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REVIEWS

I contacted Steve Younis, the webmaster at the Superman Homepage, in May of 2000 and asked about a coveted spot as a reviewer for the Superman Homepage's MMRs, or Mild Mannered Reviews. As it so happened, there was a spot open, and Steve gave me the spot. Since then, I have written over four hundred reviews, including every episode of the Smallville television series. That's a lot of nuts!

This opportunity has been a great wellspring for me creatively, offering me the chance to speak directly with creators (Jeph Loeb, Pascual Ferry, Josh Hood, Norm Breyfogle, Tom Nguyen, Jake Black, Teddy Kristiansen, Matthew Clark, Greg Rucka, Ed McGuiness, Karl Kerschl, Mark Waid, and Al Gough), have my work read by professionals, and more importantly, have my work read. We've even had notable promotion in the super-books themselves, with a Baldy for the webmaster in Superman: Metropolis and Luthor discovering Superman's identity in the comics in part by using the Superman Homepage! We've recieved promotion in TV Guide and Wizard, and I get fan mail, which is great when you want to quit writing almost every day for lack of response from the people your work is intended for (In the poetry, not the reviews. The fans of my reviews are amazing. The fans of my poetry are non-existant ;) .) It's also led to me meeting my penciller and colorist for Superman Unlimited...if them ain't perks, what is? And hey, Steve Younis even got a baldy! (It's there...look for it.)

These links take you directly to the Superman Homepage sites where my reviews are featured. Bear in mind the dates reflect the time on the shelf, not the issue's actual release. Much as I'd like to, I cannot read Superman comics two months in advance of their coming out.

A special thanks to Steve Younis for allowing me to link directly to these pages, and for letting me help create them.

Also, at the bottom of the page, you'll find my reviews for Cinema Crazed, where I'm starting to review whenever I can.

566 Superman Reviews and counting...

SMALLVILLE

Main page with listing of all reviews.

The ever-loving KNOCKOUT COUNT!

SEASON ONE:
Pilot Episode: "Smallville"
Episode 2: "Metamorphosis"
Episode 3: "Hothead"
Episode 4: "X-Ray"
Episode 5: "Cool"
Episode 6: "Hourglass"
Episode 7: "Craving"
Episode 8: "Jitters"
Episode 9: "Rogue"
Episode 10: "Shimmer"
Episode 11: "Hug"
Episode 12: "Leech"
Episode 13: "Kinetic"
Episode 14: "Zero"
Episode 15: "Nicodemus"
Episode 16: "Stray"
Episode 17: "Reaper"
Episode 18: "Drone"
Episode 19: "Crush"
Episode 20: "Obscura"
Episode 21: "Tempest" (With season wrap-up)

SEASON TWO:
Episode 1: "Vortex"
Episode 2: "Heat"
Episode 3: "Duplicity"
Episode 4: "Red"
Episode 5: "Nocturne"
Episode 6: "Redux"
Episode 7: "Lineage"
Episode 8: "Ryan"
Episode 9: "Dichotic"
Episode 10: "Skinwalkers"
Episode 11: "Visage"
Episode 12: "Insurgence" (This has an alternate ending that was cut.)
Episode 13: "Suspect"
Episode 14: "Rush"
Episode 15: "Prodigal"
Episode 16: "Fever"
Episode 17: "Rosetta"
Episode 18: "Visitor"
Episode 19: "Precipice" (This has an alternate version that was cut.)
Episode 20: "Witness"
Episode 21: "Accelerate" (This has an alternate version with the Smallville Drinking Game!)
Episode 22: "Calling"
Episode 23: "Exodus"

SEASON THREE:
Episode 1: "Exile"
Episode 2: "Phoenix"
Episode 3: "Extinction"
Episode 4: "Slumber"
Episode 5: "Perry"
Episode 6: "Relic"
Episode 7: "Magnetic"
Episode 8: "Shattered"
Episode 9: "Asylum"
Episode 10: "Whisper"
Episode 11: "Delete"
Episode 12: "Hereafter"
Episode 13: "Velocity" (This has an alternate version that was cut.)
Episode 14: "Obsession"
Episode 15: "Ressurection"
Episode 16: "Crisis"
Episode 17: "Legacy"
Episode 18: "Truth"
Episode 19: "Memoria"
Episode 20: "Talisman"
Episode 21: "Forsaken"
Episode 22: "Covenant"

Season Three DVD Review

SEASON FOUR:
Episode 1: "Crusade"
Episode 2: "Gone"
Episode 3: "Facade"
Episode 4: "Devoted"
Episode 5: "Run"
Episode 6: "Transferrence"
Episode 7: "Jinx"
Episode 8: "Spell"
Episode 9: "Bound"
Episode 10: "Scare"
Episode 11: "Unsafe"
Episode 12: "Pariah"
Episode 13: "Recruit"
Episode 14: "Krypto"
Episode 15: "Sacred"
Episode 16: "Lucy"
Episode 17: "Onyx"
Episode 18: "Spirit"
Episode 19: "Blank"
Episode 20: "Ageless"
Episode 21: "Forever"
Episode 22: "Commencement"

SEASON FIVE:
Episode 1: "Arrival"
Episode 2: "Mortal"
Episode 3: "Hidden"
Episode 4: "Aqua"
Episode 5: "Thirst"
Episode 6: "Exposed"
Episode 7: "Splinter"
Episode 8: "Solitude"
Episode 9: "Lexmas"
Episode 10: "Fanatic"
Episode 11: "Lockdown"
Episode 12: "Reckoning"
Episode 13: "Vengeance"
Episode 14: "Tomb"
Episode 15: "Cyborg"
Episode 16: "Hypnotic"
Episode 17: "Void"
Episode 18: "Fragile"
Episode 19: "Mercy"
Episode 20: "Fade"
Episode 21: "Oracle"
Episode 22: "Vessel"

Smallville Season Five DVD review.

SEASON SIX:
Episode 1: "Zod"
Episode 2: "Sneeze"
Episode 3: "Wither"
Episode 4: "Arrow"
Episode 5: "Reunion"
Episode 6: "Fallout"
Episode 7: "Rage"
Episode 8: "Static"
Episode 9: "Subterranean"
Episode 10: "Hydro"
Episode 11: "Justice"
Episode 12: "Labyrinth"
Episode 13: "Crimson"
Episode 14: "Trespass"
Episode 15: "Freak"
Episode 16: "Promise"
Episode 17: "Combat"
Episode 18: "Progeny"
Episode 19: "Nemesis"
Episode 20: "Noir"
Episode 21: "Prototype"
Episode 22: "Phantom"

Season six DVD review (I'm in it!)

SEASON SEVEN:
Episode 1: "Bizarro"
Episode 2: "Kara"
Episode 3: "Fierce"
Episode 4: "Cure"
Episode 5: "Action"
Episode 6: "Lara"
Episode 7: "Wrath"
Episode 8: "Blue"
Episode 9: "Gemini"
Episode 10: "Persona"
Episode 11: "Siren"
Episode 12: "Fracture"

SMALLVILLE COMICS (MODERN ERA):

SPECIALS:
Smallville: The Comic: One-Shot (November 2002)

SUPERMAN COMICS:

ANNUALS:
Action Comics Annual number 10 (April 2007)

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN:
All-Star Superman number 3 (May 2006)
All-Star Superman number 4 (August 2006)
All-Star Superman number 5 (October 2006)
All-Star Superman number 6 (March 2006)
All-Star Superman number 7 (June 2007)
All-Star Superman number 8 (August 2007)
All-Star Superman number 9 (December 2007)

SUPERMAN (MODERN ERA):
Superman number 160 (September 2000)
Superman number 161 (October 2000)
Superman number 165 (February 2001)
Superman number 168 (May 2001)
Superman number 170 (July 2001)
Superman number 172 (September 2001)
Superman number 174 (November 2001)
Superman number 176 (January 2002)
Superman number 179 (April 2002)
Superman number 181 (June 2002)
Superman number 184 (September 2002)
Superman number 187 (December 2002)
Superman number 189 (February 2003)
Superman number 200 (February 2004)
Superman number 202 (April 2004)
Superman number 204 (June 2004)
Superman number 206 (August 2004)
Superman number 208 (October 2004)
Superman number 210 (December 2004)
Superman number 212 (February 2005)
Superman number 214 (April 2005)
Superman number 216 (June 2005)
Superman number 218 (August 2005)
Superman number 219 (September 2005)
Superman number 221 (November 2005)
Superman number 223 (January 2006)
Superman number 225 (March 2006)

Title resumes original numbering at 650:

Superman number 650 (May 2006)
Superman number 653 (August 2006)
Superman number 655 (September 2006)
Superman number 659 (February 2007)
Superman number 661 (April 2007)
Superman number 663 (July 2006)
Superman number 665 (September 2007)
Superman number 667 (September 2007)
Superman number 669 (Late December 2007)
Superman number 671 (January 2008)
Superman number 673 (April 2008)

ANNUALS:
Superman Annual number 13 (January 2008)

SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT (MAXI-SERIES):
Superman: Birthright number 1 (July 2003)
Superman: Birthright number 4 (October 2003)
Superman: Birthright number 6 (March 2004)
Superman: Birthright number 8 (May 2004)
Superman: Birthright number 10 (July 2004)
Superman: Birthright number 12 (September 2004)

SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY:
Superman: Doomsday premiere review from San Diego Comic Con 2007 (July 2007)

SUPERMAN RETURNS:
Superman Returns Prequel 2: Ma Kent (August 2006)
Superman Returns Prequel 3: Lex Luthor (August 2006)
Superman Returns soundtrack review
Superman Returns first look (The green, non-highly-analytical review)
Superman Returns detailed analysis (30,000 word monster)
Superman Returns comic adaption
Superman Returns novelization
Post-Returns Depression (comedy)

SUPERMAN RETURNS DRAFT SCRIPT REVIEWS:
"The Man of Steel" (Alex Ford)
JJ Abrams Superman script review
"Superman Returns" first look
"Asylum (Superman vs. Batman)

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (MODERN ERA):
Justice League of America number 44 (August 2000)
Justice League of America number 46 (October 2000)
Justice League of America number 47 (November 2000)
Justice League of America number 48 (December 2000)
Justice League of America number 49 (January 2001)

ANNUALS:
Justice League of America (Annual 4, June 2000)

JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE (MAXI-SERIES):
Justice League Elite number 3 (November 2004)

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED:
Justice League Unlimited number 10 (August 2005)

SUPERMAN GENERAL:
The Death of Superman Trade Paperback (1992-1993)
World Without A Superman (Funeral For A Friend) (1992-1993)
The Return of Superman Trade Paperback (1993)
Realworlds: Superman (August 2000)
Mann and Superman (December 2000)
Superman: Lex 2000 (January 2001)
Superboy's Legion Part 1 (April 2001)
Superboy's Legion Part 2 (May 2001)
Superman, Where is Thy Sting? (July 2001)
Superman/Savage Dragon: Chicago (June 2002)
DC 1st: Lobo/Superman (July 2002)
DC 1st: Flash/Superman (July 2002)
Superman/Aliens 2: Godwar Part 1 (July 2002)
Superman/Aliens 2: Godwar Part 2 (July 2002 (Company error: Really October 2002))
Superman/Aliens 2: Godwar Part 3 (December 2002)
Superman/Aliens 2: Godwar Part 4 (January 2003)
Superman: The Ten Cent Adventure (March 2003)
Superman: Last Stand On Krypton (May 2003)
Superman/Thundercats (January 2004)
Superman: Secret Files and Origins 2004 (August 2004)
Smallville Season One: The Official Companion (August 2004)
Superman: True Brit (December 2004)
Superman: Strength 1 (March 2005)
Superman: Strength 2 (April 2005)
Superman: Strength 3 (May 2005)
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel 2 (June 2005)
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel 4 (August 2005)
Superman: Secret Files and Origins 2005 (February 2006)
"The Gospel According to the World's Greatest Superhero" (May 2006)
"The Man From Krypton" (May 2006)
Hollywoodland soundtrack review
Superman 4 "Ultimate Collector Set" review (November 2006)
Infinite Holiday Special (February 2007)
Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator (March 2007)
Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator (April 2007)
World War 3, issue 3 (June 2007)
Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Cyborg Superman #1 (December 2007)
Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Superman Prime #1 (December 2007)
Last Days of Krypton (book) by Kevin J. Anderson
Beyond Lois Lane (book) by Larry Thomas Ward

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SPECIALS (MODERN ERA):
Realworlds: JLA (July 2000)
DC 2000 Part 1 (September 2000)
DC 2000 Part 2 (October 2000)
Secret Society of Superheroes Part 1 (November 2000)
JLA: Heaven's Ladder (November 2000)
Secret Society of Superheroes Part 2 (December 2000)
JLA: A League of One (January 2001)
JLA: Witchblade (January 2001)
JLA: Act of God Part 1 (January 2001)
JLA vs. Predator (February 2001)
JLA: Seven Caskets (February 2001)
JLA: Act of God Part 2 (February 2001)
JLA: Act of God Part 3 (March 2001)
JLA: Shogun of Steel (April 2002)
JLA: Destiny Part 1 (August 2002)
JLA: Destiny Part 2 (September 2002)
JLA: Destiny Part 3 (October 2002)
JLA: Destiny Part 4 (November 2002)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 1 (May 2003)
JLA: Age of Wonder Part 1 (June 2003)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 2 (June 2003)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 3 (July 2003)
JLA: Age of Wonder Part 2 (July 2003)
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (August 2003)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 4 (August 2003)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 5 (September 2003)
JLA: Scary Monsters Part 6 (October 2003)

GENERAL SUPERMAN RELATED BOOKS (ANCILLARY, NOT DIRECTLY):

52:
52 week 1 (July 2006)
52 week 5 (August 2006)
52 week 9 (September 2006)
52 week 13 (September 2006)
52 week 17 (August 2006)
52 week 21 (August 2006)
52 week 23 (October 2006)
52 week 25 (October 2006)
52 week 33 (December 2006)
52 week 37 (January 2007)
52 week 41 (February 2007)
52 week 45 (March 2007)
52 week 48 (April 2007)

COUNTDOWN
Countdown issue 51 (May 2007)
Countdown issue 46 (June 2007)
Countdown issue 42 (July 2007)
Countdown issue 38 (August 2007)
Countdown issue 36 (August 2007)
Countdown issue 34 (September 2007)
Countdown issue 30 (October 2007)
Countdown issue 26 (October 2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis issue 25 (November 2007) (title changes here, same book)
Countdown to Final Crisis issue 23 (November 2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis issue 17 (January 2008)
Countdown to Final Crisis issue 15 (January 2008)
Countdown to Final Crisis issue 11 (February 2008)

The Search For Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman

DEATH OF THE NEW GODS
Death of the New Gods 1-3
Death of the New Gods 4
Death of the New Gods 5
Death of the New Gods 6

FOUR HORSEMEN Four Horsemen 1 (October 2007)
Four Horsemen 2 (November 2007)
Four Horsemen 3 (December 2007)
Four Horsemen 4 (January 2008)
Four Horsemen 5 (February 2008)
Four Horsemen 6 (March 2008)

IDENTITY CRISIS
Identity Crisis 1 (August 2004)

INFINITE CRISIS
Infinite Crisis 1 (December 2005)
Infinite Crisis 2 (January 2006)
Infinite Crisis 3 (February 2006)
Infinite Crisis 4 (March 2006)
Infinite Crisis 5 (April 2006)
Infinite Crisis 6 (May 2006)
Infinite Crisis 7 (June 2006)
Infinite Crisis Secret Files (April 2006)

INFINITY, INC
Infinity, Inc 1 (November 2007)
Infinity, Inc 2 (December 2007)
Infinity, Inc 3 (January 2008)
Infinity, Inc 4 (February 2008)
Infinity, Inc 5 (March 2008)
Infinity, Inc 6 (April 2008)

LAST LAUGH (A JOKER SPECIAL):
Joker Secret Files (December 2001)
Last Laugh 2 (December 2001)
Last Laugh 4 (December 2001)
Last Laugh 6 (January 2002)

MR. MAJESTIC (FOUR ISSUE SERIES)
Mr. Majestic number 1 (October 2004)
Mr. Majestic number 2 (November 2004)
Mr. Majestic number 3 (December 2004)
Mr. Majestic number 4 (January 2005)

THE OMAC PROJECT
The OMAC Project 2 (June 2005)
The OMAC Project 3 (August 2005)
The OMAC Project 4 (September 2005)
The OMAC Project Special (May 2006)

VIGILANTE
Vigilante 1 (November 2005)
Vigilante 2 (December 2005)
Vigilante 3 (January 2006)
Vigilante 4 (February 2006)
Vigilante 5 (March 2006)

VILLAINS UNITED
Villains United 2 (August 2005)
Villains United 3 (September 2005)
Villains United 4 (October 2005)
Villains United 5 (November 2005)
Villains United 6 (December 2005)
Villains United Special (June 2006)

ARTICLES:
Smallville vs. Continuity in Comics (A Wizard-esque Blow-by-Blow featured in a Big Blue Report)

2002: The Year in Review (Another article for the Big Blue Report (Jan 3, 2003)

Interview with Smallville Creator, Al Gough

Interview with Prime, Metaphysique,and Batman artist Norm Breyfogle, JLA inker Tom Nguyen, and Rich Caponetti, titled "Welcome to the Comic Book Work Force, SUCKER!" for the Superman Homepage. (September 29, 2003)

Superman Today Vs. Superman Ten Years ago (2003)

Superman as Satan?

Interview with Ed McGuiness, penciller of many Superman projects, Thundercats, and indie projects.

Interview with Greg Rucka and Matthew Clark, 521 Square Feet, No Furniture.

Erica Durance and Tenacious Ganthet (A Big Blue Report for 7-18-04)

Birthright, AKA Article 250, Let's Start All Over Again

Superman Unlimited on the Superman Homepage...

My second interview with Smallville Creator, Al Gough (this time, the tape was OK!)

Interview with Superman penciller Karl Kerschl

Interview with Jeph Loeb

Wala Nang Hotdog?

An obituary for Christopher Reeve

It Could Be Worse! Scary Superman Casting Calls

Who is Ruin? (A Speculative Meandering)

Identity Crisis (A Retrospective) (With Barry Frieman)

Okay! You Get it Now, Boss? This is What You Gotta Do! (An Interview with Greg Rucka)

Reviews of the Bryan Singer Video Diaries

The Superman Returns trailer review (at bottom)

April Fools 2006 (three articles, page cycled, ask if you're interested).

Interview with Geoff Johns: "Turn That Contrast Way Up!" This interview also has an audio recording.

Superman Homepage 2006 Emerald City Comic Con report

One-on-One Interview with Steve Skelton, author of "The Gospel According to the World's Greatest Superhero"

Superman Returns second trailer review (Quite possibly my favorite Superman article I've ever written. Bananas and guitar string, baby.)

Krypto Petition

Hunter Thompson-style Wizard World Chicago 2006 Report

Hunter Thompson-style Superman Returns video game trip report

Wizard World LA 2007: Day one

Wizard World LA 2007: Day two

Wizard World LA 2007: Finale

Emerald City Comic Con, 2007 (March 2007)

Exclusive with Kurt Busiek defining Post-Infinite Crisis Superman continuity (April 2007)

Further continuity elaboration, written by Steve Younis with my input (April 2007)

Wizard World Philly 2007: Day one

Wizard World Philly 2007: Day two and three

Wizard World Philly 2007: Pictures

San Diego Comic Con 2007

Wizard World Chicago 2007: Day one

Wizard World Chicago 2007: Day two and three

9 Mid-West Book Reviews...

Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look At the Right
Stephen King's Dark Tower: Book 5, Wolves of the Calla.
Tom Robbin's Villa Incognito
Chuck Pahliniuk's Fugitives and Refugees
James Luceno's Star Wars: The Unifying Force
Charles Bukowski's Sunlight, Here I am
Charles Bukowski's The Flash of Lightning Behind the Mountain
Ron Suskind's The Price of Loyalty
William Gibson's Neuromancer

58 movie reviews for Cinema Crazed...

Coffee and Cigarettes
Garden State
Dogville
Collateral
My Top Ten Movies Bottom Ten
AvP
The Passion of the Christ
Shaun of the Dead
The Grudge
Anchorman
What? A New Hope is What?
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Batman rankings
Batman Begins
The Aviator
Unbreakable
Moulin Rouge
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
War of the Worlds
Bubba Ho Tep
Hide and Seek
The Gifted
Michael Moore Hates America
Jarhead
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Good Night and Good Luck
The God Who Wasn't There
Neal Bailey's Science Fiction Badasses
Cinemusings ECCC
Munich
Brokeback Mountain
Bukowski:Born Into This
X-Men: The Last Stand
Grave of the Fireflies
OutFOXed
Hustle and Flow
Krunnk Shuttle
Moustache, Moustache, Moustache, Moustache
An Uzi at the Alamo
America: From Freedom to Fascism
Giuliani Time
Tartarus
Bums
Broken
Preserve Me A Seat
Casino Royale
Snakewoman
Sell Out
Buy the Ticket
A Scanner Darkly
Ghost Rider
Begleiter
Short Films by Ken Cohen
Fungicide
Bizarre New World

Lex Luthor says:
"Reviews are most enlightening. Study your enemy and critique him well. Then move in for the kill. Especially if he wears his underwear outside of his pants. That's just asking for a flaying. Oh, and yeah...bald is beautiful, Clark Kent kneels down to smile like a doughnut, and Countdown sucks. HUMANS RULE!"