My favorite superhero TV show these days is The Flash. Heck, it may be my favorite TV show period. Grant Gustin is doing a great job as Barry Allen/The Flash and the stories have wonderful “Easter eggs” for those who know DC continuity. One of the best is casting John Wesley Shipp, who played Barry/Flash…
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Marc Alan Fishman: JL Fashion Statement “Gritty Is the New Black”
DC released the image that precedes this week’s via a puff piece in USA Today. In it, we see the Aveng-err-Justice League being scowly amidst steam and metal and stuff. It’s really striking, ain’t it? As the image made its way across the social media networks I frequent, a common theme rose to the surface:…
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Dennis O’Neil: The CW’s Adventure In Time and Space
The big honkin’ four-part crossover on the CW is past and I guess we have no particularly interesting reactions to it. If I were in a mood to pick nits, I might raise an eyebrow, chuckle in the manner of one who knows he is not one of the little people, and observe that it…
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Dennis O’Neil: Crossing Over
There you are, somewhen on the far side of one of these bedeviling time gaps, at least four days in the future from when I’m typing this and – I don’t really know – you just might be squirming with anticipation because in a few hours or less – your hours – you’ll be watching…
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What Mindy Newell Is Watching…
Well, the fall television season has begun, which means Iâve been watching the return of my favorite series and the premiere of new shows that have tickled my interest. Hereâs a rundown. Timeless (Mondays, 10 P.M., NBC) Everyone who reads this column regularly knows that Iâm a nut for alternate history and time-travel stories, so…
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Mike Gold: Our Greatest Ape
You’ve probably seen the second Superhero Fight Club by now; if you haven’t and you’ve got four minutes to spare, go <a href=” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpE7Jdk8hw give this a click. It’s great fun, not necessarly part of The DC-CW continuity, and it brings Supergirl in to play with the boys. And Felicity, of course. SPOILER ALERT! (I’ve…
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Dennis O’Neil: Defy! We Dare Ya!
Done any daring to defy lately? If you’re a fan of the television versions of superheroes, you know what I’m talking/typing about. The network that calls itself The CW has, for a while now, been advocating such daring and this is the very same the go-to corporate entity that has made itself the go-to…
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REVIEW: Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants
There is no creative reason Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants exists. It is merely a vehicle to promote toys for the younger segment of fan. Essentially, if you have enjoyed any of the previous Batman Unlimited offerings – Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts and Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem — this will be equally entertaining. In this…
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Marc Alan Fishman: A Tale of Two Flashes
DC’s Rebirth brings with it a commitment to the tenents of the brand before things got overtly grim and gritty. No better examples crossed my desk this past week – opening up my now monthly shipped comic pack – than Titans and The Flash. Forgive me, I’m not actually sure if they are supposed to…
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Marc Alan Fishman: Legends(ish) of Tomorrow(sorta)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, upon being announced, caught me dumbfounded. Hot on the heels of The Flash, which spun out from Arrow, this new time-hopping romp through the unknown left me in between diametric emotional states. The first was joyful confusion. Where all current DCU-TV joints were clearly single-hero driven vehicles (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl……
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The Flash: The Complete Second Season Races for Home Sept. 6
BURBANK, CA (May 31, 2016) – Just in time for the third season premiere of the #1 show on The CW, catch (if you can) the release of The Flash: The Complete Second Season as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases the next installment of the series on Blu-rayTM (including Digital HD) and DVD on September…
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Mindy Newell: Hard Labor
So Mike Gold, our old and grumpy and sly editor, threw down the gauntlet last week, challenging the marvelous Marc Fishman and the grammatically incorrect me to read the same comic and opine on it. That comic was DC Rebirth #1, the umpteenth revision of the company’s four-color mythos. Marc had his turn on Saturday….
