by Alan Kistler | Jun 11, 2017 | Comics, News, TV
In the 1940s, Bruce Wayne AKA Batman appeared in comic books, movie serials (portrayed by Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery), and even sometimes on Superman’s radio show. But he didn’t show up on TV until January 1966 and the man who played him became...
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 9, 2017 | Comics, TV
There’s another Pirates of the Caribbean movie on its way to theaters. The commercials have started and folks are already either chatting with excitement about what to expect or questioning if we seriously need yet another journey into the life of Captain Jack...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 8, 2017 | Comics
Today would have been the 103rd birthday of Bill Finger. Today, many folks still don’t know the contributions of Finger to the US comic book industry and superheroes. Finger wrote and contributed to many characters stories during the Golden Age of Comics. With...
