REVIEW: Trinity #1: Full of Heart, Light on Story
Trinity #1 is a weird issue. It feels very heartfelt, as if writer/artist Francis Manapul is taking very seriously the aim of creating the kind of essential, iconic relationship DC’s triumvirate of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Justice League #5 gives a good old fashioned climax
I’ll start this review by saying this: I suck at starting at #1s. Seriously, I do. Last week I reviewed Wonder Woman #6 after not reading anything else. This week, I jumped into Justice League #5 in...
View ArticleRaven #1: Looking to Her Past Without the Help of Teen Titans
Writer: Marv Wolfman Artist: Alisson Borges Colorist: Blond Publisher: DC Comics Raven has taken a break from working with the Teen Titans in order to learn more about her human side. This leads her...
View Article#TBT @ THE MOVIES: Superman III starts great, finishes lousy
Installment three of the Christopher Reeve iteration of Superman, Superman III opens with an odd Rube Goldberg of misfortunes. Amidst this, we see Superman save a man from drowning inside a car, which...
View ArticleJai Courtney Talks Suicide Squad, Ignoring Hate, and Marvel v. DC
Two days ago, Batman-News reported on Jai Courtney‘s appearance on MTV podcast “Happy, Sad, Confused!” In this podcast, Courtney discusses his role in Suicide Squad, the critical backlash, and the...
View ArticleNew SUPERGIRL S2 Trailer namedrops Gotham, glimpses Lena Luthor
Greetings, all, from National City! Supergirl just released their second Season 2 trailer. Clocking in at just over a minute long, this trailer spotlights Kara Zor-El’s slightly more famous cousin....
View ArticleREVIEW: Blue Beetle #1 – New Direction, Rocky Start
Blue Beetle #1 feels like it’s all over the place. There’s a lot of disparate elements going on in the issue that separately are interesting, but when combined into one book, result in a diffuse...
View ArticleREVIEW: Detective Comics #941 – Monster Mash in Gotham
Why the hell does anyone continue living in Gotham City? Every other month, a city-ending apocalypse is visited upon that city. Hardest job in Gotham? Real-estate agent. Detective Comics #941 is the...
View ArticleDC TV: CW Reveals Dominators/Dominion for Crossover Villain
Hype continues to increase for fans of the DC TV multiverse (commonly called the Arrowverse). Earlier today, the CW revealed that the Dominators (collectively, the Dominion) will serve as the villains...
View Article#TBT @ THE CINEMA: Supergirl (1984) – I Believe a Girl Can Fly
By thirty-five minutes into Supergirl, I knew two things: the script needed a ton of work and I loved this precious child. The movie suffers from a terrible case of infodumping and bad pacing, but I...
View ArticleSuperhero Fight Club 2.0 Welcomes Supergirl to the Jungle
Fans of the CW’s slate of DC superhero shows, rejoice! To hype you up even further for the upcoming season of Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Arrow, the network has produced a gorgeous...
View ArticleBOOKSHELF BUILDING: Midnighter vol. 1 Provides a Wild, Gory Ride
Going into Midnighter by Steve Orlando, I only knew that it focused on one of DC’s iconic gay characters. I knew about his relationship with Apollo. That, and I knew that people sometimes reduce them...
View ArticleDISCOURSE DISH: Greg Rucka, Wonder Woman and the Fine Line
After last week’s brief discussion of X-Men fandom, I return to DC dishing. Because man, DC can’t go two weeks without some kind of discursive nonsense cropping up. This week, I want to talk about...
View ArticleJUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: New, Diverse Cast starting Jan. 2017
The Atom. Vixen. Killer Frost. The Ray. Four heroes with interesting histories will go A-List this winter with the new Justice League of America ongoing and one shots, starting in January. In a...
View ArticleUnited Nations Declares ‘Wonder Woman Day’ for Oct. 21?
According to an exclusive interview with Lynda Carter in Closer Weekly, Wonder Woman fans have something to look forward to later this month. The magazine makes an offhand comment about the U.N....
View ArticleREVIEW: Batman #8 – Action-Packed Monster Jam
Batman #8 is the fourth chapter in the “Night of the Monster Men” story, an epic horror adventure that is being spun out across several books in the Bat-family line. Writer Steve Orlando is clearly the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Superman #8 – Take Your Son to Dinosaur Island Day
Superman #8 is the opening chapter of a new arc entitled “Escape From Dinosaur Island”, which sees Superman and his son Jon, aka the new Superboy, inexplicably transported to a mysterious island where...
View ArticleShade the Changing Girl #1: Giving a New Perspective of Life on Earth
Writer: Cecil Castelluci Artist: Marley Zarcon Colorist: Kelly Fitzpatrick Letterer: Saida Temofonte Publisher: DC’s Young Animal DC’s Young Animal imprint keeps us on our toes with Shade the Changing...
View ArticleREVIEW: Midnighter and Apollo #1 — Sets up for potential greatness!
“Screaming with excitement” just about describes my reaction to receiving my copy of Midnighter and Apollo #1. Folks following my previous Steve Orlando coverage know that I have an above average...
View ArticleLegends of Tomorrow Releases Extended Trailer
New York Comic Con weekend always heralds a deluge of new promo material for superhero and comics properties. It comes as no surprise, then, that with Legends of Tomorrow returning to the small screen...
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