Tag Archives: Top 5

Top 5 on the Strip: Comic book TV edition

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Administrator

1. Spawn — HBO, 1994 If you didn’t read the comics, chances are this was your first expo­sure to the hell-spawned entity Spawn. We’re ignor­ing the ridicu­lous movie in favor of the ani­mated mas­ter­piece fea­tur­ing vocal leg­end Keith David. Spawn … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on the Strip: Avengers Edition part 1

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Administrator

Steve Rogers/Captain Amer­ica: If you ever needed a leader and wanted to make sure your every direc­tive was fol­lowed, you employ Steve Rogers to get the job done. Rogers was the first Avenger and the last Avenger and the team’s … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Batman versions

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Administrator

1. Bat­man (Earth Two ver­sion): This ver­sion of Bruce Wayne set­tles down with Selina Kyle and has a daugh­ter, Helena Wayne, who becomes Huntress. Even­tu­ally, Bruce becomes police com­mis­sioner. After a one last adven­ture as Bat­man, he is killed in … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Animated superhero cartoons

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Administrator

1. Bat­man: The Ani­mated Series The stan­dard bearer for mod­ern super­hero car­toons, Bat­man: The Ani­mated Series was gritty, dark and fresh off the suc­cess of Bat­man Returns. It’s well-drawn with a neat art deco style and the voice act­ing set … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Things wrong with the Super Mario Bros. movie

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Administrator

1. Their names aren’t Mario and Luigi Mario Accord­ing to the author­i­ta­tive guide to all things Mario – MushroomKingdom.net – the script called for the Mario Bros. to have a last name. The char­ac­ters were never given names in the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Best X-Men arcs

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Administrator

1. God Loves, Man Kills The mutant strug­gle against one of the X-Men’s most human pro­tag­o­nists is a tragic tale of self hate and big­otry. It’s eas­ily one of the most sor­row­ful tales of the lengths homosapi­ens will go to in … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Burning anime questions

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Administrator

1. Big O What was the event that caused the amne­sia 40 years before? It’s hinted that an event caused every­one in Par­a­digm City to lose their mem­o­ries. Every so often the city resets itself, but it’s also explained that a … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Comic book roles with multiple actors

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Administrator

1. Bat­man The Dark Knight has long been a friend of the big and small screen. Five actors have stepped into the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Bat­man: Adam West in the 1966 tele­vi­sion show, Michael Keaton in 1989’s … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Anime cliches

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Administrator

1. Amnesia-stricken pro­tag­o­nist Your pro­tag­o­nist — male or female, it doesn’t mat­ter — is going to con­ve­niently for­get his or her’s first love. They will strug­gle to remem­ber just who the per­son is, will strug­gle with their feel­ings for this … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Batman films

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Administrator

The Dark Knight (2008): Visu­ally, this wasn’t much to look at, but the act­ing is what takes cen­ter stage. Heath Ledger stole the show right from under Chris­t­ian Bale, and Aaron Eck­hart is no joke as Har­vey Dent/Two Face. Every­thing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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