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borg 10-year celebration–The Not-to-Miss Top Comics of the Decade
We’re continuing our ten-year celebration of borg today with our favorite comic books. If you missed them, check out our Top 40 movies here and our Top 40 TV series here. We reviewed thousands of...
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DC Comics celebrates 80 years of Green Arrow with 100-page anniversary issue
Review by C.J. Bunce I’ve been a fan of the DC Comics character Green Arrow and his partner in fighting crime Black Canary for four decades, but the Robin Hood-inspired superhero with bow and arrow...
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Marvel gives first look at new Hawkeye in Disney+ holiday series trailer
After Jeremy Renner’s good guy Clint Barton was converted to bad guy in the 2012 MCU Avengers movie, it seemed like there was nowhere for the character to go but down. Already merely a Green Arrow...
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DC vs Vampires–First look at new 12-issue series brings Justice League Dark...
Sometimes you just know when you’re going to want the graphic novel/trade edition of a new series. That looks certain for the new DC vs Vampires, a story outside the normal continuity of the DC...
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Now streaming–Another Hawkeye steps up to lead Marvel into the future
Review by C.J. Bunce The first two episodes–a full third of the series–have arrived for Marvel’s fourth live-action series of the year on the Disney+ streaming platform and it’s a good start, already...
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And the best Batman award goes to…
Keanu, of course. Okay, we haven’t yet seen the entire movie, only the latest preview (below) and several earlier trailers (also below). But who could possibly be better than Keanu Reeves as Batman?...
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Preview–Catch up with eight decades of Bat-history in Batman: The Ultimate Guide
Whether you’ve been along for the ride for many or all of the history of DC Comics’ Dark Knight Detective or your first exposure to the Caped Crusader is the new movie The Batman, a new guide will...
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Black Adam–DC Comics’ big fall release gets a great first trailer
It’s no revelation that DC Comics on the big screen hasn’t fared as well as the Marvel adaptations. The best of its efforts will always be a benchmark to shoot for–that’s John Wesley Shipp’s take on...
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Black Adam and Shazam!–DC Comics moves past the Snyderverse into fun territory
At this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics’ Jim Lee announced that there are no plans for Zack Snyder to return to the DC franchise movies or for the “SnyderVerse” Justice League to continue....
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The DC Book of Lists–Indispensable fun for DC superhero fans
Review by C.J. Bunce While other kids were “making mine Marvel,” I couldn’t get enough of the 1970s Justice League of America, and spent many an hour memorizing Superman’s family ancestry back on...
View ArticleShattered Visage–Classic 1980s graphic novel that revealed the fate of The...
Review by C.J. Bunce The Prisoner: Shattered Visage was one of the first prestige format comics from DC Comics. Having the publication style of the recently released Batman: The Dark Knight Returns...
View ArticleNew “Secret Files” books chronicle the worlds of TV’s Supergirl and The Flash
Review by C.J. Bunce Primarily in-universe looks at the first three seasons of ABC/CW’s series Supergirl and the first four seasons of CW’s The Flash, two new books offer up a complete look at the...
View ArticleShazam! movie advance review–The magic, wonder, and heart of DC Comics...
Review by C.J. Bunce Make no mistake, Billy Batson aka Fawcett Comics’ Captain Marvel (aka Shazam since 2012) has always been the most difficult to fold into the DC pantheon of superheroes. With...
View ArticleDetective Comics reaches landmark 1,000th issue this week–A complete checklist
Detective Comics, the title DC Comics took its name from, first hit the shelves of newsstands just before March 1937, 26 months before Batman would first appear in the famous Issue #27 in May 1939....
View ArticleDetective Comics #1000–Sizing up the big Batman 80th anniversary issue
We’ve had a great response here at borg to our complete checklist of the variant covers for the 80th anniversary of Batman and benchmark 1000th issue of his long-standing comic book series, Detective...
View ArticleComic book writers and artists featured this weekend at Planet Comicon Kansas...
As expected Saturday at Planet Comicon Kansas City 2019 meant a great turnout for the annual convention, with tens of thousands of fans from the Midwest converging on the Kansas City Convention Center...
View ArticleFirst look–Warner Brothers releases trailer for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker
In marked contrast to the fun, fantastic, and surprising Warner Brothers release Shazam!, finally arriving in theaters in general release today and reviewed previously here at borg, film fans now have...
View ArticleBatman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Crisis in a Half Shell is coming
Crisis in a Half Shell is coming. Nobody draws a tougher, more badass Batman than Freddie Williams II, and nothing shows that more than a trove of character images released this week from DC Comics and...
View ArticleCasting Batman? CW’s Batwoman is the bat-story we’ve been waiting for
Warner Brothers continues to struggle with how next to turn the DC universe of films into a cash cow like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. First a report that Ben Affleck′s replacement will be Robert...
View ArticlePreview–New book looks back to Star Trek’s animated voyages
We’ve been speculating about a new animated Star Trek for years (like back here at borg), and it’s sort of like the folks at CBS and Paramount listened to us. Ideas of an animated Star Trek have...
View ArticleSupergirl takes on a master illusionist in new CW series tie-in novel
Review by C.J. Bunce Is there a more likeable superhero in all of the DC Comics and Marvel Comics extended universe than Melissa Benoist’s Kara Danvers on CW’s Supergirl? New this year from...
View ArticlePreview–Summer Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover event gets...
If you enjoy Batman and especially if you read Batman comics, there’s one series you should be reading right now. And if you’re a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, there’s one event you can’t miss...
View ArticleStriking Bill Sienkiewicz unpublished Batman book released to fans online
Initially used as a way to get people to sign up for his email distribution list over the Fourth of July weekend, David Lapham, the Eisner Award-winning writer of the comic book series Stray Bullets,...
View ArticleShazam! arrives on home video with trove of special features
Review by C.J. Bunce DC Entertainment and Warner Brothers began to take a shift in their superhero movie franchise with last year’s more adventurous Aquaman. With Shazam! the studios proved that a...
View ArticleCW’s Batwoman–Lead actresses highlight pilot for latest DC Comics adaptation
Review by C.J. Bunce For all the hype, CW Network’s latest series adapting DC Comics had an uneventful start this week. After Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning,...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2019–The Best on TV
This year we found one series that could easily sweep most of the categories–a single television series that had everything: compelling story, a full range of emotions, great characters, tremendous...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2019–The Best in Comics
Our borg Best of 2019 list continues today with the Best in Comics. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2019 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2019 here, and the Best in...
View ArticleWonder Woman arrives at 750th issue with nearly 50 variant covers
The first major variant comic book cover event of 2020 launches tomorrow as the landmark 750th issue of Wonder Woman arrives at comic stores everywhere. As with last year’s Detective Comics Issue...
View ArticleArrow series finale–CW’s flagship superhero series wraps after eight seasons
Last night’s episode of CW′s Arrow brings eight seasons of one of DC Comics’ oldest superheroes to a close as the CW aired the show’s series finale. Focused on Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow–one of...
View ArticleComic books get shot with Cupid’s arrow this week for Valentine’s Day
IDW Publishing, Dynamite, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics are getting into the holiday spirit this week for Valentine’s Day this Friday. IDW Publishing has three books featuring the subject of love: Star...
View ArticleStrange Adventures–Adam Strange takes center stage in new comic book series
Strange Adventures is a 12-issue limited series, resurrecting the title of a famous 1950s series, with that familiar DC superhero vibe you’ve seen in series like Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s...
View ArticleJustice League Dark–JJ Abrams company moves into DC Comics territory with HBO...
When people with creativity and skill have their grasp on the reins of DC Comics properties, great things can happen. Unfortunately it’s a rarity. Although its Arrowverse on the CW Network were good...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2020–The Best on TV
Today we move from the big screen to the small screen with the Best TV Series of 2020. If you missed it, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2020 here and the best Kick-Ass Heroines of 2020...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2020–The Best Comics and Games
Our borg Best of 2020 list continues today with the Best in Comics and Games. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Books of 2020 here, the Best Movies of 2020 here, the Kick-Ass...
View ArticleThe Flash Crossover Crisis turns to CW’s Legends of Tomorrow in tie-in...
Review by C.J. Bunce If the CW’s 2019 take on DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline was your thing, you may enjoy the Barryverse version of events in a sequence of six novels featuring The Flash....
View ArticleSaddle up, up, and away–Batman and Superman head to the Old West this summer
Cartoonist/writer Gene Luen Yang is taking readers to the Old West this summer in the pages of DC Comics’ Batman/Superman series. DC’s multiverse will collide as the Batman from one reality meets the...
View ArticleTrailer Park–The “New Look at Genre” Edition
April has seen several new trailers for forthcoming Hollywood projects we haven’t discussed yet at borg, all having in common a new look at a past genre property. From Ghostbusters, it’s a new teaser...
View ArticleMorbius–Dig into the character with tie-in sequel novel in advance of the...
Review by C.J. Bunce As each new superhero gets his showcase in Marvel movies, we’re getting more and more lesser known characters pulled from the history of Marvel Comics to meet on the big screen....
View ArticleDC’s League of Super Pets–The year’s best Batman and more
Review by C.J. Bunce The Incredibles, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, The LEGO Batman Movie. Mighty Mouse, Underdog, Super Friends, and the 1940s original animated Superman. Add to these Warner...
View ArticleDC’s Titans series returns this week for fourth season
In the third season finale of DC’s series Titans, the young superhero team wrapped up its time in Gotham and headed out for San Francisco. Opting for a bus drive instead of taking Bruce Wayne’s...
View ArticleBig superhero action, great actors, and cool supersuits make Black Adam one...
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s no revelation that DC Comics on the big screen hasn’t fared as well as the Marvel adaptations. The best of DC’s efforts has included a key benchmark to shoot for–that’s John...
View ArticleNew Shazam trailer ushers in DC’s last days under the old guard
Although Zachary Levi’s spin on the original Captain Marvel opened the gates for a renaissance for DC at the movies with his new Shazam in 2019, DC Entertainment has made clear it will be taking an...
View ArticleShazam! Fury of the Gods–The best movie adaptation of DC Comics yet?
Review by C.J. Bunce Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the kind of movie that makes you wish you could transport it back to fans of the comic book superhero in the 1940s and 1950s. If they saw this movie...
View ArticleMerry Little Batman–The second new Christmas movie worth watching is streaming
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s going to be hard to beat Dashing Through the Snow (reviewed here) for best of the season’s new holiday movies. Candy Cane Lane has Eddie Murphy, but not much else in the...
View ArticleJoker: Folie à Deux–DC Comics’ strangest trip yet?
Where Marvel Comics has made significant strides in molding the zeitgeist of the 21st century, cementing itself as a mega-franchise years after emerging like the Phoenix following bankruptcy and...
View ArticleThe Penguin wraps with more dark 1980s-style drama than comic book fun
Review by C.J. Bunce Wow. If you show a photograph to anyone of The Penguin from this year’s new Max streaming series based on the ages-old Batman villain, nobody could guess who was behind the...
View ArticleSuperhero gift ideas for young fans of Marvel or DC Comics
Review by C.J. Bunce As we head into the holidays, you might be looking for a gift for your favorite superhero-loving little kid. Or maybe you’re looking for something for a boy or girl around 5 to 12...
View ArticleGet caught up on the trailers for the next Superman
Can we talk about comic books like the works of Shakespeare? Shouldn’t we? These are the stories of everyone, no matter your background or economic status. Years from now when Superman is in the...
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