Tuesday, July 31, 2018

G. I. JOE #1 (June 1982) -- The Commercial, Not The Comic

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Hey, go over to Gentlemen of Leisure to check out my retrospective on the original commercial for G. I. JOE #1 . And let me know if you...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Looking Back on the Strange Origins of the JUSTICE LEAGUE Animated Series

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My latest piece at CBR reviews some of the shows Bruce Timm and company were developing before clearer heads finally approved  Justice L...
Monday, July 16, 2018

X-Men: The Animated Series – Where the Heck Was Kitty Pryde?

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This week on CBR, I'm looking back on Kitty Pryde's rather noticeable absence on the 1990s X-Men animated series.  (I was being ...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Remembering Steve Ditko’s Influence on the DC Animated Universe

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A special edition of Adventure(s) Time this week, as we look back on the influence of the great Steve Ditko on the DCAU. 
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Micro-Reviews: GHOST RIDER - Volume Two, Part Three

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GHOST RIDER  #15  (July 1991) Price hike! Can comics survive at $1.75?
Monday, July 9, 2018

These Two Didn't Make It Down The Aisle, Either

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This week on CBR, I'm looking back on the beginnings of Terry/Ten romance from Batman Beyond.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Micro-Reviews: GHOST RIDER - Volume Two, Part Two

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GHOST RIDER  #11  (March 1991) Tex inking Larry Stroman! Tex still overpowers, but some of Stroman’s personality remains. It’s a nice p...
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Monday, July 2, 2018

Looking Back on Harley Quinn (and some other guy's) Debut Appearances.

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This week on CBR, I'm examining Harley Quinn's introduction to the public. (Which is also the first notable Joker episode of Batm...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Micro-Reviews: GHOST RIDER - Volume Two, Part One

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GHOST RIDER  #8  (December 1990) Hey, it’s the return of…those guys. Texiera is back to inking over Saltares. One of the less stylized ...
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Monday, June 25, 2018

When Jim Lee (And A Hyper-Sexualized Nightwing) Invaded Batman: The Animated Series

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This week on CBR, I'm looking back on a piece of Batman: The Animated Series merchandise I had no idea existed. It's not a quick...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

X-Men: The Animated Series - Looking Back on the Jim Lee Influence

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This week on CBR, I attempt to catalogue every time the X-Men animated series drew inspiration from Jim Lee's art.  And why Marvel i...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Justice League - John Stewart's Darkest Night

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This week on CBR, I take another look at the Justice League animated series.  It's from the Season One days, when the show was still...
Monday, June 4, 2018

X-Men: The Animated Series - What Did We Miss in Reruns?

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This week at CBR, I look back on those times various scenes or performances were altered in the repeats.   For those of you who found th...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Batman: The Animated Series - Adapting Two Joker Classics

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It's the fiftieth edition of Adventure(s) Time, and a new feature of the, ah, feature is introduced. I look back on "The Laughi...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Micro-Reviews: G. I. JOE, Vol. 2, Part Three

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G. I. JOE #18 (December 1983). Don’t know who did this cover. It’s not Michael Golden’s debut, is it? More of Snake-Eyes and Kwinn....

Kindle Worlds Is Dead (Soon).

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So, if you'd like to check out my G. I. JOE novel at Amazon, you only have a few weeks. Amazon has ended the Kindle Worlds program an...
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Monday, May 21, 2018

Batman: The Animated Series – How We Almost Missed Mark Hamill as the Joker

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This week at CBR , I'm looking back on the various stories behind the Joker's recasting on Batman: The Animated Series .  Next we...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Micro-Reviews: G. I. JOE, Vol. 2, Part Two

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G. I. JOE #14 (August 1983). A more stylized Trimpe cover. Dan Green-style inks look nice over Trimpe. The original TV commercial! ...