Ask a crowd of geeks who their favorite D.C. superhero is, and you’re bound to receive a flood of diverse answers. But ask who’s the most popular, and they’d be hard-pressed to name anyone other than Batman. For 75 years, the Caped Crusader has been cultivating a loyal global fan base, owing in no small part to medium-defying […]
Ten years ago this month, DC Comics ended the critically-acclaimed Gotham Central. Today, the influence of both the seres and its creators is very much in evidence.
From the first five minutes of FX’s new show Legion, in which we watch as a happy young boy slowly ages into a tortured, mentally ill adult, I was hooked. The combination of pathos and astounding visuals was enough to sell me on this superhero story, long before there were any kind of super-heroics involved. […]