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Archive for September, 2009
Who’s the best… Robin?
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Cover Friday
Friday, September 18th, 2009
World’s Finest #283
I’m going to… dislike this book, aren’t I?
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
A while ago I ordered a bunch of comics from Comicasa, and they threw in this for free. First bad sign.
Second bad sign: ‘From the writer of TV’s Heroes’. I’m not big on Heroes.
First good sign: Denys Cowan. Like his art.
Third bad sign: Another new Joker origin?!
Bat-Comics You Should Own
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Batman Year 100 is one of the best Bat-Books ever. Because Paul Pope rocks. And it’s just a damn good story.
Taking place exactly 100 years after the first appearance of The Batman, it’s a futuristic, anarchistic take on Batman.
And it features panels like this:
Currently watching
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
This could be good.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Warner Home Video will distribute in Spring 2010 (finalizing date soon)
An original story from award-winning animation/comics writer Dwayne
McDuffie (Justice League) rooted in DC Comics’ popular canon of
“Crisis” stories.Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer.
Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern) and Sam Liu
(Superman/Batman: Public Enemies) are co-directors.In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a “good” Lex Luthor arrives
from an alternate universe to recruit the Justice League to help save
his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters
with virtually identical super powers to the Justice League. What
ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that
threatens both planets and, through a diabolical plan launched by
Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril.All-star voice cast led by Mark Harmon (NCIS) as Superman, James Woods
(Ghosts of Mississippi) as Owlman, Chris Noth (Sex and the City, Law &
Order) as Lex Luthor, William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) as Batman,
Gina Torres (Serenity, Firefly) as Super Woman and Bruce Davison
(X-Men) as the President.Attached are a few images … one is of Owlman and the other is of
the Justice League arriving for battle along with the “good” Lex
Luthor.
Hopefully based loosely on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s JLA Earth 2 graphic novel.
JLU
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009I loved JLU.
Currently watching
Monday, September 14th, 2009
The Demon’s Quest Part 1.
Bat-Comics You Should Own
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Batman: Mad Love, which was of course adapted into the great Batman TAS episode of the same name.
I don’t quite know what to write about it, to be honest. It’s just an excellent Batman comic about the origin of Harley Quinn.
The HC comes with some great back up tales, of which my favourite is Two Of A Kind, a great Two Face tale.
So, yes, you should own this.
Batman Gotham Knight
Monday, September 14th, 2009Batman Gotham Knight was last years direct to dvd prequel anime short thing to The Dark Knight, containing six shorts.
Let’s go.
- Have I Got A Story For You. Nicely animated. The thing is, we’ve seen this before, in the Batman TAS episode Legends of The Dark Knight. Still, a nice opener.
- Crossfire. Not my favourite art style. But a nicely written segment by Greg Rucka, about two cops caught in a gang shoot out, with Batman coming to the rescue. Not bad.
- Field Test. Hmm. My problem here is, Batman tests a device that deflects bullets. I don’t see Batman ever trying such a device. Probably the weakest so far, but nicely animated.
- In Darkness Dwells. Written by Goyer and featuring Scarecrow and Killer Croc, it’s again nice, but nothing special.
- Working Through The Pain. By Azz. It’s pretty great, actually. There’s a great moment at the end I won’t spoil (Unless you ask me to), and it looks amazing. Probably my favourite of the bunch.
- Deadshot. The mobster bosses from Crossfire and Field Test hire Deadshot to take out The Batman. Nicely animated, with some cool shots of Deadshot taking out some targets. Not bad.
So there we are. All in all, a nice little package.