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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Steel Harbor
Continuing a look back at Dark Horse’s short-lived 1993 attempt to create a shared superhero universe. In month 3, focus shifted from Golden City to Steel Harbor. But first, the prologues: The first page of every issue formed a separate, … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Hancock, Part 2
Last week, we discussed the first half of Hancock, the 2008 superhero spoof starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. And as the first half was ending, Smith was just finishing his transition from thoroughly unpleasant, drunken super-asshole to … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Golden City
Last week, we started discussing “Comics Greatest World,” Dark Horse’s 1993 four-month, 16-issue miniseries intended to launch their new superhero continuity. Month one had featured Arcadia, a grim’n’gritty corner of the universe with horror-themed heroes. Month 2 went in the … Continue reading
Down With OPB – Unforgettable
Fellow Codex author Eric James Stone is currently serializing his novel Unforgettable online, adding one chapter a week, like I am (link goes to the first chapter). Unlike me, however, he has the entire thing available as an ebook if … Continue reading
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Extra #23 – Secret Origin of Bugs
It surprises me sometimes how many of the characters in this story got their start as gaming characters. I’ve gone into the origins of Digger in some depth on They Stole Frazier’s Brain, but to recap briefly: he was originally … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Hancock, Part 1
So for the next little while, I’m going to cover superheroes who are original to the screen and did not appear in comics first. This week and next, I’ll cover two stories featuring Will Smith as a superhero named Hancock. … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Arcadia
In 1993, Dark Horse Comics gave birth to what was perhaps the most unnecessary shared superhero universe ever, grandiosely titled “Comics’ Greatest World.” It was introduced in an elaborate four-month rollout that saw a different title published each week, centered … Continue reading
State of the Story – The End Is In Sight
For those of you who may think that the story has slowed down a little too much in the weeks since the destruction of the Phortress, good news. The big climax is fast approaching and will begin before the end … Continue reading
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Extra #22 – New Digger Wallpaper
An experiment that didn’t quite work out the way I intended, but it’s still interesting. It’s sized for 1024×768. If for some reason you want to use this and need a different resolution, let me know. Click to embiggen then … Continue reading
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Super Movie Monday – Barbarella
I mentioned last week that Starcrash was influenced by Barbarella, the French comic-turned-campy sci-fi movie. Looking back at Barbarella, the influence may be less extensive than I remembered, but it is still there. Both feature gorgeous heroines clad in very … Continue reading
