Tag: Mark Waid

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August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Comic Review: The Flash By Mark Waid Book One

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Abra Kadabra, Aquaman, Armageddon 2001, Barry Allen, DC Comics, Eclipso: The Darkness Within, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick, John Fox, Mark Waid, Superboy, Supergirl, The Flash, Wally West

Mark Waid’s fantastic run (pardon the pun) on The Flash had to start somewhere.

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April 26, 2018April 25, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #169: The Twelve

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Amadeus Cho, Black Widow, Blue Blade, Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Electro, J Michael Straczynski, Mark Gruenwald, Mark Waid, Master Mind Excello, Misplaced Heroes, Mister E, Nick Fury, Rockman, Roy Thomas, Ryan, The Fiery Mask, The Laughing Mask, The Phantom Reporter, The Twelve, The Witness

12 of Marvel’s forgotten Golden Age heroes resurrected to modern times…and then more or less forgotten again.

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December 26, 2017December 25, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Fifty-Two

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Bane, batman, Batman Beyond, Batman The Animated Series, Brainiac, Bruce Timm, Clancy Brown, Clark Kent, Clock King, Dana Delany, Darkseid, DC Comics, DCAU, Death and the Maidens, Disney, Female Furies, Game of Thrones, George Newbern, Green Goblin, Greg Rucka, Helen Slater, Hulk, Infinity War, Injustice, Irredeemable, J Jonah Jameson, Jimmy Olson, Joker, Justice League, Justice League Action, Lashina, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Ma Kent, Mala, Mark Hamill, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Metropolis, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Nyssa, Olivia Hussey, Pa Kent, Paul Dini, Perry White, Peter Dinklage, Phantom Zone, Poison Ivy, Professor Hamilton, Ra's al-Ghul, Smallville, Spider-Man, Supergirl, Superman, Superman robots, Superman The Animated Series, Talia, The Walking Dead, thor, Thunderbolt Ross, Tim Daly, Unity, Volcana, Warner Brothers, World’s Finest, xenomorph

Jimmy and Tom are ending 2017 and their discussion of Superman the Animated Series with the episodes “Unity,” “The Demon Reborn,” and the two part finale “Legacy”!

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October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Gabbing Geek Discusses: Kingdom Come

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Americommando, Angel, Apokalips, Aquaman, Barry Allen, batman, Batman Year One, Bill Finger, Billy Batson, Book of Revelation, Brad Meltzer, Cable, Caesar Romero, Captain Marvel, Chinatown, Christianity, civil war, Clark Kent, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Dante, Dante's Inferno, Dark Knight Returns, Dark Phoenix Saga, DC Animated, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DC Universe, Deadman, Dean Cain, Dick Grayson, Donald Trump, Earth-2, Earth-X, Elseworlds, Ezra Pound, Frank Miller, Gal Gadot, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Greg Rucka, Harrison Ford, Heath Ledger, Helen Slater, Impulse, Infinite Crisis, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Jay Garrick, Jenny, Jerry Siegel, Jimmy Impossible, Joe Shuster, JSA, Justice, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice Society, Kingdom Come, Kurt Busiek, Kyle Rayner, Library of Dreams, Lord of the Rings, Magog, Mark Waid, Martian Manhunter, Marvel Comics, MARVEL UNIVERSE, Marvels, Max Lord, Mel Gibson, Misplaced Heroes, Mr. Miralce, New Mutants, Norman McCay, Orion, Orson Scott Card, Phil Sheldon, Reagan's Raiders, rob liefeld, Robin, Roman Polanski, Ryan, Shatterstar, Silver Age, Steve Miller, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, The Beatles, The Creeper, The Flash, The Human Bomb, The Inferno, The Joker, The Monkees, The Ray, The Sandman, The Simpsons, The Spectre, The Wonder Twins, Time Magazine, Tom, twilight of the superheroes, Virgil, Wally West, Warner Brothers, Watchmen, Watson, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Wizard Magazine, Wonder Woman, X-Force, X-Men, Zatara

The guys discuss the original trade paperback of the Mark Waid/Alex Ross epic story of a dystopian DC future.

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July 28, 2017July 28, 2017

Bento Review: The Avengers Four

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Avenger X, Avengers, barry kitson, Captain America, Comic Bento, comic book subscription box, fathom, Frightful Four, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Mad Thinker, Mark Bagley, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, The Avengers, thor

A quick, fun, but probably inconsequential tale bridging the unseen gap between two old issues of The Avengers.

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June 27, 2017June 26, 2017

Bento Review: Champions: Change The World

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Akaneiro, Amadeus Cho, Comic Bento, comic book subscription box, Cyclops, Dark Horse Comics, Ghost Rider, Gwenpool, Hulk, Humberto Ramos, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Nova, Spider-Man, The Champions, Viv Vision

A forgotten and forgettable Marvel team is revived with a new, younger line-up.

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October 20, 2016October 18, 2016

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Hero Case File #90: Offspring

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alex Ross, Apokalips, batman, Clayface, JLA, Joe Kelly, Kingdom Come, Kyle Baker, Mark Waid, Misplaced Heroes, Offspring, Plastic Man, Poison Ivy, Superman, teen titans, The Kingdom, Wonder Woman

Not just a rock band, but also the son of Plastic Man.

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May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Why You Should Give The New Star Wars Comics A Chance

Posted By: supergeekerella 0 Comment c3po, Charles Soule, Chewbacca, Chuck Wendig, comics, Darth Vader, darth vader comic, Gerry Duggan, Greg Rucka, Greg Wiesman, Han Solo, James Robinson, Jason Aaron, Kanan Last Padawan, Kieron Gillen, lando, List of star wars comics, Luke Skywalker, Marjorie Liu, Mark Waid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, may the 4th, may the 4th be with you, may the fourth be with you, obi-wan, obi-wan and anakin comic, poe dameron, poe dameron comic, Princess Leia, Return of the Jedi, shattered empire, Star Wars, star wars a new hope, star wars comics, Star Wars Rebels, The Force Awakens

Looking for more Star Wars and can’t wait for the movies? We may have just the thing for you…

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November 26, 2015

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case Files #43: Hauptmann Deutschland

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Armin Zola, Blitzkrieger, Captain America, Captain Britain, Captain Germany, Dark Knight Returns, Everyman, Hauptmann Deutschland, Justice League, Mark Gruenwald, Mark Waid, Misplaced Heroes, Quasar, Red Skull, Schultz Heiliggrppe, SQUADRON SUPREME, Vormund, Watchmen, Zeitgeist

The late Marvel Comics writer Mark Gruenwald had a rare talent:  an encyclopedic knowledge of old comics.  Gruenwald was apparently the only man who

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July 14, 2015

Tom Recommends: Starman Volume 2

Posted By: tomk74 3 Comments Barry Allen, Black Canary, Bloodlines, Bobo Benetti, Captain Marvel, David Knight, Dian Belmont, Garth Ennis, Gotham City, Green Lantern, Hitman, Jack Knight, James Robinson, Jay Garrick, JLA Year One, John McCrea, John Ostrander, Justice Society, Mark Waid, Metropolis, Opal City, Peter Sneljbjerg, Power of Shazam, Solomon Grundy, Starman, Superman, Ted Knight, The Flash, The Mist, The Shade, Times Past, Tom Mandrake, Tony Harris, Wally West, Wesley Dodd, Zero Hour

The Legacy Hero is a longstanding DC tradition.  The idea is to take an old character name and concept and rework the character into

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