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I’ve been reading comics for a long time now: some of my first memories are those early 70s comics my brothers would leave lying around. DC 100-Page Super Spectaculars were always at hand, with those adventures of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel [...]

You know, I like Planetary. Despite the long wait between issues and the rather glacial pacing, the comic has a lot going for it: characters who are interesting, though not all that likable; a storyline that allows for a lot of digressions into other genres; art that’s clear and detailed and fits the writing like [...]

I’m a little behind, so sue me. But in a way, reviewing the last two parts of this storyline together makes more sense, since they finish up the story, but remain somewhat non-sensical separately.

The plot, in short: after escaping Hell, the Super Buddies find themselved back on Earth. Well, except that it isn’t actually our [...]

Wow! Wil Wheaton answered my question via Slashdot about his voice acting for Aqualad on the Teen Titans series.
He gives a great behind the scenes look at the process of voice acting, and it seems a lot different than I would have thought. I also thought I would dislike Wil’s voice as Aqualad, but he [...]

If you were unsure if you wanted to see Batman Begins, the latest movie in the franchise, let me help you with that decision: go see it. Now. Skip work. It’s that good (though skipping work for any movie is a good plan). It is everything that Batman Forever and Batman & Robin weren’t: Batman [...]