Vikings returns Nov. 29.
Since the oracle/seer guy said Lagertha would die at the hands of a son of Ragnar, but didn't specify which one, I'm sure we're meant to think it's Ivar. Which makes the most sense. Which is why I think that, for some rea
Read more…Twenty-eight years ago---ye gods, has it been almost three decades?---I had just started a tour of duty as the executive officer for a large training command in St. Paul, Minneapolis. I was single then, with no prospects for changing that status in
Rather than letting the discussion splinter into four different threads for four different shows, here's the place to discus the main Crisis on Earth X plotline!
(It's also a bit of a pre-emptive strike for me, since I haven't started watching the cro
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A poster for CW’s “Crisis on Earth-X!” mimics cover designs for Justice League of America from DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s.
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This year’s Arrowverse crossover on The CW this year looks like
Read more…... is never trust the TV to teach you about history.
I was thinking about this as I watched Gunpowder, Treason and Plot on Netflix. The title comes from the famous rhyme about Guy Fawkes ("Remember, remember, the fifth of November") and I expected i
Read more…Hey all... just wanted to put anyone who cares on the alert that DC Rebirth spoilers have been leaked on Reddit, and they're starting to show up other places. I've seen reference to them on Bleeding Cool, and I think Newsarama has a list up, and I th
Read more…Got a chance to see this, finally. I was kind of thrown off by a bit, it wasn't quite what I expected. It felt almost like a rough draft, actually. For one thing, I had acquired the impression that it was meant to be a comedy, but discovered that it
Read more…Do we really not have a thread on this series? Let's fix that!
My wife and I just started watching Orphan Black on Amazon Video and are really impressed. We gobbled up season one in two nights and are now deep into the second. Mr. Google informs me t
Read more…I am now reading Philip K. Dick's novel, " Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? " in a mass-market paperback edition that included that title but more prominently plays up its movie-given title, " Blade Runner ". I have never read it before, nor have
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As it hits the mid-point of its run, Marvel’s Inhumans is obviously not as bad as critics made it out to be. But it does have a conceptual problem going back to its comic book roots, and it remains to be seen wh
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When Marvel’s The Punisher drops at Netflix Nov. 17, rest assured that what’s on screen will be the best of the many versions of Frank Castle that have appeared in the comics.
Frank (né Francis Castiglione) at h
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Justice League premieres Nov. 17! Here are 20 Fun Facts to Know and Tell about DC Comics’ premier super-team:
1. The Justice League of America was created in 1960, but was based on the Justice Society of Am
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Marvel Legacy #1 features a wraparound cover with most of Marvel’s major characters. Variants have a lenticular cover, the sort of expensive gimmick that some say is part of Marvel’s sales problem.
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Read more…Hollywood Reporter says he's been replaced by C.B. Cebulski. You know, that guy that did that thing.
Read more…This year I thought I'd celebrate Halloween by posting a daily comics story. Please feel free to make any contribution to the thread that fits. Reviews of comics, books, movies are all fine.
Any story posted must be in the public domain. If you post
Read more…So, DC has found itself in a controversy thanks to the situation with Eddie Berganza and the controversy flaring up in the wake of Shelly Bond being let go.
What does this board think?
Read more…SOLICITATIONS
Archie Comics for February
PREVIEWS
Medisin Vol. 2: In the Grip of Malady
Mighty Crusaders #1
Bloodshot: Salvation #4
Dollface Vol. 3: Welcome to New Orleans!
Death of Love Vol. 1
PRESS RELEASES
Brutal Sci-Fi series 'Vs' arrives in Fe
Read more…Earlier this week, Tracy and I started watching Mad About You… for the third time. This is Tracy’s choice for me having made her watch 325 episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. We first started watching it early in the 2Ks. I had never even heard o
Read more…Wow. From Page Six:
Read more…“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is continuing to battle accused Hollywood sexual harasser Brett Ratner by refusing to sign for a superhero sequel unless the movie-maker is completely killed from the franchise.
A Hollywood source t
