Neil deGrasse Tyson to appear in Superman comic

Orren November 5, 2012
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I think it’s safe to say that most fans of science fiction are also fans of science. This week, one of the true stars of the American scientific community, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, is drawn into the pages of Action …

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Supergods: Grant Morrison

Orren August 14, 2011
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Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us about Being Human by Grant Morrison My rating: 3 of 5 stars Like the rambling subtitle of Supergods (What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a …

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Grant Morrison: Playing the Power Chords

Orren August 3, 2011
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Grant Morrison was at Comic-Con both to promote his new book Supergods and to talk up DC Comics relaunch. Wired caught him on video talking about the big ideas in comics, what the morality and optimism of superheroes bring to …

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Comics Corner #9 on all media!

Orren May 17, 2011
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Okay, maybe not all media. But if you haven’t seen one of the posts on the social media sites yet, Michelle and I posted Comics Corner #9! You can listen to and/or download the enhanced audio podcast from comicscornerpodcasts.com or …

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Comics Corner #6 is live!

Orren April 26, 2011
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That’s right you comics fans, Michelle and I have just posted Comics Corner #6! In it we discus the Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely collaboration WE3, Batman: The Widening Gyre, trailers for Green Lantern and Thor, Invincible, and Michelle Reads the Eisners …

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DCU Animated: All-Star Superman

Orren February 28, 2011
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In my previous posting, I reviewed the graphic novel Absolute All Star Superman. The fact that it’s one of DC Comics best graphic novels makes it an obvious choice for a DCU Animated film. Since the story is so deep …

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Absolute All-Star Superman

Orren February 28, 2011
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Absolute All Star Superman by Grant Morrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars First things out of the way: the series name, “All-Star,” is terrible. Sure, Grant Morrison is a major name, and this was an opportunity for him to …

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