No. Absolutely not. If it's vital to understanding the movie, put it in the movie. Don't assign me homework.

I am increasingly of the opinion that the moment Avengers Endgame first hit the theatres, everybody involved in Marvel Studios was cursed by a witch and forgot how to do everything that made people like their films.

I see the clever people on Bluesky have started on the "adults liking silly pop culture is indicative of the collapse of Western civilisation" discourse again. Dressing up your juvenile sneering as cultural criticism & political commentary, like some wanker in the sixth form. Good luck with that.

I think it's Power Man Annual #1 reprinted in Mighty World of Marvel Annual 1978.
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Twice weekly emails from Spotify begging me to come back.

RECREATE the experience of having a sad and desperate ex constantly begging you to give them another chance, by simply cancelling your Spotify subscription.

Moe complaining to the bailiff that has repossessed his floor that his customers are walking around on the pipes.

Getting some new flooring in the house and the bog has to be temporarily removed so we're staying in an AirB&B that's 'round the corner from where we live. Having a little holiday closer to the Tescos as a treat.

But needless to say, I understand why those two stories are not getting recommended and I'm by no means calling for the return of that writer to mainstream comics.

So much of what I love about Hal is in those two stories. I wonder if newer generations of readers were being recommended stories where he's more human & conflicted, rather than stories where he's either a cocky dick or an evil time-god, then they'd be more inclined to like him.

The cover of Green Lantern: The Road Back trade paperback.

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn trade paperback.

I often wonder if one of the reasons that Hal Jordan has become a bit of an online punchline these days is because some of his best stories (or the stories that made me love the character at least) have been (understandably) erased from history because of the writer's crimes.

In a 1991 documentary that Trump suppressed, Christopher Reeve comments on Donald Trump:

"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥."

But I still like it though. :)

I like it but not as much as others do. Loeb's not one of my favourite writers (although this is one of his better stories) & I'll be honest, I love Tim Sale but I'm not a fan of how he drew Superman.

I've been reminded by @intogreenwood.bsky.social that it's #SupermanDay! So here's a thread I did last year of 20 of my favourite Superman stories. A lot of obvious choices, but a few deep cuts too I think.

A ★★★★★ review of Superman (1978) As a fan of comics, superheroes, and Superman in particular, I've watched 'Superman the Movie' a million times. And yet despite the high esteem in which I hold this movie, I rarely think about the con...

As it's #SupermanDay, here's a thread of #Letterboxd reviews I've written for Superman movies. Spoiler, I liked them all. First, here's Superman (1978):
boxd.it/46uW9B

Action Comics #1, his first appearance, was published on this day in 1938. :)

Me with Brandon Routh in 2019.

It's #SupermanDay so here's me and Superman.

Superman Movies Ranked The greatest fictional character of all time gets his live action movies ranked.

And finally, here's every live action movie that features Superman ranked in order of how much I love them (Shazam doesn't count, you don't see his head).
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A ★★½ review of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) Let me say right from the start, the Lester Cut is better. The Lester Cut opens with that wonderful Eiffel Tower sequence. In the Donner Cut, apart from the flashbacks from the first movie, Superman d...

My review of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut. boxd.it/89vwsj

A ★★★★ review of Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) Here are 5 things I love about Atom Man vs Superman: 1. Kirk Alyn looks like he was drawn by Wayne Boring. 2. Everything about Noel Neill's Lois Lane. 3. In the first episode, Luthor destroys a bridge...

My review of Atom Man vs Superman (1950)
boxd.it/6O2ExB

A ★★★★ review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) At the start of this movie, the Waynes are murdered outside a cinema showing John Boorman's Excalibur. This is the key to Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as Zack Snyder's Justice League m...

My review of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016):
boxd.it/d2Zx5H

A ★★★★ review of Man of Steel (2013) Philip Wylie's Gladiator is a novel published in 1930 about a man raised by his parents to hide his incredible strength and invulnerability, who then travels the world looking for a purpose. This nove...

My review of Man of Steel (2013)

boxd.it/7hYAH5

A ★★★★★ review of Superman (2025) The thing that everyone forgets about Richard Donner's Superman (1978) is that as well as presenting the story of Superman as an epic modern-day myth steeped in sci-fi and Americana, it's also very si...

And here's my reviews of Superman (2025):

boxd.it/ajaAJH

A ★★★★★ review of Superman (1978) As a fan of comics, superheroes, and Superman in particular, I've watched 'Superman the Movie' a million times. And yet despite the high esteem in which I hold this movie, I rarely think about the con...

As it's #SupermanDay, here's a thread of #Letterboxd reviews I've written for Superman movies. Spoiler, I liked them all. First, here's Superman (1978):
boxd.it/46uW9B

I've been reminded by @intogreenwood.bsky.social that it's #SupermanDay! So here's a thread I did last year of 20 of my favourite Superman stories. A lot of obvious choices, but a few deep cuts too I think.

I'd love to see Secret Years and When it rains collected, they're great. And I would particularly love to see A Bizarro collected as I've never read it.

He's not even the best reporter at the Daily Planet.

Clark Kent, having narrowly escaped an enthusiastic group of fans thinks: I COULD UNDERSTAND THIS IF I WERE RINGO STARR BUT CLARK KENT SHOULD BE A NOBODY TO THOSE PEOPLE!

I'm reading Superman #219 (1969) in which Clark Kent struggles with a level of fame akin to that of Ringo Starr.

He should try warning his fans with peace and love!

My parents say the world is cruel I think that they prefer it cruel