Author Archives: Walt Richardson

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Reviews
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Review

By | Feb 25, 2010 | Reviews

After hearing all the buzz surrounding DC’s new direct-to-video Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, I found myself digging up Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, an animated film released in 1993 that spun out of the highly regarded Batman: The Animated Series. Having grown up watching The Animated Series, I’ve watched this movie many times […]

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Review: Supreme Power

By | Feb 16, 2010 | Reviews

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” -Lord Acton (1834-1902) Before Marvel Comics soiled its relationship with Joseph Michael Straczynski (commonly referred to by comic fandom as JMS), the former Babylon 5 scribe revamped Marvel’s nearly forgotten Squadron Supreme into something incredible. This new inception began […]

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Columns
Friday Recommendation: Starman

By | Feb 12, 2010 | Columns

Ask any comic aficionado about James Robinson’s Starman, and most will paint it in a very positive light. But ask many of these same experts for a superhero recommendation, and you’ll hear all the (admittedly well-picked) standards: All-Star Superman, The Immortal Iron Fist, Green Lantern: Rebirth, etc. Don’t get me wrong, each of these are […]

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Review – Seaguy

By | Feb 4, 2010 | Reviews

Underground! Way up high! Here comes Mickey Eye! Some things are so bizarre that they are wonderful, even if the beholder has no idea why. Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart’s Seaguy definitely meets the bizarre criteria, while still presenting an engaging and entertaining read. Seaguy is certainly a very Morrison story, giving the reader a […]

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Columns
Character Spotlight: Renee Montoya

By | Feb 3, 2010 | Columns

Many supporting characters dream of the day they can become full-fledged protagonists, but rarely do they achieve that level of stardom. While I may be speaking in a very strange metaphor, few comic characters have started from such humble beginnings as former Gotham Police Officer and current bearer of The Question mantle, Renee Montoya. Renee […]

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