With the recent news about a big change in the status quo of the rather bumpy relationship between Batman and Catwoman, I thought about their eighty year history and, well, wondered about a few things. Changes in continuity have played havoc with DC'
Read more…With the Black Panther movie doing so well, I thought that I would reread his Epic Collection "Panther's Rage!". I had forgotten that it also included his first appearance in Fantastic Four #52-53 (Jl-Au'66) and those got me all a'wondering again!
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Read more…With THE VISION now added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and about to receive his own title (at last!) and since we have been pondering his origins, I thought that it might be interesting to examine his beginnings.
Legend has it that ROY THOMAS wan
Read more…With possibly two versions of the character appearing in Arrow and the upcoming spin-off, I thought that I would ponder the Blonde Bombshell's Silver and Bronze Age interpretation. I will try not to bring up the 1983 retcon as I have issues with it b
Supergirl is coming to TV next season with a lot of buzz and speculation which is great but I do worry about this new interpretation of Our Kara, if indeed that's who she's going to be. She has always been a paradox over at DC as a necessary spin-off
As I fell behind in watching Arrow, I was surprised to learn that Brandon Routh who played the Man of Steel in Superman Returns had been cast as RAY PALMER though not as THE ATOM at least no yet. Ray also appears in DC's New 52 comics but not the Tin
Hawkeye is Marvel's most successful villain-turned-hero with long tours of duty in the Avengers and leading the West Coast branch. He has been spotlighted in every Avengers cartoon and was featured in the movies Thor and The Avengers. Now there are m
It seems like both the hardcore collectors and the casual reader have been focusing on the new revelations and movie incarnations of longtime Avengers, QUICKSILVER and the SCARLET WITCH. I have been a fan of both characters since I read those Silver
With the TV influx of these two chilly knaves, I was thinking about their roles in the both the Silver and Bronze Ages and why are they still popular. Or are they?
First the Bold Bird of Banditry,
My apologies for diving into the Superman Mythos again so soon but with all the talk of the Man of Steel sequel with its too-horrible-to-contemplate Wonder Woman rumor, it got me thinking about Superman's home turf. Krypton is a fascinating place con
As we were talking before about what exactly was the first Superman/Batman team-up, I got me thinking about guest shots and cameos so---
Despite the movie reboot, the Fantastic Four's place in the Marvel Universe has dropped in importance behind the Avengers, the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Hulk and even Iron Man. But they are important to the MU, as we all should know. They were the stand
Daredevil was always a favorite of mine and easy to collect. Unfortunately he spent his Silver Age as a definite Marvel B-Lister and a weaker version of Spider-Man. His title was never one of Marvel's best sellers and was almost cancelled at least on
With the premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, one can't help but consider the Silver Age comics version that began with STRANGE TALES #135 (Au'65) in response to the Spy Craze that hit the Sixties. At that time Pop Culture was dominated by the Thre
Read more…As Thor: The Dark World is set to open, I thought that I would pay tribute to the biggest draw of the Marvel Movie Universe: Tom Hiddleston AKA Loki, God of Mischief! He is the most interesting character they have right now and deserves his own film!
Read more…I've been sitting on this for a couple of weeks now, trying to see what I could find out myself and these questions may be more speculative than factual. Still the Original Teen Titans always get shunted aside for the New Teen Titans so here's to Com
Read more…I was a bit leery of talking about the Man of Steel because so much has been written about Kal-El and there are so many experts on him here. But SUPERBOY? Except for his Legion appearances, very little of the Boy of Steel has been reprinted in the la
Read more…This one has been sitting on my desk for about six weeks. The problem, I think, is that Iron Man is my least favorite Silver Age Marvel feature. The few that I have read seem to follow these two patterns:
1) Iron Man gets defeated, Tony builds newer,
Read more…We've been talking several times about Lex Luthor, his origin, his hatred towards Superman and his bald head. He has been the Man of Steel's arch-nemesis since the Golden Age and has travelled with him in every incarnation through every possible medi
Read more…Since his debut in 1962, the ever-Incredible Hulk has been one of Marvel's more bankable stars appearing in several titles, cartoons, a fondly remembered TV series, two movies and the highlight of the hit film The Avengers. The Hulk has comic timing!
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