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November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #198: Hitman

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Bloodlines, Catwoman, DC Comics, Etrigan, Garth Ennis, Gotham City, Green Lantern, Grimjack, hawkwoman, John McCrea, Lobo, Misplaced Heroes, No Man's Land, Ray Palmer, Section 8, Superman, The Atom, Wetworks

A guy who barely had powers made his way through the Gotham City underworld.

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Books & Comics Hot Reviews Superheroes

November 14, 2018November 12, 2018

Comic Review: DC Rebirth Justice League Of America Volume 1

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment batman, Black Canary, Justice League, Justice League of America, Justice League Week, killer frost, Lobo, Ryan Choi, Steve Orlando, Suicide Squad, The Atom, The Extremists, The Outsiders, The Ray, Vixen

Batman forms a League of mortals instead of gods as he is wont to do in this DC Rebirth title.

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Books & Comics Features Hot Superheroes

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #196: Thanagarian Hawkwoman

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Carter Hall, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, hawkwoman, Hawkworld, Infinite Crisis, Justice League, Katar Hol, Kendra Saunders, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Shayera Hall, Shayera Thal, Shiera Hall, Thanagar, The Atom, Zero Hour

Hawkman’s female partner’s history isn’t quite as messed up as his. They just shove her aside and make a new one as needed.

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Features Hot Movies & TV Superheroes

December 11, 2017December 10, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Fifty-One

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Abin Sur, Aquababy, Aquaman, batman, Batman The Brave and the Bold, Batsoup, Black Manta, black panther, Blackest Night, Bruce Timm, Buffalo Bill, Cartoon Network, Cleveland, Coast City, Cyborg, Daffy Duck, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DCAU, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Die Hard, Dr. Fate, Duck Dodgers, Elongated Man, Emerald Twilight, Filmation, Fortress of Solitude, Fourth World, Ganthet, George Costanza, Gil Gunderson, Gil Kane, Grant Morrison, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Guardians of the Universe, Guy Gardner, Hal Jordan, Hawkman, Hugh Hefner, Inhumans, Jack Kirby, Jenny, Jerry Siegel, Jimmy Olsen, JLA, Joe Shuster, John Stewart, Justice League, Kryptonite, Kyle Rayner, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Martian Manhunter, Mera, Metallo, Metropolis, Miguel Ferrer, Mr Freeze, Ms. Impossible, Namor, New Gods, New York City, Parallax, Peter David, Peter Parker, Reign of the Supermen, Ron Marz, Sinestro, Snapper Carr, Spider-Man, Steel, Superfriends, Superman III, Superman The Animated Series, Ted Levine, The Atom, The Flash, The Powerpuff Girls, The Punisher, Toronto, trinity, Watson, Wonder Woman

Jimmy and Tom are near the end of Superman the Animated Series with the penultimate entry on the episodes “In Brightest Day…,” “Superman’s Pal,” and “A Fish Story”.

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Hot Movies & TV Reviews Superheroes

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017

Geek TV Review: Crisis On Earth-X

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Arrow, Arrowverse, Barry Allen, Black Canary, Captain Cold, Citizen Steel, Crisis on Earth-X, CW Seed, Earth-1, Earth-3, Elongated Man, Firestorm, Freedom Fighters, Green Arrow, Heat Wave, Heroes vs Aliens, Iris West, John Constantine, Justice League, Kara Danvers, killer frost, Legends of Tomorrow, Martian Manhunter, Metallo, Mon-El, Mr. Terrific, nazis, Oliver Queen, Red Tornado, Sarah Lance, Supergirl, The Atom, The CW, The Flash, The Ray, Vixen, Wentworth Miller, Wild Dog, Zari

It’s superheroes vs, Nazis in the mini-series event of the fall.

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Books & Comics Features Hot Reviews

March 2, 2017February 25, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #109: The New Guardians

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Betty Clawman, Bloodlines, Chris Claremont, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Day of Judgement, Extrano, Floronic Man, Ghetto Man, Gloss, Green Lantern, Guardians of the Universe, Hal Jordan, Harbinger, Hemogoblin, Hitman, Invasion, Janwillem Kroef, Jet, Justice League, Legends, Millennium, Misplaced Heroes, New Guardians, Ram, Sentinels of Magic, Snowflame, Suicide Squad, The Atom, Tom Kalmaku, Tyroc

Combining the bad idea of half-assed racial inclusion and half-assed “bold new team created by a company-wide crossover event!”

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Books & Comics Hot Superheroes

December 15, 2016December 10, 2016

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #98: Damage

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Blackest Night, Human Bomb, Iron Munro, Judomaster, Justice League, Justice Society, Manhunter, Martian Manhunter, Misplaced Heroes, New Teen Titans, Phantom Lady, The Atom, The Ray, Vandal Savage, Zero Hour

A teenage boy learns he’s something of a legacy hero and a science experiment all at the same time.

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Books & Comics Hot

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016

DC Did Not Have To Go That Way With Rebirth

Posted By: tomk74 5 Comments Alan Moore, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Batcave, batman, Batsoup, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Charlton Comics, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Darkseid, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DCU, Dr. Manhattan, Flashpoint, Frank Quietly, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Green Arrow, Jimmy Impossible, Justice Society, Kid Flash, Legion of Superheroes, Man of Steel, Mera, Multiversity, Nightshade, Nite Owl, Pax Americana, Peacemaker, Ray Palmer, Rorscach, Seven Soldiers, silk specter, Superman, Ted Kord, The Atom, The Comedian, The Question, Wally West, Watchmen, Zach Snyder

DC Comics released DC Rebirth #1 this past week. The ending proved highly controversial to say the least. But you know what? The controversial ending didn’t

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General Geekery

January 1, 2016

Year In Anticipation: What We’re Looking Forward To In 2016

Posted By: tomk74 3 Comments 2016, A Song of Ice and Fire, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Amanda Waller, AMC, Arrow, Avengers: Infinity War, Batman vs. Superman, Batsoup, Battlestar Galactica, Benedict Cumberbatch, bill murray, black panther, Blade, Bourne Legacy, box office, bryan singer, Captain America, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain Cold, Chiwetel Ejiofor, City of Blades, City of Stairs, Cosplay, Dana Scully, Daredevil, Darkseid, David Duchovny, Days of Future Past, DCAU, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, Deadshot, Disney, dominic cooper, Doomsday, DR. Strange, Dr. Watson, Elektra, fantastic beasts and where to find them, Fast and the Furious, finding dory, Finding Nemo, Finn, Firestorm, Fox Mulder, Games of Thrones, George R R Martin, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter, Hayley Atwell, HBO, Heat Wave, Heroes for Hire, Hodor, Howard Stark, Independence Day, Independence Day: Resurgence, Indiana Jones, Inside Out, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, J.K. Rowling, James McAvoy, Jared Leto, Jason Bourne, Jennifer Lawrence, Jenny, Jesse Custer, jessica jones, Jimmy Impossible, Joker, Jon Snow, Justice League, justin lin, Kristin Wiig, Kyle Ren, Lost, luke cage, Mads Mikkelsen, Man of Steel, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Matt Damon, MCU, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mike Colter, Nathan Drake, Naughty Dog, Netflix, Oscar Isaac, Peter Venkman, Pixar, podcast, preacher, PS4, Punisher, Rey, Robert Downey Jr, Robert Ludlum, russo brothers, Ryan, Ryan Reynolds, Scotty, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Simon Pegg, Spider-Man, Star Trek, star trek 2, star trek beyond, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trekl: The Next Generation, Star Wars: Rogue One, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Stiletto, Suicide Squad, The Atom, The Flash, the rook, The X-Files, Tilda Swinton, Uncharted, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Uncharted 4, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Vandal Savage, Vertigo, Warcraft, Watson, White Canary, Will Smith, Winds of Winter, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, World Of Warcraft, X-Men First Class, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Zach Snyder

2016. Did any of us think we’d live this long? Yeah, probably. We’re Geeks, not morbid. So, what sort of Geek Entertainment has us

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December 24, 2015

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #47: Bloodwynd

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Bloodwynd, Blue Beetle, Doomsday, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Misplaced Heroes, Rott, Simon Legree, Superman, The Atom, The Ray

The 90s have a lot to answer for. During this time, superhero comics went for “edgy” characters that often had large guns, excessive pouches,

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