Pandaviagra

March 8, 2013 3:35 pm Y'know, I long ago got used to the fact that many videos can't be viewed outside of the US. But it sure adds insult to injury when they make you sit through the ad and THEN you find out you can't screen the content. I'm off to dig up this clip on the Comedy Network site, which has the web rights in Canada.

February 26, 2013 7:14 pm Really enjoying this book. It's a brain-twister... in a good way. Highly recommended. I'd love to see more of this world when the mini is finished -- or see this creative team working on another project ASAP.

February 13, 2013 5:29 pm Oh yeah, the karate chop was very cool! Thanks for this great blast of nostalgia.

February 13, 2013 1:53 pm A couple of notes about the Super Powers figures: They weren't completely basic. Each one performed a distinct action. When you squeezed Superman's legs together, he would punch with his arm. Squeeze Flash's arms and his legs would move in a running motion. The best one, believe it or not, was Red Tornado. Apply pressure to his arms and his entire lower body would spin around, mimicking the character's power. The other cool thing about this collection was that each character had its own distinct sculpt. They didn't simply recycle the same body. (I'm looking at you, Masters of the Universe!) Flash was slimmer than Batman, for example, with more of a runner's physique. It's also worth noting that Kirby was assigned to the comic series specifically so that he could receive royalties on the action figure sales -- a pretty classy move by DC at the time.

February 5, 2013 2:16 pm The New52 Spectre's costume needs more lines! WHERE ARE ALL THE LINES?

January 23, 2013 12:29 pm I believe Two-Face's absence in the 50s was the result of the newly-imposed comics code, which prohibited the depiction grotesque or deformed characters. The overall change in tone of Batman's adventures was also tied to the code's dictates -- as was the introduction of the "Batman Family." (Needed to get some ladies in there to wash away the suspiciously male/male dynamic.)

January 10, 2013 1:08 pm Great call! The very best of Bob Kane's ghosts, Sprang brought such life to his panels. His clean lines and dynamic storytelling took the early "Kane" model and injected it with actual artistic ability and a sense of consistent style. Sheldon Moldoff and the others helped make Kane look good, but you can really tell when Sprang was wielding the pencil (and Charles Paris was holding the ink brush). I know that Sprang's work represents an era of Batman stories that most of us would like to forget, but the fun and joy he put into those pages... beautiful. For a whole generation of comic book readers, his work was the pinnacle of Batman art -- even if those kids never knew his name.

November 21, 2012 4:45 pm Looking forward to Comeback. I grabbed it today. Turns out the writer happened to be hanging around in my LCS in Vancouver today and, remembering Josh's recommendation, I was spurred to buy his book. I knew it had to be legit!