I’m not exactly sure what to make of this video mash-up of the pinball "counting song" from the children’s television series Sesame Street and clips from both old and new versions of the Iron Man cartoons — all I know is that it’s catchy.
I also know that it will now be stuck in your head, too.
How did we never make this connection before? While the ruthless corporate CEO as villain is pretty much a stock character in modern pop culture, superhero comics have always conspicuously placed successful businessmen on both sides of the hero/villain divide. Yet an interesting, and perhaps counterintuitive, pattern recently occurred to me. Just off the top…
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow didn’t start off being an off-the-wall ensemble, but as the various actors’ comedic talents lightened the dire circumstances, the producers pivoted and leaned into the absurdity. As a result, it became one of the freshest concepts on the CW, super-heroic action without as much angst (or shadow). When it worked, it…
On June 4, Gazillion’s Marvel Heroes MMOARPG launched to the public. And I’m here to tell you that it’s a heck of a lot of fun to play, especially if you are a Marvel fan. Marvel Heroes is a free-to-play PC game featuring a story written by Brian Michael Bendis (which begins with a set…
Comics have long been a haven for collectors, that niche of consumers who’ll drop six figures on an old Disney issue or a near-mint of a Golden Age superhero. As comics are becoming less of a disposable form of entertainment, the issues are increasingly common. So individual issues are no longer a hot commodity. I…
Ever like the trailer more than the movie? Yeah, me too. If I wasn’t sneaking into half of those movies, I’d be upset. News parody site The Onion took that concept and added typical comic fan anti-buzz to the Iron Man movie trailer. Wouldn’t you have loved it if Superman Returns stayed a trailer? Wildly Popular ‘Iron…
THE ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGERadio Archives2010$24.98ISBN 978-1610815000 This attractive package collects the 1985 NPR radio program that adapted two classic Doc Savage adventures: Fear Cay and The Thousand-Headed Man. If you enjoy the classic radio shows of the past, then you’ll definitely get a kick out of this: the bonus is that since it’s a…
