Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: comics
Ranking the Other DC Movies
So far I’ve ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the Avengers movies, and the X-Men movies. There’s only one major franchise of super-hero movies I haven’t ranked yet, and that is the Spider-Man franchise. But before we get to that, let’s finish ranking any extraneous DC… Continue Reading “Ranking the Other DC Movies”
What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1981-82
The Complete Peanuts is a noble project to publish every strip of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, from its inception in 1951 to its final panel in 2000. It’s a gargantuan undertaking, and a new volume covering two years is issued every six months. The project is… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1981-82”
Ranking the Batman Movies
So I’ve recently ranked the Superman movies, the Avengers movies, and the X-Men movies. Now, let’s do the Batman movies. If you’ll recall, my ranking system isGreen=excellent Blue=pretty good Black=Okay Red=avoidBatman (1989)–With Jack Nicholson playing the Joker. I saw it in the theater and have seen… Continue Reading “Ranking the Batman Movies”
Ranking the Superman Movies
All right, we’ve done the X-Men movies and the Avengers movies, let’s do the Superman movies. As before, the ranking system isGreen=excellent Blue=pretty good Black=Okay Red=avoidSuperman (1978) (rewatched it recently and found it still excellent)Superman II (I’ve seen it a number of times over the years… Continue Reading “Ranking the Superman Movies”
Ranking the Avengers Movies
A few weeks ago I ranked the X-Men movies, and promised I would do some more superhero movies in the future. Let’s do the Avengers movies, from best to worst. If you recall, the ranking system was arranged so:Green=excellent Blue=pretty good Black=Okay Red=avoid Iron Man–The best… Continue Reading “Ranking the Avengers Movies”
Ranking the X-Men Movies
Today, my son and I saw X-Men: Days of Future Past, based on a much-loved X-Men story arc from the 80s. It starts in the not-so-distant future, when robots called Sentinels have hunted down nearly all mutants on Earth, and the few remaining X-Men… Continue Reading “Ranking the X-Men Movies”
What I’m Reading: The Hive
The Hive is the sequel to X-ed Out, which I wrote on about a month ago (click here to see that review). Again, this graphic novel was loaned to me by a friend. This one had pretty much the same strengths and weaknesses as the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Hive”
What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1979-80
So this is the second volume of the Complete Peanuts I’ve read in the past few months. The Complete Peanuts is a project to publish every strip of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, from its inception in 1951 to its final panel in 2000. It’s a… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1979-80”
