to nicely cap off what I can only assume is his...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Inhuman Annual #1
INHUMAN ANNUAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ryan Stegman Dude. It’s amazing what a change in art can do for my enjoyment of a ti...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Rebels #2
REBELS #2 – DARK HORSE COMICS – (W) Brian Wood (A) Andrea Mutti This book is interesting, although not as attention grabbing as I’d initially ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil 15
DAREDEVIL #15 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee Mark Waid drops a bomb on us (and Daredevil) this issue in what feels like a huge cli...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Moon Knight 14
MOON KNIGHT #14 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Ron Ackins Another short and hard, done in one issue from Bunn with Moon Knight turning in a f...
Rapid Fire Reviews -SILVER SURFER #11 – MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred Slott is hitting all the right notes in this emotionally charged, sci-fi relationship drama and gives me great hope...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New Captain America #6
(W) Rick Remender (A) Stuart Immonen Captain America soaring through low earth orbit, clutching the battered and bloodied body of a Nazi Vampire, giant explosio...
Rapid Fire Reviews – INHUMAN #14 – MARVEL COMICS –
INHUMAN #14 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) André Araújo A lot of different plot threads have opened up here and as a result the issue jumps...
Rapid Fire Reviews: SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN #6 – MARVEL COMICS
(W) Elliot Kalan (A) Marco Failla Graduation Day for Spidey ‘ special X-class! Well, not actually graduation day, but it is the last issue in this short s...
Episode 20 – CYBER CITY COMIX 20 Years of Success
This week the Cave of Solitude had the priviledge of showcasing their favourite local comic shop in the world, Cyber City Comix. Everyone has a home away from h...
Avengers: Age of Ultron
It’s that time of year again, when movie fans flock to theatres around the world, stuff their faces with delicious overpriced popcorn and candy, wash it d...
Episode 19 – Throwback Movie Madness
So one day Daphne J was feeling nostalgic, and proceeded to list some of her favourite childhood movies that she thinks are classics (In her own mind of course)...
Episode 18 – Ms. Marvel
This week Eric Anthony and Daphne J (Lady J, Daphne the Amazing, etc) delve back into the Marvel Universe and discuss one of the Marvel’s newest and fresh...
Episode 17 – Toronto Comic Con 2015
Hey there loyal listeners! The Cave of Solitude squad hit up the Toronto Comic Con 2015 and had a blast. The weekend was filled with awesome comic book finds, s...
Episode 16 – Untold Legend of Batman
Eric Anthony and Daph J must have enjoyed there last visit to Gotham so much, they decided to stay a little longer. In this episode, Eric takes Daph J back in t...
Episode 15 – Batman : The Killing Joke
The Dynamic Duo of Daph J and Eric Anthony return to the Cave this week to discuss and dissect Alan Moore’s and Brian Bolland’s classic Batman opus, The Killing...
The New Adventures of Little Sparrow: Comic Book Art, Volume 1
I have read approximately 2.5 graphic novels in my life – Both volumes of Batman HUSH, and, at the behest of our favorite Cave of Solitude podcast persona...
Sparrow’s Log, Supplemental Entry
We don’t take ourselves too seriously here in The Cave, at least we try not to. It does happen, occasionally… like when we’re analyzing ambiguous life lessons ...
Episode 14 – BIG
This week in the Cave of Solitude, Eric Anthony and Daphne J welcome some friends into their secret lair. Little Sparrow and RWildcard stop by to talk about cla...
Episode 13 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
This week in the Cave of Solitude, we switch gears from the Batmobile to a red 1961 Ferrari GT. We travel back to 1986 and tag along with Ferris, Sloane and Cam...
Episode 12 – Hulk: Gray
In the latest instalment of M.M.I.S, Daphne J and Eric Anthony conclude their review and analysis of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Marvel works with Hulk : Gra...
Episode 11 – Superhero Starting 11
In the Cave of Solitude’s first instalment of 2015, we not only welcome back Mr. “Mexico” Jay Sigal, but the whole squad reunites and discuss ...
Episode 10 – NYC 2014
Ending the year with a bang, Daphne J and Eric Anthony visit the city that never sleeps, and review a few of their favourite things from 2014. Recording on loca...
Episode 9 – Spider-man Blue
Eric Anthony and Daphne J discuss another addition of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s “Colour” series; this time we travel through and to New York Ci...
Episode 8 – Daredevil: Yellow
This week in the Cave of Solitude, Daphne J continues her journey into the Marvel Universe, this time delving into the world of Matt Murdock, the man without fe...
Episode 7 – Civil War
The Cave of Solitude returns! Eric Anthony and Daphne discuss Marvels seminal “Civil War” event. Yes, Daphne J has read a Marvel book! Click to Here to Download...
Episode 6 – Superman/Wonder Woman “Power Couple”
The return of Daphne J! The power couple of the Cave of Solitude dissect and review the DC Comics “Power Couple” of the New 52. Cave of Solitude MMIS Power Coup...
Episode 5 – Wildcard
This week, the dynamic duo discuss any and everything that comes to mind from Star Wars movie news to Arrow television goodness. ENJOY! Click Here to Download ...
Episode 4- Weezer
In their first foray into the music world, the boys review the new album by Weezer, “Everything Will Be Alright, In the End” and then look back at the bands ent...
Episode 3 – Batman “Hush”
In 2003, Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee united to create one of the greatest Batman stories of all time. The husband and wife duo of Eric Anthony and Daphne J look back ...
Episode 2 – Batman Begins
This week, the dynamic duo re-visit the classic Christopher Nolan epic, Batman Begins. Nearly 10 years since its debut, how does this origin story measure up wi...
Episode 1 – Aquaman “The Trench”
In our premiere episode, the boys discuss Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis seminal Aquaman story arc, “The Trench” from the New 52. CAVE OF SOLITUDE EPISOD...