Hi, I'm Matt. I'm passionate about exploring the worlds of comic books, manga, video games, novels, TV, movies, and pop culture. My favorite franchises include the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Star Trek, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Harry Potter, Terminator, Mortal Kombat, and The Lord of the Rings. With a love for writing original fiction, screenplays, and fan fiction, I'm dedicated to entertaining readers and viewers through engaging stories and blog posts that give you new insights on your favorite franchises. Check out my YouTube Channel, Mattarific Reactions.
Matthew Jarek
Author's posts
Jul 04 2026
The Artist Behind So Many of the Heroes I Grew Up With: A Conversation With Chuck Patton
One of the best parts of running this interview series is realizing how many of my childhood heroes had the same person quietly behind the curtain. Sometimes I meet these creators at conventions. Sometimes I fall down a Wikipedia rabbit hole at 1 a.m. and there they are. And sometimes, like with Chuck Patton, all …
Apr 11 2026
How to Land Your First Job Writing Comics: Career Advice From Cassandra Jones
One of the best things about going to MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo) every year is meeting the writers, artists, and cartoonists. MICE is not the kind of comics convention built around big franchises or celebrity spotlights — it’s creators at tables, showing the stories they made themselves. Every table feels like a discovery waiting …
Apr 11 2026
Marvel’s Wonder Man Review: A Real Underdog Superhero Series
With the MCU racing toward its next two Avengers movies and the end of the Multiverse Saga, it looks like Marvel wanted to take a quick detour through Hollywood before things get too serious again. Instead of immediately ramping up the stakes, Disney+ drops Wonder Man, a project that feels like it exists in its …
Feb 15 2026
History Lived With Underground Comix Legend Denis Kitchen
Imagine meeting a comic book legend — the kind of figure whose work lives on shelves, in history books, and in the DNA of the medium itself. You get the courage to walk up to him at a convention table, your heart speeding up as you debate whether to ask for a picture, a signature… …
Jan 22 2026
Peacemaker Presents: the Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! Review: A Fun Tie-In For The Hit Show
In an era where hit movies and TV shows are routinely adapted from comic books, it only makes sense that we’d eventually get a comic book based on a hit TV show based on a comic book. To help promote the second season of James Gunn’s Peacemaker series in 2025, DC Comics released a five-issue …
Jan 22 2026
Peacemaker Season 2 (Episodes 6-8) Review: A Satisfying Or Disappointing Conclusion?
The fifth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, “Back to the Suture,” ended with Chris Smith/Peacemaker (John Cena) leaving his dimension forever through the Quantum Unfolding Chamber (QUC, hehe) to live in a seemingly perfect world where he’s the greatest hero on the planet, and he, his brother Keith, and his father Auggie are a loving …
Nov 30 2025
Mattman Plays Dispatch Episode #8: Synergy
Mattman plays the eighth and final episode of Dispatch, Synergy. The stakes are higher than ever as Shroud begins his invasion of Los Angeles, leaving the superheroes of the SPN spread thin. It’ll take a miracle to stop these villains and save the day, and that miracle might just be Robert Robertson and the Z-Team! …
Nov 30 2025
Mattman Plays Dispatch Episode #7: Retrospective
Mattman plays the seventh episode of Dispatch, Retrospective, where Robert and the Z-Team deal with a recent personal tragedy. Moral is lower than ever and relationships are tested just as Shroud is ready to take over the city. Can our heroes get it together? Watch and find out! WARNING!: This video contains censored nudity as …
Nov 30 2025
Mattman Plays Dispatch Episode #6: Moving Parts
Mattman plays the sixth episode of Dispatch, Moving Parts. The Z-Team throws a party at Robert’s apartment and makes a plan to help him become Mecha Man again. Clearly this is going to be a fun and wholesome night where nothing bad will happen. Right?
Nov 30 2025
Mattman Plays Dispatch Episode #5: Team Building
Mattman plays the fifth episode of Dispatch, Team Building. The Z-Team goes to a villain bar to get drunk and party. It goes about as well as you think. Also Flambe sings Meredith Brooks and it is AMAZING!
