DC Comics New Direction: Week 2
Jim Gordon as Batman? A return to the old Constantine? It all works.
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Tag: Jim Gordon
Unboxing Wonder Woman
So what do you get inside the Wonder Woman hero box?
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The Cliffs of Insanity: Should Monthly Comics Die?
Should you start reading monthly superhero comics? Only if you want to spend far more than the book would cost collected and can predict what you want to read 3 months in advance.
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Same Geek Channel Review ‘Gotham’ Episode 115 “The Scarecrow”
It’s the last episode of ‘Gotham’. Not for the season, but for us. Want to know why? Our reasons are within.
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Same Geek Channel Review: ‘Gotham’ Episode 114 “The Fearsome Dr. Crane”
Gotham continues to try to cram too much into a single episode.
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He Said/She Said: Gotham Episode 112 “What the Little Bird Told Him”
In our last article I kept ripping on Gotham. Which might give the impression that I hate the show. Untrue. I quite enjoy it. I just don’t feel like there are flaws that pull me out.
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5 Reasons to Be Excited for the Batman TV prequel
Fox’s new Batman prequel, Gotham , slated to air next fall, has me excited in a way that no TV show has in a long time. Here’s why.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner — November 6th, 2013
We have a wide variety of reviews this week, including Wonder Woman, Black Orchid, and several DC Comics coming out today.
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The Cliffs of Insanity: Mystery of Coulson's Rebirth Solved?
I look at Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., including a theory on why Tahiti is a magical place, DC Comics/Warner Bros. dives headfirst into the superhero television business, and, finally, I join the tablet generation with a mini iPad but my favorite part is my custom case.
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The Cliffs of Insanity: Boston Comic Con
Boston Comic Con: A commission of the Commish, dragons, DC failing to impress the eldest, and artists who went out of their way to help my youngest.
Continue ReadingA Look at DC Comics: Ame-Comi Girls Series
The Ame-Comi Girls Series is one of those that you need to read for pure fun. Don’t go in and expect continuity with the New 52 or any other series. Right off the back, you can tell from their costumes that these are not your mother’s superheroes.
Continue ReadingThe Superman Mythos and Lois Lane: Why She Matters
“I think Lois is amazing and it comes down to portrayal. She’s the woman that Superman falls in love with – think about who that woman has to be. It’s not the most beautiful person in the world, but that’s …
Continue ReadingBatman: Year One Blu-ray/DVD Is Good, But Misses the Brilliance of the Graphic Novel
For all the acclaim given to Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, it’s only his second best Batman story. The best thing that Miller has ever written about Batman is the Batman: Year One story that was first serialized …
Continue ReadingComics Spotlight on Commissioner Gordon One-Shot
When Batman Begins was first coming out and Gary Oldman was cast as Jim Gordon, a friend of mine asked me why Jim Gordon was so important to the story that it required an actor of Oldman’s talents. “He’s Batman’s …
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