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Tagged: Jimmy Olsen

· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 17, 2020

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 2 of 2)

Last week, multiple prologues had villains Lex Luthor and Doctor Octopus thwarted by our heroes, Superman and Spider-Man respectively. As Clark Kent and Peter Parker went off to attend a (yawn) news convention, Luthor and Ock met in prison and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 10, 2020

DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 1 of 2)

When I looked at the X-Men/Teen Titans team-up, I had said all the crossovers done before had felt like gimmicks. But after I had said that, I wondered if perhaps I had been, well, unfair. After all, it had been…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 16, 2019

The 10 best comics maxi-series (part 3 of 3)

I continue my look at the “maxi-series” format and list my top 10 favorites of all time. Make sure to check out part one and part two if you haven’t already. And now, the thrilling conclusion! 3. Avengers Forever With…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jul 13, 2018

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”

With Harvey Weinstein’s career still in ruins and the #MeToo movement now being targeted by Donald Trump (although I guess that was inevitable), I felt prompted to look at an interesting episode from Lois & Clark‘s fourth and final…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 12, 2016

Supergirl: Everbody loves Superman

Budgets will be slashed, regular cast members will be demoted to recurring, network-wide crossovers will happen, and hopefully the series will be allowed to appeal to a hipper, savvier audience of superhero fans as opposed to its previous demo of elderly women watching with their granddaughters.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 3, 2015

Supergirl: You might like her when she’s angry

“Red Faced” (S1 E06) Lois Lane’s dad comes to town and wants Supergirl to fight his idiotic-looking robot, the Red Tornado. Luckily, she’s angry enough to do it, but not half as angry as Red Tornado fans.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 30, 2015

Supergirl brings joy back to the Superman family

“Pilot” (S1 E01) For the first time in a long time, we get aspects of the Superman mythos onscreen not weighted down by angst or failed attempts at achieving Christopher Nolan and/or Frank Miller levels of grimness.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 29, 2015

Supergirl: It's a (Super)man's world

Look, up at the TV! It's some chick who thinks she's superman. The series premiere of Supergirl has arrived.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 29, 2015

The leaked Supergirl pilot: a detailed look

“It’s great to see at least some aspects of the Superman mythos onscreen not weighted down by angst or failed attempts at achieving Christopher Nolan and/or Frank Miller levels of grimness.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 3, 2014

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

“It appears a significant amount of footage has been put back in just to explain continuity gaffes in the Lester Cut that only hardcore OCD Superman fans ever cared about.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Apr 9, 2014

Superman II (1980)

“Even with all of Lester’s silly comedy bits, Superman II is still superior to any other superhero movie that would come along for decades.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 9, 2013

VIDEO: Supergirl (1984)

Christopher Reeve quit the Superman franchise (temporarily, alas) leaving the Salkinds with only one option: find a Superman side character to fuck up just as bad.

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· by Porn Critic · Jun 13, 2013

VIDEO: Superman III (1983): A Work of Comic Genius

The Porn Critic steps out of his Porn Critic persona for his very first non-porn, totally safe-for-work movie review! Superman III is widely considered one of the worst Superman films, but in actuality, it's comedy genius. Watch the review and find out why!

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· by Sybil Pandemic · May 2, 2013

VIDEO: Superman (1978)

We know what you're thinking: Superman: The Movie has a great cast, an iconic score, and awesome special effects. Isn't this movie too good to make fun of, and obsessively nitpick over? To that we say: Welcome to the Agony Booth! Is this your first time here?

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 1, 2009

Jimmy Olsen #93 “The Batman-Superman of Earth-X!”

"Having read through a handful of issues, I can confirm that the actual stories are just as baffling and nonsensical as the covers. If you told me Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen was a deliberate postmodern deconstructionist take on the superhero genre, I’d have no trouble believing it."