1982 was an amazeballs years for movies. (Don’t believe me, just go look up the films that were released that year. We haven’t had another year of films like that since!) And it was also a great year for comics. The Legion of Super-Heroes #290-#294 had writer Paul Levitz, illustrator Keith Giffen, and inker Larry…
Aquaman Miniseries #1 (1985)
A mostly forgotten mini-series by Neal Pozner and Craig Hamilton from that era right as Crisis on Infinite Earths was shaking things up. This costume didn’t last long, but I think it looked fantastic. Or I should say… it looked fantastic if illustrated by an artist who know how to do it. I would like…
Thirst Trap Anpu?
The ears are giving Ancient Anubis vibes. The ab shot. Not so much. Thirst Trap Anpu is very much a Thirst Trap! Artist: 鹿吉 shigeru20200531 | https://x.com/shigeru20200531 (dead account)
🎧 XTC – “That’s Really Super, Supergirl” 🎧
Ok. Now I know he’s only producing Supergirl, but James Gunn does (sometimes unfortunately) love his needle drops to songs in films. All I keep thinking is that there’s a solid chance that XTC’s 1986 That’s Really Super, Supergirl may be a needle drop in the forthcoming film? I did not predict Teddybears Punkrocker in…
We are all getting so old.
One of the worst things about getting older is when you see some of the musicians you’ve the majority of your life get older. Take Soft Cell (David Ball and Marc Almond) and Pet Shop Boys (Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant) sitting around looking like a bunch of old retired grandpas. Wait. Fuck. I am…
I think it is a great reimaging of a character.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the last Black Panther film. I mean, it was fine and all, but they should have just recast the lead. Treating actor Chadwick Boseman like he was some sacred actor who couldn’t be replaced and all just was… odd. This is show business. Not show friends. Anyway… the one…
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton (2025 series)
I haven’t started them yet, but these covers by Jae Lee and June Chung are so beautiful. I’ve loved Jae Lee’s talents for 25 years or so now. Just amazing work. The internal art by Mike Norton appears to be far more mundane and simple though. No idea what the story is about, but I…
I am so very happy I’m out!
I’ve been out of comics since just after DC’s “Final Crisis” series. The cost of physical copies by 2009 had become so beyond their value proposition, that it was just not worth it anymore. Many of the comics we’d read in about 5 minutes and then be like “Oh. That was a waste for that.”…
Donna Troy / Wonder Girl
I have been a major fan of the original Donna Troy Wonder Girl characters throughout all of her evolutions and “career changes” up to Infinite Crisis era. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez’s New Teen Titans (Vol 1) and everything they did with her are essential to my personal comics lore. Pérez brought such amazing life…
Elsa Lanchester
It still blows my mind that The Bride of Frankenstein, Elsa Lanchester, was also Katie Nanna from 1964’s Mary Poppins! (Not that Katie Nanna had much of a role, but still!)