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Super Movie Monday – X-Men, Part 3
Now we’re into the big finish of Brian Singer’s 2000 adaptation of X-Men, although the term “big” may not apply so much. When we left off, Rogue had been kidnapped by Magneto’s Brotherhood of Mutants, and Professor Ex-Javier had been rendered … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Shazam! #11
Last week, I talked about Werner Roth, a guy I’d always thought of as the most boring artist ever. Turned out, when looking back, that I realized he wasn’t bad when he was working within his genre. He’d just never … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – X-Men, Part 2
Continuing this week with the second chapter of our three-part look at Brian Singer’s X-Men from 2000. When we left off, Logan–the ronin-like wandering cage fighter also known as Wolverine–had ended up in Professor Charles Egg-Saviour’s School for Gifted Youngsters … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – X-Men #77 & 96
I mentioned in Monday’s recap of the first X-Men movie that the original X-Men had not been a huge hit in the comics. Here’s a look at why. The issue in question is issue 77, featuring the story “When Titans Clash,” written … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – X-Men
To start off the new year, let’s start a new series: the X-Men. The Uncanny X-Men were introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. They had two basic gimmicks to set them apart from other heroes: number one, … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Batman #247
So with New Year’s coming up, as well as Christmas just past, here’s a combined issue of Batman to enjoy. Batman #247, dated Feb. 1973, bucks the trend of its fellow DC Comics of the period with long main features … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Justice League of America #110
Sorry for the late update (and the missed update last week), but not only has it been hard to find a good Christmas story to cover, but the holidays in general tend to screw with my mind. I have so … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Megaton Man
One of the reasons I write about 80’s comics so much is that it was a time of fundamental change in the comics industry, changing the way they were produced, printed, marketed and distributed. In the late 70’s, people had … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – The Mighty Mites #1
And we’re back to my favorite year in comics, 1986, the year of Alan Moore’s Watchmen and Frank Miller’s Dark Knight. In the aftermath of the amazingly successful debut two years previously of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–an independent black-and-white parody … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 3
So we finally come to the conclusion of last year’s Marvel epic, Captain America: The First Avenger. When we left off, Steve had finally been accepted into the fight with Hydra and given a new uniform (based on his USO … Continue reading
