By Todd Matthy
It’s the end of the year and a time for reflection. Since everybody’s doing a best of list, I decided to throw in my two cents, so here’s my best of 2011.
Note: If you’re looking for Year in Music, click here. (more…)
Archive for the ‘DC Comics’ Category
Arkham Asylum…the Play?! | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Posted: October 23, 2011 in Arkham Asylum, Batman, Comics, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fan Scripts, Fiction, HorrorTags: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Batman, Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources, Comics Should Be Good, Dave McKean, DC Comics, Grant Morrison
Arkham Asylum…the Play?! | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
My play gets a shout out on Comic Book Resources from Brian Cronin of “Comics Should Be Good.”
Holy Hilarity: Looking at Frank Miller’s “Holy Terror”
Posted: October 9, 2011 in Batman, Cartoons, Celebrity, Comedy, Comics, Commentary, Crime, DC Comics, Humor, Reviews, WWETags: 9/11, Batman, Comedy, DC Comics, Frank Miller, Holy Terror, Legendary Comics, Legendary Pictures, Propaganda, Sensitivity, WWE
When discussing “Holy Terror,” Frank Miller has been very upfront that it’s a propaganda piece. Its goal is to paint the enemy in the most awful light possible to rally support. So when I read people like Wired.com’s Spencer Ackerman saying it is “completely uninterested in any nuance or empathy toward 1.2 billion people he conflates with a few murderous conspiracy theorists” I ask, “Why should it?” It’s propaganda. Propaganda is supposed to be one-dimensional. Did you expect it to be anything else? So onto the next question, is it any good? (more…)
Review: Super Gods by Grant Morrison
Posted: September 8, 2011 in Celebrity, Comics, Commentary, DC Comics, Fantasy, Literature, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Science FictionTags: Arkham Asylum, Batman, DC Comics, Final Crisis, Grant Morrison, Marvel Comics, Super Gods, superman, X-Men
By Todd Matthy
Love him or hate him, Grant Morrison can always start a conversation. As one of the most successful writers in comic books, Grant Morrison’s body of work boasts legendary runs on New X-Men, JLA, All Star Superman, We3, and Arkham Asylum: A Strange House on Strange Earth. (Which I adapted into a play. Yes, shameless plug) While others like The Invisibles, The Filth, and Final Crisis have been called incomprehensible. One way or another people have an opinion of him. So when I found out his writing a book about super heroes and philosophy, I was curious. (more…)
How Karen Berger Can Save DC Comics
Posted: August 20, 2011 in Comics, Commentary, DC ComicsTags: alan moore, Brian Wood, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCNu, Grant Morrison, Karen Berger, Neil Gaiman, Sandman, Vertigo, Warren Ellis
In one week DC Comics is re-starting their publishing line. If you haven’t heard about it you’ll start seeing ads on TV and online. Much ado has been made of this move with some loving it and some hating it. (You check out my take here) We won’t know until the books go on sale. However, when I was picking up my books today someone made a comment about “The New 52” being a stunt by DC to remain relevant. To an extent I think it is. But if DC wants to become relevant again and get people talking about their books, they need only look to their editorial department. They look to Karen Berger. Karen Berger is the Senior VP-Executive Editor of DC Comics’ Vertigo line, but should be promoted to Editor and Chief of DC Comics. (more…)
Review: Green Lantern
Posted: June 17, 2011 in Celebrity, Comics, Commentary, DC Comics, Entertainment, Movies, Science FictionTags: Blake Lively, Carol Ferris, DC Comics, DC Universe, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan, Martin Campbell, Movies, Ryan Reynolds, Sinestro, Warner Brothers
By Todd Matthy
There’s a lot of negativity about Green Lantern. Some deserved, some undeserved. It didn’t help that a trailer was released before the effects were done. But, comparisons to Jonah Hex are a little unfair. The cast is great, the effects are breathtaking, and the story’s clear. However Green Lantern has one major flaw, it’s reverence to the source material. (more…)
What I think of the DC Reboot.
Posted: June 17, 2011 in Batman, Comics, Commentary, DC ComicsTags: Aquaman, Batman, DC Comics, DC Reboot, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Jim Lee, Justice League, superman, Wonder Woman
By Todd Matthy
As many of you now know DC Comics has announced they are renumbering their entire line in September. The renumbering is supposed to reflect significant changes to their continuity. While I’ll wait and see before I pass judgment, right now I’m not excited.
Don’t get me wrong, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee on “Justice League” is a dream team, it’s about time Grant Morrison got to write a Superman ongoing, Brian Azzarello’s “Wonder Woman” has me interested, and Geoff Johns faces his greatest challenge when he and Ivan Reis revive “Aquaman.” But still, there is something missing. After thinking about it I realized what the reboot is missing: new voices and perspectives. (more…)
What’s Wrong With “Truth, Justice, and the American Way?”
Posted: May 2, 2011 in Comics, Commentary, DC Comics, Entertainment, Science Fiction, SupermanTags: Action Comics, America, DC Comics, Political Correctness, superman
By Todd Matthy
As someone whose thesis was about Superman embodying America, I felt I should comment on this. To celebrate the 900th issue of Action Comics, Superman has renounced America. Or at least that’s what Batman Begins screenwriter David Goyer would have us believe. The nine page back up story revolved around Superman participating in a non-violent protest against the Ahmadinejad regime in Iran. An action the petulant dictator called an “act of war” because he believes Superman to be an instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy. The state department gets miffed and Superman decides he will clear up the confusion by renouncing his U.S. citizenship declaring, “truth, justice, and the American way-it’s not enough anymore. The world’s too small, too connected.” I wondered why DC would make such a drastic move and I realized it boils down to the phrase, “truth, justice, and the American way.” (more…)
My Favorites: Marvel vs DC
Posted: March 22, 2011 in Batman, Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Science Fiction, ThorTags: Aquaman, Avengers, Batman, Captain America, Crossovers, DC Comics, George Perez, Green Lantern, iron man, Justice League of America, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, superman, the Flash, Thor, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, X-Men
Today I decided to repost something. I recently made a compilation of my favorite comics from both Marvel and DC. I’ve decided to repost the links so you can decide which set is better. Let me know by posting a response below.
My Favorite Marvels
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Y&P at MoCCA Fest 2012
Posted: May 4, 2012 in Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Horror, Humor, Literature, Marvel Comics, Science Fiction, Y&PTags: MoCCA Fest, Y&P, Young and Pretty
Y&P at MoCCA Fest 2012.