written by Kate Danvers
The Fall TV season returns as Batwoman begins her journey to bring about a new dawn of justice and forever leave her mark on superhero television. Read on to see if this new Dark Knight will rise to the challenge.
…and Robin.
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written by Kate Danvers
SPOILER WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
Neron created a very specialized app that uses the viral spread of information to track down monster sightings, even though social media apps already exist and can make news go viral much faster. Yet he’s upset that only a few thousand people have downloaded it so far, even though in reality he would already be flooded with “sightings” that amount to “LOL my mother-in-law”, “I swear to God I just saw Bigfoot”, and dick pics.
Sorry, I forgot to rant about that last time so I front-loaded it this time. You’re welcome.
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written by Kate Danvers
SPOILER WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
Check out this joker. His plan hinges on smartphone users being too lazy to read the terms of service before agreeing to them…okay, yeah, Neron is going to take over the world.
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written by Kate Danvers
Representation matters. I’m going to be saying that a lot, so this is to get you used to it.
Representation matters.
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written by Kate Danvers
This year saw the release of two big superhero films where their primary selling point was a battle between beloved superheroes. Any comic book fan will tell you this is nothing new – heroes fight all the time. It’s an exhausted trope in the medium, so much so that “and then the heroes fight” has become a joke. When it’s done right, it can make for an interesting conflict between sympathetic characters while maintaining their heroic status. When it’s done poorly, one or both heroes have to be reduced to villain status and someone is going to need a retcon or a mindwipe to make them even remotely likable again.
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written by Kate Danvers
Let’s get the big spoiler and the impetus of this editorial out of the way first. Arrow has been teasing a major death since the beginning of its fourth season. On the April 6th episode, after a season of near-death experiences for several characters, the big death happened.
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written by Dayna Abel and Kate Danvers
“If you perceive ‘Supergirl’ as anything less than excellent, isn’t the real problem…you?”
-Cat Grant, Supergirl First Look trailer