The Grimdarkness of DC’s ‘Titans’ Television Show
The ‘Titans’ television show wants us to know it’s super-serious about people with powers. So serious that it forgot that this should be a show about heroes.
Continue ReadingThe ‘Titans’ television show wants us to know it’s super-serious about people with powers. So serious that it forgot that this should be a show about heroes.
Continue ReadingThis is an odd week for DC. First, an alternate universe story featuring classic Lois & Clark is our favorite, Frank Miller seems to have a more hopeful view of superheroes than many of DC’s current comics, Neal Adams goes back to 1970s style storytelling and the big Darkseid War saga is falling flat, even […]
Continue ReadingThis week in DC Comics, Harley and the Joker have an epic throwdown, Martian Manhunter turns into a giant Earth-saving machine, the Secret Six and Batgirl make nice, there’s another installment of Max Landis’ origin of Superman and Doctor Fate goes topical.
Continue ReadingPoison Ivy and the Joker are in Gotham, Bruce Wayne looks to be Batman again, Martian Manhunter needs to make the world safe for biscuits, and the original Titans gather. All this and more in this week’s DC reviews.
Continue ReadingDC Bombshells is spectacular this week, as is the final issue of Gotham by Midnight, Ray and myself are in love with the Titans Hunt series (the less said of the regular Titans series, the better), The Robin War zooms toward an ending, Bryan Hitch gives us spectacular splash pages in Justice League of America, and Dark Knight III: The Master Race goes in an unexpected direction.
Continue ReadingIn 2013, Batwoman writer and artist J.H. Williams III quit the comic, citing that DC would never allow Kate Kane and Maggie Sawyer to be married as one of the major reasons for his departure. “We were told to ditch plans for Killer Croc’s origins; forced to drastically alter the original ending of our current arc, […]
Continue ReadingLois and Clark return, I clamor for Sexy Batman, Gordon brings humanity to the robot Batsuit, and the Bombshells and Justice League United are just plain fun.
Continue ReadingIf you’re going to include rape in a story, don’t toss it in there in a sexy sequence.
Continue ReadingNew comic reader Dakster and jaded comic veteran Corrina welcome take a look back at DC Comic’s Flashpoint! stories featuring alternate takes on Batman and Dick Grayson.
Continue ReadingDid you know the term geek originated from the circus? It was originally used to describe “a performer engaging in bizarre act.” Even some of our comic book heroes owe their look and some abilities to the circus. Dick Grayson is a perfect example. Before his parents died, his family was the circus. The skills […]
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