1)No opening credits. That bugs me more than it probably should.
2)Daleks can survive being cut into three parts? And reassemble itself over long distances?
3)Ah, yes, the Unwitting Archaeologists Who Find....Something...
4)"Nineteen New Year's Eve
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Happy! is the name of a new comedy-drama arriving Dec. 6 on Syfy. Trying to describe it, though, is not always a happy thing.
Happy! is based on a graphic novel by two comics legends, writer Grant Morrison (The I
I was reading Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #43 this evening and ran across this crossover appearance by DC Comics' 1950s and 1960s superstar Bob Hope.
Hoy
In the Dallas, TX, suburb of Kemp, a billboard has appeared on a public highway in Calvin from CALVIN AND HOBBES peeing on the Dallas skyline as a protest against the removal of Confederate Memorial. I'm not absolutely sure it's Calvin, the picture
Read more…How about comic book stories being re.ade by new regeimes, or the same one, after the original version? The most famous here might be Mort Wesinger's remakes of earlier Superman stories. Did this practice on Superman predate Mort's tenure?
The theo
Read more…In other words, a short timeline of things that I remember off the top of my head that Bill Beechler is interested in. (I haven't watched/read most of this stuff, so no guarantees of accuracy.)
32 BBY: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi meet Anakin
Read more…I think you ought to know that I'm feeling very depressed.
In 1985, DC put out Crisis On Infinite Earths (COIE), a maxi-series designed to deconstruct and reassemble their super-hero properties so new readers could more easily understand what was goi
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March 14, 2019 -- The pointy-eared, green-skinned Skrulls have finally appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Who are they? Without spoiling Captain Marvel, let’s take a look at the shapeshifting aliens’
Read more…From Newsarama: "DC Seeking New MANAGING EDITOR To Oversee Entire Comics Division"
Read more…Art by Jim Lee. Copyright DC Comics Inc.
The cover to Detective Comics #1000.
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Happy Birthday, Batman!
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the Dark Knight’s first appearance, on March 30, 1939, in Detec
Read more…Yesterday , I bought FILMFAX , ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE* , THE STRAND , and an OTR-focused thing titled NOSTALGIA DIGEST...I almost bought FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION , but money was low...! Get the picture ??
Let's discuss " real " - um , new
Read more…So earlier this afternoon, I did finally come across my collection of Amalgam Comics, the Marvel/DC crossover where they literally combined the universes and characters into one world. It was from the late 90's, and it was a really awesome experience
Read more…I guess this explains how Steve Trevor isn't a hundred years old.
From Vulture: "The Wonder Woman Sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, Is Not Actually a Sequel"
Read more…The above quite pessimistic, but reasonably argued, article appeared on The Beat (w/different title there) recently. I can't link now.
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Alisa Kwitney, writer; Mike Norton, artist; Jordie Bellaire, colorist
DC Comics, 2018
A fun dip into the magical side of the DC Universe. The story opens with the magicians fighting against an evil force known only as the Malevolence, and they
Read more…Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 1
Howard Chaykin, writer & artist; Wil Quintana, colorist; Ken Bruzenak: letterer
Image Comics, 2019
Howard Chaykin has enough history in the comic book industry to tell plenty of personal stories. But this series goes far bey
Read more…http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i666afabc28491e6a5d5861d83ae30855 According to this, a new feature film is in development without Whedon's involvement or any of the characters from the series NOT Buffy. This is a bad, bad
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Feb. 28, 2019 -- It’s time to discuss Captains Marvel.
Yes, Captain Marvel in the plural – because there have been a lot of them. Ironically, the character starring in Shazam, premiering April 5, started out
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