OK, here’s something a little different: a blog post that has nothing to do with superheroes…but considering Star Wars is very popular both among the general public and “nerds”, I feel pretty comfortable putting it here. Unfortunately, I hate The Last Jedi. I haven’t made any super-negative posts on this blog yet, so I feel […]
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: […]
Most dictionary definitions of superhero include having superhuman powers as one of the criteria, which annoys me to no end considering Batman, obviously one of the most popular and famous superheroes of all time, doesn’t meet this criterion. The truth is, I don’t think a good definition of a superhero can really be summed up […]
If you’re at all familiar with the Young Justice cartoon, you might think this article sounds a bit boring. And I don’t blame you; the problem with this cartoon’s incarnation of the Man of Steel seems glaringly obvious: in Season 1, he refuses to engage with Superboy, despite Superboy desperately wanting his guidance. (This version […]