Review: Superman - Speeding Bullets

Ah, the Elseworlds brand. Renowned for it's constant misses rather than a slew of hits, DC Comics' banner of off-shoot stories, featuring their most popular characters released of the constraints of regular continuity, gained it's height of popularity throughout the 1990's. The goal of the brand was to challenge contemporary ideas of such classics as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and The Justice League with alternate takes that varied from the subtle-yet-obvious to the drastically different. On a number of levels, it was an outlet for writers to go nuts with whatever crazy concept they had. What if Batman were a pirate? What if Superman were raised by Darkseid? What if Wonder Woman, an Amazon, was found roaming the Wild West? Those ideas and more were presented to the market, and for a time, fans ate it up. It was an idea filled with a combination of endless potential and plenty of margin for error. And often times, it was error that was presented. So by the time that the early 2000's hit, the idea of DC's Elseworlds was unsurprisingly all but a dead brand, with only a few being books released over a period of year until it was quietly abandoned.

"Read This, You %&*#!": Hawkeye

Only eleven issues into its ongoing run, and Hawkeye has already become something of a divisive book in the comic world. You either think it's a fun and silly book that's refreshing, or you think it's stupid, fratboy humor that makes no sense. To those who support the latter, all I have to say is...

Episode 32

In which The Off-Panelists of the week confuse a p-word with a c-word, as the three in attendance celebrate a truly landmark achievement in one of the crew's professional and personal lives. That's right, the crew celebrate Matt's birthday. Oh, and some other thing happened, too. After giving the due congratulations and giving one a de-promotion, the trio of terror talk up the release of The Amazing Spider-Man and give their reviews, with spoilers included, before finally moving onto the week's comics and an extremely prompt story segment. We repeat - there are spoilers -so if you haven't seen the film, don't listen to this episode until after you have. You've been warned courtesy of SICBA Award Winner John Lees.

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Links Of The Week

OPP's Own JOHN LEES Wins 'Best Writer' At The SICBA Awards - Video

John's Post-Win Interview, Promoting The Subject Of Win, THE STANDARD

Speaking Of Award Winners, Harvey Nominees Were Announced

Marvel Brings In 'NOW!' Initiative

The Mad Titan Takes The Spotlight This Fall

Scott Snyder Brings A Familiar Face Back To Center Stage In Batman