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The Legend of Billie Jean defies its weaknesses with a rebel yell

The Legend of Billie Jean defies its weaknesses with a rebel yell

by Jarrod | Jul 22, 2024 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!

by Matthew Amuso. This is RETROGRADING, where fair is fair. THE FILM: The Legend of Billie Jean THE YEAR: 1985. The Eighties were a golden age of teen adventure movies, the decade of E.T., The Goonies, Karate Kid, and more. While some were canonized, others...
James Gunn launched his warped superhero empire with Super

James Gunn launched his warped superhero empire with Super

by Jarrod | Jun 27, 2024 | ANTI-MONITOR

by Matthew Amuso. This is RETROGRADING, where we’re in between the panels. THE FILM: Super THE YEAR: 2010. Three years after Iron Man and a year before The Avengers, the superhero movie craze was shifting into second gear. Beore he became DCU co-head, James...
Matt Wagner brought the crossover to stylish new heights with Batman/Grendel

Matt Wagner brought the crossover to stylish new heights with Batman/Grendel

by Jarrod | May 17, 2024 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!

by Matthew Amuso. This is RETROGRADING, where we share an interesting literary motif and a history of taunting. THE COMICS: Batman/Grendel: Devil’s Riddle & Grendel/Batman: Devil’s Masque THE YEAR: 1993. Batman is the world’s most...
1998’s Blade called open season on sucky superhero movies

1998’s Blade called open season on sucky superhero movies

by Jarrod | Aug 21, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR, HEY, KIDS! COMICS!

by Jarrod Jones. This is RETROGRADING, where some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill. THE FILM: Blade THE YEAR: 1998, two years before X-Men kickstarted the superhero movie renaissance and one year after the Batman franchise had just imploded itself....
The scope of Zack Snyder’s frustrating Man of Steel shames modern superhero movies

The scope of Zack Snyder’s frustrating Man of Steel shames modern superhero movies

by Jarrod | Jul 25, 2023 | ANTI-MONITOR

by Jarrod Jones. This is RETROGRADING, where a good death is its own reward. THE FILM: Man of Steel  THE YEAR: 2013, one year after Christopher Nolan changed the superhero landscape, for better or worse, with his Dark Knight trilogy,...
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