June 26, 2026

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Zip Comics #2

“That reminds me, I need to stop and get light bulbs on the way home.”

Zip Comics #2

M.L.J. Magazines, Inc (March, 1940)

I was a little tentative coming out of last issue, but as the formation of Archie Comics’ “Red Circle” characters (M.L.J. became Archie at some point) it still bears some investigation. Hopefully things will improve as this is the last comic of March of 1940 and it would be disappointing to go out on a bum note.

(I should make a list of the comics I’m reading and ones I’m avoiding. It would be easier on me. That’s a note to myself, folks.)

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June 26, 2026

BW’s Daily Video> Why DC Comics Erased Supergirl

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I liked Matrix but not as Supergirl. Bring her back as her own character. The angel thing wasn’t for me but they might find a way to make her work without being Kara. I’ve already gone over my issues with Tom King’s “traumatized” Kara and how it could be done better. I like traditional Kara because she’s the type of hero that should be Supergirl, not the angry mess of the New 52, the broken Tom King variety that inspired James Gunn, or the second Super Hero Girls essentially making her into Rainbow Dash. (No offense, Lauren Faust, but I think Shea Fontana understood her better unless Cartoon Network were the ones who insisted you repeat yourself. Super Best Friends Forever showed you could get her more accurate.)

I don’t miss Kandor, but I’m glad Krypto is back, and Streaky should still be Kara’s super pet.

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June 25, 2026

The Many Intros Of RoboCop

I need something quick and easy to try to get back on schedule and Amazon MGM provided that by announcing a new RoboCop series by Amazon MGM, presumably either for Amazon Prime or MGM+. I’d be surprised if it ends up a Tubi original. Now my connection to this franchise is a bit off. I actually liked the remake better because it fit more into my wheelhouse even though it lacked the humorous commentary of the original. As time has gone on and the reimaginings out of Hollywood have gone out of control I’m a lot harsher to such things as I was back when I wrote that review, but it didn’t have the violence, focused on Murphy as a character and his family, and he does look good in black. The sequels were okay and you’ll see later why I’m less harsh to RoboCop 3 than most others. I’m not a diehard fan but I do enjoy the movies.

I also liked…two of the TV shows produced, two animated and two live-action for a total of four. As per usual I’m going to use their intros to discuss the show, because I like talking about intros and this is a franchise review. Plus I’ve had an intro drought lately so even though I did an intro article recently, here’s one more.

I’m not really sure what else to add so this is going to look very short on the homepage. Sorry about that. So let’s jump into the history of RoboCop’s TV trips to Old Detroit and Delta City.

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June 25, 2026

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Mark.PTO

“This is good exercise.” “You don’t have muscles.”

Mark.PTO #1

Ranter Works (2011)

WRITER/ARTIST: Fabio J.F. Fontes

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June 25, 2026

BW’s Daily Video> When Batman Didn’t Continue

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I don’t I would have liked Marlon Wayans as Dick Grayson. Not (only) because of the race swap because Billy Dee Williams would have been interesting as Two-Face, but because I don’t feel like he’s a good fit as Dick due to the characters he usually plays. Robin Williams as The Riddler would have been fascinating, but Jim Carrey wasn’t too bad. It’s just that Schumacher is a bit over the top.

I’m kind of on McDonalds’ side when it comes to the tone of the movies. Making a Batman movie that isn’t even kid-friendly is just the norm these days as the entertainment industry seems to hate kids, but back then it was a huge mistake because kids love superheroes and this was keeping them away from one of the biggest. I came to know Batman as a kid through comics and TV shows and here’s Batman that rejects part of the audience, like every live-action Batman not in black-and-white or played by Adam West, and that’s a real shame. Plus I didn’t like Batman Returns in general so I didn’t miss Burton…not that Schumacher was better, just a different version of wrong.

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June 24, 2026

Filler Video> Shady Doorags Vs The Elite

“What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, And The American Way” is issue #775 of Action Comics, and introduces The Elite, a group of supposed superheroes who have some extreme views about solving the worlds’ problems. I’ve already posted the movie to Saturday Night Showcase, so if it’s still up there, you might want to watch the movie itself before watching the following video review and examination, which I’m only using because my schedule just got a major screw-up. Luckily I got a topic before post time.

Superman Vs. The Elite isn’t the only adaptation, as the CW (formerly CBS) Supergirl series decided to pull a Russell T. Davies and use the wrong Kryptonian hero for the adaptation, just as Davies adapts novels and comics with the wrong Doctor on Doctor Who (usually one of David Tennant’s multiple regenerations). I haven’t watched it because it seemed to change after it left CBS but it hopefully contains the same message about Superman/girl not being judge, jury, and executioner like so many of the evil Superman stand-ins littering more recent stories. It’s a great story, and I enjoy the reviews of animation reviewer Shady Doorags, so this is good filler.

Everyone has their own perspective on a work even when they agree on liking it. They might like it for different reasons. So here is Shady’s view on why the movie worked for him, and to fill out the time with my thoughts I’ll plagiarize…myself with what I put in the comments.

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June 24, 2026

“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Doll Man Quarterly #3

That only works in cartoons and comic…oh, right. Continue.

The Doll Man Quarterly #3

Comic Favorites, Inc (Summer, 1942)

There’s an ad in the comic for Feature Comics stating that Doll Man is one of the characters featured. Meaning like with Blue Beetle and Mystery Men Comics we’ll be seeing more of the mini marvel on Golden Age Fridays…or would if I were bothering with the comics. Most of the stories I read over in that anthology weren’t very good so I dropped it from my pulls at Comic Book Plus’ virtual newsstand. There’s still this series coming out once a season.

We’re also getting a story with The Dragon. I forgot he showed up previously. The rest of the stories are all Doll Man adventures, though. The titles come from Comic Book Plus or wherever they got them from, because they aren’t in the comics themselves.

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