Plastic Man No More! is a new DC Black Label comic series written by Christopher Cantwell about Plastic Man potentially dying as his body melts. It’s a surreal premise with a lot of potential for both introspection and body horror, and though it’s only one issue in, it’s delivering so far. DC Black Label is […]
Read More from Plastic Man No More! #1 Review (Plus Some Thoughts on Fan Reactions)
Action Comics #1068 First story The artwork is beautiful (especially Superman himself) and the story is well-written and engaging. That said, the story isn’t particularly original, the visuals confused me once or twice, and Superman’s power level seems a bit low (though that could be justified by this story taking place in the past). Second […]
Read More from Recent Superman Comics Quick Thoughts (August 2024)
Please note: The creator of this video made a follow-up video (DC’s Civil War: Teams & Sides) in which he ends up changing his mind with regards to my main disagreement with his video, as well as tweaking his ideas in other ways. Apparently, other people in the YouTube comments made similar points to the […]
Read More from The Most Boring Way to Put a Hero on the “Bad Side” (Inspired by a YouTube Video)
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Problem with Young Justice Superman talking about my dissatisfaction with Clark Kent’s portrayal in the named cartoon (particularly in Season 1, because there’s just not a much to say about him in the other seasons due to his minimal appearances – which I suppose […]
Read More from The Problem with Young Justice Superman: A Brief Follow-Up
The medium of a story certainly does not determine either its content or its quality, but an individual medium offers opportunities and limitations that others don’t. This can create “temptations” to do things that might not be ideal for the story, because it’s easy to do in your chosen medium, or alternatives to doing it […]
Read More from Over-Explanation: A Special Temptation to Comics? (Inspired by Detective Comics #950)
A lot of things about Superman and his world change over the years and across media, but some things rarely if ever change, even if they weren’t that way from the beginning. That’s to be expected, especially with things from very early on, such as Superman’s powers. While it’s nice to have a certain amount […]
Clark Kent is my favorite part of Superman. On a basic level, it’s not hard to explain why: I enjoy the contrast between him and Superman, how he can add depth to Superman’s character, and the fact that Superman can be more easily challenged in this identity. But to go into detail is more complicated, […]
Read More from The Missed Potential of Clark Kent in Superman: The Animated Series
Superman vs. Meshi is an official Superman manga that I greatly enjoy – not just because it’s cute, funny and well-drawn, but also because its depiction of Superman is actually really interesting. Like most of my favored depictions of him, he’s very humanized and very personable. It makes sense to focus on this side of […]
Read More from Superman: An Outsider Among the Justice League? (Inspired by Superman vs. Meshi)
About a month ago, it finally happened. My Adventures with Superman came out. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time; I wrote a blog post when it was first announced over 2 years ago. Based on what little was known about the show back then, it seemed like exactly what I wanted: […]
I only included shows which I’ve watched what I feel is a significant enough amount of and whose art style I have a clearly defined opinion of. Chances are, I’ll make another version of this tierlist in the future with more shows. But for now, here are some more detailed thoughts on each of the […]