A lot of comic fans look at Abin Sur and write him off as the dead guy who gave Hal Jordon rather than Guy Gardner his ring, thus changing the Green Lantern Corps forever. But Abin Sur plays such an intricate role in shaping the entire Green Lantern universe; especially in the comics. Abin may have had to die in order to give Jordon his ring, but the events that led to his demise is one of the best stories ever told in the Green Lantern comics.
You know that white space between the panels in a comic book? It’s called the “Gutter”. Have you ever wondered what superheroes do there while they’re waiting for the next panel to begin? Well, a new play performing in the Comic Book Theater Festival in Brooklyn New York asks (And answers) this question. Gutterspace is a super-powered existentialist comedy; sort of the Justice League equivalent of Waiting for Godot, or perhaps Batman meets Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
The Hero Complex is a film festival held at the Mann Chinese in Hollywood that showcases the Superhero genre in film. This was the second year it was being held and they had quite the guest list there to talk about their movies. Today’s films were Superman and Superman II: The Donner Cut and the special guest? None other than Richard Donner himself. There was a great Q&A with Donner and host Geoff Boucher, but he wasn’t the only special guest as Mike Mignola was also there (he created this year’s poster) and of course there was the announced DC Comics interview with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.
I know, another article on the DC reboot? The damn thing won’t go away! I’m sure most people thought the way I did and that DC was going to stay tight lipped about the titles and creative teams, but that hasn’t been the case. DC is dropping details daily and what started off fun and exciting has become scary. So many details are coming out that it’s starting look like a group email to the creators letting them know that they got the book. Add the fact that there’s inside information that this reboot isn’t DC’s idea and suddenly this entire process seems nuts!
The Brick Theater in Brooklyn New York is hosting a Comic Book Theater Festival throughout June, and one of the must-see shows is Funnybook/Tragic book, written by Adam McGovern and Directed by Ian W. Hill. True to the title, it is a pair of short plays performed back to back, one of them is a comedy, the other a tragedy. Both are excellent examples of their genre.
The Brick Theater in Brooklyn New York has a Comic Book Theater Festival throughout June, and Player Affinity will be reviewing the shows all month long. Closing today is All I Want Is One More Meanwhile, a play about a former superheroine who renounced her powers, and became a middle-aged woman struggling with ordinary life.
This double-sized issue has two stories with two chances to impress. The first is a great story that’s enjoyable for surprising reasons, and the second is a story that seems out of place but is still pretty good. Both have flaws, but a lot of positive qualities that make up for these flaws… for the most part.
The cover story, simply entitled “Tinkerbelle,” opens with Tinkerbelle running away from a group of fairies in hot pursuit of her to find out what happened to the Fairy Queen’s daughter. She is forced to relive a frightening tale of killer mermaids and is banished from Neverland.
