Flash Lightning was born of the “mysterious East.” We find out the bare bones of his origin on page 1 of his introduction in Sure-Fire Comics #1 (1940), published by Ace. He was trained in Egypt. Whatever gave him his powers, [...]
Number 1393: “This guy ain’t human!” Introducing Flash Lightning
Người đăng: Unknown on Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 6, 2013
Number 1392: Advertising for love
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Sáu, 28 tháng 6, 2013
The story today is of mid-century advertising boss Katherine Laurel and her rocky road to romance with subordinate, then rival, George Dunn. It's interesting that Katherine, despite her weakness for love (which happens to [...]
Review: Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre deluxe hardcover (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 27 tháng 6, 2013
Whether the Before Watchmen books should exist, disowned as they were by Watchmen creator Alan Moore, is a valid conversation, but one that I find unresolvable. Even if Moore had embraced the books, the result would be the [...]
Review: Man of Steel movie (2013)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 26 tháng 6, 2013
Let's talk about Man of Steel, shall we?[Spoilers for Man of Steel, and maybe a little for Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness, too]I would rate Man of Steel as a fair movie, maybe 5 or 6 out of 10 stars. For comparison, [...]
Number 1391: Kidnapped to the future!
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Blonde Phantom, alter ego of mousy secretary Louise Grant, lusts after her boss, Mark. But like many comic book masqueraders, she finds herself in a love triangle with herself. Tsk tsk. My advice to Louise is to tell Mark [...]
Review: Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2: The Dominators trade paperback (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Hai, 24 tháng 6, 2013
Paul Levitz's first Legion of Super-Heroes foray into the New 52 offered a smidgen more action than characterization than I might have preferred, suggesting perhaps a "dumbing down" of the Legion for the DC relaunch. With [...]
Number 1390: “All that glitters...”
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For a time in the 1950s comic artist John Forte’s work could be found prominently in ACG titles. He went from there to DC where he did the Bizarro World stories in Adventure Comics, written by Jerry Siegel. He then became [...]
