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…)
Posts Tagged ‘Batman’
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…)
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…)
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
My Favorite Comics: DC
Posted: January 11, 2011 in Batman, Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Crime, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fantasy, Literature, Marvel Comics, Novels, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Stories, UncategorizedTags: alan moore, Alex Ross, Batman, Batman the Animated Series, Brian K. Vaughn, Bruce Timm, Charles Vess, dave gibbons, Donna Troy, Frank Quitely, Garth Ennis, George Perez, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Harley Quinn, He-Man, Jeph Loeb, JLA, John Bryne, Justice League of America, Mark Millar, Mark Waid, Masters of the Universe, Michael Turner, Neil Gaiman, Paul Dini, Sandman, Steve Dillon, supergirl, superman, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans, The Authority, the Joker, Vertigo, Warren Ellis, watchmen, William Shakespeare, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Y the Last Man
Happy New Year everyone! To kick things off I thought I’d post the second half of the “My Favorite Comics” series of posts with my favorites from DC. Please remember like the Marvel one this is *not* a complete list and I am sure to have left out something. But, that’s what these things are supposed to be. I also included links to places where you can purchase these books. So here goes… (more…)
Arkham Asylum: The Play
Posted: November 23, 2010 in Arkham Asylum, Batman, Comics, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fan Scripts, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science FictionTags: Alice in Wonderland, April Fools Day, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clayface, Dave McKean, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, Harvey Dent, Lewis Carroll, Maxie Zeus, Neil Gaiman, Plays, Poison Ivy, the Joker, the Mad Hatter, Theatre, Two-Face
“It is April 1st and the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham City’s House for the Criminally Insane. They have one demand; Batman. The Dark Knight must recover pieces of the mad Amadeus Arkham’s diary while enduring a gauntlet of his most terrifying foes. A gauntlet that will claim his sanity.”
A stage adaptation of the ground breaking graphic novel “Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth” by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. To purchase copies of the book click here.
If you’d like a more printer friendly copy feel free to email me at todd.matthy@gmail.com
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Posted: July 19, 2012 in Arkham Asylum, Batman, Cartoons, Celebrity, Comics, Commentary, DC Comics, Entertainment, Movies, ReviewsTags: Academy Award, Alfred Pennyworth, Anne Hathaway, Bane, Batman, Batman Begins, Catwoman, Charles Dickins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, DC Comics, Frank Miller, Liam Neeson, Marion Cotilliard, Michael Caine, Ras Al Ghul, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The League of Shadows, Tom Hardy
By Todd Matthy
What sort of person goes out into the pouring rain to attend a screening of The Dark Knight Rises? This guy. So was it worth it? HELL YEAH! Want to know why? Read on but be weary, there are a few MINOR SPOILERS…. (more…)