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I'm thinking these two might have a similar reaction to one another that Duck Dodgers and Spaceman Spiff did on the cover that they shares a couple of days ago. They might find some common ground as sailors, but their tempers might just get the best of them - until Olive and Daisy set them straight, of course!
I got a kick out of The Flacon naming his little drone "Redwing" in Captain America: Civil War, but I have to admit I was hoping they would find a way to present the real deal. Sam Wilson flying into action with an actual falcon at his side was always a cool visual in the comics and it would have been fun to see it in live action. Besides, I like superheroes with animal sidekicks.
I recently completed my re-read of the entire Calvin & Hobbes run, and my admiration for Bill Watterson has only grown. It's amazing how strong his art and writing are on the strip from the very beginning. Often features will take some time to find their footing characterization and design wise, but C&H is just about perfect right from the first week - and never wavered in quality until its completion.
The boots alone would make this a great team-up. It's surprising how many heroes had those buccaneer boots back in the day. They always looked a bit heavy and tough to run in, but I guess they provided decent calf protection. Plus, they looked cool - and isn't that what's really important in a superhero costume?
These two will eventually join forces in The A-Listers...
Like many, I was entertained but slightly disappointed with Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. There were some fun action scenes but I didn't care for the cannon fodder cameos and wanted much more madness out of the multiverse than we got. I think Marvel is waiting for Avengers: Secret Wars before they go really crazy with the multiverse stunt casting stuff. For a much better movie about variants and multiple realities, I highly recommend Everything Everywhere All At Once. That was incredibly creative and interesting, not to mention touching and funny on a much smaller budget. It's starting to get noticed now that awards season is rolling around, so I am hopeful that more people will discover it.
The last I read about the ever-changing Green Lantern show on HBO Max is that is was being retooled into a John Stewart focused series. I don't know if that is still the case now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tasked with charting out a 10-year interconnected plan for the DCU. Hopefully when everything shakes out, John, Hal and the rest of the Corps will have places of prominence.
The Vision met up with Hal Jordan in STF #607, and then with a couple of co-stars in STF #3019...
There's been talk of sequels or reboots of The Rocketeer for years now, but nothing has seemed to really come of them. Maybe it's for the best - the original film is a classic and would be pretty hard to improve upon, in my opinion. I'd prefer to see that version get a polish though - a nice high quality transfer with maybe some tweaks to the few flying sequences that don't quite hold up to today's visual effects standards.
This is the kind of oddball team up that I really liked to see as a kid. These are two heroes that I would have never put together, but upon seeing them in an action scene, I'd simply have to find out just what was going on.
Time for another behind the scenes peek. Vigilante's original partner in this scene had to be removed and replaced - not to mention his lasso... here's a look at the process:
There have been reports of Marvel looking for a leading man type to play the antagonist in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie, an extremely powerful character that they are reportedly considering Ryan Gosling (or someone like him) to portray. Some have speculated that this is Hyperion, while others think it will be The Sentry. I think The Sentry is more likely as well. I'd love to see Hyperion join the MCU - but he would ideally have the rest of the Squadron Supreme with him so that a full on slugfest with The Avengers can go down.
The strongest character designs are those that even look impressive from the back. Jack Kirby was such a master at creating costumes and armor that his creations looked great at any angle.
Doctor Doom and The Demon first crossed paths way back in STF #739...
I spider-Woman the first Super-Heroine to ever get her own animated TV series? I think she just may be, and it's more impressive that it came out only a couple of years after her comic book debut. It's still odd to me that Wonder Woman has never had her own cartoon.
These two may have to do a little more than search the city. Regular visitors to this blog know that Jim Gordon was called to the planet Mongo in STF #2535...
Now if this was a movie of the week when I was growing up, there would have been nothing to stop me from watching it. There were very few live action super-heroes to be found, so even though he wasn't from the comics, I counted Steve Austin as one of them. Pair him up with and actual Marvel hero, throw in some guest stars and that would have been a true recipe for action in my young eyes.
We are starting to hear some news about the upcoming Disney+ series Agatha: House of Harkness with the casting of Aubrey Plaza in a thus far unnamed role. I have no idea what the plat of the show will be, but I enjoyed Kathryn Hahn quite a bit in Wanda/Vision, so I am looking forward to seeing what trouble she gets into. Will Wanda herself make an appearance after the events of Multiverse of Madness? I haven't heard that yet, but she's sure to be a presence story-wise at least, I'm betting.
The John Wick movies are entertaining in that they can usually be counted on for some very inventively staged action scenes, but I have to admit I find them a little hard to take seriously. These "World's best assassin must come out of retirement because all the other assassins in the assassin guild are out to assassinate him, so he has to assassinate them first" type movies are usually a bit over the top, but this franchise takes it to a whole new level. In fights, Wick never seems to miss and the bad guys never seem to hit him. Law enforcement never seems to notice the trail of bodies in his wake. Still, as long as I think of these movies as live action cartoons, I can enjoy them - I'll definitely check out the fourth installment.
In the comments section of a previous Blue Devil cover, Mike Shirley (a Patron of this Blog), suggested that Dan and Sean Cassidy may share a familial relation, and the idea appealed to me. Thank you, Mike! I've always like both characters and Banshee is that rare Ginger superhero that was actually portrayed by a Ginger in the movies. It was a youthified version that was murdered off screen before the sequel hit, but at least they tried.
Another Two-Part Epic begins here! I have not heard any word on whether the Original Guardians of the Galaxy will show up again in James Gunn's third volume of the movie series, but since it will be his last outing for Marvel, I hope he finds a way to include them. Now, which JLA enemy have they shown up on this cover to help defeat? Make sure you come back tomorrow to find out!
These two teams also shared an adventure back in STF #2018...
Continued from yesterday's cover, we see that Ghost Rider has joined the fray. This crew has some history together. Johnny Blaze first met Evel Knievel way back in STF #74, they joined forces again to battle Mephisto in STF #376, and later both joined the team Rolling Thunder in STF #1115. Batman and Ghost Rider confronted Mephisto back on one of my very first covers, a lost B&B Tale from 2010.
Here's a peek behind the making of this cover, I needed a lot more flames before I could add the heroes in:
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