Don’t worry: that Rogue One review is forthcoming. Meanwhile, we’re taking a look at a recent contribution to Bat-animation.
Return of the Caped Crusaders saw limited release in October 2016 and quickly found its way to home viewing. A tribute to the campy, cult Batman of the 1960s, featuring the voices of series originals Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar, it uses animation and an awareness of the Dark Knight’s history to take Batman ’66 where period TV could never go.
Many years ago, I suggest in a list of possible Elseworlds tales the ultimate ridiculous premise, “Frank Miller’s gritty take on the Banana Splits.”
Well, DC will be crossing its mainstream characters next year with its re-imagined Hanna-Barbera titles. Booster Gold will join forces with the reimagined Flintstones, Green Lantern will team up with Space Ghost, and (although Frank Miller won’t be writing), the Suicide Squad will meet the Banana Splits.
The most-discussed DC comic of last year may be American Alien, written by Max Landis and illustrated by various artists.
Landis, son of a Hollywood director, posted a very funny Youtube video on the 1990s Death and Return of Superman story arc / media event, in which he suggested (among many other things) that very little new could be done with the Man of Steel.
Several screen/teleplays and a handful of comics later, he challenges that notion, at least somewhat, with this series.
John Glenn, legendary astronaut, military hero, and political figure, died today at the age of 95.
Rest in Peace.
(Video from the Associated Press)
We have fan films, fans, space news, and an extra-terrestrial deadline this week to cover.
This fan film, uploaded to Youtube earlier this week, features a spectacular battle between the Hulk and Hulkbuster Iron Man.
While the other DC shows have already gone into mid-season hiatus, The Flash gets one more episode. This Christmas episode, like a stocking under a tree, comes filled with a mix of things.
“I guess this whole kidnapping thing makes me a little uncomfortable, Wilson.”
Daniel Clowes published Wilson back in 2010 but, with the movie adaptation coming out next year, it seems like time to consider what may be his best work since the groundbreaking Ghost World.
The CW DCU crossover event concludes unevenly, but memorably.
If you ever doubted that Legends of Tomorrow is the weaker cousin to the other shows, consider how much this episode was about Oliver and Barry.
The twin premises aren’t original, but the four-show crossover has been improving with each installment. For the Arrow-centric episode, Ollie and his traditional associates encounter pretty much everyone of significance from the show’s history, while Supergirl, the Flash, Cisco, and the new Team Arrow work to rescue the captured heroes and prevent an alien invasion.
The CW DCU’s four-show crossover starts to look like the promised movie with The Flash installment, though the combined heroes’ plotting leaves a little to be desired.
They do, however, get to fight aliens and hang out in the Great Easter Egg Hall of Justice!