Batman and the Two-Edged Sword of Authority
For the first forty years of the BATMAN feature, the Cowled Crusader followed the pattern of most comic-book heroes in that he never made…
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Fictional Realities
What are the realities of fiction, in this or any other time? Do they have to do with the reality of the author’s…
Comics Beat Editor Hates Green Lantern Hal Jordan for… Reasons?
So-called readers who act as though fictional characters are real people they’ve met on the street are still around, and now, Joe Grunenwald, a managing editor…
Comic Futures: Chuck Dixon Suggests How Batman’s Saga Should End
Bounding Into Comics reported on a recent podcast where Dixon relayed a futuristic story he’d written in Legends of the Dark Knight #55-57, where…
Denny Destroys DC: A Tragic Moment in Bronze-Age Comics History
The illustrious Man of the Atom made his long-awaited return to bring us more deep comics lore. Picking up from last time, the tireless…
Kraven the Hunter Film Casting More Pivotal Spider-Man Villains
Sony’s Spider-Man universe is continuing to evolve in some unexpected ways, with iconic antagonists and antiheroes getting the spotlight in their own solo stories.…
Inspiration & Psychology Behind The Batman’s Riddler & Caped Crusader
With The Batman opening up on March 4th, were getting more and more looks at some of the characters and the one that might be…
When Was “Realism” Poison Injected into DC’s Superhero Comics?
Read PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5 | PART 6 As discussed in the previous articles…
Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Film May Have Found Its ‘Calypso’
Sony Pictures is reportedly eyeing Jodie Turner-Smith for the role of Calypso in Kraven the Hunter. Set to open in theaters in January 2023, Kraven the…
Warner Rejected Kevin Smith’s Dark Screenplay Pitch for The Question
ComicBook reported that overrated filmmaker/occasional comic scribe Smith described in his podcast a screenplay he’d pitched to Warner Bros based on The Question, which…