Month: August 2012

GI JOE: A Real American Hero #2 (July 1982)

“The Panic at the North Pole!” A note from glancing at the beginning of this issue: 15 out of the 22 sentences in the opening 2 pages end with an exclamation point. Hopefully that drives home to you how hard they were trying (very hard) in these precious first issues of GI JOE to deliver…



Doom & Doomer: The Amazing Spider-Man

DOOM DELUISE: So, it’s been awhile since The Amazing Spider-Man came out, and we keep coming up with excuses to put off our review, but I think the day has finally come to throw down our opinions on it. I thought the special effects are great in this thing, better than they have been in…



GI Joe: A Real American Hero #1 (June 1982)

A few months ago, I walked into Midwest Pickers Warehouse in Omaha with my wife. She wanted to look for some retro-ish credenza for our hallway. For those of you who don’t live here or who haven’t been, this business is exactly what it sounds like – – a couple of folks sitting in a…



Welcome the Newest Member of the Legion!

Greetings! Salutations! It’s my great pleasure to introduce you to the newest member of the Legion here on Doomkopf. He’s brand new to reading comics, which is pretty cool, if you ask me. Too often, we get caught up in this weird culture where we all end up having the same take on everything, so…



What was Bane’s Master Plan in DKR, anyway?

Between his funny voice and Tom Hardy’s inherent magnetism, it’s very easy to ignore everything else in “The Dark Knight Rises.” But, believe it or not, there’s actually a plot in that movie, and it doesn’t make a LICK of sense. Don’t get me wrong, though. I love the movie. Absolutely. I’ll see it dozens…



Why did Batman fall for Catwoman in DKR?

I recently watched The Dark Knight Rises for a third time in theatres, and a question kept popping into my mind (one of many, actually). Why did Batman care about Catwoman AT ALL? Why did he choose her as his future, beyond the cape? There are a lot of head-scratchers in that movie, but that…



Podcast of Doom (transcript):
The New 52: One Year Later (part three)

This is part three of the transcript of the New 52: One Year Later edition of the Podcast of Doom, in which Jim Doom and Doom DeLuise reflect back on the past year since DC’s cancellation of all titles and subsequent relaunch of 52 new books. To read part one of the transcript, click here…



Podcast of Doom (transcript):
The New 52: One Year Later (part two)

This is part 2 of the transcript of the New 52: One Year Later edition of the Podcast of Doom, in which Jim Doom and Doom DeLuise reflect back on the past year since DC’s cancellation of all titles and subsequent relaunch of 52 new books. To read part one of the transcript, click here….



Podcast of Doom (transcript):
The New 52: One Year Later (part one)

[SFX: Intro music] DOOM DeLUISE: Ok, I’m back. Are you back? Are we back? JIM DOOM: We’re back! DOOM DeLUISE: Yes! JIM DOOM: Okay everybody, welcome back to another edition of the Podcast of Doom, Doomkopf.com’s podcast. DOOM DeLUISE: Of doom. JIM DOOM: Yes, of doom. So next month is DC’s big “#0” month, which…



So maybe there won’t be an awesome new 70s Daredevil movie after all

Deadline has reported, and would-be director Joe Carnahan has confirmed (after initially being a little more vague) that the ’70s-style take on Daredevil at Fox isn’t going to happen. But Carnahan clarified that it wasn’t due to a lack of interest or passion at Fox. “DD pitch was tremendous and everyone flipped for it,” he…