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The Kryptonian Alphabet
Kryptonese Alphabet I think my brain melted just from trying to comprehend it. Yet I have a friend who is turning that into a font! Why is it we have people who are making fonts for comic book alien alphabets and translating the works of Shakespeare into Klingonaas, but there are still tens of thousands…
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Why I’m reading “52”
Spoilers. Spoiler space. Don’t click on the extended text unless you’re reading 52 or really don’t care at all about DC and never, ever plan to read it even a year from now in a trade. But I have to talk about this because I’m fit to bust.
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Here’s what happens when you neglect a comic character
Justice League of America #1 debuted today. Brad Meltzer’s story is off to a slow start, typical of the “write for the trade” style. Sure, once it’s all assembled, there will be action in the story, we just don’t get to see it in this installment. That said, it makes for an intense read with…
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Devin’s new slash porn novel
WARNING: Seriously, the language and discussion material in this link is of an adult nature. Ye have been warned. I didn’t even realize that Devin Grayson had a new paperback novel from DC Comics, but she does. It’s called Inheritance, it focuses on the superhero/sidekick relationships of Batman/Robin, Green Arrow/Speedy and Aquaman/Aqualad, and apparently Devin…
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Tom Russell gets the kryptonite pen
Oh, you want to know who won the Superman Returns contest that ended on July 4th, nine days ago? Oops. What can I say. You all know I’ve been a bit distracted lately. My sincere apologies. I printed up the names of all entrants, put them in a coffee can and had them drawn by…
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Oliver Queen is an idiot
(Alternate subject heading: “I’ll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got.”) In DC Comics’ new 52 #8 (or “52 Week 8” or however you want to refer to it), a shopkeeper in Star City emerges from his store yelling, “Stop! Thief!” The thief is running ahead of him with an armful of groceries…
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Intense week for yours truly
I was reading through Beau Smith’s new column extolling the virtues of the DC Showcase / Marvel Essentials and it hit me that I’m only seven days away from having in my hot little hands the book that I have dreamed of for ten years: Showcase Presents: Elongated Man. The fact that this book actually…
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“…I have sent them my only son.”
For a character created by two Jewish kids as a “Moses from outer space,” Superman certainly seems to inspire Christian allegories. I just spotted the brand new book “The Gospel According To The World’s Greatest Superhero” and it points out that the Kents were originally named Joseph and Mary, so at least some of this…
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A more positive “Superman Returns” review
Megan Basham likes “Superman Returns” and points out how fortunate we are to get a movie like this considering the decade-long fight to bring him back and what previous creators wanted to do with him.
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Ebert reviews Superman Returns
Superman Returns gets two stars and a review which makes it sound like Ebert was charitable in the stars section. UPDATE: Please note that there are puh-lenty of spoilers in this review.