Category Archives: DC Comics

The Future of the DCEU

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Thomas Mets

A question on a message board was what people would do with the DC Extended Cinematic Universe, given the weird shape of the series. It’s trucking along with new movies including The Flash, Black Adam, Aquaman 2 and other films. … Continue reading →

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Films Seen in 2021 Part 8: Zach Snyder and the Scandinavian Revival

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Thomas Mets

This is a continuation of observations on films I’ve seen this year. For this batch, my subchallenges were ten movies for a Criterion based annual challenge, five films from the Scandinavian revival film movement (there will be overlap with the … Continue reading →

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Films Seen in 2021 Part 3

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Thomas Mets

This is a continuation of notes on films I’ve seen this year. For this batch, I’ve had a few sub-goals: five films from Arrow’s streaming service, five films nominated for Academy Awards this year (this was later changed to five … Continue reading →

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A-list characters are no fun.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Thomas Mets

A few years ago, when writing about Matt Fraction and David Aja’s run of Hawkeye, Humphrey Lee of Ainticoolnews explains why he prefers B-list characters to the A-listers like Batman, Superman and Spider-Man. This may be one of those occasions where … Continue reading →

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NRP’s Top 100 Comic Books

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Thomas Mets

NPR recently released a list of 100 favorite comic books. They’re generally careful to add some qualifiers. This isn’t meant as a comprehensive list of the “best” or “most important” or “most influential” comics, of course. It’s a lot more … Continue reading →

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Movies Watched in 2017 Part 4

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Earlier in the year, I set a goal of watching at least 100 films, and to make sure it includes some older stuff, included an additional challenge of focusing on at least ten films per decade (counting the 2010s as … Continue reading →

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Wizard’s Greatest Comic Book Moments Part 2

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Thomas Mets

In 1998, Wizard published a list of the “greatest moments in comic books.” Peter David wrote about their selections for Comic Book Buyer’s Guide, and later reposted the article on his website. He didn’t care for the way the list ignored … Continue reading →

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Wizard’s Best Issue Ever!

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Wizard celebrated 2000 with a special covering their favorite things about comic book, including the top ten creators, characters and Top 40 stories. It was good stuff for a high school freshman who was suddenly able to afford trade paperbacks. … Continue reading →

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Critics on 100 Essential Comic Books

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Years ago, I was given the book The A List: The National Society Of Film Critics’ 100 Essential Films as a birthday gift. It was a collection of essays by notable critics on 100 important movies. It’s something I’ve returned to every … Continue reading →

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5 Series Where Anything Goes

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Thomas Mets

One of the things I like about Doctor Who is that the story engine basically allows the series to tell any kind of story in any setting. The basic conceit is that in every episode, an ancient time traveler and his … Continue reading →

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