There’s a battle raging at DC Comics.
It’s been fought for decades, and it is still going on today. It’s about whether to honor the past and use it as a guidepost to the future or whether it should be wiped away like writing on a chalk board. It’s about nothing less than who gets to be a hero.
It’s about the Justice Society of America.
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Thank you for being a friend.
Travel down the road and back again.
Your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidant.
And if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew.
You would see the biggest gift would be from me,
and the card attached would say,
‘Thank you for being a friend.’
– Lyrics to the “Golden Girls” theme song, written by Andrew Gold
Continue reading “The Golden Guys: The Justice Society Trapped in ‘Convergence’!”
One of the most tantalizing tidbits dropping from the San Diego Comic-Con: Mr. Terrific will be joining “Arrow.”
Whoa. That’s huge.
And suddenly I was ready to forgive the show for the godawful slog of season three. That League of Assassins story ran so long and so aground, I was ready to shoot an arrow into my own beloved TV.
OK, but for comic readers – and fans of the Justice Society – there is one question: Which Mr. Terrific will be joining the CW hit? There are two.
Continue reading “Hey, ‘Arrow’! Don’t screw up Mr. Terrific!”
While the annual Justice League of America/Justice Society of America team-ups were the highlight of many a summer for comic book lovers, they did follow more or less a formula:
A crisis is revealed – usually threatening the existence of one or both worlds – and our heroes gather, split off into smaller teams, regroup for a final battle, vanquish the foes, right the wronged and agree to meet same time next year with a hearty wink and a wave.
Shake, lather, rinse, repeat.
Continue reading “When a Hero Stumbles: The Most Tragic JLA/JSA Team-Up!”
Next summer, “Dark Shadows” marks its 50th anniversary.
The supernatural soap (1966-1971 on ABC) didn’t have a long run as far as daytime serials go – “General Hospital” recently celebrated its 52nd year on the air – but it made a mark like no other.
With its suspenseful tales of remorseful bloodsuckers, handsome ghosts and malicious witches, “Dark Shadows” captured the imaginations of housewives, college students and kids, who would race home from school to watch the show spin out its increasingly crazy stories. Continue reading “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About ‘Dark Shadows’”
Mark Perigard 