Author: Matthew McGrath

About Brother Matthew. Matthew is a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan(-area) newspaper. He counts among his many editors a real life Perry White. He wears glasses and has never been seen in the same room with Superman -- just sayin'. Follow his adventures @BendSteelnHands.
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SUPERMAN – YEAR ONE / USAGI YOJIMBO [Comic Reviews]: Up, Up and Away.

Doomed planet. Desperate scientists. Last hope. Kindly couple. Superman. Sailor? SPOILER: Clark Kent enlists in the Navy. Frank Miller’s and John Romita Jr.’s Superman: Year One is yet another reimagining of the Man of Tomorrow’s origins and the first of a three-issue series that, so far, treads on all too familiar ground without adding much …

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ACTION COMICS #1000 [Comic Review]: How Can We Celebrate the Man of Tomorrow?

Frak you, Dan Jurgens. You made me cry — again. The opening vignette of Action Comics #1000, written and penciled by Jurgens, sets the tone for a beautiful tribute to the Man of Steel in this landmark, historic issue.  Jurgens opens his story with a display of Superman’s raw power as he saves Earth in …

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NYCC ’14 [Daredevil vs. Justice League]: No Bluffin’ this Blind Man.

The creative team and cast behind Daredevil, Marvel’s first TV series available exclusively on Netflix, is promising audiences something that most live-action Marvel stories have so-far avoided: realism. Daredevil’s cast and writer gave the throngs of fanboys and girls at New York Comic-Con on Oct. 11 sneak peaks of the action and intimate moments they …

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BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN [Sunday Sermon]: Issue #32 – Blessed is the ONE!

Superman and Batman: the 32nd issues of the titular DC septuagenarian superheros hit the shelves last week, and both are quite the read... Each issue is a benchmark in the New 52 reboot of the DC Universe. Geoff Johns pens and John Romita Jr. pencils Superman #32, and Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's run on Batman reaches …

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