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New TV Season: Legion of Super-Heroes

October 17, 2007, 7:51 pm

Spoilers Ho!

We’re four episodes into the new season of Legion of Super-Heroes, and up until this week I haven’t been too impressed. Sure, the season opener set the stage for the overarching plot this season: minor B-villain from the comics Imperiex is transplanted from the 41st century to the 31st, along with a clone of [...]

Bad Movies: The Host

July 28, 2007, 8:54 am

I had been meaning to watch The Host when it came out on DVD: after all, it’s one of the best reviewed movies of 2007, and has an impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. And it’s an Asian giant monster movie and one of the most popular films in South Korea ever. There was no way [...]

Martian Manhunter: The Top Five Action Figures

February 3, 2007, 11:34 pm

Strangely, there are more Martian Manhunter action figures than many other more popular characters (take that, Wonder Woman!). And I own a bunch (with plans to add at least 3-4 more in the coming year). Here’s my list of favorites (I haven’t included any upcoming ones) in no particular order:

MiniMates Martian Manhunter: This is the [...]

Reviews, Week of January 22nd

January 26, 2007, 10:56 pm

Getting back into the swing of reviews.

Legion of Super-Heroes #26

There are times when I feel this comic is really just treading water: we’ve had Supergirl for a while, and now Mon-El is back, but those events just don’t seem to have much resonance anymore. We get a lot of exposition, with the origins of the [...]

Super Mega Late Reviews

January 21, 2007, 8:47 pm

As usual, I’m running late on reviews. My life needs a valium to slow it down a little. Anyhow, here’s my thoughts on last week’s haul.

Red Menace #3

I’m finding this mini-series more interesting than Bilson and DeMeo’s work on the recent Flash comic, despite its well worn plot concept (superheroes unmasked during the height of [...]