Early this morning news broke that Ben Affleck, he of the Mallrats fame, was named the next Batman, for the upcoming Man of Steel  sequel, set to be released in 2015. Since I’m on the West Coast, I was a little late to the Twittersphere #Batfleck blow up, mostly filled with cries from comic nerds (and wannabe comic nerds) about how awful Affleck will be as the Caped Crusader. I am a Batman fan. Not a huge Batman fan, but I’d grade myself at your […]
Posts tagged "Superman"
You Will Believe: How “Superman: The Movie” Made “Man of Steel” Possible
The release of Man of Steel – the latest attempt to tell the story of comic book legend Superman – fills me with an excitement I can’t quite articulate. The chance to see my favorite mythological figure in American history grace the silver screen again is a cause for celebration – which is astounding, considering how little I wanted to do with this particular tale mere months ago. Since the last son of Krypton flew into my life, I’ve had one very specific picture of him in […]
Comics Are Cool: Episode 1
I probably should’ve started this thing with the whole Spider-Man’s a black kid media whirlwind but we’ll hit that story when Ultimate Spider-Man #1 comes out in October. Plus, Marvel gets press all the time. They put their big stories in USA Today the day before fans can get a hold of the actual comics. It bites. But enough about them. What have they done this huge lately? Anyway, you may or may not have heard about this thing that DC is doing called […]
The Viewfinder: Eminem’s “Space Bound”
You thought the Bad Meets Evil album ‘s release signaled the end of Eminem’s Recovery campaign?!? (in Charlie Murphy voice): WRONG. “Space Bound” is the 4th video from the rapper’s latest solo effort , which debuted at the top of the charts a year ago this week and has since gone on to sell close to four million copies. It’s one of the better tracks on the album, and is accompanied by a pretty solid video, directed by Em’s long-time partner in crime, Joseph Kahn. Co-starring former adult […]