OK… actually, no it didn’t. No more than George Lucas did. What DC did do, however, was give false hope and then completely piss all over everything I ever knew and loved about DC Comics.
Archive for September, 2012
DC Comics Raped My Childhood!
Posted: 7th September 2012 by J. Marcus in Comic Books, Up on The Soap BoxTags: 52, Batman, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis, Jason Todd, John Byrne, Parallax, Supergirl, Superman, The Flash, The New 52, Wally West, Wonder Woman, Zero Hour
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Cartoons, Cartoons
Posted: 5th September 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, UncategorizedTags: Animaniacs, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Chuck Jones, Clutch Cargo, Daffy Duck, Gertie the Dinosaur, Hayes Code, Joesph Barbera, Jonny Quest, June Foray, Looney Toons, Max Fleischer, Mel Blanc, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Michigan J. Frog, Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Porky Pig, S.n.a.f.u., Scooby Doo, Serials, shorts, Snow White, Space Ghost, Superman, Tiny Toons, Tom & Jerry, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., William Hanna
A special edition of the Podwits podcast for this Wednesday has Dion and J. looking back at the history of animation. From the early days of “Steamboat Willie” on, it’s a cartoon cavalcade as only the Podwits themselves can offer (and they only get to scratch the surface in this… the first of a multi-part […]
Dock! Tore! Hoo!
Posted: 3rd September 2012 by J. Marcus in Doctor Who, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Andrew Cartmel, Asylum of the Daleks, Doctor Who, Matt Smith, Paul McGann, Steven Moffat, Sylvester McCoy, The Wedding of River Song
Saturday night was the premiere of the seventh season (series) of the new Doctor Who on BBC America. The show returned not with a whimper, but with a bang. A whole series of bangs, in fact, along with the greatest threat the Doctor has ever faced: a room filled with every Dalek from the series’ […]
Side by Side
Posted: 2nd September 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: 35mm, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, David Lynch, Digtial Film, Docunmentary, James Cameron, Joel Schumacher, Keanu Reeves, Luke Whitmire, Martin Scorsese, Side by Side, Vhris Kenneally
by Luke Whitmire Anyone who loves the medium of filmmaking will love the compendious rhapsodizing on film vs digital technology in Side by Side. This docu examines the intrinsically fascinating technical specifications of the two formats that have dynamically altered the way we view and interpret art on screen. Over the last ten years, the […]
Tube Boobs
Posted: 1st September 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, TelevisionTags: Arrow, Doctor Who, Elementary, Revolution, Sherlock, Smallville, Steven Moffat
J and Brian, obviously flailing about without the steadying influence of the still-MIA Dion, manage to drag themselves out of the swamp of talking about comic books non-stop and instead turn their attention to something much more intellectually worthwhile: television! They’ve got thoughts on the new season of Doctor Who debuting this weekend, and some other […]