Monday, May 31, 2021

X-Men: The Animated Series' Manga Adaptation Turned a Bad Episode...Strange

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  I'm revisiting an X-Men: The Animated Series episode that's likely no one's favorite  this week...but its manga adaptation is ...
Monday, May 24, 2021

JJ Abrams' FIRST Superman Attempt Was Absolutely Baffling

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  This week at CBR, I'm looking at J. J. Abrams' first attempt at writing a Superman film back in 2002 . Are you ready for ninja Kr...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

How J. Scott Campbell Helped the ThunderCats Return to Comics

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  This week at CBR, I'm taking my first look back at the 2000s revival of  ThunderCats. Specifically, a J. Scott Campbell comic I honest...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Professor Xavier's Forgotten Role in the Dark Phoenix Tragedy

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  This week at CBR, I'm looking at an aspect of "Dark Phoenix Saga" that Chris Claremont intended to have major repercussions...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Jim Lee Explains a Decades Long Mystery Surrounding His X-Men Art

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  This isn't merely a clickbait title -- I was genuinely stunned when I came across this. I think I even mentioned years ago when revi...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The Animated Savage Dragon's Major Change to She-Dragon (Hello, John Byrne Fans)

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  I will exploit all forgotten '90s comics-to-cartoon shows! This week, why exactly She-Dragon's origin needed a revamp for the Sav...
Monday, April 5, 2021

How Transformers Erased the Savage Land from Dinobots History

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  I'm looking at an aspect of Transformers  lore that's always amused me -- how exactly are the elements of Marvel continuity treat...
Monday, March 22, 2021

The (Somewhat) Superior Film X-Men Origins: Wolverine Could've Been

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  This week, I'm looking at an earlier draft of X-Men Origins: Wolverine , from Game of Thrones'  David Benioff . Would it have insp...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Justice League Unlimited's Disturbing Tribute to the Super Friends

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  I've been looking forward to this for awhile -- Adventure(s) Time covering the opening of  Justice League Unlimited 's Cadmus arc,...
Monday, March 8, 2021

X-Men: the Animated Series and Rambo's Second Cousin

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  My look at the X-Men Manga adaptation of X-Men: The Animated Series   continues this week at CBR. Master Mold looks incredible, and Cable ...
Monday, February 22, 2021

What Really Happened in Batman: the Animated Series' Lost Years?

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  Adventure(s) Time is back, and I'm looking at The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years -- the original " what happened between the...
Monday, February 15, 2021

How Dreamwave's Transformers Subverted Expectations

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  Nostalgia Snake continues! This week, I'm looking at the initial miniseries from the  Dreamwave revival of the Transformers.  Why does...
Monday, February 8, 2021

An Obscure X-Men Comic Offered a Dark Hint into Storm's Past (Or, Claremont Ain't Workin ' on Your Time)

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  A dark moment from Storm's past was unveiled in an obscure X-Men story by Chris Claremont, and this week I detail how he didn't p...
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Friday, January 29, 2021

Years Before Family Guy, The Simpsons' Forgotten Crossover

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  This week at CBR, I look at the forgotten Simpsons crossover from the 1990s (and talk about The Critic because not enough people talk abou...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

THE QUOTIDIAN STRUGGLE (Flash Fiction from Gene Kendall)

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Hey, my short story was one of the ones selected by reedsy for their weekly flash fiction contest. The prompt was to write a short story tol...
Monday, January 18, 2021

How Transformers Became a Hit... without Marvel Comics

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  My new series Nostalgia Snake continues at CBR, where I look at the early 2000s Dreamwave revival of The Transformers. 
Monday, January 11, 2021

That Justice League Unlimited Episode with the Alan Moore Credit

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  This week, I revisit the Justice League Unlimited adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' famous "For the Man who has Everythi...
Monday, December 28, 2020

Frank Miller's Abandoned, R-Rated Batman: Year One Movie

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  This week at CBR, I delve into  Frank Miller's partially nuts Batman: Year One script, and discover the editors want you using ...