Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The New Teen Titans and The Avengers
This is a team up that I have been wanting to tackle forever, but never had anything come together to my satisfaction, so I am glad to finally be able to present it. The New Teen Titans and The Avengers were both firing on all cylinders in the mid 80's and I would have loved to have seen a meeting between both teams featuring the line-ups from that era... with George Perez art, naturally!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Space Ghost and The Justice League of America
I am a big fan of the "Satellite Era" of the Justice League and I am glad so many of the members of that era are finally going to get a chance to shine on TV. Between The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, we'll have most of them in action somewhere, helping comics fans to bide our time while the big screen Justice League with the founding members is being made. Let's hope there's room for Ralph Dibny in there somewhere...
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Supergirl and The Powerpuff Girls
I am cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Supergirl TV series. I hope that it looks to the success of The Flash, and puts an emphasis on the superheroics, rather than too much teenage melodrama. The Costume looks good (needs yellow in the S shield, though) and I love that Linda Danvers adopted parents will be played by Dean Cain and Helen Slater. I have to admit that what really has me intrigued is the promise of Red Tornado showing up on the first season!
Friday, September 11, 2015
Green Arrow and Rawhide Kid
I always liked it when the superhero comics I read would cross over into other genres like horror or western. I loved when the JLA went back in time to meet up with Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, Cinnamon and others. I thought that Hawkeye and Two-Gun Kid's friendship in the pages of The Avengers was a great concept as well.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Black Goliath and The Metal Men
I thought that Bill Foster was a great character that never really got a fair shake at Marvel. Following his short lived series he seemed to have trouble finding a permanent home, making guest appearances here and there, but never settling down anywhere. He finally got a story arc in Marvel Two-In-One, but it revolved around him being terminally ill. Illness didn't kill him off though, it was a clone of Thor in one of Marvel's many crossover events which seem to require a sacrifice. The guy just never got the respect he deserved, in my opinion.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Lightray and Thor
Most of the New Gods stories I've read have revolved around Darkseid, Mr. Miracle or Orion. I have always thought that Lightray was cool and wanted to learn more about him. I liked his sunny disposition and power set - he seems like he would fit in quite well with Thor's supporting cast.
Labels:
DC Comics,
Jack Kirby,
Lightray,
Marvel Comics,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up,
Thor
Monday, September 7, 2015
The Teen Titans & Triton / The Atom Vs. Ultron
I used to love anthology comics and it's too bad that they seem to be largely a thing of the past. I loved seeing a variety of different characters, with multiple stories in a single issue. I was a fan of Marvel Comics Presents and Solo Avengers. On the DC side, I loved it when World's Finest became a dollar comic with all of the rotating back-up features and of course, Super-Team Family had a huge effect on me.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Swamp Thing and The New Avengers
The Avengers always has a rotating roster, but it used to have some limitations. These days just about any Marvel character can be an Avenger, or already has been, and that takes something away from the team, in my opinion. It started when Wolverine and Spider-Man joined - this move may have resulted in higher sales, but it never really made much sense to me . The stories since Avengers Disassembled haven't grabbed me the way the classic title did in the 70's and 80's.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Sub-Mariner Vs. Superman
The new Superman costume which debuted with DC's New 52 has some changes that I do not care for. I can understand the lack of red trunks, as that look is a bit outdated, but the rest of the alterations strike me as rather arbitrary. The high collar does not work for me at all, and I am glad the movies didn't follow suit there. The odd lines and "S" shield shapes on his arms and legs are unnecessary and a little busy for my tastes. I am glad that he still has the "S" shield on his cape, but wish they had gone with the traditional yellow/gold instead of black. The new look has stuck for the time being, but I hope to see a return to a more traditional costume down the road.
Superman and Namor have crossed paths once before on the blog...
Friday, September 4, 2015
Hawkman and Sasquatch
I have liked Sasquatch since I first discovered the character in the pages of Marvel Two-In-One. There are a lot of big strong guy characters out there, but I really thought that his design was cool - both his look and his massive size. It's too bad that he and Alpha Flight have had a hard time maintaining a series for very long.
Labels:
Candy Roxx,
DC Comics,
Hawkman,
Lee Weeks,
Marvel Comics,
Sasquatch,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Thursday, September 3, 2015
The Creeper Vs. The Taskmaster
I think that this would be a close match up. The Creeper's manic style mixed with his healing ability might allow him to get the upper hand against The Taskmaster... for a while. I guess it be up to how quickly he can strike before his own moves start to get mimicked and countered.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Enemy Ace Vs. The Rocketeer
I recently rewatched The Rocketeer and it is amazing how well the film hold up after 20 years. A couple of the flight scenes have slightly dodgy special effects, but other than that I would put ir right alongside any of today's superhero blockbusters. I was thumbing through my Dave Stevens Rocketeer hardcover as I watched it and it really is the comic coming right to life - the characters and designs in the movie are all spot on. Between it and Captain America: The First Avenger, Joe Johnston has made two of my all time favorite comic flicks ever.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Darkseid Vs. Thanos in "Fatal Flaw!"
With Justice League set to begin filming early next year, we will hopefully finally get a more solid idea of who the main villain of the film will be. Will DC go ahead and use Darkseid, who was the first foe that the current incarnation of the JLA faced - or will they deem him too close to Thanos? Will the rumors of Brainiac turn out to be true, or is he being saved for a future solo Superman outing? Or will they surprise us with an out of left field selection like Starro?
Darkseid and Thanos have crossed paths once before on the blog.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Stripesy and Bucky
I always thought that Pat Dugan was a cool character, and was glad that Geoff Johns brought him back to the DCU with his Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. series. Lately, DC has had a bad record with its red-headed male characters though - they seem to be either forgotten, killed off, or changed into a non-redhead. What's with the anti-ginger stance, DC?
Labels:
Bucky,
DC Comics,
George Tuska,
John Buscema,
Marvel Comics,
Stripesy,
Super-Team Family,
Team Up
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Lightning Lad Vs. Electro
With the teenage combatant movies (Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, etc.) being all the rage, and superhero movies being the new blockbusters, I think the time is perfect for the Legion of Superheroes to hit the big screen. DC seems to want to lay out its cinematic universe in a certain order though, so it may be a while before they expand into their future characters. I say, dive right in - let's see the LSH - and throw in a Batman Beyond movie while you're at it!
Friday, August 28, 2015
The Haunted Tank and Tank Girl
I picked up a couple of Haunted Tank Showcase volumes just for the Joe Kubert art, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the stories. I was never a huge war comic reader as a kid, so all of the stories were new to me. The tales are action packed and filled with last minute escapes and sage advice from the ghost that guards the tank - great stuff!
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Adam Strange and Flash Gordon
This is a pairing that I have been meaning to get to for a while. They seem like they would naturally cross paths sooner or later, They would certainly have plenty in common, both being Earth men that became champions of a faraway world. Truly it would be an amazing sci-fi adventure!
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Black Lightning and Havok
I was glad to read recently of a conversation between Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella and executives at DC Comics regarding the treatment he and his character have gotten in the past and going forward. It sounded like a first step, but hopefully it will lead to bigger and better things for Jefferson Pierce. I'd love to see him finally break through to live action. it would be cool to see him show up on Arrow or even in the movies.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Vigilante and Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider is another character that has had multiple big screen attempts by a non-Marvel studio that were not well received. Will the rights finally revert back as they did with Daredevil? If so, what path should Marvel take? The Nicholas Cage versions had some cool visuals but the villains didn't work and the tone was way off. I'd like to see a darker version, with less humor and less chewing the scenery. Maybe an animated version, even.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
The New Teen Titans and DNAgents
Even though I wasn't all that familiar with the DNAgents, I thought that it was pretty cool when they had a pseudo-crossover with the New Teen Titans. This Titans battled a very similar looking team called the RECOMbatants in their comic, and the DNAgents followed suit by meeting up with a team of Titans doppelgangers in their title. I never did get around to acquiring that side of the team-up though.
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