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Super Movies – Daredevil, Part 2
Continuing our look back at 2003’s Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and Colin Farrell. As we concluded last week, the Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) had just hired Irish hitman Bullseye to kill his errant henchman, Nikolas Natchios. But before … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #181
Since we’ll be presenting the conclusion to the recap of the 2003 Daredevil movie tomorrow, I thought I’d revisit one of the main issues of the comic that inspired the film, Frank Miller’s classic issue #181, “Last Hand,” written and … Continue reading
Super Movies – Daredevil, Part 1
Yeah, you read that right. Imma’ spend two weeks on this joint, or whatever cool guys say. And yeah, that title card above is made up of three different elements from the clever opening credit sequence. I hope you appreciate … Continue reading
Super Movies – Robocop
Since yesterday’s Vault featured a man trapped in a robotic suit, I figured why not continue the theme with 1987’s Robocop? Directed by Paul Verhoeven from a script by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, Robocop tells the story of Alex … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Chrome
As I’ve said many times, the 80’s was a seminal time in American comics, both in terms of the revitalization of the major publishers and in the rise of the many independent publishers who tried to broaden the medium. One … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Wonder Woman, Social Worker
Short one this week, sliding in under the wire. Like Betty Boop, way more people know the image of Wonder Woman than have any real familiarity with the character. For all that Wonder Woman is considered one of the Big … Continue reading
Super Movies – V For Vendetta
Yes, it’s another late post. Not because I was too busy, but because I had forgotten. Not forgotten to post, nor forgotten that this movie wasn’t very good. No, I had forgotten how angry the movie makes me, so I … Continue reading
Super Movies – Faust: Love of the Damned
Our month-long Halloween extravaganza continues with Faust: Love of the Damned. Faust got its start as an independent, black-and-white comic book written by David Quinn with artwork by Tim Vigil (as previously discussed in Out of the Vault here). The … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Blue Devil
Welcome to the relaunch of Hero Go Home! Today marks the start of our new month-long Halloween extravaganza, featuring Heroes Who Are Also Monsters. First up: Blue Devil! In 1984, DC started introducing their new series via inserts in established … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America #193
So last week, we talked about Captain America and the Falcon #191, in which the Falcon’s trial for crimes committed before his hero career began ended with an attack by the Stilt-Man, who wanted to kill the Falcon, but instead … Continue reading
