Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The biggest problem with The Killing Joke movie’s portrayal of Batgirl goes beyond a poor approach to a female character. Its biggest problem is that what it adds to Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s original 1988 comic is so pointless, that its shoddy treatment of Barbara Gordon becomes all the more insulting. In the wake…
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He’s crazy, she’s crazy, and, almost as an afterthought, they’re all the “Worst Heroes Ever”: Warner Bros.’ long-awaited “Suicide Squad” movie opens in less than two weeks, and ifthe trailers are any indication, it devotes a significant amount of screen time to The Joker and Harley Quinn. But while Jared Leto has done a great…
It’s supposed to matter when Superman dies. This time, it totally doesn’t. DC Comics has killed Kal-El again. Most devoted comic-book readers aren’t surprised by this, since the publisher announced months ago that the latest version of Superman wouldn’t be part of the post-Rebirth universe. And since he’s the first-ever superhero character, this isn’t the…
Hawks are a kind of bird, yes. But Birdman and Hawkman are not the same character. This seems like something DC Comics should probably know. Whoever’s in charge of DC Comics’ twitter account just messed up when they sent this tweet promoting the launch of Future Quest—a new series that teams up old-school Hanna-Barbera characters—which…
Though we may have all believed Ben Affleck was the saviour of the DC cinematic universe; turns out, it might be Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn who swoops in and saves the day. With Suicide Squad‘s trailers already teasing a delightfully unhinged performance from Robbie, news has now broken that the star will both be producing…
It’s three weeks late and the bare minimum possible, but it’s better than nothing, we guess. Source: CBR Three weeks after people first began openly naming senior DC Editor Eddie Berganza as a multiple-time alleged sexual harasser, followed by additional allegations of sexual assault by a senior DC art director, and after a widely expressed…
No, really, does anyone look at this stuff? Source: DC Rebirthing Continues in August Solicitations Unless you have lived under a rock (or used some other method to go out of your way to remain ignorant of such things) you know that so called adult coloring books have become a major trend. Countless jokes have…
Reports today say that DC/WB are going forward with a solo Harley Quinn movie starring Margot Robbie. I’m pretty excited to see Robbie in the role so that sounds good (even though I’m not the biggest Harley fan) but then there is this via the Hollywood Reporter Details are being closely guarded but names such…
The new logo will surely resolve any issues which DC comics may be facing. Source: Newsrama DC Comics unveiled their new logo today. The logo will go into effect immediately on social media platforms and many DC owned websites, but will not appear on the comic books until the special DC Universe Rebirth Special releases…