Tag Archive: batman

My Picks for DC Comics Publisher

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Recently the fandom community was rocked when Dan Didio, the publisher for the past 18 years at DC Comics was parted from the company. His co-publisher Jim Lee is still around, but is… Continue reading

Dan Didio: Best & Worst of DC Comics

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I am sure every comic fan has now learned that after 18 years the Co-Publisher and former VP-Executive Editor of DC Comics, Dan Didio was released from his position. By all accounts this… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Joker’ (Second Opinion)

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  You can read Gfunk’s review here!   Plot: Gotham City, 1981. The city is rife with crime, unemployment, and dealing with a massive garbage strike. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) works as a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Joker’

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Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen Plot: Arthur Fleck is a mentally disturbed comedian and clown who feels consistently downtrodden by the oppressive society… Continue reading

Batman Movie Grades

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For years Batman has been one of the most popular and profitable figures in fiction. Beyond comics, the Caped Crusader has been a frequent presence in television, video games, and of course film.… Continue reading

Casting Call: ‘The Dark Knight Returns’

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In 1986 Frank Miller’s graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns revolutionized the Batman mythos. Commercially and critically successful, the comic revitalized the character of Batman. Gone was the campy cartoonish rendition of Batman… Continue reading

Genre Movies Turning 30 This Year

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The new year has come and we are living in the year of 2019 AD with a hopefully bright outlook for the coming days. But that is all for another day, today I… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Aquaman’

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  You can read Gfunk’s review right here!   Plot: Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is a man torn between two worlds. The son of Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis (Nicole Kidman) and a lighthouse… Continue reading

The Pull List: DC’s Dark ‘Trinity’

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The Pull List started as a weekly spotlight on interesting new releases, but it has since redirected that spotlight to random thoughts about characters, storylines, and other comic book elements. What does it take… Continue reading

A Decade Later Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ Remains A Peerless Piece of Cinema Gold

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At the risk of sounding like Abe Simpson shaking his fist at a cloud, I sometimes rail against how easy our society’s movie consumption options have become. VOD, Netflix, HULU, Amazon, iTunes…all of… Continue reading