Tag Archives: DC Comics

(Re) Born On The Bayou: ‘SWAMP THING’ (1982) – MVD Visual 4K UHD Review

It’s true. Absence does make the heart grow fonder. Case in point… revisiting a film you’ve seen umpteen times, including the cinema savviness you’ve gained in the interim, makes it all the more fun. Swamp Thing, recently released as part of MVD Visual’s Rewind Collection, is a warm and fuzzy …

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Joel Schumacher’s ‘The Lost Boys’ (1987): Never Grow Old And Never Die – Retro Review

If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you do not have to be introduced to this teen vampire horror. If you need to be introduced, then I’m surprised, but mainly envious that you can now rush out and experience it for the first time. I don’t believe many …

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DC Comics Happy Halloween Reading List Announced!

DC Comics announced their Halloween reading list for spooky season! I’ll admit, I haven’t read a graphic novel yet. But that is going to change this month. These have piqued my interest! Let’s get right to it and see what DC Comics has to offer this year! This October, DC …

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‘The Superhero Diaries’ Web Series Launches, Featuring Phil LaMarr As Green Lantern

The Superhero Diaries

Phil LaMarr, the prolific voice actor, is suiting up in real life as DC hero Green Lantern. It’s a character he’s voiced for many years in animated form. His spandex clad, flesh and blood Green Lantern appears in The Superhero Diaries. It’s an all new comedy YouTube Web Series and …

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Four Color Craven: A Look Back at 1982’s ‘Swamp Thing’

Created by comic book gods Len Wein (who also co-created Marvel’s Wolverine) and Bernie Wrightson (illustrator of Stephen King’s Cycle of the Werewolf 1983), horror icon Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982) loosely adapts the early part of their published run. Finding a balance between camp and horror, Craven (A Nightmare on …

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My Favorite Comic Book – ‘All-Star Superman’ and the Beauty of Vulnerablity

How do you make Superman vulnerable? When I was younger, this was a question that I was always curious about. Would you perhaps take away his power? His home or loved ones? Not actually. You leave him with all his might but give him one small flaw. An illness. A …

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