OK… I am about to illustrate my profound geekiness (or my wealth of Useless Knowledge, you decide). Way back in the mid to late 1970s, it seemed like at least two of the big three networks (remember those days?) had at least one live-action superhero show on the air. ABC had The Six Million Dollar […]
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After a shortened night’s sleep (I’m sure some of my friends got less sleep than I so can’t complain) following a SUPER Friday night, I had to work the dreaded 12-8 shift on a Saturday… it’s money. Following the grind, the family (including our visiting cousin from Arkansas… one last get together before she boards
Bats and Supes doing battle against other superheroes…. President Lex Luthor… a kryptonite meteor on its way to Earth. These are just three of the major plots in the new animated PG-13 rated movie from the D.C. Universe: Batman/Superman: Public Enemies. And as far as I am concerned, the best so far. Following a country-wide
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There have been various interpretations on the old theme of superhuman powers being transferred to another person. Last night, I revisited one of those in a season 1 episode of Smallville. During a freak accident during a lightning storm, Clark Kent’s powers are passed to one of his high school classmates. Clark gets to discover
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While in the process of changing from his garb as “Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper” the Man of Steel was abducted from a red 1940s London-style phone booth. Apparently, one of the Last Son of Krypton’s vile enemies discovered his alter ego and tracked him to the town of Steamboat
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Yes, our president-elect is a self-proclaimed comic book aficionado. Mr. Obama is such a fan of the Amazing Spider-Man that he is being featured on the cover of an upcoming issue as well as a story within its pages. This is not the first time that comics have met the real world. Many heroes took
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There is a new Batman animated series on Cartoon Network. Batman: The Brave and the Bold takes its name from a series of comic books that featured various heroes teaming up to battle evilness. The first two episodes featured Batsy meeting Aquaman and Red Tornado, respectably. The animated series itself feels closer to the 60s
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