Michael S. Poteet is a teaching elder (ordained minister) in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a freelance writer-researcher and wordsmith. His most recent publication is the youth study guide for Half Truths (Abingdon Press). Follow him on Twitter (@WriterMPoteet).
Looks like Frank Castle–Marvel Comics’ kevlar-clad, skull-emblazoned, gun-toting vigilante hero, the Punisher–will soon be wreaking vengeance on the small screen. Fox has ordered a “put pilot” (meaning the network promises to air the pilot episode; failing to…
What has Queen’s epic rock hit Bohemian Rhapsody been missing all these years? William Shatner, that’s what. http://youtu.be/1XpfTjLSPVk It’s a little bit Monty Python, a little bit Kubrick’s 2001, and even a little bit Star…
Remember that scene in The Dark Knight where a well-meaning but misguided group of Batman impersonators try to give the real Caped Crusader an assist? Recent news reports suggest such a scene may not be…
Ultimate Spider-Man #1-#3 (Nov.-Dec. 2011). Brian Michael Bendis, writer. Sara Pichelli, artist. I first met Spider-Man not in comic books, but on the TV screen. It wasn’t the 1960s cartoon with the catchy song; no,…
I admit: Real Steel was not on my movie-going radar. “A movie based on ‘Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robots?’” I thought. “What’s next, a movie based on ‘Battleship?’” (Little did I know…) As it turns…
Few authors matter as much to the history of genre fiction as Edgar Allan Poe. Whether you enjoy detective stories (such “tales of ratiocination” as “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Mystery of…
No disrespect to “Marvel Zombies” out there, but I’m pretty excited about several pieces of animation news from your Distinguished Competition. First of all, the new animated Green Lantern series is just around the corner!…
Bestselling novelist Michael Chabon knows some things about superheroes. If you haven’t yet read his Pulitzer-winning The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (2000), I strongly recommend you do. It’s a beautiful novel (at times, heart-breakingly…
Caveat lector: “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be spoilers! Domo Arigato, Doctor Roboto Last week, I declared that “wherever Steven Moffat takes us……
Caveat lector: “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be spoilers! Our Days are Numbered I enjoyed “The Lodger” (5.11). I enjoyed its sequel, “Closing…
