Review by KC Carlson “Batman’s rich history allows him to be interpreted in a multitude of ways. To be sure, this is a lighter incarnation, but it’s certainly no less valid and true to the character’s roots than the tortured avenger crying out for mommy and daddy.” — Bat-Mite (2009) Yay! Another (half-)season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on DVD (no Blu-Ray yet)! Since Warners has split the season into two parts, I will follow suit and declare […]

Review by KC Carlson To paraphrase someone much smarter than me, “Writing intelligently about Lost is like dancing about architecture.” There has been so much written about Lost over the past six years that it’s been on broadcast TV — and especially this final year — it’s difficult to find anything new to say about it. Besides, it seems somewhat appropriate to attach Lost to a famous literary quote, especially one whose actual origins are widely disputed. (The original quotation […]

Review by KC Carlson As a DC comic book, the original Brave and the Bold title ran from 1955 to 1983. For the first 24 issues, it was an adventure-style comic featuring tales of the Silent Knight, Viking Prince, Robin Hood, Golden Gladiator, and others. Issues #26-49 featured try-out series (ala Showcase), the most successful of which were Hawkman, the Justice League of America, and (later) the Teen Titans. Beginning with #50, the title contained a series of stories featuring […]

Review by KC Carlson When the first Scooby-Doo series debuted on Saturday morning in 1969, I completely missed it. It was shown opposite the Banana Splits — who I was obsessed with (still am) — and so I never really caught the Scooby-Doo bug at all as a kid. Except for the occasional New Scooby-Doo Movie where I had to catch a specific guest star. Even as a kid, I realized that this was a strange show, as each week […]

Review by KC Carlson Oh, what to do… what to do… One the one hand, the Tom & Jerry Deluxe Anniversary Collection might be an excellent “greatest hits”-type collection for the casual Tom & Jerry fan. On the other, if you’re a serious animation collector, you are going to be extremely frustrated and upset with this collection. On yet another hand (we are talking about cartoons, after all), this could be looked upon as yet another example of the WB […]

Review by KC Carlson Chuck is one of the best current shows on TV that you are not watching. For those of you who ARE watching Chuck, you probably already know that Chuck: The Complete Second Season is now available on DVD, including all 22 episodes, plus the 3-D episode in both standard and 3-D formats. (Two pairs of 3-D glasses are enclosed.) There are also numerous Special Features, including featurettes on the mythology of the show and of its […]

Review by KC Carlson This time, it’s personal! Yes, I’m a little biased when it comes to the WB-produced Superman: The Animated Series (TAS), spearheaded by Bruce Timm and much of the Batman: TAS crew following that groundbreaking animated series. While I have no direct link to the show itself, I do have a (tenuous) connection — I was editing the Superman line of comic books for DC Comics during part of the time that this show was in production. […]