Archive for the ‘superheroes’ Category

Spaceage Daydream: Lady Robotika

I do not hide the fact that I am a Jane Wiedlin fanboy. She’s cute, she’s funny, she’s geeky, she’s friendly. And when I was younger, so much younger than today, I thought the Go-Go’s were incredibly cool. (Well, I still think that.) She’s been heavily promoting her new comic, Lady Robotika, for months now. [...]

Society

I’ve written before about what a fan I am of DC Comics’ Justice Society of America and I’ve made no secret that when I came up with the name and logo for the Library Society of the World, I was heavily influenced by superhero comics, especially the JSA. Right, so… Last Friday night, the CW [...]

Lost Worlds

I miss Earth-Two. No, not this Earth 2 (although I did enjoy that series). No, not this Earth 2 (although I do love me some Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely). The Earth-Two I miss hasn’t really existed since 1986. One of the first comics I remember reading Justice League of America #148. It featured the [...]

“It could work!”

You all know that I’m colossal geek, right? Young Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite movies. On Saturday night, we decided it was time for Morgan to see it. (She’s already seen Blazing Saddles and loved it, even if she didn’t get all of the jokes.) So, we got some tasty burgers from Five [...]

In Brightest Day…

I love fan-made media. My friends and I all did fan-made stories and comics when we were kids, and I absolutely grok the urge to create your own stories using characters and settings that you love passionately. I particularly love well-done fan-made media. This fan-made mock trailer for an imagined Green Lantern movie, starring Nathan [...]

I Watched the Watchmen

I saw Watchmen this afternoon. I think it’s an outstanding adaptation of the comic and I think it’s a terrific movie. I think it’s perfectly cast, especially Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach. Yes, they changed the ending of the comic, although the effect is still the same. And honestly, I think the film ending works [...]

Who Watches the Watchmen? I Will!

Wil Wheaton got to see Watchmen and says it’s “fucking awesome.” So, I’m not at all worried about how the movie has turned out and I can’t wait to see it. WATCHMEN!!!

My Kind of Gotham

I’ve loved Tony DiTerlizzi‘s art since I first saw it in Planescape and Changeling books. His picture books Jimmy Zangwow’s Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure and Ted are two of my favorite children’s books. Plus, we were both born in California in 1969 and seem to have similar influences, so…I’m a fan. But, oh boy, do I [...]

Justice League of America: the Pilot

In 1997, CBS produced a pilot for a Justice League of America TV show. It was apparently never aired in the US, which is probably one of the main reasons I only just recently even learned about it. I managed to get a copy of it and watched it last night. Boy, am I glad [...]

Who Lurks in the Swamps?

When I was a kid, I wrote and drew a lot of comics. It was one of my burning passions, and I still kick myself for giving up drawing. (I gave it up because it got too hard. I didn’t want to have to practice, I just wanted to be able to draw the things [...]