Does Heath Ledger Deserve the Oscar?

Last night at the SAG Awards, Heath Ledger was awarded the SAG Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. He’s also favored to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as well. We all saw this coming. The buzz was circulating online even before The Dark Knight opened in July. But is all [...]

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‘JSA’ 2006-Present

When I picked up the first issue of Geoff Johns’s, Dale Eaglesham’s and Alex Ross’s work on Justice Society of America, as a new comic afficianado, the first thing I thought (and I’m sure you’ll make me regret this later) was, “Man, these are all second and third stringers.”
What can I say?
I didn’t know the [...]

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Hail to the Geeks

Well, I’ve become addicted to comics. The shame, really, is only overshadowed by the child-like glee I feel every evening when I pop open a copy of JSA or Batman or Infinite Crisis.
Among all the characters I’ve followed as best I could during my life (comics were never encouraged as I was growing up. I [...]

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Heroes Losing Comic Book Street Cred

Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb, co-executive producers on NBC’s Heroes were laid off Sunday. Both had been with the show since its inception and led the daily production operation reporting to Tim Kring, creator/executive producer. In its third season, Heroes, produced by Universal Media Studios, has posted lower than expected ratings and the show is [...]

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Holy Batshit, Robin is Getting His Own Series?

It seems like everyone is trying to cash-in on the Batman craze these days.  The Dark Knight is set for a re-release early next year to add even more money to the already overinflated $500+ million gross.  There are talks about turning Superman “dark” in a reboot.  Now, SplashPage is reporting that everyone’s favorite red [...]

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