Swamp Thing (1982)
Swamp Thing (1982) – I am a fan of the Swamp Thing comics. I’m not just talking about Alan Moore’s acclaimed run on Saga of the Swamp Thing back in the 1980s. I’m not just talking about the awesome work Scott Snyder is doing on the title for DC’s New 52 relaunch. I’m talking about … Continue reading
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) — I think the PG-13 direct-to-video animated movies from DC and Warner Premiere have been by-and-large pretty great, but the Superman/Batman ones (Apocalypse follows the earlier Superman/Batman: Public Enemies) based on the comics by Jeph Loeb have left me somewhat cold, much like the comics they’re based on. (Actually excepting The Long … Continue reading
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) — I’m really digging these direct-to-video PG-13 animated films from DC. They’re straight-up adaptations of some great comics without having to fit into the wider DC Animated Universe’s complicated continuity (or the even more complicated continuity of the comics themselves). The movie deals largely with the aftermath of the … Continue reading
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) — So Jeph Loeb wrote one of my favorite comics [The Long Halloween] but he is far from one of my favorite comic writers. He tends to go cameo-crazy and the stories have a tendency to suffer as a result. So why the so-far-pretty-decent DC direct-to-disc decided to go with adapted … Continue reading
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) — Meh. It was good but the occasional “crap” “ass” and “damn” doesn’t really cover that this is designed for younger audience. They’re trying to have their cake and eat it too with these movies (I never entirely understood that expression; if you have cake why the fuck wouldn’t you … Continue reading
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009) — So like everyone who read the comic book first (I hate people who say “graphic novels,” it takes an awesome art form and gives it that ring of pretension that makes me want to punch people in the throat) I have my own list of things I wish had been left in … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 