Author Archives: James Johnston

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Columns
Boomb Tube: Generation X (Part 1)

By | Dec 12, 2012 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube! The weekly column chronicling comics’ effects on television and, more recently, the utter horror that was made-for-TV movies from the 1990’s. This week: we continue our expedition of the horrid with 1996’s Generation X, based off Scott Lobdell’s X-Men spin-off and one of the most 90’s comics to ever 90’s. Generation X starts […]

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Reviews
Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Vendetta” [Review]

By | Dec 6, 2012 | Reviews

This week on Arrow, The Huntress and Arrow teamed up for five minutes and then Merlyn cried about his problems for another 30. 1.) These exercise montages are getting ridiculous.  Every episode begins with Ollie shirtlessly exercising in his warehouse while exposition happens. This week he did so while performing upside down shoulder lifts. I’m not even […]

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Boomb Tube: Justice League of America (Part 2)

By | Dec 5, 2012 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube! This week, we continue our analysis of the TV pilot for 1997’s Justice League of America. Abandon all hope ye who enter here. To recap last week: New Metro, the most stupidly named city in the world, is threatened by a super villain named The Weatherman (AKA EvAl Roker) who is manipulating the weather, […]

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Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Muse of Fire” [Review]

By | Nov 29, 2012 | Reviews

This week on Arrow: Helena Bertinelli, the Huntress, makes her debut and Merlyn experiences some first world problems. Spoilers ahead! 1.) Ollie is such a jerk.  In this week’s episode, Ollie’s mom gets mowed down by a mysterious gunman… or woman… or Huntress. It’s the Huntress. Anyway, Ollie’s first reaction isn’t to automatically run to […]

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Columns
Boomb Tube: Justice League of America (Part 1)

By | Nov 28, 2012 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube! As the hiatus between seasons of cartoons continues, I’ve started reviewing TV shows from the past. This week, we take a fond look back at the Justice League show! No, not the cartoon one; the live-action TV movie starring Guy Gardner, Fire, Ice, The Flash, and, in his feature debut, […]

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Boomb Tube: The Brave and the Boomb

By | Nov 21, 2012 | Columns

Well we’ve reached quite a conundrum, haven’t we? Right now, the superhero cartoon show landscape is barren with DC Nation on hiatus until January, Avengers cancelled, and Ultimate Spider-Man gone to lick its wounds to strike back at me a year from now in a cross-over written by Scott Snyder. As a result, I have no current cartoons to […]

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Reviews
Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Legacies” [Review]

By | Nov 15, 2012 | Reviews

This week on Arrow: The Royal Flush Gang, everyone’s favorite bank robbing crew with a poker related theme, arrive in Star City, starting a crime spree. 1.) The Royal Flush Gang redesign is really great.  Following Deadshot’s Gigantic Gentleman’s Monocle (which, to be fair, was spectacular for all the wrong reasons) and Deathstroke’s “Why Is […]

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Boomb Tube: Avengers (Dis)Assemble!

By | Nov 13, 2012 | Columns

Welcome to Boomb Tube, where all of your favorite super hero cartoons and Ultimate Spider-Man recapped on a weekly basis! This week: Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes comes to its exciting conclusion! Spoilers ahead! The finale begins with Iron Man meeting Captain America for their weekly Roof-Top Real-Talk. Tony expresses his concerns about how the world is becoming so […]

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Reviews
Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Damaged” [Review]

By | Nov 8, 2012 | Reviews

This week on Arrow: Ollie goes on trial for his vigilante actions while more flashbacks to the island! Spoilers! 1.) I don’t think that’s how the justice system works. After last week’s cliffhanger, where Ollie was arrested by Quentin Lance, the only detective in Starling City,  for being Arrow, Queen is put under house arrest […]

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Boomb Tube: Live Kree or DIE HARD!

By | Nov 6, 2012 | Columns

Welcome to Boomb Tube, where all of your favorite super hero cartoons and Ultimate Spider-Man recapped on a weekly basis! This week: The Avengers star in the greatest Die Hard sequel ever. Spoilers ahead! At the beginning of this week’s episode, Black Panther had just flew into the sun to save the solar system, The Avengers and Captain Marvel […]

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