A fourth-grader named Todd Loomis wrote a paper for his class about what he did on his Christmas vacation break. He got to see Icon and Rocket in action as they took down some criminal gun dealers. The gun dealers were trying flood the city of Dakota with guns and...
Icon #10
by MHill | Aug 15, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Rocket apologizes to Icon for connecting with Holocaust. She learns that Holocaust wants to control the city of Dakota. Icon confronts Holocaust and two dialogue about the role of the Big Bang and how it has affected the city. That dialogue leads to a confrontation...
Icon #9
by MHill | Aug 7, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My goal is to re-read and review the entire forty-two issue run of Icon that was published by Milestone Media in conjunction with DC Comics from 1993-1997. I have read the first story arc of eight issues that set-up the origin of Icon and his teenage sidekick,...
Marion’s Favorites: Off The Wall Documentary
by MHill | Jul 22, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Questlove Supreme is one of my favorite podcasts and I have been listening to his backlist episodes over the past few weeks. I recently heard the podcast with Spike Lee and they were discussing his career. Spike mentions the Off The Wall Documentary as one of his...
Icon #8
by MHill | Apr 12, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Independent filmmaker John Sayles released Brother From Another Planet back in 1984. The movie tells the story of a visitor from outer space played by the great actor Joe Morton, who looks like a black man. He arrives on Earth in a spaceship that looks like it is...
Icon #7
by MHill | Apr 2, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Will Rocket have the baby? Will she get an abortion? Those are the main questions from Issue 7. Rocket is weighing the decision to go through with the pregnancy or get an abortion. This one of the most difficult decisions that any woman has to make especially a...
Icon #6
by MHill | Mar 24, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Icon continues his battle with Blood Syndicate and they finally come to a truce after he explains that his mission on the island is to investigate what happened during the Big Bang Incident. Rocket comes to help her partner and learns that Icon is more than capable...
Marion’s Favorites: Becker Vineyards 2018 Claret
by MHill | Mar 18, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
It's been awhile since I wrote a favorite wine post. Well, over the past few months I have added Becker Vineyards 2018 Claret to my regular wine rotation. I rarely drink blended wines, but this Claret has elbowed its way into my wine drinking. I took a...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 69: Silver Surfer #1 (1968) by Stan Lee & John Buscema
by MHill | Dec 25, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom of Kammbia Story Review
As a teenager, I had a huge comic book collection. It was mostly Marvel and DC Comics with a few independent comic book publishers like Image, Dark Horse, and Valiant Comics. I read Avengers, Green Lantern Mosaic, Green Arrow, The Spectre, Sandman, and Icon (from...
Marion’s Favorites: Marion’s Favorite Reads of 2020
by MHill | Dec 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
2020 is mercifully coming to a close, and it has been probably one of the most challenging years that I can remember. A global pandemic. A contentious American presidential election. Big time celebrity deaths. So on and so on. Reading has been choppy. However, I...