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The Long Box – Casting Call: “Batman: Under the Hood”

Posted: August 22, 2014 at 11:25 am   /   Comic Books, Film, Local, The Long Box

With the recent rumors about the plot of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, I decided to take a look at one of my favorite Batman stories from the last 10 years. The Bat-Franchise is one of Warner Brothers most lucrative properties.  The advantage of having Ben Affleck make his debut in a non solo Batman […]

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The Drawing Board – Ottley, Frank, Rude, Samnee, Manapul, Anka (Jan 10, 2014)

Posted: January 10, 2014 at 8:30 am   /   Comic Books, Local

For this week’s Drawing Board, I wanted to give you fine people a look at my all time favorite superhero’s.  I’m talking about The Man of Steel, The Last Son of Krypton, The Big Blue Boy Scout, Superman. Over Superman’s 75 year history, there have been many interpretations of Kal-El.  He’s been everything from an […]

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The Long Box: Who is YOUR Superman artist?

Posted: May 29, 2013 at 7:26 am   /   Comic Books, Local

With Man of Steel set for release in the next two weeks, I was thinking back to all of the different variations or concepts that Superman has gone through over the years.  From the original “circus performer” costume to the electric blue version to the current New 52 suit. Over the years, the artists that have taken […]

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Comic Review: Action Comics #19 by Andy Diggle & Tony Daniel

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 7:53 pm   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

Action Comics #19 Written by Andy Diggle Art by Tony Daniel Finally!! Redemption has arrived.  After much suffering at the hands of the creative teams on both of the main Superman books (Grant Morrison/Rags Morales on Action Comics & George Perez/Jesus Merino on Superman), we are finally treated to the new creative duo in Andy Diggle (The Losers & Green […]

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Two New Superman Comics Set to Debut From DC Comics

Posted: March 13, 2013 at 9:44 am   /   Comic Books, Local

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a Superman fan through and through.  Action Comics Annual #1 was the first comic I ever bought, and I became a fan immediately. Before the reboot, the Superman books were struggling.  None of them, with the exception of Supergirl & Superboy had real traction with fans.  When the reboot was announced, I […]

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List of Possible Batman Villains for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises”

Posted: October 27, 2010 at 3:31 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie News, Opinion

We finally have a title, The Dark Knight Rises, and the most likely villain in the Batman mythos, The Riddler,  has been shot down by Christopher Nolan. So, who from Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery is a likely suspect for the film? We can almost immediately remove Clayface and Killer Croc, as they don’t match up with […]

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DC Entertainment Names New Executives: Jim Lee, Dan Dido, Geoff Johns, John Rood, and Patrick Caldon

Posted: February 18, 2010 at 12:49 pm   /   Book Reviews, Local

This isn’t really news to anyone else but geeks like me. The newly formed branch of WB, DC Entertainment, has named its new Executive Management Team. The reason this is worthy news is the fact of who they named to their team.  Three of these people, Jim Lee, Dan Dido, and Geoff Johns, have all […]

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