Tag Archives: Man of Steel

Politics Round-Up July 11 2013

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

A Red 2 ad incorporates President Obama’s recent national security speech. The mayor of San Diego admits that he sexually harassed women, and swears to change. Charles Krauthammer defends the obstructionist GOP. A congressional staffer suspects that Republicans would benefit … Continue reading →

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Round-Up July 09 2013 Edition

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Tom Spurgeon looks at the background of Louis Glanzman, an interesting Golden Age comic artist, who went on to become a respected illustrator. Goodreads looks at the most abandoned books. I’ve honestly been planning to read all five of the top … Continue reading →

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Metsfilter Superman Edition

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Thomas Mets

According to Bleeding Cool, Warner Brothers is happy with the success of Man of Steel, and eager to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, with a Superman sequel in 2014 and a Justice League film in 2015. DC … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 13 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Apparently, Warner Brothers is planning to take it slow with the inevitable Justice League film, hoping for a Man of Steel sequel and the introductions to Wonder Woman and Aquaman first. This is probably the right tack to take. Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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Superman 103: The Epic Man of Steel

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Thomas Mets

There are several longer Superman stories worth hunting down for someone who has come to like the character enough to read a 40+ issue arc. There are also a few notable creative runs worth reading in their entirety, as well … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 9 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Thomas Mets

There is audio of reclusive Spider-Man artist Steve Ditko talking about the nature of heroes. It was for a Masters of Comic Art VHS in the late 1980s, when he was still doing occasional work for Marvel. Considering only four known … Continue reading →

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Metsfilter May 31 2013

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

This has become a second day of consecutive posts about Patrick Stewart, this time due to a fantastic response he gave about domestic violence, and his advocacy for a British charity, during a Q & A. Today’s Penny Arcade was … Continue reading →

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Superman 101: Introduction to the Man of Steel

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Today is considered the 75th anniversary of the publication of Action Comics #1, with the first appearance of Superman (and Lois Lane.) That new Man of Steel trailer looks rather impressive. So there’s likely to be a high amount of interest … Continue reading →

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