Incidentally, Fleming's novels state that when Bond is not out on missions, he stays in a crappy apartment with a couple other agents. And eats at the Universal Exports office cafeteria.

Oh foo. You know what was cool about that movie? It started with the bad guys winning. The cartoon was always about Skeletor holing up in Snake Mountain and scheming to capture Castle Grayskull and failing in hilariously FCC-approved ways. In the movie, Skeletor actually fucking did it - conquered Eternia and drove…

Oh foo. You know what was cool about that movie? It started with the bad guys winning. The cartoon was always about Skeletor holing up in Snake Mountain and scheming to capture Castle Grayskull and failing in hilariously FCC-approved ways. In the movie, Skeletor actually fucking did it - conquered Eternia and drove…

I think Brosnan was terrific and don't understand people who don't.

I think Brosnan was terrific and don't understand people who don't.

Meh. It rips off that bit in GoldenEye's tank chase when Pierce Brosnan adjusts his tie.

Meh. It rips off that bit in GoldenEye's tank chase when Pierce Brosnan adjusts his tie.

Whaddya know, that word means exactly what they think it means.

Whaddya know, that word means exactly what they think it means.

Right. So which comicbook or videogame movie would you like William Friedkin to make?

Right. So which comicbook or videogame movie would you like William Friedkin to make?

After Schumacher, Batman Begins was very necessary.

After Schumacher, Batman Begins was very necessary.

Someone should correct me, but I've never thought of Peter Parker's journalistic career as part of who he is. He just does that because photography is his hobby, and he makes easy money taking pictures of Spider-Man himself.

Someone should correct me, but I've never thought of Peter Parker's journalistic career as part of who he is. He just does that because photography is his hobby, and he makes easy money taking pictures of Spider-Man himself.

Superman can read an entire book just by flipping through it in seconds. In All-Star Superman (which does its level best to incorporate every Superman trope in 60 years of comics), he is as super-intellectual as he is super-strong. He caught a baby sun-eating space creature from devouring our sun and keeps it in his…

Superman can read an entire book just by flipping through it in seconds. In All-Star Superman (which does its level best to incorporate every Superman trope in 60 years of comics), he is as super-intellectual as he is super-strong. He caught a baby sun-eating space creature from devouring our sun and keeps it in his…

You know which other superhero swore never to kill? Batman. And a whole bunch of others. It's more the rule than the exception.

You know which other superhero swore never to kill? Batman. And a whole bunch of others. It's more the rule than the exception.

Okay, I know we're not too keen on posting links to other sites in comments round here, but these are two terrific articles. Arguments for why Superman is interesting and relevant. Required reading for any fan. (And the 2nd one has links to articles on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor too.)