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Thought Bubble: The Death of the Sidekick
Apropos for Memorial Day: A thought-provoking piece that could just as easily be titled “The Birth of the Kid That Grows Up By Becoming A Hero”.
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Michael Davis: The Top 10 Black Superheroes…
…Created By White Guys and Louise Simonson My sincere thanks to Grace Randolph 10. Black Lightning. Created by Tony Isabella What can I say about Black Lightning except for the fake Afro wig (decades before Steve Harvey’s BTW… wait… y’all didn’t know that was a wig? Oops, sorry Steve, my bad) but like I was…
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Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
I won’t lie — I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin. Like when my 3-year-old refuses to wear his glasses because “Wolverine doesn’t wear glasses.” Or when he chases our cat around the house, fists flying,…
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Mindy Newell: Lost In The Darkness
“I grew up reading superheroes where the most important element of that name was ‘hero’ rather than ‘super.’ But, lately, a number of the books from the big two superhero publishers, DC and Marvel, seem to have forgotten the hero part of the name.” My friend and fellow writer Corinna Lawson, the woman some of…
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Monday Mix-Up: Superhero Hockey!
Now that the NHL strike is over and hockey is back, who saved the season? Superheroes! Playing for the heroes: Batman, Spider-Man, Rogue, Gambit, and Iron Man. Playing for the villains: Bane, Joker, Mystique, Catwoman, and Deadpool… and Commissioner Gordon as the referee!
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HANCOCK TIPS HIS HAT TO ‘SUPERHEROES VS. ZOMBIES’
Tippinâ HancockâÂÂs Hat- Reviews of All Things Pulp by Tommy Hancock SUPERHEROES VS ZOMBIES By Various Edited by Eric S. Brown and Anthony Giangregorio Published by Living Dead Press, 2011 I have said this many times before and will hold this as a standard of my interest in Pulp for years to come.àAlthough it…
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Emily S. Whitten: Heroism and Bravery
Some people think that comics are a kid thing – the bright colors; the often cartoony style of art; the people parading around with their underwear on the outside – and they are for kids. But they’re also for teens, and adults, and all of us. They are a medium of storytelling that can be…
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DENNIS O’NEIL: Springtime For Superheroes
So how’s the resurrecting going in your neighborhood? Despite a very warm March, it’s pretty much on schedule here in Rockland County. Oh, most of the trees are still barren, but here and there, some of them are getting beleaved; the dogwood in the front yard is growing buds and wow! – the forsythia bush…
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DENNIS O’NEIL: Patron Superheroes?
Got a concept for you. Ready? Patron superheroes. You’re lovin’ it already, aren’t you? For those of you who have never been Catholic, here’s a quick definition of patron saint, via the invaluable Wikipedia: “A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft,…
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DENNIS O’NEIL: Who Needs To Be A Superhero?
File this under Art Imitating Life Imitating Art. Or maybe, clothes don’t make the (super) man. Last month, the New York Times ran a story – front page, no less – about ordinary citizens putting on costumes, giving themselves superheroish names, hitting the streets and combating real-life crime. Apparently, they mostly content themselves with non-violent…
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DENNIS O’NEIL: TeeVee’s Super Ray
A few weeks ago I was blathering about the absence of new superheroes in the current television schedules. Shame on me! I forgot about Super Ray. Before you rush off to consult TV Guide searching for time and channel, be assured that you won’t find Ray there. The show he’s on isn’t about him. Fact…
