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Tricksters and Rogues: Captain Cold

Captain Cold Publisher: DC Comics Created By: John Broome and Carmine Infantino Alter ego: Leonard Snart Notable Aliases: The Man who Mastered Absolute Zero, Leonard Wynters, Blue Iceman Team Affiliations: Injustice League, Rogues, Secret Society of Super Villains, Suicide Squad, Justice League Abilities: Possesses a Cold Gun that allows him to freeze objects to absolute …

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Tricksters and Rogues: The Trickster

Publisher: DC Comics Created By: John Broome and Carmine Infantino Alter Ego: Giovannie Giuseppe Notable Alias: James Montgomery Jesse Team Affiliations: Rogues, Secret Society of Super Villains, Black Lantern Corps Abilities: skilled acrobat and con-artist, above average intelligence, and innocent looking gadgets and gizmos WARNING: SPOILERS Deadly teddy bears, exploding Christmas presents, fake dog vomit, …

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You Oughta Know: Wally West

With comic book adaptations coming out at a rapid pace, fans will meet many new characters with extensive backstories. We’re here to introduce these characters to help lessen the learning curve.  Fans of The Flash on the CW have already met two Flashes: Barry Allen and Jay Garrick, and there’s already a third waiting in the wings. Wally …

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The Flash, Ep. 2.15: “King Shark” lingers thoughtfully on recent trauma

Just as a 23-episode order can hurt a season of television by stretching it out too thinly, the room given to broadcast network series can also allow for episodes like The Flash’s “King Shark” to linger on trauma in believable, realistic ways.

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You Oughta Know: Jay Garrick

With comic book adaptations on almost every channel and streaming service, fans will meet many new characters with extensive backstories. We’re here to introduce these characters to help lessen the learning curve.  Back in its second season’s first episode, The Flash introduced the Flash. No, not Barry Allen. This character is known to comic fans as the …

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The Flash, Ep. 2.04-05, “The Fury of Firestorm” and “The Darkness and the Light”

The opening of the portal between two Earths opens a lot of possibilities, and it plays a key part in shaking up the team dynamics over the past two episodes, making for a fun watch with some exciting possibilities.

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The Darkseid War shifts in ‘Justice League’ #45

The Darkseid War rages on and is proving to be the biggest and largest story DC has told yet in the New 52 and DCYou era through the Justice League title. Readers are treated to an artistic switch with Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, who were the team that ushered in a new era for The Flash at the New 52’s inception to give us this aftermath of the insanity that went down in issue #44.

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The Flash, Ep. 2.03, “Family of Rogues”

The Flash, Season 2, Episode 3, “Family of Rogues” Directed by John F. Showalter Teleplay by Julian Meiojas & Katherine Walczak Airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm (ET) on The CW While the first two episodes of this season focused on introducing Zoom and the concept of multiple worlds, The Flash takes a detour with “Family …

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The Flash, Ep. 2.01, “The Man Who Saved Central City”

The Flash, Season 2, Episode 1, “The Man Who Saved Central City” Directed by Ralph Hemecker Teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Gabrielle Stanton Airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm (ET) on The CW It’s been six months since we last we saw The Flash save Central City when racing up a building in a desperate attempt …

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‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ author to write/direct ‘The Flash’ for WB

From book author to director, this man is making the leap. As Warner Bros. puts together their line-up of superheros for the DC Universe, it seems like they will go with an interesting choice for the director of The Flash. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Seth Grahame-Smith, who has written the books Abraham Lincoln: Vampire …

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In ‘Final Crisis’ heroes die, but comics live forever

On the surface, the title of Final Crisis feels like a misnomer. How can there even be a “final” crisis? There will always be a DC Universe, there will always be earth-shattering dangers, and there will always be heroes to ensure the end is never really the end. But the strength of Final Crisis lies in that it recognizes this, and uses this fact as the crux of the entire event: the promotional tagline was, after all, “Heroes die. Legends live forever.” The characters and stories of the DC Universe are timeless, never-ending, and very much alive in the way that language can be said to be alive. It’s from this angle that writer Grant Morrison attempts to comment on and interact with DC’s complex and often unwieldy history. While Final Crisis is not the final challenge these characters will ever face (because nothing ever will be until the day DC stops publishing — and at this point that’ll likely be the same day CNN puts it “Nearer, My God, to Thee” video to use), one walks away from it feeling like they’ve just experienced the ultimate in everything the DC Universe was, is, and will be.

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‘JLA’ #1 is an Average Comic with Great Art

JLA #1 is another feather in Bryan Hitch’s artistic cap as he excels at showing superheroes in action along with labs, helicopters, explosions, and even a decent flirty interaction between Clark Kent and Lois Lane. However, his plot maybe suffers from some hypercompression as ideas, threats, and allies are introduced at a rapid pace without proper establishment. There are also a few story logic issues, The Flash and Green Lantern are written interchangeably, and Cyborg is kind of treated as deus ex machina. These misfires make JLA #1 an average comic with great art.

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‘Earth-2: Society’ #1: Troubling times in the post-Apokolips.

Being a travel agent on Earth-2 definitely has to be the Seventh Circle of Hell of careers. Sure the folks on the Nazi Earth or the Crime Syndicate Earth have their jobs cut out for them trying to convince anyone that their universe is a nice place to visit for even a nanosecond. But as Highfather’s sacrificial lamb to keep Darkseid from preying upon the whole of existence, Earth-2 makes a pretty strong case for having it the worst of all. That’s not the breaks, that’s just harsh beyond measure. But now Convergence has ushered in a whole new world — in the most literal way possible. Taking these characters in a completely new direction, Earth-2: Society makes a bold attempt at getting the Earth-2 line to hit its stride in ways that have eluded it since its inception.

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How Genre Shows are Getting Female Representation Right

Shows with female leads or co-leads now have a strong presence on network television, as representations of women in lead roles has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years. The complexity and multi-dimensionality of these roles varies greatly, however, and on more than a few network shows, female leads continue to be idealized …

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The Flash, Ep.1.23, “Fast Enough”: The season finishes strong

This is the moment Barry has worked for his entire life, the chance to prove his father’s innocence. He has captured Eobard Thawne and finally can get some answers for that fateful night his mother was murdered. The Reverse-Flash offers Barry an alternative. He can use the particle accelerator to travel back and save his mother, also allowing Thawne a chance to return to his time in the future. Will Barry change the future in order to save his mother and free his dad?

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