Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Okay, For Real This Time, I’m Done Here

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  After 10 years, my time at CBR has come to an end. I’ve only kept this page alive to post links to those articles, and as it doesn’t make ...
Monday, August 18, 2025

Supergirl: Farmgirl, Party Girl, or True Hero?

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  DC balked at the traditional Supergirl for years, but Superman: The Animated Series fought to revive the heroine. Check it out at this we...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Mary Jane's ROUGH Early Days in the Spider-Marriage

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  After marrying Spider-Man, MJ didn't get peace -- she got supervillains, stalkers, and Venom lying in wait. I continue my retrospectiv...
Friday, July 25, 2025

No Silver and A Teen Love Interest: Hollywood's Odd '90s Vision for Silver Surfer

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The unmade Silver Surfer film nixed the silver, gave the hero a teen sweetheart, and also featured...the Punisher? I take a look at the scri...
Monday, July 21, 2025

WildStorm's Robotech Revival: A Clip Show in Space?

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  WildStorm's homage to the '80s anime classic alternates between dazzling battles and head‑scratching scripting decisions. I revisi...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Fox Rejected a FAR Superior Version of This 20-Year-Old Marvel Film (Psst...It's Fantastic Four)

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  Did the 2000s nearly offer a DIFFERENT Beatlemania inspired movie starring Marvel's First Family? I look at future Daredevil showrunne...
Monday, June 30, 2025

What Was the Final Nail for Nicolas Cage and Tim Burton's Superman?

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  A masked Superman. A robot suit. Lex Luthor's patriotic thong. This isn't fan fiction, it was almost a $100 million blockbuster. I...
Monday, June 23, 2025

No Clever Title - I'm Doing YouTube Now

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  I've had a YouTube account for years but haven't done much with it. I've been tinkering with the format lately, attempting to ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

G.I. Joe's Remix Of A 43-Year-Old Horror Classic

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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...
Monday, June 9, 2025

Housewife or Hellraiser? The Fantastic Four vs. Sue's Dark Side

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  One of John Byrne's more daring Fantastic Four comics received a surprising animated adaptation on a forgotten '90s show. I look a...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Nicolas Cage, Tim Burton, And Yet Another Shot At Killing Superman

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I'm taking a look this week at Wesley Strick's scrapped 1997 Superman  script...somehow both the best and worst Superman story I...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Sex, Censorship, and Critics - The Story of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

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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...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Fun (And Forgettable?) - Superman Meets the ThunderCats

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  As the '80s nostalgia fad faded, Superman and the ThunderCats clashed in a 2003 crossover. Check out the latest Nostalgia Snake this ...
Friday, May 2, 2025

The '90s Silver Surfer Film That Almost Soared...The Greatest Comic Movie Never Made?

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  Decades before any "First Steps," Silver Surfer nearly starred in his own big-budget film. I review what's been called ...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Transformers/G.I. Joe: Dreamwave's Stylish, Chaotic Crossover

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  2003's Transformers/G.I. Joe was perhaps style over substance, but has its fans to this day. I revisit this week at CBR.
Thursday, March 27, 2025

How Did Years of Comics Continuity Fit into Two X-Men: The Animated Series Episodes?

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  A continuity-rich adaptation during the final days of X-Men: The Animated Series  required excessive streamlining to suit the average view...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Clobberin' on a Budget: The Nixed Fantastic Four Film with a Wisecracking Dr. Doom

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  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...
Friday, March 7, 2025

Prequel to the Stars: WildStorm's Retro Robotech Revival

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