The Barron's thread My "Defenders of the Earth" had me thinking, "what would a villain team like this look like?" Also, why would they come together? The more I thought about it, the more I realized they wouldn't necessarily protect the Earth, but th
What I have attempted to determine here is the fifty heroes that I would want to recruit to defend the Earth from as wide a range of threats as possible.
My main criteria were characters with a wide range of useful powers (with one or two "screwy" o
I will probably never get around to reviewing all of the “Eighth Doctor and Charley” adventures, but after Charlotte Pollard stopped travelling with the Eighth Doctor, she travelled with the Sixth for a time. How it is that the Eighth Doctor doesn’t
Today is not just George Jetson's birthday; it's the day he was born, July 31, 2022!
In honor of the occasion, the New York Post takes a look at where The Jetsons TV show, which debuted Sept. 23, 1962 on ABC, was on target with its predictions abo
The "Legacy" version of Genis-Vell (in addition to the "Captain Marvel" version) turned up last week in a new mini-series of his own. The character has appeared twice recently and, although I read both those stories, it occurs to me I really have no
The appearance of Cyclone in Black Adam, a fairly obscure character with a short publishing history, got me to wondering just how many JSA characters have actually made it to live action. So, in the Baron Bizarre tradition, I assembled a list.
Included in this post are all the major press releases I received this week. Scroll through and check out the ones that interest you (if any). Let me know in the comments if you prefer this to my previous method of saving th
Story He was probsbly best-known in this country to Doctor Who fans for his recurring role as Wilfred Mott, but he was a legend in the U.K., another one of those "never a headliner, but always in something" people. He also did a lot of voiceover wor
I wasn’t a big fan of Man-Thing when I was a kid, but I did try to collect nearly every series I had the opportunity to if I could start with #1. Consequently I ended up with Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-5. Also along the way I ended up with the book & re
House of Slaughter Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark James Tynion IV & Tate Brombal, story; Tate Brombal, script; Chris Sheehan, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist; Werner Dell'Edera, designs & development BOOM! Studios, 2022