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  This horror-influenced G.I. Joe arc from the Devil's Due era was less "Yo Joe!" and more "Nope, nope, burn it with fir...

  One of John Byrne's more daring Fantastic Four comics received a surprising animated adaptation on a forgotten '90s show. I look a...

I'm taking a look this week at Wesley Strick's scrapped 1997 Superman  script...somehow both the best and worst Superman story I...

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm offers more adult content than Saturday morning would allow, and a small revenge on a cranky critic. I look ba...

  As the '80s nostalgia fad faded, Superman and the ThunderCats clashed in a 2003 crossover. Check out the latest Nostalgia Snake this ...

  Decades before any "First Steps," Silver Surfer nearly starred in his own big-budget film. I review what's been called ...

  2003's Transformers/G.I. Joe was perhaps style over substance, but has its fans to this day. I revisit this week at CBR.

  A continuity-rich adaptation during the final days of X-Men: The Animated Series  required excessive streamlining to suit the average view...

  Batman writer Sam Hamm presented a more comedic approach to the Fantastic Four , but his quippy Dr. Doom might've gone too far. I revi...

Jim Lee's WildStorm imprint offered an updated prequel to the classic Robotech anime...but has the story been forgotten? I revisit this...

  The waning issues of a Masters of the Universe relaunch presented an intriguing take on the pasts of Evil-Lyn, Skeletor, and more. I revis...

Chris Claremont's pitch for an X-Men film had some surprising choices...and far more Kitty Pryde than Wolverine. I explore his 1982 prop...

  A never-produced Batman: The Animated Series episode would've answered a lingering riddle. What is it? I'm guessing the answer i...

A newlywed Spider-Man and MJ faced sins of the past...and pushed a few of the era's boundaries. I revisit all this and the return of Sal...

  What happened when Top Cow crossed its flagship property over with its adaptation of a classic anime? I look back this week at CBR.

Ever wished you could escape your ho-hum life and enter worlds of genre-defying adventure, experimental mystery, or dark humor, all for free...

  This week at my Substack ...A short story inspired by mainstream America’s 2000s infatuation with the once tawdry world of comic books—and...

The animated Scarecrow's best and worst appearances were foreshadowed in one 1987 comic book. At CBR, I revisit two Batman: The Animated...