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Happy birthday, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
According to the 1976 DC Calendar (as I’ve referenced in previous birthday posts for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Aquaman), February 20 is Hal Jordan’s (fictional) birthday. While the...
View ArticleMinorities in cartoons: Thomas Kalmaku
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Thomas “Tom” Kalmaku, a supporting character in the Green Lantern comics. Thomas first appeared in “Green Lantern” (vol. 2) #2 in October 1960, and was...
View ArticleComic review: Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told
Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told Written by: various Art by: various In 2010, DC Comics released this compilation as part of its “Greatest…Ever Told” series of trade paperbacks. DC in...
View ArticleDC’s live-action news: at long last, a Wonder Woman movie! (Also: Static...
Last week, DC and Warner Bros. announced its planned slate of live-action film projects through the end of the decade. Among the most surprising news: Wonder Woman’s finally getting a stand-alone...
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Anthony’s DC Comics picks for July 2015
Here’s what’s of interest coming out from DC Comics in July. A full list of solicitations is available here. Comics Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #12, on sale July 15, $4 (digital first)...
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DC Comics’ material diversity: Hope you like Batman
In 2013, I did a blog post looking over the diversity of DC Comics’ core “New 52″ books. It turned out that the number of books not tied to Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, or the Justice League (or...
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No more MDA Labor Day weekend telethons
Labor Day weekend is here once more. However, if you’re looking for the annual Labor Day weekend Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) telethon, don’t bother: as of this year, it’s no more. For decades,...
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Cartoons that should’ve entered public domain in 2016 (but didn’t)
Much has been written about how various books, music, films, and so forth have been withheld from entering the public domain. This is due to corporate lobbying of Congress to extend the lengths of...
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Leap Day in cartoons
2016 brings upon us that quadrennial event, the leap year. Upon some research, it doesn’t seem to be a day that gets much mention in comics or animation, but I thought I’d list what I could find,...
View ArticleAnthony’s recommended miscellaneous DC Comics
I’ve previously covered recommended comics for Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Thus, here’s a list of recommended comics for their Justice League pals, as well as the rest of the DC Comics roster...
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