Scifiblogger Andrew Russo gave an insightful discussion of unique uses for superpowers in the real world. For those who missed it, you can find it here: What We’d Really Do with Superpowers I applaud Andrew’s article and offer a tip of the hat as he beat me to the punch on an article I had…
Back in the day, the best movie monsters were the ones you never saw. Just the shadow of the werewolf or the flash of fangs and claws were enough to frighten the toughest man into squealing like a little girl. Now, we have so much exposure to gore, that movie villains just aren’t frightening to…
The House Targaryen keeps its secrets well, and the foremost of those secrets is that keeping dragons is an exercise in futility. Every man needs a good pet. It shows mastery over something. It shows power. The pet you choose says something about who you are. It represents you. A dog would be too ordinary….
We all have that fun moment when describing a movie to a friend and having to describe an actor by what other roles she has played. “You know, that girl who played the assassin in Aeon Flux and the mom in The Road.” Well when you’re watching movies based on comic books, it gets a…
Reports from the comic convention floor were all but encouraging. Fans turned out in spandex-clad droves to attend panels for upcoming films like Iron Man 3, Antman, and for some reason the final Twilight installment. However, the focus on comics seemed to be missing. That’s not all that was missing either. Booths seemed to be…
So before I start this article, I want to stress that I have in fact played the Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City games. These games are superb and make for excellent video game investments, but they are what I would consider the exception that proves the rule. Comic books and video games are…
The Green Lantern Corps might be able to do company retreats in other universes. The Justice League may be a tight group of Super Friends. The Rogues Gallery may have a cool hideout. But what group of comic book characters can say they are family? The Batman sidekicks!! This isn’t just a sentimental usage of…
Notice how Wolverine looks exactly the same? There are just some things you try not to mess with… like adamantium claws. On July 5th, as America woke up late from a night of explosive fireworks, comic book fans were watching as another kind of bombshell was going off in the Marvel Universe. Marvel CCO Joe…
When French artist Coipel first took the lead on the Legion of Superheroes, fans ruffled their feathers at his style. Coipel used too much linework in the shading on his characters for DC fans’ taste, earning him the moniker of “Ol’ Scratchy.” By the time he signed on with Marvel in 2005, there was nothing…
My wife never liked comic books when she was a girl. She still doesn’t read them nearly as often as I do. But, the ones she likes, she really likes. For those of us who weren’t lucky enough to meet our significant others in the comic book shop, we may have to introduce them to…
Back when Larry Hama wrote Wolverine comics in the early nineties, it was very surprising that Sabretooth had the same healing power as everyone’s favorite Canadian superhero. So that meant it was easy fodder for him to make the connection that the two were related. Around the same time, poor Peter Parker was still adjusting…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers!!! Cyclops is no stranger to grief; as leader of the X-men, he’s lost friends, allies, and the trust of his mentor. Thanks to the Phoenix force and its destructive influence, he’s even lost his wife. Now the Avengers have found that the Phoenix force is returning to earth, and everyone…
