06th October 2008
As far as movies go, Superman Returns was not one of the best. Not only did it receive so-so reviews from the critics, but it panned at the box office – barely able to make back its budget, especially after Warner Bros. dropped a mountain of marketing t...
06th October 2008
“How do I know I won’t keep changing?” an anguished Dr. Bruce Banner asked himself in one issue of the Incredible Hulk comics. “Into that brutal, bestial mockery of a human - that creature which fears nothing - which soon despises reason and wors...
06th October 2008
When did this become trendy? When did Hollywood finally see the potential in decades old Spider-Man, X-Men, Batman, Captain America and even thor comics? When did moviegoers finally understand and appreciate the appeal of the four color world as it is r...
06th October 2008
FWe all know about all those superheroes with magnificent powers. Superman comes from another planet and possesses many powers beyond that of a mortal man. Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and now has the enhanced abilities of an arachnid....
30th September 2008
For British blues metal pioneers Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love was the track that launched their careers into the stratosphere. Already riding on a wave of popularity stemming from the rousing success of their first album, the band returned to the studio...
30th September 2008
Roger Daltrey was the early leader of The Who and would remain its primary voice for the duration of their career. Coming from a working-class Londoner background, Daltrey dropped out of school to focus on rock and roll at the beginning of the 1960’s. ...
30th September 2008
While several rock and roll musicians experimented with Indian mysticism and Eastern religion in the 1960’s, perhaps most notably the Beatles, the music that resulted from these dabblings usually tended toward the psychedelic, or sitar-oriented spectrum...
29th September 2008
While Paul McCartney was the most well known member of the band to indulge in seemingly ethereal song concepts, John Lennon was also from time to time given to contribute his own musical visions. With Across The Universe Beatles fans were treated to a gl...
26th September 2008
The title of the Green Lantern refers to more than one DC comic book superhero. At the height of popularity, Green Lanterns were a universal peacekeeping force that numbered in the thousands and came from many different parts of the universe. The comic ...
26th September 2008
Despite the critical success of the Green Arrow team-ups, the period was not a strong one in Hal Jordan’s history. His longtime girlfriend broke up with him, and that sent Hal traveling around the country doing odd jobs here and there. Also during this...
25th September 2008
In 1987, with the release of the Mike Grell storyline The Longbow Hunters and the series that followed, Green Arrow took on an even darker edge than before. In the storyline, Dinah is captured and tortured to the extent that she loses her famous sonic cr...
25th September 2008
The first quarter of a century of Green Arrow’s history was not kind to the character. Originally conceived in 1941, the Green Arrow was little more than a Batman clone. Like Batman, Green Arrow’s secret identity was a rich playboy with many expensive...
16th September 2008
The Who are one of the most celebrated rock bands of all time, and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend is someone who bears a great deal of responsibility for the band’s popularity and success. Born in London at the end of the Second World War, Tow...
16th September 2008
One of the most celebrated lyrics from The Who Teenage Wasteland is sung in an emotional, almost breaking voice by guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend during the bridge to the song ‘Baba O’Riley’ from the ‘Who’s Next’ album. Townshend had...
12th September 2008
‘Pinball Wizard’ is one of those songs that has taken on a life of its own. Completely removed from the context of the original rock opera ‘Tommy’, for which it was written, ‘Pinball Wizard’ seems to be a strange, somewhat whimsical tale of a...
