Gene Kendall

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

Published 12 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 42nd 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, the crossover miniseries that managed to stand out amongst the glut of 2000s nostalgia books. It's Jae Lee, it's World War II, it's sometimes incomprehensible. It's Transformers/G.I. Joe. And if you have any...

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

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 177th edition of Adventure(s) Time, where we examine beloved animated series and their comic cousins. This week, X-Men: The Animated Series adapts a storyline that is, well, just steeped in years of comic book continuity. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. Debuting as a two-part special event on September 7, 1996, "The Phalanx Covenant" arrived in the later days of...

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

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 39th installment of Page One Rewrite, where I examine genre screenplays that just couldn't make it. This week, 20th Century Fox continues its budget-conscious efforts to adapt the Fantastic Four. The results aren't always amusing. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. Previously, we've covered a 1996 Fantastic Four draft from Cliffhanger and GoldenEye scribe, and...

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

Robotech Published 11 minutes ago Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 41st 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, one-time DC imprint WildStorm wraps up its attempt at a retro-themed Robotech prequel. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter....

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

Masters of the Universe Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 40th 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, speaking of snakes, we'll explore the Snake Men's role in the expanded mythos of Masters of the Universe, and the origin of Evil-Lyn. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them....