Most Ambitious Man Of Steel Movie? All-Star Superman
All-Star Superman is an absolutely refreshing break from that capitulation. Here’s hoping Hollywood is watching, and learning.
Month: February 2011
Sym-Bionic Titan Merges Rene Descartes, I Am Legend
The situation is made worse by the bot’s relationship with the hottest human cheerleader in school, and by his realization that he can analyze Jackson Pollock‘s splatter art in multiple dimensions but still can’t penetrate its meaning.
Anonymous Clowns Cybersecurity Loudmouths. So Who’s Next?
I’ve been following the sometimes merry digital pranksters of Anonymous for awhile now. But I was stoked when my AlterNet editor Jan Frel asked me to break down their genius […]
Brad Bird Leaves Animation (at Gunpoint)
Is Ratatouille director Brad Bird leaving feature animation? Not if Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg take their guns out of his face.
Grant Morrison’s Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne Is a Masterful Time-Wipe
No one mashes science, philosophy and superheroes as well as Grant Morrison. And his years-long run on Batman, the most iconic human superhero of all time, is an object lesson […]
Extra! Iconic American Superheroes Subjected to British Invasion!
Holy multinational vertigo, Batman! With the announcement of Tudors thespian Henry Cavill as cinema’s newest Superman, the British invasion of American superhero turf has reached a Kryptonite pitch.
The Go! Team Bestows Rolling Blackouts, Bids Adieu
For the last decade, the UK pop-hop collective has brilliantly (re)defined postmodern music. Too bad they might call it quits after releasing their kickass new album Rolling Blackouts. I talked […]