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Batman/Superman movies 19 – The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises concluded the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy in 2012. The production was initially delayed for several reasons, one being that Nolan directed Inception in-between the two “Dark Knight” movies. But the main reason was likely the unfortunate … Continue reading

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Detective Comics 956 review

The League of Shadows arc has been really intense. It started with Lady Shiva invading Gotham City with an army of assassins, often disguised as normal people. As the story went on, Batman started losing his allies all over the … Continue reading

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Comics of May 10, 2017

In the last few days I came up with a bit of an ambitious idea for this blog. Although this will primarily remain a comic blog, and I still intend to review every novel I read, I’m considering a movie … Continue reading

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Comics of April 26, 2017

So, it’s the last week of April. X-Men Gold 2 got delayed a week, and I’m not surprised considering the controversy surrounding the first issue. I won’t talk about it here – there’s more than enough information about it online … Continue reading

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Detective Comics 954 review

The League of Shadows has torn through every member of Batman’s team, and it doesn’t look good for Gotham City. Whatever Lady Shiva is planning, it’s brutal. The last issue ended with Batwoman being stabbed in front of her father, … Continue reading

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Comics of March 22, 2017

It was only last week when the third of the three major Marvel events that seemed to run at the same time ended, and through Marvel’s June Solicitations, we’ve learned of yet another event/crossover coming up. Seriously Marvel, slow down. … Continue reading

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Comics of March 8, 2017 and thoughts on Logan

So I saw Logan last night, and I really liked it. It’s not quite perfect (there are some minor pacing issues in the second act), but the character drama between Logan, Xavier and Laura worked extremely well. In fact, the … Continue reading

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Detective Comics 951 review

My only previous experience with the League of Shadows in the Batman franchise comes from Batman Begins. I’m not even sure if Ra’s Al Ghul is usually tied with the group in the comics or not. So when a series … Continue reading

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