……”Smallville” premiered shortly after 9-11, and is ending its run shortly after Osama bin Laden is killed. Hmm……
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142-Word "Thor" Review (w/Some Related Misc.)
Very, VERY good! It could have been GREAT but, alas, Marvel doesn’t care that much; these movies are just not that deep for The House of Ideas. (Moviewise, trade “Ideas” with money.) Kudos especially to Idris Elba, who could, and would, have stole the movie if his part had been greater. He has had to deal with a lot of crap from white fanboys, and his performance should shut folks up, a la Obama ( with birth certificate in one hand, Osama’s head in another) vs. Tea Party. More proof that there are no such thing as a small part if you are a great actor.
Onward to superhero movies “X-Men: First Class,” “Green Lantern” and “Captain America: The First Avenger.” I predict the DC property will be the best one this summer.
Then there’s the property below, which Marvel made famous in the 1970s:
"Thor" Already A Hit!
The international box office is in: $83 million! And the very early reviews (95 percent, 55 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes as I type) are good! Waiting until Friday……..
Asante Sana, Dwayne McDuffie
"X-Men: First Class" Looks Good!
Really enjoyed the trailer!
"Archie"'s Big Comeback
I can’t believe I’m back in the Archie fold. ARCHIE, for Goodness’ sakes! (When did I leave? Nine? Ten? 🙂 LOL!) First the wedding story, which continues in a large “tween” magazine I now buy every month. And now this: Obama and Palin come to Riverdale! This cover is symbolic, using the old Archie-Gang-As- Superheroes-Gimmick from the 1960s as background players to Obama and Palin, who are paying homage to this famous 1976 comic‘s cover:
Archie Comics is learning how to create 21st century buzz while still holding on to its traditional, wholesome values. I thoroughly enjoyed all of this new stuff, including the political two-parter. The 9-year-old in me is happy—which is no big deal, since it is whenever I visit my local comicbook store.
Ouch! (Or, A Summary of Early Reviews of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark")
Gulp! Well, at least it’s making money while they work on it. 🙂
It’s Captain America! In 3D! On July 22nd!
Pretty good trailer-as-commercial for the Super Bowl crowd. But there are at least five ways for it to suck and one narrow way to make it good, so……. 🙂
The Last Word On……….
……the GREATNESS of Al Jazeera English. Nothing more needs to be said.
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……TV One’s recent airing of a serious documentary on Black men. Congrats and Kudos to Mario!
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The next Superman? Hmmm……….
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I liked the first half hour of the one I heard—the second one. Public radio often lurches SLOWLY to a real examination of Black life in America.
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A REAL-LIFE Batmobile, like in “Batman Returns” and “The Dark Knight?” WOW!
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……..the death of Wizard as a print publication. Yes, long time coming, but still……I hope the new venture will have as many (as in the same) employees, but I doubt it.
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I really don’t know what to do with this. (My nephew kept telling me about this incident.) I saw other (and whiter) real-life superheroes in the last issue of Wizard. I liked “Kick Ass” a lot—AS A MOVIE.
Okay, With “Narnia” and “Tron” Finally Out Of The Way…….
………THIS is the movie I’m waiting for, anxiously. The GREATEST Superman story EVER. And if you have a lot of time and have read a lot of books, you can check this looonnnggg interview out, because it’s just that significant!
FEBRUARY 17th UPDATE: Enjoyed this:
Drums in the Global Village 
