I’d say now’s a good time to finally start reconstructing those characters, rebuild them taking into the account the deconstruction - but in the spirit of the original. They’ve been deconstructed since late 70s, so Snyder isn’t being original - or even particularly smart about it.

Mr Zippy Go Fast

The Auteur model can work just fine as it did with Burton and Nolan but just like any other type of monarchy, its totally dependent on the vision of the person in charge.

And in Snyder, DC has gone from Augustus to Caligula.

Pretty much illustrates the key difference between Marvel and DC/Warners. Marvel is all about the characters and the brand; having Iron Man and Captain America should be enough to sell a movie, it’s all a question of finding the right talent to match the characters. Really not all that different from the way Marvel…

I agree with everything except Suicide Squad looking like a fail. It could really go either way.

I don’t think Fox would be keen on Sony selling those rights.

Man I cannot wait for that movie to come out on video so I can watch it again.

And all I can tell you is, those guys at Marvel — I think the technical term is — they know their shit.

Heh Marvel is deciding the need two of all their heroes now? Two Iron Man, Odinson is back to having a Thor title and maybe being Thor also, Falcon Cap and Steve Cap, etc.

Okay, there’s no logical reason his character shouldn’t be long dead. But honestly every time he shows up to chew the scenery he is so goddamned entertaining I understand why they keep him.

Never seen her act before. But dang, if she isn’t beautiful. Here’s hoping she doesn’t get refrigerated.

Evan, I love having you on io9. These comic recaps are amazing.

Also, it’s the future! There is a long history of gene therapy to help klingons and humans have kids. It is not a stretch to think they could use a surogate and some technology mcguffin “nano-bots laced with kahns blood” to create a zygote from the desired parents, regardless of sex.

I’d totally be watching her... if she wasn’t on Gotham.

.. or even there’s that one person they’d go straight for. William Burroughs was famously gay, yet had a wife (who by all accounts he loved deeply) and a son. Sexuality isn’t a toggle switch. More of a dial.

FURY: “Thor: The Dark World has a worse Rotten Tomatoes score than Ant-Man, and a lower critical score than Edward Norton’s Hulk.”

Boy, I bet the Great Gazoo subplot is gonna be fucking dark as shit.

Real Wilma would’ve put those guys in hospital with a granite rolling pin.