75 years of Superman and other comic related stuff
I saw this on io9.com and thought it was pretty awesome:
So much Superman history in just two minutes. I adore Bruce Timm. His animated Batman series was a huge part of my childhood. Also, deep down, I'm a DC girl. I grew up reading my mom's Silver Age comics that she collected and read when she was a kid. Somewhere in my grandmother's house are boxes and boxes full of cheesy Lois Lane comics, among other DC series. Entertainment Weekly has a short, but cool, article about the short.
Also, there is no greater Superman theme than John Williams' version. I think Bruce Timm said this in one of the commentaries for the animated Superman series and he's totally right: a great Superman theme has "Superman" built into the music. Just listen to the theme to Bruce Timm's animated Superman series. Later on in the short it cuts to the Man of Steel theme and it's just not the same. It just lacks, I don't know, presence. It's just not dynamic enough for me.
And further on the DC front: Arrow!
I know season two only started last week, but things are looking good. Ollie is really growing as a person and as a hero. I'm glad he's decided not to kill people anymore. It was just wrong. A hero should be better than that. I'm also glad Roy is a main character now. I so want him to become Speedy. He's just trying so hard to be a stand-up guy like the Hood, but kind of failing right now. Plus, he and Thea are so cute. He can make me not care that Thea is kind of annoying sometimes. ;-)
But the character who annoys me the most is Laurel. She has nothing to do. Sure, she works for the DA's office now, but she sort of just hangs around. I really want her to be the Black Canary glimpsed at the end of the first episode. I know she says she's against vigilantes like the Hood, but maybe it's just a line she says to people. Maybe over the summer she decided to take things into her own hands, to avenge Tommy. She's proven that she can beat up people without batting an eye.
Or maybe this Black Canary is Felicity! Ha, that'd be awesome. I don't see it happening, but it'd be a neat twist.
And I hope we see Summer Glau kicking butt in future episodes. I want to see some ninja ballerina action.
On the Marvel side, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was better this week than last week. I'm getting distracted by the settings, though. Obviously they're not travelling all over the world, so they're using back lots. I swear the one they used this week was the same one MacGyver used 25 years ago. :-)
Click to viewSo much Superman history in just two minutes. I adore Bruce Timm. His animated Batman series was a huge part of my childhood. Also, deep down, I'm a DC girl. I grew up reading my mom's Silver Age comics that she collected and read when she was a kid. Somewhere in my grandmother's house are boxes and boxes full of cheesy Lois Lane comics, among other DC series. Entertainment Weekly has a short, but cool, article about the short.
Also, there is no greater Superman theme than John Williams' version. I think Bruce Timm said this in one of the commentaries for the animated Superman series and he's totally right: a great Superman theme has "Superman" built into the music. Just listen to the theme to Bruce Timm's animated Superman series. Later on in the short it cuts to the Man of Steel theme and it's just not the same. It just lacks, I don't know, presence. It's just not dynamic enough for me.
And further on the DC front: Arrow!
I know season two only started last week, but things are looking good. Ollie is really growing as a person and as a hero. I'm glad he's decided not to kill people anymore. It was just wrong. A hero should be better than that. I'm also glad Roy is a main character now. I so want him to become Speedy. He's just trying so hard to be a stand-up guy like the Hood, but kind of failing right now. Plus, he and Thea are so cute. He can make me not care that Thea is kind of annoying sometimes. ;-)
But the character who annoys me the most is Laurel. She has nothing to do. Sure, she works for the DA's office now, but she sort of just hangs around. I really want her to be the Black Canary glimpsed at the end of the first episode. I know she says she's against vigilantes like the Hood, but maybe it's just a line she says to people. Maybe over the summer she decided to take things into her own hands, to avenge Tommy. She's proven that she can beat up people without batting an eye.
Or maybe this Black Canary is Felicity! Ha, that'd be awesome. I don't see it happening, but it'd be a neat twist.
And I hope we see Summer Glau kicking butt in future episodes. I want to see some ninja ballerina action.
On the Marvel side, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was better this week than last week. I'm getting distracted by the settings, though. Obviously they're not travelling all over the world, so they're using back lots. I swear the one they used this week was the same one MacGyver used 25 years ago. :-)