There’s a great cycle, a metaphorical circle of life to be found in the pages of our favorite comic books, especially as it comes to characters influencing one another. While initially positioned as little more than a Batman clone, Green Arrow developed as a (you should excuse the expression) straight-arrow rich guy stick-in-the-mud throughout the fifties. When Stan Lee created Hawkeye The Marksman in the early 60s, he gave him a loose-cannon loudmouthed personality to differentiate him from his predecessor, but by the early 1970s, Denny O’Neil followed suit by making Green Arrow an outspoken hothead as well. These days,…
Author: Matthew Peterson
Matthew Peterson
Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.
All summer long, thanks to the big blockbuster movie, people have been asking me about the original comic book appearances of the Guardians Of The Galaxy, and I’ve responded with “It’s kind of complicated.” Here’s why… Your Major Spoilers (retro) review of Marvel Super-Heroes #18 awaits!
Yesterday was a long one at Stately Spoilers Manor East, as Widget awakened in the middle of the night and began projectile horking in a much-less entertaining revival of ‘The Exorcist.’ Granted, it was just a stomach bug, and certainly nothing on the days we spent in Pediatrics learning to inject insulin a few years ago, but it was still a good time to bust out a little ‘Tales Of The Beanworld’ to try to help with the discomfort and unpleasantness of it all, with a couple of Power Rangers episodes we had in queue and ending the evening with…
Five years gone, most of the DC Universe has changed (and not for the better.) But what of the man called Constantine? Your Major Spoilers review of Constantine: Futures End #1 awaits!
Velvet Templeton is on the run, with friend and foe alike seeking to bring her back in from the cold. Friend and foe alike are underestimating her greatly… Your Major Spoilers review of Velvet #7 awaits!
With the overwhelming response to this week’s Major Spoilers Poll Of The Week (a 10 to 1 margin), Spoilerites far and wide dig themselves the future world of the final frontier. But, in the nearly fifty-year history of the franchise, there have been a LOT of Trek options, from Kirk to Picard and back to Kirk again, with stops in between including Sam Beckett, Hawk and Mrs. Columbo. Still, while my inner geek appreciates that Trek is overwhelmingly appreciated, there’s a part of me that isn’t happy without the proverbial nerd slap-fight, which forces me to try to pit us…
I’ve said it for some years now, but it’s still a statement of truth: Iron Man can be kind of a putz. Yes, with the advent of Robert Downey Jr., he’s a much more approachable and charming putz, but he’s still pretty insufferable as a person and especially as a love interest. Sure, he’s worth millions, but he’s also a public target for lunatics with exploding weaponry who want to hurt him through the people he loves, and a notorious womanizer to boot. It’s a no-win situation for all involved. Of course, even money can’t explain the strange romantic magnetism…
The world of the future is a harsh and brutal world, unsuitable for the heroes of the past. It’s a world where Bete Noire reigns supreme. But her teacher is about to return deliver a final lesson… Your Major Spoilers review of Batgirl: Futures End #1 awaits!
Mexico City is gone, and the Armor Hunters have run rampant across the Earth. Can the young psiots (aka harbingers) known as Generation Zero pull off a win, or are they doomed as well? Your Major Spoilers review of Armor Hunters – Harbinger #3 awaits!
Sharp-eyed Spoilerites who partake of the entire Major Spoilers experience know that quite often, the subjects of the MS-QOTD will pop up on social media a day or two before appearing here at Major Spoilers. Such it is with today’s query, originally brought up by Spoilerite Mela, who wondered how the Uncanny X-Men-style of melodrama, fighty-fighty and angst became a multimedia phenomenon, while the Legion of Super-Heroes similar take is considered hokey and unapproachable. It’s a good question, as both teams have upwards of 90 members, in multiple incarnations, and even share a number of creators in common, most recognizably…
She sees dead people… …but never the one she misses the most. Your Major Spoilers review of The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1 awaits!
The Lord Of Nightmares is back, protecting your fragile psyche from the things that go “bump” in the night! Your Major Spoilers review of Alice Cooper #1 awaits!
Good day, Faithful Spoilerite. I want to play a game. I want you read this comic and not want to hit yourself repeatedly over the head with a meat tenderizer… Your Major Spoilers (retro) review of Jigsaw #1 awaits!
Professor Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters has been home to a lot of remarkable women, from Storm to Kitty Pryde to that one girl with the jets on her head. But the first and foremost for me was always Jean Grey, telepath/telekinetic and bearer of the Phoenix Force. She chose Scott Summers, and their wedding was a massive comic event circa 1994. After her passing (or perhaps technically during the last months of her life and THEN after her passing) Scott was romantically pursued by Emma Frost, The White Queen, who was just as telepathic and just as formidable as…