by Alan Kistler | Mar 4, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101, TV
The Lego Batman Movie is a wild success and some say it’s the best Batman film on-screen. But this is, of course, not the first animated film starring the Dark Knight, nor is it even the first animated Batman film to be released in theaters. So here are five...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 28, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
Last week, Warner Bros. announced that it wants to put a live-action Nightwing film into production, with The Lego Batman Movie’s Adam McKay as its director. Some of you may know that Nightwing is actually Dick Grayson, the first of Batman’s apprentices to...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 21, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
Aside from wall-crawling, Peter Parker’s most famous feature is his webbing. While other heroes fly or run across rooftops with grappling hooks, Spider-Man swings on web-lines, zooming through New York at up to 40 MPH. But just what is this webbing and its true...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 21, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
Published by DC Comics in 2001, written by Joe Kelly and Brandon Badeaux, with art by Mark Morales and Moose Baumann, Action Comics #783 gives a great single issue story. Advertised on the cover as “The Choice,” the story within is actually called...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 15, 2017 | Books, Nerd 101
In 1969, Ursula K. Le Guin published The Left Hand of Darkness. It went on to win a Hugo award and Nebula award for Best Novel. The story remains a classic and has gained renewed interest due to its focus on gender expectations and politics. If that’s enough for...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 14, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
DC has the Swamp Thing. Marvel has the Man-Thing. There’s also a creature called the Heap who’s appeared in different incarnations across publishers. But where did all these muck monsters come from? What’s the difference between them and where did it...
