Superman vs. The Elite
The latest release from DC Animation is Superman vs. The Elite, an adaptation of “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?” written by Joe Kelly and illustrated by Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo . The story was originally published in Action Comics
The Man of Steel Rises
Our first glimpse of Zack Snyder’s new Superman film, The Man of Steel, has arrived! Here’s an alternate version, with narration from Jor-El (Russell Crowe) rather than Pa Kent (Kevin Costner): I prefer the Pa Kent version myself, though both are strong. This is a very s
Josh Returns to the DC Animated Universe with Justice League: Doom
Justice League: Doom is the latest direct-to-DVD DC Universe animated feature. The story is adapted from the “Tower of Babel” story-line that ran through issues #42-46 of JLA back in 1998. Those original comics were written by Mark Waid and Dan Curtis Johnson and illus
News Around the Net!
Lots of fun geeky goodness has been spilling out onto the nets recently, mostly because of the annual San Diego Comic-Con. Did you miss the teaser trailer for The Avengers at the end of Captain America? Check it out here. Pretty sweet. Speaking of teasers, here’s one for The Dar
Josh Bids Farewell to Smallville!
It’s pretty hard to believe that Smallville has been on the air for ten years, and I am even a little bit more astonished that I’ve been watching the show for pretty much all of those ten years! From the very beginning, I have found watching Smallville to be a somewhat f
DC Animated Update
It’s been a while since I’ve chimed in with my thoughts on the recent direct-to-DVD DC Universe animated films! Here are my thoughts on the last three releases: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse — Coming hot off the heels of what I consider to be the strongest film in th
The Worst Movie Endings of All Time
A few days ago, Devin Faraci wrote a great piece over on Badassdigest.com (a really phenomenal site that I can’t recommend highly enough) about the terrible ending of the classic Bill Murray film, Stripes. Mr. Faraci is right on the nose — the last 30 or so minutes of Stri
News Around the Net!
This is a pretty funny assemblage of 1980’s movie references. Don’t miss Topher Grace’s dynamite Marty McFly impersonation that comes at around 2:30. I was sad to read of the passing of famed composer John Barry. He’s responsible for so many pieces of iconic
New Comics! Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale and Dueling Versions of the Origin of Superman!
Here are some of the comic books I’ve been reading lately: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale — This gorgeous hardcover graphic novel finally reveals the mysterious back-story of Shepherd Book, the enigmatic preacher from Joss Whedon’s dearly-missed TV series Firefl
News Around the Net!
Have you heard that they’re making new Looney Tunes cartoons to show theatrically? Check out this glimpse of the first new Road Runner cartoon in far too many years: Battlestar Galactica lives on! Rumors are that SyFy are working on an on-line BSG spin-off, tentatively title