When someone gets superpowers, it’s normal to think they can do anything. Folks get bitten by radioactive spiders and waste no time throwing on some spandex and kicking a criminal’s butt all over the city. Of course, it’s not exactly like that, and in the more realistic stories about flying gods with immense power, jumping in…
Superhero replacements are not just commonplace but virtually inevitable, with the endless serial nature of comic book storytelling necessitating endless twists, turns, and reinventions – which sometimes even means replacing individuals under that iconic mask. Sometimes, it works out, like when Jane Foster brought new meaning to the title of Almighty Thor, but most of the time…
If you look back through Batman’s history in comics, television, and film, he boasts an impressive rogues gallery. Batman may possess the most formidable enemies in all of comics, including a whole mess of underrated Batman villains. They run the gamut of personalities and oddball characteristics, making them perfect comparisons for the zodiac. While it’s easy to…
Why do so many people hate Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3? Released in 2007, the final movie in the Raimi trilogy has always had a mixed reputation among fans and critics alike, but the reasons for this are actually more juicy than you might have imagined. Let’s rewind time and go behind the scenes to better…
It’s hard to argue that Batman doesn’t take the cake when it comes to having the best rogues gallery in comics. The Joker, Two-Face, Bane, Riddler, Poison Ivy…the list of incredible villains who call Gotham City home goes on and on. Even the more obscure Batman villains are formidable in their own right and don’t get nearly…
Batman: The Animated Series isn’t just another cartoon; it’s an award-winning experience that to many fans is the ultimate Batman experience, even today in 2024 . Winning a series of accolades including Emmy Awards for its sharp writing and stylish animation, BTAS has become a gold standard not just for animated superhero shows, but television…
Comic books have a reputation for going off the rails with weird storylines and retconning galore, but when it comes to digging into the family trees of our favorite heroes, things get even weirder. Parents in Marvel and DC comics are often critical characters, providing motivation, conflict, and backstory that enhance the hero’s own story…but…
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe expands and evolves over time, it increasingly diverges from the original narratives found in its comic book source material. In the comics, death is rarely a permanent state, and the mechanics of rebirth are frequently steeped in the incredibly bizarre and fantastical elements that have become a hallmark of the…
In 2024, attempting to navigate the complex and ever-evolving continuity of comic book characters can be an arduous task, especially considering there is now the dual narrative tracks of on-page storylines and the vast multitude of cinematic interpretations to consider. Casual fans can easily fall behind on critical storyline twists, including the demise of certain…
Every comic reader can tell you that if your knowledge of the Marvel characters comes only from the MCU, you’re only get a small fraction of the vast universe and history of all these characters. The comic book world is as vast and complex (and downright strange) as the quantum realm, and the deeper you…
