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more about #birdsofprey more comments → Makidian: This may be a week old Feature but I would just like to say Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force are some of the best superhero 'toons around. Yes, I am an ... more » GreyHammer: Im sorry but power rangers was not fail. I loved it as a kid and it gave me my first love, the pink ranger... and amy jo if you read this; I'm a man ... more » agentgray: EXEC: What do we name the mentor for Shazam? WRITER: ... more » thufir_hawat: I'm reasonably certain that Shazam! (always with exclamation point) was joined by its sister show, The Secrets of Isis. Teacher by day, Egyptian Godde... more » TemporalSword: No Greatest American Hero? more » Brisco_County_Jr: Odd trivia: Birds of Prey's Barbara Gordon = Dizzy from "Starship Troopers". (So if you ever wanted to see Babs naked, multiple times...I'm sorry. Evi... more » twDarkflame: Lois & Clark is about a hundred fold better then Smallville. Its just pure fun. For that mater though, I found the start of Heroes this season infini... more » crackblind: But without the original Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, you wouldn't have the awesomeness that is Markie Post playing a drunken washed up Electra Woman in... more » gaggle64: I totally reject the concept of Power Rangers as "unwatchably bad." I mean, it was, but the show didn't simply accept it: it embraced it and turned it... more » Daniel-Midnight: I guess if you want to throw Buffy in there why not "The Six Million Dollar Man"? more » Purple Dave: No Greatest American Hero? For shame... more » tande04: Whats the batgirl shot in the lead image from? Looks like it would of fit in birds of prey but I don't remember her in it. Or was that a pre-oracle ... more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): I loved Birds of Prey. I will always hold a special place in my heart for Dina Meyer as Oracle... and she looked great in the Bat-girl suit - so much ... more » LifeonQueen: Except Buffy isn't a superhero show. Different genre, different tropes, different metaphor, different expectations. Seriously, Graeme, I'd expect io9'... more » bluehinter: Of course, if it wasn't for spastic TV movie superheroes, we wouldn't have one of the greatest MST3K episodes ever. more » -
#triviagasm
14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
If there's one thing that this week's premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it's that television really shouldn't try and tackle superheroes. Here's even more proof why - as well as some rare examples of when it does work. More » -
#futuremetro
8 Of The Best Futuristic Burgs in Comics
If there's one thing that scifi has shown us, it's that we don't have to wait to visit cities of tomorrow. Here are some of our favorite futuristic cities from comic books. More » -
#wonderwoman
Wonder Woman To Become Cagefighting Superhero
Eager to shake things up for Wonder Woman, DC Comics and writer Gail Simone has come up with an unexpected new route for the character: renouncing her heritage, religion and embracing her superherodom. Oh, and becoming a cagefighter. Really.
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#thosewhoforgettvhistoryaredoomedtoremakeit
The One Wet Reason Why No-One Needs To Be Afraid Of The Graysons
While we're somewhat... unexcited about the possibilities thrown up by newly-announced CW pilot The Graysons, there's one thing about the "It's Robin - before he's Robin!" project that everyone seems to be overlooking. Namely, the fact that we're probably never going to see The Graysons on television. Why? Because we've been here before, and it didn't work last time; has the world really forgotten legendary failed Aquaman pilot Mercy Reef? More » -
