The Man of Tomorrow

While I wasn’t keen on the design style of this animated film, I knew I was going to watch it either way. I had to preface this mini review with that statement in order to admit how very mistaken I was. I LOVE this type of animation… I just had to give it a chance […]

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Bruce Timm: Complex Simplicity

If you are a fan of Batman the Animated series, or the Justice League Cartoon, then there is a 99.99% chance that you are a huge a Bruce Timm fan. His love of Jack Kirby is unparalleled in his own style with his use of hyper stylistic movement that almost leaps off of the page. […]

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Side-Notes: Ranking Robins

Check out this deep-dive into the many faces of Robin, Batman’s lil’ chum. There is one of my favorite Robin’s that wasn’t listed, Bruce Wayne’s “proto-Robin” from Superman Batman Generations v1 issue #4. The year was 1939, and Bruce’s first outing was as Robin? I love Else-Worlds. As kid I had no love of kid […]

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That Time DC and Marvel Joined Forces

  In 1996, something magical happened that comic book nerds never thought possible: The big two, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, combined their deep catalog of characters . Amalgam was a unique one-time shot, one that probably we’ll never see the likes of again… thanks to lawyers.    I remember when this all happened. I was […]

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Catching up with the Coming Crisis

   When Arrow first aired, I was there. For every episode, I was there. After the fourth or fifth season we had an on-again-off-again relationship. The plots were hampered by more drama than was necessary, but I guess that is the nature of storytelling now. Instead of ranting about it I chose to just become […]

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