Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jan 26, 2012, 6:23 am
Cool looking fan film:
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jan 19, 2012, 4:56 am
If only this could have been made it would have been awesome beyond belief...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Dec 25, 2011, 10:56 am
Merry Christmas to all our readers from Brian and Khris! Hope you got all the cool comic goodies you put on your wish list!
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Dec 22, 2011, 10:26 am
While work and other commitments have kept from from posting the last few weeks, I couldn't let this one slip by without notice. Looks like it's going to be pretty good, though I hate to see Nolan leaving the franchise.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Nov 24, 2011, 12:14 pm
Sorry I've been away for a while, but I wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And as always, here is our tradition visit from Captain Thanksgiving!
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Nov 10, 2011, 4:44 am
I love the old series. I love the new movies. Here we have the best of both worlds.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Nov 7, 2011, 3:43 am
While there are several hero deaths that serve a purpose, some are just plain dumb and have no reason other than a lazy writer looking for a gimmick or a reboot. Here are some that I never liked: The White Tiger The original White Tiger was the first major Puerto Rican of the 70's. He was a kung-fu...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 31, 2011, 4:18 am
... original Brave and the Bold series of team-ups. The thing that really makes ... been a regular member of any team, and has pretty much kept the ... even introduced the world to Moon Knight, who was originally a werewolf-fighting hero. Ghost Rider I ... title started out interesting enoug...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 24, 2011, 5:18 am
Last week we looked at the first of my list of why the 90's are the "Dark Ages" of comics. Here we go with some more: 1. Feral Wolverine I have to admit that stealing the adamantium from Wolverine by having Magneto rip it from his bones was a pretty cool idea. I give them points for being daring as ...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 20, 2011, 4:38 pm
Not a trailer, but because your Thursday needed more awesome... I'm gonna miss this show when it goes off the air.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 18, 2011, 11:24 am
This image recently came from the NYCC. While it could be for anything from a comic book line to a new cartoon series, I'm hoping for new toys. As I've said in a previous post, the Micronauts are a personal favorite of mine. If they're coming back and it's handled right, sign me up!
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 17, 2011, 5:08 am
... out, certain we were holding a million-dollar collectible in our hands! ... it seemed)! Of course, many of the more spectacular cover enhancements meant ... of storytelling reigned supreme as the worst Spider-Man storyline of all ... years of comic reading. Instead, the concept became so conv...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 14, 2011, 10:00 am
Wish I could be at the New York Comic Con (maybe next year), but here's a look at some of the awesome toys coming up. I know not everyone is a toy collector, but this grabbed me. Watch the 1:15 mark when you'll see the Mad Magazine display behind them. You can just see the Sergio Aragones Black and ...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 13, 2011, 10:06 am
I know you've probably already seen this, but it's a ton of awesome. Wish there had been more of the Hulk, but I'm sure they're saving that for later.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 10, 2011, 6:48 am
This one was from the 80's, I know, but I consider this a game-changer for the character. Growing up the 70's to Neal Adams' Batman interpretation that later gave way to the awesome Jim Aparo, I knew Batman was cool and tough. I missed the campy 50's and 60's "fat" version of the character, so I'd a...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 6, 2011, 7:41 am
Just saw this the other night and loved it. I'm a fan of Mad magazine, and so far the cartoon has been a hit-and-miss thing with some funny stuff and some stupid stuff (like the magazine, I guess). This was good...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Oct 3, 2011, 5:41 am
When we talk about shining moments of the Bronze Age of the 70's, there is one hero that we have to mention: Wolverine. His first sighting was an almost-unnoticed-at-the-time appearance in Hulk #181, a battle in which he fought the Wendigo and the Hulk, and lost when the Hulk sucker punched him. He ...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 29, 2011, 4:55 am
Gotta love this one. Not really a trailer, but so funny I couldn't pass it up.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 26, 2011, 4:24 am
In the mid-80's, DC took a bold step and admitted it had a problem. They just had too many different Earths floating around out there! Initially it was used to explain how the Justice Society of the 40's could exist and still work with the JLA 20 years later, which was a good idea. Unfortunately, th...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 19, 2011, 4:08 am
There are so many moments to look at in comic history that grabs me, but this particular comic death didn't affect me so much as a kid when I first read it, but the comics that followed actually got me hooked on Daredevil for a short period of time. I grabbed this one off a spinner rack in a strip m...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 15, 2011, 7:42 am
Now here's a Marvel movie you probably won't see made any time soon, but you have to admit the guy does a good job of bringing out the essence of the character. Just kidding! Just for fun...enjoy...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 12, 2011, 4:36 am
In the 70's and 80's, there were a few comics that I consistently picked up as much as my allowance would allow. Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up, Uncanny X-Men, and then another title came along that pulled me to the DC side of things: The New Teen Titans. In the 70's I had read a few issues of the Teen ...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 5, 2011, 4:49 am
In many of these Bronze Age moments, the story is so powerful that I vividly remember where I was when I read it for the first time as a kid. In the case of this week's post, I was actually in a grocery store called Food World, patiently waiting for my mom to get her groceries while I poured over th...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Sep 1, 2011, 11:30 am
While this isn't technically going to be made...ever--but I still remember seeing this cartoon in reruns when I was a kid in the 70's. Plus the fact that this guy has some incredible talent in creating this stop-motion stuff. Jonny Quest Opening Titles from Roger D. Evans on Vimeo.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 29, 2011, 4:09 am
People sometimes wonder why I'm so big on the Bronze Age of comics and not so happy about the way things are going today (thus my blog title). I thought I'd highlight a few Bronze Age moments over the weeks to come that show why those comics rocked. When I was a kid, my first comic book and favorite...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 25, 2011, 5:10 pm
With all the big hero films for this year done and over, it's time to start focusing on the ones coming out next year, I guess. Here's the first for the year, due out in February, which basically means the studio has so little confidence in it that they're hoping stacking it against Valentine's Day ...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 22, 2011, 2:27 am
Here are some more costumes that stand out from the crowd: Captain Universe  Though many people have held this power and costume, the basic suit remains the same for everyone. It comes to a person (or even to an animal once) whenever that being is in need of help. After the adventure is complete, t...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 19, 2011, 10:43 am
I'm putting this out here in an effort to get more folks involved in the DCU subscription Mattycollector.com is trying to run. If they don't reach the minimum number of subscriptions by Monday, the deal is off and the DC figures we get from this point forward will consist mostly of Batman and Superm...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 18, 2011, 5:35 am
Really funny! I remember the old Plastic Man series from the 1980's, and I think this version of the character is closer to what the comics had in mind. This was a pilot for a Cartoon Network series, but it never got picked up. Instead we saw him appear in Brave and the Bold for a few episodes.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 15, 2011, 3:36 am
Some heroes lose their powers (temporarily) and manage to move on, while others seem never to be touched. Here are a few heroes I believe could truly make some great stories as they dealt with their sudden loss of power. All those comic book companies who love crossovers, you could title this one "P...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 11, 2011, 6:34 am
What does this have to do with comic books? Nothing. However, if you're a fan of fun and you're willing to admit it, this is probably how you visualized it when you played with toys back in the day.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 8, 2011, 4:02 am
I have to admit that I don't get around to reading every comic book out there. There are a number of them that I never catch until I pick up a used trade paperback somewhere, only to find that I've missed something pretty good that's not around anymore. Such is the case with Planetary. A couple of w...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 5, 2011, 9:42 am
So we now have a look at the new Superman from Zack Snyder's reboot: Check it out! With this one picture we've seen this guy in costume more than we saw Tom Welling in one through 10 seasons of Smallville! Yeah, I went there. Even though this film is two years away (Summer 2013), I'd say we're off...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 4, 2011, 6:32 am
A favorite guilty pleasure of mine is the Disney film, "The Rocketeer". My sons grew up watching it and it's a lot of fun. This animated short pays tribute to that film and does it justice. I'd love to see an entire film like this since we'll never see a sequel any other way. The Rocketeer 20th ann...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 2, 2011, 6:36 pm
Yep, all of us are owed an apology, Spidey!The new Ultimate Spider-Man was unveiled today by Marvel, as he is revealed in Fallout #4 (hey, a Marvel Crossover event...that's got to be good, right?). Big surprise to everyone: Wow, I never saw that coming. Unless you count the dozens of times it's alre...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Aug 1, 2011, 4:28 am
Years ago when a comic book company wanted to create a big event, they had something called a "crossover". Perhaps the JLA would meet the JSA, or the Avengers would fight the Defenders. Whatever it was, it was a big deal because these folks rarely met each other in their comics. Enter the 80's, when...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 28, 2011, 4:36 am
This may not qualify as comic book material necessarily, but this video from the SDCC was too good to pass up. Hate the ending of the series? So do these guys...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 27, 2011, 6:12 am
Found this and wanted to share it. Pretty comprehensive history of Captain America.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 25, 2011, 3:23 am
Well, the summer movie craze is now officially over, and with no other major superhero releases coming this year let's look back on what we had in 2011 for comic fans. The Green Hornet While more of a radio star than a comic book hero, comic fans everywhere went to see this one. Seth Rogan decided t...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 22, 2011, 5:38 pm
If you're a toy collector like me, you need to know that Mattycollector.com is allowing their annual subscriptions this weekend. If you don't grab them this weekend, you're out for another year. One big bit of news: this year they are offering a DC subscription! The figures aren't announced yet, but...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 21, 2011, 2:54 am
Don't know what to think, but I love the POV shots they give at the end as if you were really web-slinging.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 14, 2011, 2:33 am
Now this looks like some good stuff. I loved the original story, and it was so powerful several instances of the dialogue and scenes from Batman Begins and the Dark Knight were lifted straight from it. Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 11, 2011, 3:20 am
For Father's Day this year, my sons both made me cards. Khristian, a comic book fan who knew what his dad liked, drew me a card that said "Spending Father's Day with my dad..." and on the inside was a crying Batman that said, "Something I can do that even Batman can't!" It made me smile and gave bot...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 7, 2011, 2:31 am
Not really a movie trailer, but I loved it and thought it summed everything up rather nicely:
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 4, 2011, 2:44 am
In honor of July 4th, I wanted to give a quick glance at some of the more patriotic heroes in the mix. Before you get outside to shoot fireworks, or barbecue, or just have a Twilight Zone marathon, check these guys out: The Spirit of 76 This character has one of the strangest backstories out there....
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jul 1, 2011, 6:03 am
Yesterday we hit our 30 "likes" in the Facebook Fan drawing we're running in celebration of our 3rd birthday. I grabbed the names, pulled out my family from the list, and randomized the rest. Congratulations to Chris Vu, who won the first round of free comics, along with a special "early bird" priz...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jun 30, 2011, 7:13 am
Here is the latest clip from Captain America. This is definitely the best we've seen of it so far. Looks like they're pulling out the stops for this one and I hope it does great. Superhero films this summer have performed a little poorly compared to years past, so let's get out and support this one.
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jun 29, 2011, 7:26 am
Just found out Mattel is killing off the Retro Action Superheroes lineup due to poor sales. How any company can complain about poor sales when you can never find the product is beyond me. Someone is putting together a petition you can sign to try and salvage the line or at least make it available on...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jun 27, 2011, 5:15 am
As I mentioned yesterday, this little blog just turned 3 years old! Now, I'd love to pass out cake and ice cream for everyone, but we've decided to do something special for one lucky reader instead. Random pic from the web--but the right size boxI'm an avid comic book collector and unfortunately I h...
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Brian R. posted an article on Comics in Crisis - Jun 26, 2011, 2:28 am
Today our blog officially turns 3 years old! I never would have imagined when I started out ranting about comics that I'd find enough stuff to keep it going for 3 years. I guess comic books just keep on giving me material to work with, eh? Anyway, grab a Twinkie and some milk and celebrate with us! ...
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