Posts Tagged ‘Iron Man’
Umbrella Academy and Necrosha Deliver as Ultimate Avengers Jumps The Shark
Let's open with a bang, I finally finished Umbrella Academy Vol 2: Dallas. In the liner notes (I don't know what else to call them), writer Gerard Way says that, "Dallas began as an idea for a single-issue adventure, like a great episode of The Twilight Zone or Doctor Who." Well... mission accomplished. They hit a home run with the [...]
Batman Ambushed As Dark Reign Continues Glacial Pacing
Last month, it seemed that a lot of storylines were building to their conclusion. Two standouts are Greg Rucka's Batwoman in Detective Comics and Matt Fraction's Invincible Iron Man. Here's the outstanding art for Batwoman, but more on it later. I'm a little annoyed with the slight revisions to Iron Man. We're now on part eleven of the [...]
Mouse House Ponys Up Cash For Marvel
The big news of the month occurred yesterday, with Disney coughing up $4 billion for Marvel Entertainment. Its not just the comics obviously, its the 7,000 characters in the library that lend themselves to licensing of bedsheets, movies, and videogames. I was laughing as the financial press kept stressing that with this acquisition that Disney [...]
On Screen Comic Books 1970s-1980s
Continuing on the thoughts from last week’s Watchmen post… I know that a big factor in the improved quality and quantity of superhero films and TV programs has been (1) the advances in CGI effects and (2) the presence of top name talent in front of and behind the camera. As impressive as Nicholas Hammond’s Spider-Man was (even with stock [...]
Watchmen Trailer
BIG fan of the Watchmen graphic novel. A little worried that Warner Bros, is doing this one—since V for Vendetta (another Alan Moore masterpiece) was just okay. But thankfully the trailer shows a lot of promise. This is a great time to be a comic book connoisseur and all around fan of pop culture items in the superhero/ action [...]
