Chris Braak's Blog, page 36
June 3, 2011
DC Comics
You may have heard by now (and if you're Carl, heard and complained by now) that DC comics is doing something daring. Starting in September, they're going to restart all of their titles at #1. This is generally referred to as the DC reboot, but I'm not sure if that's a completely accurate descriptor. Of [...]
May 25, 2011
Sad News: The REAL Network Upfronts
Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize. The vagaries of the television industry are many, and it seems I spoke too soon: it turns out, ALL of the Threat Quality TV upfronts have been canceled before they will go to air. I am sorry Alan Tudyk and Fran Kranz, I am sure you guys will find work [...]
May 24, 2011
'I Had a Bad Day Too, Once': Reason 882 Batman – The Animated Series is amazing
Man, there is nothing better than a periodic re-viewing of Batman: The Animated Series. I honestly believe, before anyone is hired to write a Batman comic, they need to watch this show. Especially the later episodes. Because then there'd never be any confusion over Batman's reasons for being. Granted, that also means like 10 years [...]
May 23, 2011
New Network Upfronts! Are you Ready!?!?
It's my pleasure to announce that Threat Quality TV has been contracted to produce six new television shows, which will premiere this coming fall on…oh, let's say CBS. Are you excited for the new CBS schedule? You will be! This Fall: Drama/Suspense Quirk: What if being a nerd, instead of making you a pathetic [...]
May 17, 2011
Build a Better Justice League 2: The Game
OK, so as we were talking about, key to creating a good Justice League comic – y'know, AFTER putting a capable writer, artist and editor on it – is starting with an interesting lineup. But that doesn't have to be the classic "Big Seven," just because it worked so well when Grant Morrison suggested it. [...]
Build a Better Justice League 1: The Problem
So you wanna write a good Justice League comic, do you? Well son, it's easier said than done. You're gonna need three things: A clear vision of the kind of stories you want to tell An editorial regime willing to get out of your way and let you tell it, and A roster of characters [...]
May 11, 2011
Summer Movie A Go Go 2011: Preview
In the past, I have put together serious considerations of which summer movies I'm going to go and see, but this year, things have been made more difficult. This year, I've not only got to figure out which movies to go to – I have to figure out which COMIC BOOK MOVIES I'm supposed to [...]
May 9, 2011
Thome Thoughts on Thor
I saw Thor over the weekend, and there are some pretty good parts in that movie, which I will discuss. There are also some parts that I think could have been better, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a movie that didn't have some parts that I thought could have been better. Art is [...]
May 4, 2011
Rain Boots
I like the idea that, in England, rain boots are called "Wellingtons", after the Duke of Wellington. This pleases me, because it makes me feel like that, in a nation so dense with history, by the time the Duke of Wellington got around to saving everyone from being conquered by Napoleon, essentially every conceivable aspect [...]
May 3, 2011
SuperFact No. 3: Clark's Actually a Great Cover
I've been on a bit of a Superman walkabout. Mostly, I've been trying to find the essential components – precisely what makes a Superman story feel "right." Here's the best part of the Man of Steel-to-Birthright Clark Kent – he doesn't have to try so hard. In fact, the Chris Reeves bumbling-dork Clark would probably [...]
