Archive for January, 2009
In the nineties, comics were everywhere. The Image/speculator boom ensured that. Action figures were all over stores, cartoon adaptations were filling the hours of Saturday morning, video games lit up arcades and home gaming systems. We also got novels. Not graphic novels, prose novels. Some were adaptations of existing storylines while others were completely original stories. Marvel [ READ MORE ]
A while back, I mentioned that the Legion of Superheroes was going to make an appearance on Smallville this season. The episode aired recently, so I thought I’d share my thoughts. [ READ MORE ]
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo. [ READ MORE ]
We’re big fans of the Guild here. You can bid in an auction to win a thirty minute video chat with Guild creator and star, Felicia Day, and have the money go to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a charity that provides musical instruments to children in needy schools. [ READ MORE ]
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but Kyle Baker’s review is wonderful. [ READ MORE ]
Hal Jordan is the star of Green Lantern again. Barry Allen has returned. The Justice League of America is operating out of their satellite headquarters once more. It’s all but official: the Silver Age has returned. For DC, at least. Let me take a step back and explain something first. One of the things that’s always [ READ MORE ]