Category: Comics
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Superman and the Squirrel: The Value of a Life
‘Superman‘ has been available digitally for about three days at the time of me writing this. In that time, I’ve already re-watched it twice. Don’t judge; I’ve been starved for good cape media ever since ‘The Batman‘ came out. There’s a lot to love about this movie. Krypto. The music. David Corenswet’s magnificent hair. But…
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A Fanboy’s Review of Superman *No Spoilers*
The sun rises on a new age of superhero films. I’ve been looking forward to this movie for a long time. James Gunn has a strong track record of comic book movies. All the trailers looked extremely promising. The stars seemed to be aligning. Even so, I kept my expectations moderate. I wasn’t expecting this…
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All Star Superman is a Masterpiece
The great thing about Superman is that even if he can juggle stars, Lois Lane can undermine that with a single cruel word. And that was what was powerful about it for me, that’s why we made him more powerful than ever, because everybody kept saying ‘Well, you can’t make a Superman story, cause if…
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Superman Smashes the Klan is a Genuine Masterpiece
The Man of Steel has some of the most iconic villains in comic book history. Lex Luthor. Brainiac. Darkseid. Doomsday. Bizarro. Yet all of them pale in comparison to his true worst enemy: the Klu Klux Klan. See, back in the 1950s, when radio was the top of the entertainment industry, Superman was adapted from…
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Why We Need the Bat Family
Few comic book characters have been brought to the big screen as many times as Batman. Just about the only one that can compete at this point is Spider-Man. From Adam West to Christian Bale, Michael Keaton to George Clooney, Ben Affleck to Robert Pattinson, we can hardly go five years without a new version…
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