Tag Archives: DC comics

Revamping Bat-Villains

October 13, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull ListAmanda Waller, Arrow-verse, batman, Batman: Arkham game series, Brendan Fraser, comic books, DC comics, Django Unchained, Firefly, geek, geek podcast, Green Arrow, Jack Black, Jigsaw, Law Abiding Citizen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Nightwing, One Hour Photo, podcast, Ra's al Ghul, Rachel Weisz, Roxy Rocket, Saw films, supernatural, the Mummy, The Number 23, The Riddler, The Sportsmen, Toy ManNick Hearne

When it comes to super villains in comic books, the norm for the longest time was make them colorful looking so they pop of the page and don’t give them too complicated of a backstory. Simple and eye catching. Once television and animation became a factor, comic book fans were seeing their favorite characters acted … Continue reading Revamping Bat-Villains →

Watchmen (The Graphic Novel) VERSUS Watchmen (The 2009 Movie)

September 24, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Things1986, 1987, 2009, Alan Moore, alternate history, artist, Billy Crudup, British, Carla Gugino, Charlton Comics, colorist, comic book, contemporary anxieties, dark satirical, Dave Gibbons, DC comics, deconstruct and satirize, Dick Giordano, directed, dystopian, freelance costumed vigilantes, graphic novel, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Higgins, limited series, Malin Åkerman, managing editor, Matthew Goode, outlawed, Patrick Wilson, published, superhero characters, superhero concept, superhero film, Watchmen, writer, Zack SnyderNick Hearne

Graphic novels and graphic novel movies have been a staple of American culture since the golden age of comics. They have steadily become the most interesting and hotly debated of cinematic exploits. To talk about a time when movies made us feel like we knew superheroes is to talk about a time when cinema ruled … Continue reading Watchmen (The Graphic Novel) VERSUS Watchmen (The 2009 Movie) →

The Changing World Of Comics

July 2, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull ListAdventure Comics, Captain America, ComiXology, Dark Horse comics, DC comics, DC Digital, DC Universe, Digital Comics, Foil Covers, Hologram Covers, Hydra Cap, IDW, Image Comics, Invincible, Malibu Publishing, Marvel 2099, marvel comics, Marvel Unlimited, Planet of the Apes, Punisher Armory, Spider-Man Reign, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #13, The Incredible Hulk, The Mutant Massacre, the walking dead, Top Cow comics, trade paperback, Variant Comic Covers, X-Men: No More HumansNick Hearne

At one point in time, the only way to enjoy your comic books was to sit down, hold them in your hands and turn the pages. Then, when it was time to put them away, you got up, grabbed a poly bag and board, slid your comic in and put it away, preferably in a … Continue reading The Changing World Of Comics →