Monthly Archives: April 2011

Flashpoint Friday – On an Impulse

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

We’re so close to Flashpoint that I can almost taste it, but unfortunately, issue 11 of the Flash has left a bad taste in my mouth. It’s not so much that the book does anything wrong as much as it … Continue reading →

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Superman: Truth, Justice, and . . . um . . .

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Action Comics #900 came out yesterday and featured an all-star list of creators working on this milestone issue. Paul Cornell, Pete Woods, and Jesus Merino craft the main story which concludes Lex Luthor’s story in Action, and continues the Reign … Continue reading →

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The Great Jay-Z Gatsby

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Follow me down the rabbit hole on this one. This may be the musings of a mad man poisoned by too much pop culture, and if so, I apologize, but it has worked for Quentin Tarantino and Chuck Klosterman thus … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Tick

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Superhero cartoons are usually place a heavy emphasis on action with little bits of characterization and humor thrown in for good measure, but from Batman: The Animated Series to X-men to Spider-man, it’s pretty clear that the emphasis is on … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes Timeline

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

A couple of weeks ago, I was absolutely shocked/stunned/horrified to find that a new Planet of the Apes movie was coming out this year, and I didn’t know about it. Since I was a little kid, I have been a … Continue reading →

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The Road to Flashpoint – The Tangent Universe

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

At the beginning of the week, I noted that I’m not a Marvel fan as I reviewed Fear Itself. Today, I’d like to end the week by discussing DC’s summer event comic, Flashpoint. In fact, once it kicks into high … Continue reading →

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Behind the scenes of Zombies of the World: The Medium is the Message (and Zombies)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

I’ve been a Ross Payton fan for a very long time. Once long ago, he was just a guy who bought comic books from me, and soon, I was suckered into playing Call of Cthulhu with him, and now I … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Best Video Game Movies

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

It seems that every time a video game movie comes out, Yahoo news decides to do a story about the worst video game movies of all time and I think that’s more than a little unfair. After all, there are … Continue reading →

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Event Fatigue

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

If you hate event comics, then you don’t really like comics. There. I said it. I don’t feel as if I need to go on, but you’re still here, so allow me to explain myself. 

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Fear Itself #1 Review

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

I know it’s a bit late, but I thought I’d post a review for Fear Itself #1. As regular readers of Popgun Chaos know, I’m not really the biggest Marvel fan, so by all means take my review with a … Continue reading →

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