Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Warren Ellis hates super-heroes. At least, that’s what people say. He certainly has played his part, through a few off-the-cuff remarks, in this misconception. But it would be more accurate to say that Ellis hates how much the super-hero genre dominates comics. Ellis also didn’t grow up immersed in super-heroes, the way many comics creators…
The first teaser trailer for Chronicle director Josh Trank’s take on The Fantastic Four is finally out, and it looks amazing. Here we see the cast show off their new powers, and it already looks significantly better than Fox’s first outing with the property a decade ago. via Watch the first teaser trailer for The Fantastic…
Well, this is just brilliant. Racist adverts promoting hatred against Muslims are currently being run on buses in San Francisco – but someone has started covering them up with anti-hatred messages from Marvel’s première Muslim superhero, Ms. Marvel. The adverts were purchased by the American branch of the Freedom Defence Initiative – who, here in…
We know that Alfred calling his employer, surrogate son, and the recipient of his wisdom, “Master Bruce,” is incredibly old-fashioned. But what did the term “Master” mean, before it became obsolete? Master comes from the term maegester, meaning “one having control or authority.” So, in the beginning, “master” pretty much meant “boss.” Over time, though,…
Because Gotham really has no idea what to do as a show other than keep adding “early” versions of Batman’s rogues gallery, they’ve cast Colm Feore as the villainous Dollmaker. But it’s the Dollmaker’s “real” name — not from the comics, but one the show has thought up itself — that will drive you as…
How do you get Robert Downey Jr. to sign for another Marvel movie? He’s already the highest paid actor and top earner in Hollywood. He has the type of contract Marvel will never handout again. It comes down to giving his character, Tony Stark, a role that’s worth his time and is different than traditional…
The Batman prequel show returns with an episode set inside the notorious mental institution, but fails to tap into its Lovecraftian origins. Fox After a long holiday break, I’d hoped Gotham would return to our screens with renewed confidence, ready to embrace its strongest, most lurid elements and dispose of the more pedestrian crime drama…
Gail Simone’s twitter feed is wonderful. She is always tweeting fun and interesting stuff about writing, fandom and trolling Kieron Gillen. Yesterday were no different. Because she told a very lovely and personal story about herself, Joss Whedon and Wonder Woman. So here is the slightly bittersweet story of how I met @josswhedon. — GAIL…
The show is out of Arkham Asylum and back to its inert mob war, still desperately in need of a change in pace. Fox After a two-week jaunt in Arkham Asylum, Gotham is right back to where it started: Jim Gordon is a Gotham PD detective, Carmine Falcone is engaged in an internal mob war…
Last week we gazed into the abyss, and the cold, dead eyes of the new International Rescue team from Thunderbirdsgazed back. As movies and TV constantly seek to strip-mine your nostalgia for profit, redesigns like this are common. And sometimes, they go very wrong. Here are 11awful makeovers of our childhood favourites. 11. Rainbow Brite…