In 1996, DC Comics released Kingdom Come, a four issue comic book mini-series written by Alex Ross (JLA Secret Origins, JLA Liberty and Justice) and Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Superman: Birthright). This isn’t going to be a review of this classic comic, but a commentary of where we are in the United States now, after…
BATMAN DAY!!!
This Saturday (Sept. 17th) marks Batman Day, the day where all get a chance to celebrate the hero of Gotham. 2016 also marks the 75th anniversary of the Batman character. In honor of Batman Day, stores and libraries across the world are throwing parties and doing giveaways related to our favorite antihero. We have a few…
Comics Review: DC Comics Bombshells: Volume 1 – Enlisted
Warning: I’m not an expert comic book fan. I only recently started reading comic books due to curiosity. Although I do know general history about these characters, I’m approaching this as a novice, and writing this review for other novices that want to do what I did, and get into comics now. Also, there…
Comics Review: Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition) 1988
Batman: The Killing Joke animated film was released in theaters for one night only on July 25th to a lot of fanfare and hoopla. Since the popularity of Batman: The Animated series, the question was when they’d port over The Killing Joke story line? The thing is, the animated movie added a Batgirl prologue, that…
WTF is with the DC Film Franchise? : Suicide Squad
We talk about the early reviews of Suicide Squad and why the DC film franchise is going the wrong way, fast.
WTF is with Batman & Batgirl in Batman: The Killing Joke?
After watching Batman: The Killing Joke in the theaters, I decided to address the elephant in the room, and we’re not talking about Joker being supposedly “great in the sack”, per his wife.
Review: Justice League vs Teen Titans
From the same DC movie universe as “Justice League War”, and “Batman vs Robin”, “Justice League vs Teen Titans” focuses on the core JL crew (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Cyborg) with the familiar teen titans animated line-up of Starfire, Raven, Beastboy, with the new addition of Blue Beetle rounding out the crew. Damien Wayne, who…
The Flash: What If Nora Allen Survived?
Please note, this post will contain SPOILERS for the first season of CW’s The Flash, and for Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. If you choose to check them both out before reading this post, you can do so via Amazon Video. As season 2 of The Flash starts this week, the question on everyone’s lips…
Animation: Batman vs. Robin – What’s the Court of Owls
(Please note, the piece below includes SPOILERS. If you choose not to have the story line unveiled for you, you can rent this animated film on Amazon Instant Video from $3.99+. If you’re fine with knowing plot lines, read on.) With the recent news out about The Court of Owls joining this season of Gotham, I decided to check out an animated…
A Look at the DC Animated Universe
From very early on I strictly followed my comic book mantra: “Make Mine Marvel!” I would occasionally venture into the DC comic book universe but it was Marvel that truly held me captive. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, the animated worlds of both these comic book titans was very soft. And VERY campy. Think back to…
