superheroes

Unpublished Alan Moore DC Story Pitch: Twilight of the Superheroes Coming to Print

DC’s new comics solicitations for November, 2020, were full of surprises, but there may not be a bigger shock than the announcement that they would be publishing Alan Moore’s pitch for Twilight of the Superheroes. DC is releasing DC Through the ’80s: The End of Eras on December 15th. It’s a compilation of several pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths stories, including Moore and Curt Swan’s legendary “What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” Detective Comics #500, The Brave and the Bold #200, and several others. The hardcover will also include essays on this era of comics from Elliot S! Maggin,…
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Motherland: Fort Salem’s Witches are Superheroes in All But Name

Witchcraft on television has a longer history than most of its sister genres and has so far shown no sign of going away. In any given year there is at least one series exploring the pros and cons of the craft, whether it’s sisters who happen to be witches (Charmed), sidekicks coming up with a world-saving spell at just the right moment (The Vampire Diaries) or, as with new addition to the canon Motherland: Fort Salem, witches as a coordinated, terrorist-fighting machine. The show, now available to stream in the UK on BBC iPlayer, comes out of the gate hard…
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Link Tank: Superheroes Other Than Iron Man Who Deserve VR Games

Iron Man VR on PlayStation VR got some thinking about other superheroes who need their own VR games. “Iron Man VR is a game for the PS4’s PlayStation VR headset that lets you climb into Tony Stark’s armor. While modern VR gaming is still in its infancy, there’s no denying that superhero games are an attractive use of the technology. Who hasn’t wanted to slip into the leotard of their favorite comic book heroes (metaphorically) and really feel what being superhuman is like?” Read more at PCMag. Hamilton hit streaming for the first time over the weekend. Check out these…
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