I'm not sure if its just the last remnants of the Dark Age (90s) creators or the influence of Marvel fanboys, but the idea that every superhero has to be driven by tragedy is so inane, and creates ridiculous situations like Alan's.  I don't care about his fiancee, because he has existed for all of 3 pages, so Alan's…

I will say this about Earth 2: The Alan Scott update could actually be a fantastic one… SPOILERS…

I will say this about Earth 2: The Alan Scott update could actually be a fantastic one… SPOILERS…

I liked Shame, but it never came together for me like Hunger did… perhaps because, while Hunger had an inherently powerful story tempered my McQueen's slow, controlled style, Shame had a low key story AND low key pacing, which made it drag at parts in the beginning in a way Hunger did.  I liked it, but it didn't blow…

I liked Shame, but it never came together for me like Hunger did… perhaps because, while Hunger had an inherently powerful story tempered my McQueen's slow, controlled style, Shame had a low key story AND low key pacing, which made it drag at parts in the beginning in a way Hunger did.  I liked it, but it didn't blow…

NEW readers won't pick it up, but people who already read comics might be more interested in a Hawkeye series today than they were two years ago.

NEW readers won't pick it up, but people who already read comics might be more interested in a Hawkeye series today than they were two years ago.

It's what converted me.  I was a Morrison fan before that, but I HATED Superman.  I thought I'd try it, and just basically everything about it clicked for me.

It's what converted me.  I was a Morrison fan before that, but I HATED Superman.  I thought I'd try it, and just basically everything about it clicked for me.

Ending on the foal scene - it just seemed so cheap, like an Intro Psych student briefly took over for this incredibly powerful film.

Ending on the foal scene - it just seemed so cheap, like an Intro Psych student briefly took over for this incredibly powerful film.

Man, how awesome is stuff like this? I wish my connection allowed for streaming, or I would watch the hell out of that.

Man, how awesome is stuff like this? I wish my connection allowed for streaming, or I would watch the hell out of that.

I love the feeling of showing a date something you love and finding out they really, genuinely like it too. It happens too rarely. First date?

I love the feeling of showing a date something you love and finding out they really, genuinely like it too. It happens too rarely. First date?

I finally had time to watch most of the movies I picked up during the Criterion sale!

I finally had time to watch most of the movies I picked up during the Criterion sale!

I still hold that David Aja is the best comic artist working today at putting together an action scene.

I still hold that David Aja is the best comic artist working today at putting together an action scene.

By the halfway point in the film, every minority was either dead or evil.  That boils it down pretty easily.  It's especially egregious that the only major character that dies is the black guy, despite his power literally being that he can't die.