Blackest Night #1: Jawdropping
Thank you, Blackest Night #1, for wiping the slate clean, for me at least, after the mess that was Final Crisis. After not really caring all that much about New Gods, Black Racer, Furies and someone named Libra who hadn’t mattered in years, not to mention feeling that the entire thing could have been told in three issues, max, DC has brought us a true limited series with this first issue of what promises to be an emotionally compelling and action oriented story, Blackest Night. Read more
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 Hits Hard!
Hal Jordan’s mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore! So begins a new brand of justice in the DC universe and the first issue of the seven issue mini series Justice League: Cry for Justice. In this James Robinson penned series, a new team emerges to hit back at the community of villains, killers and general evil that has reared its collective head in recent months, causing the deaths of legendary heroes such as Batman and the Martian Manhunter.
Beginning with a showdown of sorts between the fabled Green Lantern and his colleagues in the Justice League, the stage is immediately set for the premise of this series: that the Justice League has become less about real justice and more about forming a community of heroes that are reactionary, rather than proactive and protective, especially where members of their own are concerned. Jordan storms off, determined to seek, in his mind, real justice on the collective evil in their world. Joining him without hesitation is long-time friend Green Arrow, who seconds Jordan’s feelings and thoughts, squarely leveled at Superman and Wonder Woman, arguably the two most prominent members of the Justice League. Read more
Smallville – Bulletproof Episode
Last week, the Legion of Super-Heroes made an appearance on Smallville, and this week the Martian Manhunter is featured. On the “Bulletproof” episode of Smallville, Clark Kent discovers that John Jones, who is known as the Martian Manhunter in the comic books, was shot while working as a police officer. In order to seek out the guilty party, Clark wears the uniform himself and goes undercover.
Also, Lana Lang confronts Tess Mercer. Lana tells Tess that her Lex Luthor isn’t the man she thinks he is. When confronted with this shocking news, Tess is forced to reevaluate her position as the head of Luthorcorp.
The “Bulletproof” episode of Smallville was directed by Morgan Beggs and was written by Bryan Miller. The character of John Jones was played by guest star Phil Morris. The “Bulletproof” episode of Smallville airs on Thursday, January 22 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET on The CW.
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Top Ten Comic Book Character Deaths Of 2008
The year 2008 will go down as a banner year for killing off comic book characters. Perhaps inspired by the wonderful press coverage that Marvel received when they put a bullet in Captain America last year, DC Comics in particular really let the hatchet fly quick and hard this year.
While none of the deaths seemed to generate quite as much media coverage as Captain America’s death, 2008 was impressive for the sheer quantity of second tier characters killed. There was one death that had the potential to be bigger than Captain America’s death, but the comic publisher readily admitted the character was going to return, so the media coverage quickly died down.
No one was immune from death in 2008 from Justice Leaguers to Avengers to New Gods to Super Friends. Some were killed in a crisis or an invasion, while others fell victim to heart attacks or mad Wonderdogs. Without further ado, here is our list of the top ten comic book character deaths in 2008.
