The Dragon's Cave

I've decided to bring back my "How to Fix It" idea with a new name and a new approach. From now on, I won't just be taking something that was horrible and try making it better. Instead, I'll be taking a look at stories that I believe actually had potential to be amazing, but missed it. The quality of the title being discussed can range from "kind of good" to "Oh please, make it stop!"  Let's be clear, though. I will only make a post regarding a story (movie, comic, book, etc.) if there are enough things I'd change to make an entire post. If the only change I'd make is to remove one scene or tweak the lighting on the set, that's not enough. I need to be able to change a lot in order for something to qualify. Another change is that I intend to use visuals in this series. They can range from screenshots to my own illustrations (or other artists when/if I start asking for commissions on Deviantart). Here are a few titles tha

After doing two Spider-man related posts in a row, I decided it was time to change things up and talk about another franchise I love. So here we are. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I've loved these guys ever since I discovered them with a game at a certain pizza arcade as a little kid. You know you're hooked on a game when you're wasting all your tokens on it even though it doesn't give any tickets. Years later, I managed to catch the 2003 series when they started airing it on Cartoon Network and I've been following them ever since. A couple of years ago, I got a copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History . It's a great recounting of the franchise's history with nice little attachments throughout its pages and I recommend it to anyone who's a turtles fan. On the back cover, it lists that the book contains a reprint of the first Turtles comic. I searched through the pages over and over, never finding the dang thing. It was only l

If you’ve read my experimental “How to Fix it” essay or some of my comments throughout Deviantart, then you should know my feelings about One More Day . I still hate the story, though I understand Marvel’s intentions, even if I disagree with them. Either way, Marvel still hasn’t undone the deal with Mephisto and I have zero interest in The Clone Conspiracy . However, when I heard about this series, I was instantly excited. I bought my own digital copy of the first issue and thought I’d give my first comic review with this.  First, let’s get some things out there. I did not read the first Renew Your Vows series. The main reason being I don’t live near a comic shop. And my digital purchases rely on itunes gift cards, which I don’t get very often. But I know the basics of the story thanks to this youtube video. Even so, it turns out I don’t really need to. Gerry Conway has confirmed that this series takes place in a different universe where the battle with the Regent ended

Welcome to How to Fix It, where I take a horrible movie, series, or comic and tell my idea on how it could’ve been done right. For my first Fix, I'm working with a comic that was so bad, it made many people stop reading comics all together! There has been an outcry for this story to be undone. So far, nobody has listened. It’s the most hated comic in the Spider-man franchise. I am of course talking about Spider-man: One More Day.  First, I’ll explain what the story is and what’s wrong with it. Then I’ll get to my idea on how to fix the story and make something much better. 

Welcome to the Dragon's Cave, where I'll post my general thoughts on things like movies, television, and other forms of fiction. I'll also post some of my own artwork and fiction, which you can find more of on my Deviantart  gallery.