In Line 2 Watch The Watchmen
I’m in line to see the Watchmen! I might actually get in. Can’t wait to see Dr Manhattan’s junk. More updates to come.
Battle for the Cowl: Batman and the Outsiders!
Yeah, I know. I’m just as surprised as you are. I count no less than SIX attempts to reboot The Outsiders by DC Comics. It’s an odd animal. Essentially, The Outsiders is made up of superheroes who do not “fit” in with the mainstream superhero community They were founded by Batman during one of his […]
Battle for the Cowl: The Contenders – Tim Drake
Moreso than anybody else, Tim Drake deserves to be Batman. Tim Drake first showed up in Batman #436, in 1989. While watching Batman and Robin battle against the Penguin, he realizes that the moves are those that only Dick Grayson could accomplish, since he had seen the same move when watching the Flying Graysons. At […]
Battle for the Cowl: The Contenders – Jason Todd
Jason Todd is batsh*t crazy. I mean, let’s be honest. Sure, a lot of people voted to kill of Jason Todd in DC’s now-infamous “Should Robin Die?” hotline stunt back in 1988. See, Jason Todd became Robin in 1983 after Dick Grayson moved on to join the New Teen Titans. After Crisis on Infinite Earths […]
Batman: Battle for the Cowl — The Contenders: Nightwing
Dick Grayson has been Batman before. Years ago, after the Knightquest storyline in the Batman comics, Bruce Wayne, healed from his paralysis, returns to Gotham and has to forcible take back the mantle of Batman from his replacement, Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael). Nightwing, comfortable that the Bats is back, tried to go back to the Titans […]
Battle for the Cowl is coming!
So…Batman’s dead. Kinda. During DC Comics’ recent Final Crisis crossover, Batman breaks his “no guns” rule and shoots Darkseid, using some kind of “god-killing” bullet. (don’t ask me, it doesn’t make much sense) As Darkseid dies, he fires his Omega Sanction beams from his eyes and apparently kills Batman. Well, until two weeks later, when […]
Who Watches Watchmen? Wil Wheaton, That's Who!
Wil Wheaton was lucky enough to sit in on an advance screening of Zack Snyder’s upcoming film realization of Moore and Gibbons’ Cold War masterpiece, Watchmen. Over on his own blog, Wheaton ends the suspense: It’s the best movie inspired by a graphic novel that I’ve ever seen. It could have gone wrong in a […]
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Dig this original piece, Ciphers, featuring The Spirit, Rorschach, and The Question. I always knew Superman was a Christ-figure, but was surprised to learn he’s a Methodist. The world is lousy with Catholic heroes, but where are the Episcopal superheroes? Could be maybe… Batman? You know you’ve been asking, “Who is Daniel?” Levar Burton jumps […]
(Super)Heroes of Black History Month: Black Lightning
In 1977, Black Lightning appeared in Black Lightning #1 becoming the first African American character to headline his own book at DC Comics. His stomping grounds were the slums of Metropolis. While Superman fought his battles high in the skies, Black Lightning was beating down the badguys in the streets. High school principal by day, […]
Batman: Private Casebook Contest Winner!
We have a winner! The winner of the Batman: Private Casebook Give-A-Way is….(drum roll please)…well, dammit, since we’re all a little kooky here are IoM, I think we’ll just go ahead and draw TWO names out of the hat…what say you? Congratulations to Noble Bear and Grungydan, the two winners of a brand new BATMAN: […]