So this puppy’s later than an issue of All Star Batman and Robin.  The stuff may seem a bit dated, but I get to talk about all of the stuff that has excited me lately, namely, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, and Smallville.  I do go off on a tangent or two here and there, and the Heroes talk is really short, but don’t worry, later this week, we’ll catch up on Heroes.

So settle in, grab a cup of coffee, and get ready to immerse yourself in total geekdom with me.  

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Hope you enjoy.

 

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We are only about a week and a half away from the season premiere of Smallville. my experience with Smallville this year will be comparible to my experience with the first season in that I am determined to remain as spoiler free as possible. Here’s what I know about the seventh season of the CW’s flagship show.

1. Supergirl is making her appearance in Smallville right off the bat. In fact, it looks like she is going to be a huge part of the first half of the season. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ve learned to trust the creators of the show when they bring a in new character from the mythology. That is, until they brought in Jimmy Olsen. I didn’t like this decision mainly because I didn’t like the characterization of Jimmy. That allowed me to go into my geeky nit-picks about the the character being on Smallville. (He’s supposed to be a cub reporter/photgrapher when Lois and Clark are working on the Planet as adults. He’s supposed to kind of idolize Clark, not be a rival with him. You know, those kind of things.) Supergirl is also one of those characters that never really got off the ground (so to speak) with me. Apparently, there’s a twist to the character that will further bend the mythology of Superman that I’m not sure how I feel about either.

2. Dean Cain is finally coming to Smallville. Fans have been clamoring for this for a few years now. Unfortunately, fans were hoping that Cain would play the son of Dr. Virgil Swann and Bridgette Crosby, and that’s not what’s happening. Cain will be playing Curtis Knox (note the initials). Knox is apparently a Vandal Savage type character. Just click on the name if you are unfamiliiar with who Savage is.

3. Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, and other Justice Leaguers will be making appearances this season (sans Bruce Wayne) with J’onn J’onzz making an appearance in the season premiere.

I can only speculate after all of that. My speculations?

1. This is the last season of Smallville. It hasn’t been said, and it’s only been hinted at if you dig into a few news bites and comments from the past year. What is for sure is that Michael Rosenbaum isn’t contracted for another season, and while you don’t need Lex, he’s become such an integral part of the show that I honestly can’t see Smallville continuing without him.

2. This season can only go one of two ways really bad or really good. There is no middle ground. Frankly, I wasn’t blown away with Season 6 as a whole. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed episodes like “Justice”. I especially enjoyed the season premiere “Zod,” and the makers of the show once again proved that they know how to do a season finale with “Phantom.” Overall, though, I felt like there was too much the creators were trying to get in to the season. You had the Zoners that Clark was supposed to rounding up, Lana and Lex getting married because she was pregnant, then she lost the baby, then she was never pregnant (Surely they were going somewhere else with that and backed down.), there was the Green Arrow, the Martian Manhunter, the Justice League, is Lionel good or bad, will Lionel and Martha hook up, and Jimmy Olsen. It just seemed as though there was never really a clear direction for the season after the season premiere. This season, it seems like more of the same, I know they can do it well though. I know they can make me like Supergirl. I know they can make me interested in Lana’s fate. It’s just gonna take a bit of work on their part.

3. The season premiere should be wonderful. I mean it’s Clark against Smallville’s version of Bizarro. I’ve always loved Bizarro. I really enjoy the hero fighting with a twisted version of himself. So, I’m looking forward to the season premiere. I just hope it’s a good fight.

4. Lana’s alive and, contrary to popular belief, she’s not in the truck that oh-so-conveniently passed by just before the explosion. I think she went a different way. And I think Lionel was helping her fake her death.

If you’re looking for Smallville spoilers, or breaking news, I have found that the best site is KryptonSite The crew over there does a great job with bringing you spoilers, news, pics, and in-depth Smallville coverage

If podcasts are your thing, check out Starkville’s House of El Podcast. (Got the link to work that time) This is one of the most well produced podcasts on the internet and the guys have a genuinely good time on the show.

Also, just around the riverbend is the season premiere of the Batman, Kids WB’s cartoon version of the Dark Knight, and The Legion of Super Heroes, another Kids WB cartoon.

I’m super-psyched about Heroes starting up, and I feel a little guilty about not talking about the best show on television a lot here. Don’t worry…I will.

I think I’m most excited about the launching of the official podcast of Geek Out Online - Geek Out Loud. Every week, I hope to have guests (read friends) on the show to talk Smallville, Heroes, comics, and other comic related stuff. That all happens Friday, September 28th right here on this website.

So tell your friends, and coerce your family into reading and listening. If you have comments, leave them. If you feel the urge to e-mail, please do. Remember, this is a safe place for geeks everywhere.

Here are a few items of interest that are floating around the internet today.

First, the CW has posted their official description of Smallville’s Season 7 premiere, “Bizzarro.”  Check it out over at Krytonsite. Spoilers are present, so beware if you want to remain spoiler free for the season.

 Also, while the news about the Justice League movie that I commented on a few weeks back is still a little up in the air, what is for sure is that George Miller is directing the film and according to Obsessedwithfilm.com the film will be prodeced by Barrie M. Osborne and shooting in Australia. While it’s still not clear if the film is going to be digital animation done with motion capture, or animated, or live action, it is apparent that the thing is underway for sure. By the way, if you are curious as to who Barrie Osborne is, click on his name and check him out. He has produced movies the likes of THE MATRIX and THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY. So, here’s a producer that is used to working on a large scale, we’ll see how he handles the task of tackling this movie.

Superman Homepage has posted screen shots from the upcoming season premier of THE BATMAN, Kids Wb’s Saturday morning cartoon following the adventures of the caped crusader. The pics look pretty cool.

The CW showed the first teaser for Smallvilles seventh season. Check it out:

Oh…and today Paramount released a teaser for IRON MAN. Click here to check it out in quicktime.

I almost feel like since San Diego that there has been a rivalry between the Iron Man property and The Dark Knight. Maybe it’s just me, but Iron Man captured the buzz at the San Diego ComiCon. The Dark Knight walked away with all the buzz from Wizard World in Chicago. We’ve all heard about the incredible footage shown at Wizard World, but the only teaser we got was a voice over. Iron Man took off his Iron glove and used it to slap Batman in the face. This is a teaser to get us geeks excited, and peak the interest of casual movie goers. The Dark Knight teaser feels like Christopher Nolan said, “Well, I have to give the studio something, so here. Use this. You don’t see anything, but at least they’ll hear something.” Compared to Iron Man? Weak. But that’s just petty speculation.

Here at my own person Fortress of Solitude, the League of Geeks has had an interesting discussion about what we would do with a certain property if it were brought to the big screen. So, tomorrow, check out Geek Out Online for the first ever “How I’d Do it…” featuring The A-Team. This promises to be some funny stuff.