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Who Is the Punisher?

By Dave Richards

March 16, 2016

Before their film and television studios became entertainment powerhouses, Marvel Comics sold the rights to their characters to a number of different studios. Over the years, those rights have reverted back to Marvel, allowing them to introduce and incorporate a number of fan-favorite characters into their ever growing Cinematic Universe. Last year, Marvel Cinematic Universe…

Marvel’s Daredevil Season One Recap: Episodes 1-7

By David Cranmer

March 10, 2016

Daredevil is the new gold standard in superhero television shows. Hell, it's even better than some of the bloated big-screen films (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Fantastic Four reboot) that are beginning to water down the Marvel universe. Here’s the reason for its achievement: old fashion character development. Show creator Drew Goddard wisely knows that all…

A Batman Christmas: The Yuletide Hero Gotham Deserves

By Dave Richards

December 23, 2015

The Holidays are supposed to be a time of peace on Earth and goodwill towards everyone, but as popular culture has shown us, some people view them as a season of sinister opportunity. So, some of the most fun and enjoyable Christmas tales are the ones where we get thrilling confrontations between valiant heroes and…

Christopher Golden and Josh Boone Talk The Stand and The Fault in Our Stars

By Christopher Golden

November 4, 2015

  In celebration of the release of my new horror novel, Dead Ringers, I reached out to some of my favorite filmmakers to talk about our mutual love of the genre, formative influences, and what the future holds. After his work as director of the hugely successful film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars,…

The Essential Jim Gordon Stories, Or, When Gordon Became Batman

By Corrina Lawson

July 28, 2015

In the current storyline in DC’s Batman and Detective Comics, Jim Gordon’s shaved his mustache, ditched the overcoat, and done some serious body sculpting for his new job—the pilot of a new robotic Batman suit that is protecting Gotham, because the real Batman is feared dead from a final confrontation with the Joker. I thought…

Now That You’ve Watched Daredevil, Read These Comics

By Corrina Lawson

June 3, 2015

Daredevil’s thirteen-episode season was a non-stop crime noir thrill ride populated by characters that stayed with me long after my binge watch ended. The bad news: a second season won’t happen until sometime in 2016. The good news: the comics listed below will help pass the time until then. It’s no coincidence that the first…

Gotham 1.12: “What the Little Bird Told Him”

By Corrina Lawson

January 20, 2015

“You think you’ve been careful so far?” Lest we forget, Harvey Bullock repeats the phrase three times, each more incredulous than the last in the latest Gotham. It’s a perfect line, well-delivered by Donal Logue, and points out the single biggest issue with Gotham: Jim Gordon should be dead by now. But for plot reasons,…

Gotham Series Premiere: You Won’t Miss Batman

By Corrina Lawson

September 23, 2014

If you’re a casual television viewer, you probably remember Jim Gordon as the bumbling commissioner on the Batman live-action television show. If you’ve seen the recent Dark Knight trilogy, you might have a more positive opinion of Gordon as a hero. But if you’re a reader of comics, especially Batman: Year One, then you know…

Gotham’s Girls: Comic Noir’s New Leading Ladies

By Corrina Lawson

September 10, 2014

Noir has long been a male bastion in comics, from Frank Miller reimagining Daredevil and Batman to Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka creating Gotham Central, an inspiration for the upcoming Gotham television series. Female creators writing noir stories for comics have been few and far between. But that’s changing. Batgirl is being re-imagined by a…

Batman at 25: Tim Burton’s Caped Crusader

By Jake Hinkson

August 29, 2014

Ah, 1989. It was a simpler time. Your faithful correspondent was 14 years old—amply pimpled, brazenly bemulleted, and already a devoted movie geek. The best thing that happened to me that year was that Lethal Weapon 2 came out. This was back when one could devote himself unequivocally to the hero worship of Mel Gibson.…

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