COMMENTARYCAST: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003 DVD)

It could be argued (correctly) that this shouldn't count as a DC comics film. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was originally published by ABC Comics in 1997. The first two volumes have recently been acquired by DC's mature imprint Vertigo. So it's not really a DC comic, but we really wanted to watch it next...so there. This movie has some degree of infamy and not just because it's a fairly crappy adaptation of the source material. It had an incredibly troubled production involving natural disasters and cast/crew in-fighting which lead to both the director and star retiring from film-making and citing this film as the reason. Add to it a complicated legal battle involving plagiarism and it's a wonder it even got released. It'd been a while since I had seen this movie and my strong negative sentiment toward it has definitely chilled a bit. For your listening/viewing pleasure, here's our discussion of LXG (don't call it that -Brian)...

COMMENTARYCAST: Daredevil: The Director's Cut (2004 DVD)

The third CommentaryCast ventures into one of Marvel's first pseudo-failures at the box office. While the original theatrical cut of this film is fundamentally flawed, this director's cut does a lot to correct those issues. It still ends up being an odd mish-mash of silly and serious, but it's much easier to watch. That said, it hasn't aged exceptionally well. I was once a staunch defender of this film, now some of its problems are much more evident. It seems odd that Marvel would follow up X-Men and Spider-Man with a relatively little-known hero like Daredevil. And yet, it was a surprisingly faithful adaptation, even down to some visual cues. With that, enjoy Brian and I discussing Daredevil and see if your thoughts on it have changed (for better or worse) over time.

COMMENTARYCAST: Dredd (2012 Blu-Ray)

The second CommentaryCast is the criminally under-seen action-flick, Dredd. Despite decent reviews and a focused story, the film failed to make much of a mark on the box office and as such, the much-promised sequel is all but dead now. Fans have been holding out hope, but at this point deeming it "unlikely" seems schockingly optimistic. Despite failing monetarily, the movie succeeds is spades with it's impressive visuals, effective violence, excellent performances and reverence to its source material. Brian and I are completely unable to hide our admiration for everyone involved in this film. So give this a listen...and then go buy the Dredd Blu-Ray.

COMMENTARYCAST: Constantine (2005 DVD)

This is the first of Comic Book Media's CommentaryCasts. I've been trying to figure out a better way to post the actual casts, rather than just on a page with a link at the top of the screen. I've found that even friends and frequent users of the site have missed updates on them, so I'm hoping an actual blog update will help to rectify this problem. Thus, I'll be keeping the original CommentaryCast page, but I'll also be giving each a place in the blog feed. I'm hoping this will extend the reach a bit. So as not to flood the page with all of the CC's at once, I'll post one a week until I'm caught up. After that, I'll post a brand new edition that Baer and I recorded a few weeks ago (it's Blade. Are you ready to roll with this?). Also, we're looking at getting them placed on iTunes and getting some clips posted on YouTube. I'll be sure to update you all when that happens. So, without further ado...that doesn't look right...(adieu?)...without further bullcrap, here's Constantine. If you haven't checked it out yet, give it a listen. And, as always, sorry for all of the bad words.

THE UNADAPTED: Moon Knight

**This edition of The unadapted was written by Brian Baer, frequent collaborator and author of the upcoming Bad Publicity from Portfolio Press. Be sure to check it out. But first, read his thoughts on why Marvel's Batman should be brought to life.**

The problem with Moon Knight has never been that he was unknown. The character has been the star of several comics series, many with high-profile creators and respectable lifespans. He's even been ranked as one of the greatest comics characters by Wizard and IGN.

The problem with Moon Knight is that most people know him, but only as a Batman rip-off.

THE UNADAPTED: Usagi Yojimbo

**This edition of The Unadapted focuses on a character that's actually been adapted before. He's just never been the star of the show. Here's frequent collaborator Andrew Prenger to tell you about a beautiful comic that tells the tale of a badass rabbit.**

I can say with all honesty that Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo is one of the two comic books (the other being Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns) which turned me onto comics as an adult. Without it, I don't know if I would have gotten into them as a hobby. It happened one day when I was wandering around the library, looking to kill time. I was in the "comics" section which, at the time, was mostly collections of newspaper strips before graphic novels became a thing. I pulled a book from the shelf and on the cover saw a rabbit samurai. There was instant recognition! I didn't know anything about this book, but I remembered the toy. I had grown up with it as part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line.

PILOT LITE: Daredevil (2015 television series)

Daredevil is a character that I know a lot about. I find him very interesting, but apparently not enough to keep up on his monthly antics. Confession time: I've read very little of his adventures in print. Other than a good chunk of Frank Miller's work on the character in the 80's, I've only read "Guardian Devil", Kevin Smith's late-90's re-invigorization of the titular red-clad hero. And yet, I know insane details about the character's history, backstory and tertiary cast members simply because of how fascinating he is.