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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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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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As we anticipate the latest Thor movie premiering Nov. 3, some may wonder what “Ragnarok” is in the title. Therein lies a fascinating tale – or tales.
Ragnarök (sometimes Ragnarøkkr) is a Norse myth about the en
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The week of Oct. 9 saw the season premieres of the four inter-connected superhero shows on The CW based on DC Comics, which constitutes a data dump of extreme importance to lovers of geek culture. This must be
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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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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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The Gifted, premiering
Read more…It's confirmed: Wolverine is coming back from the dead. So are Jean Grey And Prof. X (although I haven't heard much about the latter lately). I guess Cyclops is the only one who'll stay dead. Figures.
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Sure, a lot of movies and TV are based on comics these days. But as a lot of the current genre material demonstrates, that leaves a lot of wiggle room for directors and showrunners.
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I must turn to you once again, Legionnaires, to help me with research. McFarland wants me to update my book on "Journalism in Comics" to the present. It currently leaves off around 2005, when I finished my master's thesis.
A number of things have hap
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DC Entertainment released a logo reflecting Harley Quinn’s takeover of Batman Day.
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Can it really be 25 years since Harley Quinn first entered the pop culture lexicon? Well, it’s
Read more…Stanton was always one of my favorites. From Kelly's Heroes to Alien, he always elevated the material.
Read more…We've never discussed this show? It seems up our alley.
It ends Sunday (9/17/17), so it's a little late to get into it. But it's based on books written by Guillermo del Toro, the guy who directed Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth and is well thought of in
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My take, short version: Meh.
My take, long version: This is Star Trek: The Next Generation with dick jokes.
My wife complained, "This show doesn't know if it wants to be a drama or a comedy." I responded, "No, it knows what
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The cover to The Death of Stalin graphic novel. Art by Thierry Robin.
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You wouldn’t think that a graphic novel named The Death of Stalin would be funny, but it is.
In fact, this black
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The Royal Family as they appeared in the comics in the 1960s: From left, Gorgon, Crystal, Black Bolt, Medusa, Karnak and Triton.
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The arrival of The Inhumans on the nation
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Want more Defenders? Let Captain Comics take you to the source for the reaing that will tide you over until the next Netflix series comes out.
But first, let’s get this out of the way: While the comic book D
Read more…Once again I'm faced with a column topic where I need Legionnaire guidance: The Inhumans.
Sure, I've got all the Silver Age stuff from Fantastic Four and Thor. Sure, I read the series in Amazing Adventures. Sure, I got that 12-issue Inhumans series b
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