RPG Talk: Do They Have the Bomb? — by Siskoid on

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There was a time (last year?) when I had a hat filled with non sequitur topics for role-playing-based posts. I'd asked readers like you ...

Reign of the Supermen #315: Victorian Superman — by Siskoid on

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Source: Project: Rooftop (2011) Type: Fan-made Elseworlds Follow the above link for the other half of Matthew Humphreys' Victorian Wo...

Famous Last Words — by Siskoid on

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As we say goodbye to the DC Universe As We Knew It this week, I thought it might be interesting to check out our poor, about-to-be-rebooted ...

Reign of the Supermen #314: Titano — by Siskoid on

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Source: DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1 (1999) and Superman vol.2 #708 (2011) Type: Alternate future Your Superman Squad Member of the Wee...

New DCU: Canada Gets a Boost — by Siskoid on

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The recent announcement that Booster Gold will be rebooted as a Canadian in New 52's Justice League International has generated mixed fe...

Reign of the Supermen #313: Superman Predator — by Siskoid on

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Source: JLA versus Predator (2001) Type: Villain John Ostrander, with Graham Nolan and Randy Elliott, crafts a crossover story that is wa...

This Week in Geek (22-28/08/11) — by Siskoid on

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Buys Because I enjoyed Tim Callahan's Grant Morrison: The Early Years, I was disappointed (though understanding too) that he didn...

Reign of the Supermen #312: Superman Squad — by Siskoid on

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Source: DC One Million (1998), All-Sar Superman #6 (2007) and Superman vol.2 #707-708, 714 (2011) Type: Alternate future In All-Star Supe...

Cat of the Geek #125: Black Cat — by Siskoid on

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Name: Felicia Hardy Stomping Grounds: Marvel comics (since 1979) Side: Variable, currently good Breed: Human Cat Powers: Luscious. Acro...

Reign of the Supermen #311: League of Supermen — by Siskoid on

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Source: Superman Annual vol.2 #8 (1996) Type: Alternate future Long after the Earth was dead, on a colony world seeded by humanity, Superm...

Kung Fu Fridays in September — by Siskoid on

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Another month, another Kung Fu poster and selection. And a nice one too. September is almost entirely dedicated to my absolute favorite mart...

Reign of the Supermen #310: Supermen in Training — by Siskoid on

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Source: Superman vol.1 #151 (1962) Type: Hoax A bunch of middle-aged and older men in Superman costumes, accomplishing feats of super-stre...

Logopolis: The New 52 Mastheads — by Siskoid on

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Being a brief and hopefully pithy look at DC's 52 mastheads to adorn its 52 Relaunch series. (Note that they are in the same order as th...

Reign of the Supermen #309: Superman, Sky Hero — by Siskoid on

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Source: Marx Toys (1977) Type: Toy Click to double the image in size where you can read the amazing ad copy. I just want to see a couple t...

Learning to Fly - Position 8: Backwards — by Siskoid on

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Being a series of vignettes aimed at educating the super-powered reader about the various possible permutations of the flight posture. Thoug...

Reign of the Supermen #308: The Leader — by Siskoid on

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Source: Lab Rats #4-6 (2002) Type: Alternate future Lab Rats, John Byrne's short series about troubled teens drafted by the "Camp...

French Lesson: Batman and Robin's Trip to France — by Siskoid on

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I almost don't have to tell you by this point: English translated into very bad French in comics is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine. Not only ...

Reign of the Supermen #307: Superman of Earth-15 — by Siskoid on

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Source: Countdown #30 and #24 (2007) Type: Alternate Earth A world where General Zod became Superman. A world so peaceful that the heroes ...

5 Supervillains You Perhaps Didn't Know Were in the Movies — by Siskoid on

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Hollywood's increasing output of superhero movies tends to generate the same kinds of discussions, consistently among them, "Who wi...

Reign of the Supermen #306: Buggy Superman — by Siskoid on

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Source: DC Comics Presents #81 (1985) Type: Red K transformation To best market the Ambush Bug mini-series, the Bug showed up in DC Comics...