G. Kendall

2 weeks ago | cbr.com | Gene Kendall |G. Kendall

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 178th edition of Adventure(s) Time, where we examine beloved animated series and their comic cousins. This week, a darker, perhaps kinkier, side of the most wholesome member of the Fantastic Four is exposed. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. The 1990s are now considered something of a renaissance era for animated superheroes, but it's important to remember that not...

4 weeks ago | cbr.com | Gene Kendall |G. Kendall

Published 15 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 41st installment of Page One Rewrite, where I examine genre screenplays that just couldn't make it. This week, the first Superman script penned after Tim Burton joined the project in 1997...and a certain eccentric Hollywood superstar had signed on to play the Man of Steel. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. Shortly after taking on the project,...

1 month ago | cbr.com | Gene Kendall |G. Kendall

Published 15 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account No one could accuse Batman: The Animated Series of having a quiet launch in the fall of 1992. Much like the hero's iconic pose atop an art deco-inspired skyscraper, the show debuted with the subtlety of a thunderclap. Arriving in the wake of Batman Returns, the highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's mega-hit Batman, the new series drew praise from viewers and critics alike with its blend of noirish atmosphere,...

1 month ago | cbr.com | Gene Kendall |G. Kendall

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 43rd installment of Nostalgia Snake, a look at 2000s revivals of 1980s properties, revivals now so old they're also quite nostalgic (hence, the snake of nostalgia eating itself.) This week, heroes from the '80s who feel like they belong to the Golden Age meet the first superhero of the Golden Age. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. Warner's Finest: The Man of Steel...

1 month ago | cbr.com | Gene Kendall |G. Kendall

Published 13 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 40th installment of Page One Rewrite, where I examine genre screenplays that just couldn't make it. This week, one of the earliest attempts at adapting the Silver Surfer to screen. Why, some even think it's one of the "50 Greatest Movies Never Made." And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. Stan Lee was always open about his affinity for the Silver...