Comic Book Review: DC Special No. 23: Green Arrow edited by Len Wein Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp for More Fun Comics #73 in 1941. Oliver “Ollie” Queen was originally an old-money anthropologist with a special interest in Native American cultures, who’d learned archery from the tribes he was studying.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: DC Special No. 23: Green Arrow
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Comic Book Review: The Terrifics Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics
Comic Book Review: The Terrifics Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics written by Jeff Lemire, art by various. Michael Holt, codename Mr. Terrific, has been off-planet for some time dealing with extra-dimensional threats. During that time, his company, Terrifitech, was taken over in an underhanded manner by ethically dubious multimillionaire Simon Stagg. Mr. Terrific had written… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Terrifics Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics
Movie Review: The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest
Movie Review: The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest (1997) directed by Toshihiko Masuda In Gotham City, the Joker (Mark Hamill) and Harley Quinn (Arlene Sorkin) steal a jade dragon. Based on fragments left behind, Batman suspects he knows where the Clown Prince of Crime is headed. As it so happens, Bruce Wayne has business in Metropolis;… Continue reading Movie Review: The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes by various creators ‘Tis the holiday season, so let’s kick back and enjoy a collection of DC Comics heroes enjoying Christmas, or at least the secular version of same. “The TT’s Swingin’ Christmas Carol!” written by Bob Haney and art by Nick… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #44
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #44 by various creators Archie Comics wasn’t the only company doing digests, of course. DC Comics also had a vast library of back issues able to be reprinted in a smaller, checkout aisle friendly format. At one point, it was used as part of a… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #44
Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1
Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1 created by Various A fairly long-standing tradition of DC Comics is the “Holiday Special”; an anthology issue themed around a particular holiday or season. It started, naturally, with Christmas specials, now more general “winter holiday”-themed, but Halloween specials with horror-type stories were an obvious addition,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1
Comic Book Review: Metropolis Grove
Comic Book Review: Metropolis Grove by Drew Brockington Sonia grew up in the city of Metropolis, famous for the superhero Superman. She’s a huge fan, and even saw him fly by once. Her family relocates to the sleepy suburb of Metropolis Grove on the first day of summer vacation. There she meets Alexis “call me… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Metropolis Grove
Comic Book Review: Shadow of the Batgirl
Comic Book Review: Shadow of the Batgirl author Sarah Kuhn, Illustrator Nicole Goux Cassandra Cain was raised to be the perfect assassin, able to read people’s movements and respond with deadly precision, silent and able to blend into the shadows until time to strike. But her latest victim lived just long enough to say something.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Shadow of the Batgirl
Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1 edited by Joey Cavalieri One of the effects of the many corporate mergers that have taken place over the last few decades is that the rights to the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons are now owned by Warner Communications, the same folks that own DC Comics. A few years… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents: Justice League of America Volume 2
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Justice League of America Volume 2 edited by Julius Schwartz The Justice League of America debuted in The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960.) It was a retread of the Golden Age Justice Society of America, teaming up several of DC Comics’ superhero characters to promote all of them.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents: Justice League of America Volume 2