Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Justice League Vs. The Phoenix
I really loved the line up for the new Justice League title that spun out of Legends. It really took advantage of the newly merged universe from Crisis on Infinite Earths by featuring a team made up of heroes from the formerly separated worlds. You had Batman, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter from the original JLA, and then added Dr. Fate (Earth-2), Captain Marvel (Earth-S), Blue Beetle (Charlton), Mister Miracle (Fourth World) and Dr. Light (a brand new character from Crisis). It was a cool grouping and I really wish they had enjoyed more adventures together before the team started swapping out members and became more about situation comedy than super heroics.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Human Torch and Starman
I have always been a fan of Johnny Storm, but I have to say that I always thought that the original Human Torch was cooler looking than his Silver Age successor His flames were usually illustrated a little wilder and his featureless face when flamed on made him look very foreboding. While the wisecracking Johnny made the reader comfortable with a man on fire, the more inhuman depiction of Jim Hammond made it clear that this was a guy you did not want to get too close to!
Labels:
DC Comics,
Human Torch,
Marvel Comics,
Starman,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Swamp Thing and Doctor Strange
The past week there have been reports that Gullermo Del Toro is interested in directing a film called Heaven Sent, which would feature DC's stable of supernatural characters - Swamp Thing, Deadman, Constantine, The Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, The Demon and so on. I fondly remember the epic storylines that Alan Moore would write with these mystical stars during his Saga of the Swamp Thing run. This almost sounds too good to be true so I am not holding my breath at this point. But with the Success of The Avengers, I guess anything is possible - and if such a film is indeed in the planning stages, Del Toro is just about the perfect choice. Let's hope this becomes a reality.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Hawkman and Doc Savage
Doc Savage is one of the biggest pulp characters that has never really been able to make the transition to live action. I think there was some low budget attempt featuring ex-Tarzan Ron Ely, but other than that filmmakers seem to have steered clear of the property. It's too bad, because I think that there is a great Indiana Jones type film to be be made with Doc Savage. Casting might be a challenge, as you would need a action star type that could also convincingly portray Doc's intellect.
Labels:
Bob Larkin,
DC Comics,
Doc Savage,
Hawkman,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Joker's Wild
I thought I would try my hand at a villainous team this time around. What's more creepy than a clown? I mean even real clowns are kind of creepy to me, so evil clowns are that much worse. While this crew would certainly give any hero a run for their money, I imaging that there would be a lot of inter-team conflicts as well with so many crazy personalities. That may undermine their effectiveness, but they would still be fun to read about.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The Doom Patrol and The Fantastic Four
I was really digging how the Doom Patrol seemed to be getting back to basics prior to the New 52 reboot. Sadly, they seem to be another casualty. Robotman has appeared in a somewhat altered form, but I don't know how long it will be before we see the proper Doom Patrol in action again. The Fantastic Four are about to get a new series, along with the rest of the Marvel Universe with the Marvel Now titles just on the horizon. I am not sure what the new creative team has in store, but the title looks to be focusing on family and adventure, so that's a good start!
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Green Lantern Corps and Captain Marvel
Just when I was getting into the new Green Lantern CGI series, with it's cool action sequences featuring various members of the GLC, The Cartoon Network has yanked it from the schedule - along with Young Justice and the DC Nation shorts. I think it really hurts the momentum of a series when it is constantly shifting air times. Hopefully when the DC block of shows returns in 2013 they will have a bunch of episodes stored up and can be given a nice long uninterrupted run.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wonder Woman and Captain America in "The Break-Up!"
Superhero marriages almost never end happily. If one spouse or the other isn't killed off, they are usually torn apart anyway to increase the dramatic tension. Heck sometimes the entire union is dissolved through a reboot or a deal with the devil! Even Reed and Sue Richards, with their long marriage, have had many a bump in the road. No wonder there's the stereotype of the single male comic reader... the stories have frightened us as to what happens after the wedding!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Dick Tracy Vs. Superman (Plus Tintin)
I'm not sure what the rights situation is, but I think the time is right for another crack at a live-action Dick Tracy. I still think a series would be the way to go, that way the producers could take their time with Tracy's great rogues gallery rather than have to choose only a couple (or cram them all into one film like the last attempt). If another Tracy movie happens, maybe they could go the motion capture route, like Tintin. That would give it a look distinctive from the Beatty film and the classic Chester Gould designs could be presented accurately. Hopefully it will not be too long before we hear an announcement on the property.
Labels:
Chester Gould,
Dave Bullock,
DC Comics,
Dick Tracy,
Herge,
Super-Team Family,
Superman,
Team Up,
Tintin
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Starman (Prince Gavyn) and The Silver Surfer
DC has had many versions of the character Starman, but as far as I have heard they have yet to introduce a Starman into the New 52 reboot. The closest we have gotten is Stargirl, who is scheduled to be a member of the new Justice League of America. With James Robinson writing Earth-2, that title is probably the most likely place a new Starman will appear. Still, I hope that DC revives the Prince Gavyn version of Starman. I have always liked him and would be very interested in seeing his continuing adventures.
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Atom and The Wasp
Marvel's Ant-Man finally has a release date and hopefully Edgar Wright also has plans for Janet Van Dyne in the film. Ant-Man and the Wasp were founding members of The Avengers and they both really deserve to be in the sequel. DC's Justice League finally got a tentative release date was well this past week. While I would love to see The Atom show up, I don't think that's going to happen, at least in the first installment of the franchise. The Atom may very well show up in a sequel, but DC may opt to skip over Ray Palmer and go with the Ryan Choi version for the sake of diversity, just as they have done in the New 52. Whichever Atom they choose, let's hope we see Atom's little floating chair that he used for JLA meetings - I ued to love that!
Labels:
DC Comics,
Gary Frank,
Marvel Comics,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up,
The Atom,
Wasp
Friday, October 19, 2012
Manhunter and Iron Fist
I like the idea of these two sharing an adventure together. They both have has their fair share of secret societies, martial arts and distant lands and it is not hard to envision a mission that would involve them both. One thing is for sure - it wouldn't be short on action!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Green Arrow and Hawkeye (Vs. The Hulk & Solomon Grundy)
I caught the Premier of the new Arrow series, and the verdict is still up in the air for me. The action scenes were done well and the actor playing Oliver Queen is good, but I wasn't crazy about Green Arrow killing so many people and there were a lot of pretty cliched moments. A mysterious Arrow guy shows up exactly at the same time that Queen miraculously reappears and nobody seems to make the connection especially when all he uses is a smear of paint for a mask. I don't know why they can't explain away a cool looking mask by saying it has special lenses that help with his eyesight - perfect for an archer character. The same goes with Hawkeye in The Avengers... let's give him a proper cowl again!
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Firestorm and Iceman
This is a pairing I would have loved to see as a kid. Iceman was a favorite of mine from his appearances on Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and Firestorm was one of the first DC characters that I was able to follow from his first appearance. They were both the youngest members of their respective teams, which would give them some common ground. I can see Killer Frost manipulating Iceman into turning against Firestorm, kicking off 44 pages of action... or a 22 minute cartoon at 10AM on Saturday... yeah, that would have been a good time.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Superman and Doctor Strange
It appears that Superman will be getting yet another costume change with the upcoming Scott Snyder/Jim Lee ongoing series. I'm not sure if this will be a permanent thing, but I hope so as the high collar just wasn't working for me. I also wouldn't be at all surprised to find that DC is attempting to get Superman looking closer to his big screen counterpart, due to hit theaters next summer, much in the same way that Marvel's characters are all starting to look like their corresponding movie versions.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Power Girl and Daredevil
This is another case where I got lucky and found a couple of images that looked like they were made for each other. I had to do some tweaking to the building ledge and the background, but the figures worked perfectly. I really love the clean styles of Scott Kolins and Amanda Conner and they blend together well.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Green Lantern Vs. Wolverine
I am surprised at how much I am enjoying the current CGI Green Lantern Series. I guess between the movie version and my initial take on the character designs, my expectations were lowered before I checked it out. The designs I was worried about look great in motion and the action scenes are a lot of fun. The last episode had a battle with none other than Anti-Monitor and my personal favorite GL - Chaselon - so I was in heaven!
I also checked out the anime Wolverine series on G4, but just couldn't get into it. Milo Ventimiglia just seemed off for the voice of Logan and the animation didn't really wow me. My favorite animated Wolverine can still be found in the Hulk Vs. Wolverine short released a few years back.
Labels:
DC Comics,
Green Lantern,
Marvel Comics,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up,
Wolverine
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Hawkman and The Sub-Mariner
Hawkman is an impressive looking character in the comics, but is quite tough to pull of in live action. No matter how well built the performer may be, their arms and chest still tend to appear scrawny when wearing the large helmet and wings. I am sure some costume designer will crack that issue one of these days, but so far I have yet to see a convincing live-action Hawkman. Namor also needs someone with a perfect physique to play him as well - you have to appear imposing while wearing just a speedo and ankle wings, and that's no small feat. It will be interesting to see which of these bare-chested badasses shows up on the big screen first.
Labels:
DC Comics,
Hawkman,
Marvel Comics,
Namor,
Sub-Mariner,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Spider-Man and Star-Trek
I was laughing recently when I watched an episode of the original Star Trek. The Enterprise flew through some kind of space cloud that caused the crew to rapidly grow old. Now that we have actually seen what the members of the bridge look like in their 60s and 70's for comparison, the make-up used for the "old" versions of the cast seemed very forgiving to me. Sure, they had a few wrinkles here and a few wisps of grey hair there, but they didn't quite match up with their real life counterparts. At any rate, it wasn't enough to sully my enjoyment of the episode, the original crew is always fun to watch together.
Labels:
Captain Kirk,
DC Comics,
Spider-Man,
Spock,
Star Trek,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Monday, October 8, 2012
Legion of Super-Heroes and The Rocketeer
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a great team but can be a challenge for it's writers due to the sprawling cast. One technique that DC has used a few times is to separate the team by time and space into different groups for long stretches. I get a kick out of those tales because it's cool to see the Legionnaires outside of their futuristic setting and reacting to contemporary characters. It might be interesting to see the LSH in a wartime setting, and seeing who they run into as they try not to alter history.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)



















