My recent discussions of Seduction of the Innocent and All In Color For a Dime have drawn some comments and some views, and it has been suggested that I move on to The Comic-Book Book next. While I am waiting for my copy to arrive in the mail, I thou
Read more…Just a thought that struck me: how old is Alfred Pennyworth?
My personal current headcanon is that he's about 25 years older than Bruce (I cannot imagine hkm having been the Wayne's butler earlier than the age of 30, especially since he's supposedly
Read more…Do kryptonians under a yellow sun need to eat?
Do they metabolize food in the same way as humans?
Is it possible for a Kryptonian -- excluding red kryptonite effects -- to get fat or develop an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa?
Presumably the
Read more…CBR's Timothy Donohoo penned a story with the headline Did the Silver Age Ruin Superman? And it's got a point, in that any time the character moves beyond his Silver Age/Superman: The Movie presentation a lot of fans howl, even though that doesn't se
Read more…I am currently working my way through Aztec Ace (1984) for the first time thanks to the recent collected edition. I am enjoying it a great deal, but it's proving to take longer than I had anticipated to finish. I am already looking forward to other,
Read more…Being a fan of super hero movies, and especially good ones, when I heard of "Samaritan", I thought I ought to give it a viewing, and I did.
SPOILER: This is NOT about Astro City's Samaritan. Save for the name, it's an all new story and concept - and
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Who else watched the pilot?
I liked its tributes to the history of the character, particularly in the opening, and I thought it balanced the real-world and TV-soap elements with the superheroics reasonably well. The show's creators understand the cha
Read more…BATMAN #125
Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Backup art by BELÉN ORTEGA
Variant covers by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS,
GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, INHYUK LEE, and FRANCESCO MATTINA
Acetate variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO A
1:25 wraparound va
Read more…GENRE TV
Snowpiercer, "Keep Hope Alive" (TNT, Feb. 22)
Black Lightning, "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three" (CW, Feb. 22)
Superman & Lois, season 1 premiere, "Pilot" (CW, Feb. 23)
Superman & Lois, "Heritage" (CW, Feb. 23)
This two-episode pre
Read more…BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #31
EAT THE RICH #4 (OF 5)
GETTING DIZZY #1 (OF 4)
JIM HENSONS THE STORYTELLER TRICKSTERS HC
MAW #3 (OF 5)
ONCE & FUTURE DLX ED BOOK 1 HC
ORCS TPB
POWER RANGERS #13
SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN DLX ED BOOK 1
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BATMAN: YEAR ONE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | PG-13 | $33.99 (4K Ultra HD Combo Pack)
Originally released on Blu-ray and DVD in 2011, Batman: Year One is based on the landmark 1987 DC titles from 12-time Eisn
Read more…According to a note on the first page of (v2) #1, "These events occur between Incredible Hulk #181 and Giant-Size X-Men #1." The first storyline ostensibly details the hitherto untold first meeting of Wolverine and the Beast.
ESTABLISHED TIMELINE:
C
Read more…This is pretty short right now, but I'm sure it will get significantly longer. Anyway, this is off the top of my head.
To be eligible, at least one team member must possess a super power or a scientific device used regularly that simulates one:
Read more…Captain Comics said:
Read more…SHAOLIN COWBOY: CRUEL TO BE KIN #1 (OF 7) Story/Art: Geof Darrow | Covers: Geof Darrow, Mike Mignola, Alice Darrow | Dark Horse | $4.99
I haven’t read the previous Shaolin Cowboy miniseries, but this issue was self-contained enou
AN ANCIENT WAKANDAN THREAT IS UNLEASHED IN BLACK PANTHER: UNCONQUERED!
Bryan Edward Hill and Alberto Foche team up for an epic new Black Panther one-shot this November
New York, NY— August 5, 2022 — This fall, all eyes will be on Wakanda! In ad
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MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND SIRIUSXM PREMIERE NEW SCRIPTED PODCAST SERIES ‘MARVEL’S WASTELANDERS: BLACK WIDOW’ ON JANUARY 10
The next chapter of the Marvel’s "Wastelanders" audio epic has arrived! Today, Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM
Read more…I posted this on FB, but I wanted to get people's thoughts here, as well.
I remember reading this as a kid, and thinking, "They must have had to come up with a lot of backstories as to how they knew each other in their 'civilian' lives."
Also, are
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For my birthday today, my son offered to treat me to lunch. I said sure, but stipulated I wanted chocolate cake at some point in the day.
He delivered, and how. Here's my birthday card:
