Covered 365: Day 225
Amazing Spider-Man #225, Marvel Comics, February 1982. Artist: John Romita Jr. What better way to follow up a John Romita cover than to put up a John Romita Jr. Cover. Amazing Spider-Man #225 is one of those covers that always…
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Justice League Dark #4
With the DC reboot, the company took a bit of a step backwards in expanding the Justice League family tree, similarly extending their line as they did with the old JLI and JLE books. Justice League Dark (JLD) adds a bit of a twist to the concept, bringing together many of the DCU's notable magicians, sorcerers and mystics to tackle the world's biggest magic-based threats. What happens though when DC's brightest heroes fall short of stopping a threat like a deranged, positively insane Enchantress? Who are you going to call? John Constantine, Deadman, Shade, Madame Xanadu and Zatanna, that's who.
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #2
At the conclusion of Brightest Day, Alec Holland rose from the grave and again became Swamp Thing. After fighting off his dark doppelganger, the Swamp Thing entity lashed out at transnational corporations responsible for the world's environmental concerns. John Constantine is next on its hitlist, but the question is, why? Constantine visits Gotham to meet with Batman and leaves town after gaining his opinion on combating Swamp Thing and the strange infection that's befallen the wily sorcerer.
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1
For a year I followed the Brightest Day series through its ups and many downs, so you may be asking why I would revisit the series. Well, to answer your question, John Constantine. That dynamic alone warrants a return. Naturally. Forward march!
Just A Thought | Comics on Film (and Television)*
*to be sung to Duran Duran’s Girls on Film – Pete Like a lot of comic fans, I love it when I hear the words “(insert title) will begin filming early next year. Based on the popular comic book, (insert…
Just A Thought: Hell Blazing and Odds and Ends
John Constantine has done quite well for himself as far as characters go. The character essentially started off as kind of a throw character that Alan Moore created because then Swamp Thing artists Steven Bissette and John Totleben wanted to…