Our Gail Simone arc continues as we read “Secret Six: Unhinged.” We mull over these bad guys’ surprising depth of character, Nicola Scott’s awesome face work, and Simone’s awesome ability to balance cheery tone with truly frightening themes. For more info on past or future episodes, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!
We kick off our Gail Simone series with “All-New Atom.” We blab about the writer’s balance between plot and character, the difficulties of sci-fi heroes, and if course, Ryan Choi’s Asian credentials. Why aren’t there more Asian characters, and how does Simone make her minority character work? For more information on past or future episodes, visit www.atomicpoweredsupercast.com!
The big two comic book publishers come together to make what was billed as the greatest crossover in the history of superhero comics. They put their best writers and artists on the project, and had readers vote on the outcomes of matchups long asked for by fans: Silver Surfer vs. Green Lantern, Lobo vs. Wolverine, and Batman vs. Captain America, to name a few. What the reader gets instead is a deeply disappointing, sometimes disturbingly out-of-touch comic book. If only it hadn’t been written in the 90’s, maybe it could have had a shot at being more than a steaming pile. For more information, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!
