Author Archives: JD DeLuzio

Comic Review: The Pitiful Human-Lizard

Will the Human-Lizard’s date be able to save him from Rabb the Malevolent?

Canada has produced few successful superheroes. Comic fans like to recall Nelvana, but she’s better known for the animation studio that bears her name. Captain Canuck resurfaces regularly, but his series rarely last and he remains largely unknown. The most famous super-Canadian is Wolverine, the creation of Marvel Comics and more associated with American and international adventures.

Jason Loo tries to rectify the situation by giving North America’s fourth most populous city a handful of new super-doers. They all appear in the comic, but the focus is the determined, apologetic Pitiful Human-Lizard.

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Legends of Tomorrow Discussion: “Marooned”

This week, the Waverider, carrying blue paint, crashed into some space pirates, whose ship is carrying red paint, and both crews are marooned.*

Okay, okay… Sorry. The conflict has a very silly instigating incident (Rip can’t recognize an obvious trap) but it made for an occasionally fun Star Trek / early SF TV homage that mines the potential for this series when our heroes don’t have to focus on Vandal Savage. It gets bogged down by two dubious romance subplots, one of which involves a ridiculous and derivative Time Masters law.

Response?

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