Batman: Hush (2019)
Based on the Hush storyline that ran in Batman #608–619 — written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams and colored by Alex Sinclair — this starts with Batman (Jason O’Mara) battling the man who broke his back, Bane (Adam Gifford). After assisting Lady Shiva (Sachie Alessio) from securing a Lazarus […]
Superman vs. The Elite (2012)
Based on “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?” from Action Comics #775, this cartoon was written by Joe Kelly, who also wrote the original comic, which was pencilled by Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo, and inked by Tom Nguyen, Dexter Vines, Jim Royal, Jose Marzan, Wade Von Grawbadger and Wayne Faucher. […]
25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: O Holy Knight (2018)
After leaving his store, the owner (Christian Barba) saves Santa (Tim Brown) from being mugged. As he hats him back his hat, he’s sent back to medieval times where he becomes Sir Klaus of the Lord’s Star. Along with chimney sweep Black Pete (Jackson Geach), he will battle other knights such as Sir Angus (Alex […]
The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974)
As a kid in the 1970s media desert that had just four channels to watch, Mad Magazine delivered the culture and R-rated movies I wouldn’t see for year, filtered through its creators, “The Usual Gang of Idiots” who created the black and white magazine. The last survivor of EC Comics, Mad was the introduction for so many […]
B&S About Movies podcast episode 62: Santa Claus the Movie
After Superman, what else can you make? How about a movie about Santa? And what if he died really early in it? And what if Dudley Moore was an elf and made Christmas 2? Then you’d have Santa Claus the Movie. You can watch it on Tubi. You can listen to the show on Spotify. The show […]
The Killing Game (1967)
Directed and written by Alain Jessua, The Killing Game is a story about fantasy, the world of comic books, intersecting with our boring reality. Pierre (Jean-Pierre Cassel) and his wife Jacqueline (Claudine Auger) are collaborators on a series of popular comic books — they are drawn by a team of artists led by Guy Peellaert, who […]
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