Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
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…
There’s a lot going on in X-Men: Apocalypse. An ancient god-king-mutant-thing named En Sabah Nur awakens after centuries of dormancy, and decides to obliterate the modern world out of sheer disgust. Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) proudly presides over a thriving school for young mutants. His new students Scott Summers (Mud’s Tye Sheridan) and Jean…
“Jesus Christ, I really have too much Batman stuff,” Michael admits to The Dot and Line as we catch up with him on the podcast, his approach to tracking down guests (fans and creators alike) who connect with the character, and the dutiful, almost religious, love of Batman: The Animated Series he’s cultivated for twenty…
The Box Office: X-Men: Apocalypse opens overseas starting May 18th before its American debut on May 27th. Like two of the highest grossing previous X-Men pictures, it has a prime Memorial Day slot that should point towards a big opening but also a brief theatrical lifespan. The X-Men movies have never been terribly leggy, and this shouldn’t be an exception with competition like Teenage…
Back Issues discusses a major comic of the past, reevaluating its strengths and weaknesses while exploring the cultural context of its creation and how it has impacted the future of the comic-book medium and industry. This week: Civil War, Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s explosive event series that pitted Captain America against Iron Man…
Spider-Man and Iron Man have been on-and-off allies for decades and worked in close partnership on the Avengers. Nowadays, they’re more like frenemies. It used to be that Peter Parker and Tony Stark saved the world in differently scaled adventures. The wall-crawler was more of a street-level guy while the armored genius fought everywhere from…
If you loved Batman V. Superman there is nothing I can say that will change your mind. No force on Earth can go back in time and take away the rush of seratonin, adrenaline, and dopamine you felt watching the operatic and visually dense movie about 2 sad men with horrible interpersonal communication skills. But for…
We got a glimpse of the new generation of X-Men’s comic-inspired costumes thanks to Empire Magazine recently, but a new image of the mutant team reveals their uniforms from top to bottom, and they look wonderfully colorful and silly in just the right way. http://io9.gizmodo.com/x-men-apocalyp… The photo, which emerged on Reddit this morning, isn’t of…
Multiple sources have publically alleged that DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza has a history of sexual harassment. Following news that Vertigo executive editor Shelly Bond was fired after more than 20 years at the company as part of an ongoing restructuring of the imprint, Loser-City website co-founder Nick Hanover and Rosy Press editor Janelle Assellin noted that…
It’s been quite the month for DC Entertainment. Announcing that they would be restructuring their Vertigo imprint—the home to such iconic, mature-readers game changers as The Sandman and Preacher—DC also revealed the dismissal of longtime Vertigo editor, Shelly Bond. Bond, who began as an assistant editor in the imprint’s first year, has been with the…