Misconceptions of my youth
The classic argument for why Crisis on Infinite Earths was necessary was that DC’s multiple Earths were just too confusing to new readers, turning them off. As someone who started …
Tag: DC Comics
Politics in Comics
I see it more and more often these days: People complaining about politics in a creator’s stories. Usually, they’re offended because the creator’s politics don’t align with their own, but sometimes, they’re offended because there’s politics in there at all. It’s a dumb argument, because politics have always been a part of superhero comics.
“Are you Guardians simply improvising?” The DC Challenge
DC Challenge is the kind of series where creating an alternate timeline where the Nazis won WW II was meant to simplify the plot. DC launched this 1985-6 twelve-issue limited …
The Mystery Woman of BATMAN: YEAR ONE
She’s the forgotten character of BATMAN: YEAR ONE. Someone who appears in all of two panels, has no dialogue, and never even gets a close up. But what do we really know about Bruce Wayne’s hookup?
Rebirth Pains
Every time DC comics reinvents itself, I’m hoping it’ll be one of the GOOD ones. Like Superman and Batman in 1971, or Swamp Thing and the Titans in the 1980s, or Starman and the JLA in the 1990s. So what about the latest run at it, REBIRTH?
R.I.P. Rich Buckler (1949-2017)
Rich Buckler passed away on Friday due to complications from cancer at the age of 68. Buckler had a long career in comics – If you name it, he probably drew it at some point. John shares some of his personal memories of Buckler’s work.
How To Make A JLA Movie, Part 2
Yesterday was the what, Today is the who. Read on for the actors John picks to play the Justice League!