New song! Here we take more of a comedic turn. See, early in the year I discovered this brilliant new comedian named Bo Burnham and...y'know? He does a MUCH better job of introducing himself. Meet Bo, ya'll.
(Reposted with minor alterations from my Resetera post .) I've always had the opinion that Man of Steel is a fine movie. Occasionally my stance is it's a great Dragon Ball Z film, and a mediocre at best Superman film. It never really made me angry, because there ARE some good parts to it. But last night I read Superman: Birthright and Superman: Secret Origin, and the more I read of each one, the more I realize that I only think Man of Steel is "fine" when viewed in a vacuum. When specifically compared to Mark Waid (or even Geoff Johns') comics, Man of Steel goes from "yeah, whatever" to embarrassing. How could anyone have looked at that film and thought it could be a decent representation of Superman? The best parts of it are the beginning where they show Kryptonian society, and the fight scenes (like I said, DBZ). It's boring-ass muted colors and a Superman film that's trying so hard to get across a bunch of lazy metaphors about Chri
Astro City As usual, Kurt Busiek's Astro City is creatively solid--following a superhero who's made his home on an alien planet, and has to learn to accept when it's time to hand the job over to the next generation. It's almost the opposite of what happened with Crackerjack and Quarrel. That said: I've been a denizen of the interwebs for nearly two decades now, and this still might be a strong contender for grossest sexual advance ever.
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