Category: Comics
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Barry: For the Hitman Who Has Everything
by William Moon Spoilers included for the current most recent episode of Barry, “tricky legacies”, the fifth episode of season four As Barry draws to its conclusion, each episode is likely to generate more and more online discourse, as is so often the case when a show like this nears its end. (And here I…
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Whatever Will Happen with the Man of Tomorrow?
As Superman: Legacy flies into pre-production, let’s examine what audiences may be looking for from the Man of Steel on the big screen by William Moon Yesterday was the 85th anniversary of Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics #1. (The cover date is June 1938, but it went on sale on April 18th of that…
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♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-Ranking-All-the-Movies-Featuring-Batman!
by William Moon NOTE: This article originally ran on scifigangstas.com in April 2022 Well, here we are again. The Batman, an extremely long but apparently well-reviewed new take on the Caped Crusader from director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson, is set to hit theaters this Friday. With yet another riff on the World’s Greatest…
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Twilight of the SnyderVerse: Where Does DC Go from Here (and Where Could It Have Been)
by William Moon NOTE: This article originally ran on scifigangstas.com in March 2021 Well, it’s come and gone. The once-mythic Snyder Cut has been released. At least some of us were caffeinated enough to slam through all four hours of it. (No judgment if you weren’t.) The film may or may not have been a…
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After All That, the Snyder Cut Is Mostly Just Sort of…There…
by William Moon NOTE: This article originally ran on scifigangstas.com in March 2021 Right off the bat, let’s start with the admission that I’ll watch just about any DC movie (except maybe Green Lantern…or Catwoman…or Suicide Squad again – DC has made some very bad movies, but still I soldier on). I’ve always been cool…
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