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.
Read more…Mystik U
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
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
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
Read more…This is what I gave:
"By the early 1980's, DC Comics continuity was somewhat tangled, with their characters existing on several different "Earths" (Earth-One for the Silver Age versions, Earth-Two for the Golden Age versions, Earth-Three as a sort "
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
March 7, 2019 -- Captain Marvel is heading “higher, further, faster” with a record-setting opening weekend. Audiences will be rewarded with a lot of really cool stuff from Carol Danvers’ long history, includi
Read more…I am preparing to watch the Travolta%Newton-John movie of " Grease " full
-through for the first time ever. I just never got around to watching it all before. I saw the original Broadway production as a teenager in the 70s, finally enough, but I don
Read more…TMZ broke the news: Luke Perry-- who plays Fred Andrews, Archie's dad, on Riverdale -- suffered a "massive" stroke Wednesday morning, but was taken to the hospital in time to save his life.
From The Hollywood Reporter: " Luke Perry Hospitalized Afte
Read more…Hello, all! It's been in my mind for some time to re-post the Earth-44 timeline in a hopefully more accessible format. This kind of a long-term project, so it may take a while.
I intend this thread to be a general clearinghouse of the multiple th
Read more…(Continued from The Democratic Age)
THE FAR FUTURE (A.D. 6001- THE END OF TIME)
A.D. 6021:
Event:
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Ask the question, “Who is Superman’s girl friend?”, and even those folks who’ve never seen a Superman movie or television show or comic book will quickly answer, “Lois Lane!”
That’s because there are few couples as iconic in popular culture. Since th
Read more…1)"If that is the creature from Sheffield, I will kill it if I can."
2)"I don't have to answer all these questions." "That's just what my teacher used to say. Usually just before they quit teaching."
3)"Yippee-ki-yay, robots!"
4)"Tzim-Sha might have
Read more…1)"I've always fancied the idea of Norway."
2)"We'd know if we were vampires, right?"
3)"I bet your brain tastes so delicious."
4)"How's that for an old codger, eh, Two Knives?"
5)"You had a grandmother?" "I had seven."
6)"At least we've got each ot
Read more…1)"It's a witch trial!"
2)"Dunk the witch!" "If she weighs the same as a duck..."
3)King James is another fellow I don't know much about, so I can't say how accurately he's portrayed here.
4)"Together we shall save the souls of my people from Satan
Read more…1)The Partition of India is another era I know little about. This season makes me want to read more history.
2)"Tread softly. You're treading on your own history."
3)"We can't have a universe with no Yaz!"
4)As with "Rosa", we see that human malice i
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Once again, a great comic book has become an even better TV show – without slavishly following the source material. The Umbrella Academy, currently streaming on Netflix, tells the same story as the comics in
Read more…1)"We don't serve Negros." "Good, 'cause I don't eat them."
2)"...Or Mexicans."
3)"You're not Banksy!" "Or am I?"
4)"I don't recognize anyone by that description."
5)"We're not harboring anyone who has no right to be here."
6)"Steve...Jobs."
7)"I di
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