Superhero-ish shows are so in right now, but when I tried to pre-rank them by my excitement level, I was least pumped for Fox’s Gotham. I’m not right about much, but dear god did I hit the nail on the head with this piece of crap show. This isn’t just a case of … Get hard
Cartoons played a major role in my introduction to nerddom. When I was a kid, I lived in small towns without comic book shops, and the main superhero movie fare was Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies. So my love of superheroes was driven largely by what was on TV on Saturday mornings (and … Get hard
Welcome to the Superhero Movie Guidebook! For an introduction to this series, click here. Check here for past entries and future updates most Thursdays. The movie: The Return of the Swamp Thing (1989) Impression Going In: I had never seen it. I watched the first Swamp Thing movie from 1982 and described it as neither good nor bad, “just sort … Get hard
Bryan Fuller has become one of the modern masters of the cult following. Fuller has been writing for television for nearly 20 years, cutting his teeth on Star Trek: Voyager before creating his own shows — shows typically known for both their quality and lack of commercial success. When the website … Get hard
Welcome to the Binge Project series! These Binge Projects will feature me reading or watching an entire run of comics, books, TV shows, or other media in rapid order, then writing expansively about the experience. This installment will be a slower process, as I work my way through the lengthy … Get hard
It’s almost hard to believe that just a few years ago, the superhero market on television was Smallville and nothing else. Then Arrow debuted, followed by Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now, we’re in the midst of a full-blown explosion of TV shows based in some way off superhero or comic book properties. (“Superhero show” … Get hard
Welcome to the Binge Project series! These Binge Projects will feature me reading or watching an entire run of comics, books, TV shows, or other media in rapid order, then writing expansively about the experience. This installment will be a slower process, as I work my way through the lengthy … Get hard
Welcome to the Superhero Movie Guidebook! For an introduction to this series, click here. Check here for past entries and future updates most Thursdays. The movie: Batman (1989) Impression Going In: Varied. This movie was actually exactly the reason I wanted to do this project in chronological order. I adored this movie as a kid, then went years … Get hard
Late last year, I became a regular magazine reader, for the first time since I was a tween, when my wife bought me a subscription to National Geographic. It’s been an enjoyable experience; the publication still has moments of transcendent brilliance, and even when failing that, there’s something delightfully old-school about … Get hard
Welcome to the Binge Project series! These Binge Projects will feature me reading or watching an entire run of comics, books, TV shows, or other media in rapid order, then writing expansively about the experience. This installment will be a slower process, as I work my way through the lengthy … Get hard