Author: James Jou

by James Jou | September 5, 2019

With comic book characters, like multi-vitamins, the focus generally tends to be on the main ones; who knows what luteins do off the top of their head? Here we will be giving some of the lesser known comic book characters a chance in the spotlight. As defined...

by James Jou | September 4, 2019

For better or worse, unbound by IP pools, internet media companies have a little more flexibility in the properties that they can adapt. Instead of stories centered on Batman’s replacement, Batman’s young sidekick, young Bruce, Bruce’s butler, Bruce’s father, etc… we get a bit of variety. It...

by James Jou | August 31, 2019

In a previous article about Swamp Thing, we examined a couple key books for the title character; to round out the collection, here we will look at the key first appearance books of a few of the supporting characters; specifically, the Blue Devil, Abby Arcane, and Jason...

by James Jou | August 30, 2019

I can’t help but wonder what the MCU landscape would be like if the Inhumans movie had gone ahead as planned. Perhaps Thane would have been introduced and played a pivotal role in Thanos’ plans. The presence of the House of Agon could have opened up so...

by James Jou | August 28, 2019

Just how powerful is Swamp Thing? From his humble beginnings as a swamp monster to the infinitely powered Alan Moore version. Could Swamp Thing take on Superman? As an avatar of the Green, in theory Swamp Thing would be unkillable on Earth, but what if Superman took...

by James Jou | August 27, 2019

Like going through the fast food drive-thru and opening the bag to make sure everything you ordered is there, so that you don’t have to drive all the way home and finally pick out the show you’re going to watch while you eat…only to be disappointed. Checking...

by James Jou | August 26, 2019

Instead of another D23 article, here we will take you to a land far away from D23. Not just a land, a whole world. A Marvel Studios, Disney+, D23, Sony Spider-Man, etc palette cleansing world. It’s so far in fact that it carries its own category of...

by James Jou | August 24, 2019

If Deadpool’s future is still uncertain, where does that put his good friend Cable? In the grand Fox Studios reshuffling into the Disney umbrella, will he be lost in the transition? Would Marvel Studios have an aversion to having their biggest villain Thanos be portrayed by the...

by James Jou | August 22, 2019

Not to call Lex Luthor a liar, but with the bell "rung,” where is Darkseid? ... Bueller?... Bueller? From the various cancellations, delays, and reboots occurring with some DC Extended Universe movies, one has to wonder if Darkseid is still in the plans. Tentatively, he's supposed to...

by James Jou | August 21, 2019

Just like when the roulette ball lands on red ten times in a row, so you go all in on black because this time it definitely has to be black; but it hits red again anyways...  Here we will be embracing the beauty of randomness and draw...