Everyone and their brother have been talking about All-Star Batman #10’s printing snaffu. But something I thought was odd that no one has really said yet (that I’m aware of. Edit actually they touch on it a little here): I don’t even think saliors swear as much as these people. It’s almost comical how much they’re swearing. I’ll censor it but here’s one quote: (more…)
I thought I’d do something a little different. Let me get this out of the way. I loved the Dark Knight. Right now it’s right up there as the best “super hero” movie in my book (I’m not sure if Iron Man is better or not, I may need to watch them back to back). So I thought I’d point out the few things I wasn’t a big fan of. May contain spoilers. (more…)
Since I started reading comics way back in the 80s I always found Superman to be uninteresting. I wasn’t able to nail it down as to why until his Death/Rebirth. At the time I didn’t quite understand how a man who’s only weakness is space rock was killed buy someone with no space rock on him. Someone informed me that Doomsday and Superman just beat each other to pseudo-death. That’s when it clicked. With Spider-Man a stray bullet that he doesn’t react to in time will kill him. Same goes with Batman or The Flash or Daredevil. That’s what made Superman so boring to me.
This article explains in depth why “Superman sucks”. But it also goes on to say that he can never be interesting. I’d like to disagree but I’m finding it hard to find an agreement. Towards the end he says
Superman represents hope and indefatigable strength, and any attempt to complicate these issues would no longer make him Superman. By definition, Superman has to be boring and morally absolute because if he isn’t, he ain’t Superman.
Which I can agree with. But why not have a story where he has to decide if he should stop a village from being swallowed by an earthquake or stopping a small child from being murdered. One of those events would happen and he has to deal with decision he made. (I believe this scenario was played out in Captain Marvel, but it made a nice example).
I guess having a flawed Superman would be like having your hopes dashed every month.
Wow. August 2007 was my last post? Really? I’m a mega slacker.
Anyway this one will deal with the Spider-Man story Brand New/One More Day. So if you haven’t read it yet or are waiting for the trades or something STOP! Hammertime… or spoilers lie ahead.
Ah Summer! Beaches, swimming, cookouts, shorts and Television. I remember when Summer was the worst possible time for television. Which wasn’t a bad thing, it forced you to do more (or catchup on rentals). But now that networks have caught on to the “Summer Season” I kind of look forward to those shows. At least a few of them. Here’s a list of ones I enjoy. (Spoilers for those who are waiting for DVD on these shows)
I seemed to have neglected this part of the site, so I’ll update it with a movie I saw about 2 months ago with Tana. Spoilers in case your waiting for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on DVD. (more…)
There’s about 70 million reviews for this movie so really me reviewing it is like trying to whisper to your buddy who’s 15 rows in front of you during a rock concert. Yet still I write. Needless to say there’s a few spoilers in here. Mostly about the ending and small things here and there. So read at your own risk.
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I haven’t posted in a long time (as pointed out by wonderful girlfriend Tana ;)). So here’s some random stuff that I thought about but wasn’t really big enough for a full post. (more…)
I love the Squadron Supreme crew that J. Michael Straczynski recently retold. It’s basically Marvel’s retelling of the DC universe with a twist. A little background info might be needed. (more…)
