It was hard to get back in the 24 Hour Comics swing. I hadn’t done one since 2014, and I hadn’t done one with the Doomkopf crew since 2012. Doom DeLuise and I decided to rekindle some old magic, and we reunited via webcam and hung out remotely for most of the 24 hours. I…
Last month, Marvel Studios announced plans for an upcoming animated adaptation of the classic comic series “What If?” for the new Disney+ streaming service. “What If?” will present alternate reality stories that take place outside the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity, with each story exploring how things would have unfolded differently had key moments in…
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a slow-drip of news stories detailing what Zack Snyder’s version of the much-maligned Justice League film would’ve looked like, had it ever been completed (famously, Snyder left the project midway through due to a family tragedy and was replaced by Joss Whedon, director of The Avengers). But, then,…
Hello, and welcome to another installment of “Rated ‘D’ for Doom,” my annual look at the year’s upcoming superhero movies! It’s been a couple of years since I wrote one of these, but that’s only because we haven’t had any new superhero movies come out lately. I guess they’re just not that popular with general…
Unless you’ve been living under Iraq (quick, what’s the statute of limitations on making puns about Saddam in his hidey-hole?), you’ll know that Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice is hitting theatres this weekend, and it seems poised to shatter some records at the box office, to say nothing of its title characters’ bones. Now,…
Hello, and welcome to another installment of “Rated ‘D’ for Doom,” my annual look at the year’s upcoming superhero movies! Now, before we move into the current year, I always like to take a moment to reflect on the prior year’s releases and see how they fared. Last year, we only had three big releases…
I was skeptical of the casting of Heath Ledger as The Joker. He didn’t look like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. He didn’t sound like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. He didn’t act like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. But once we saw him, it was clear that the way he looked, sounded and acted was awesome. A lot of the…
The expression on Superman’s face at the beginning of the trailer for Dawn of Justice really sums up the tone: “I don’t have time to explain to these stupid people how lucky they are that I’m clumsily destroying their city. “But if you’re going to make me explain myself…” (sigh) “…I’ll humor you.” (It doesn’t…