In the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, the Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara Gordon, the superheroine known as Batgirl. After years in a wheelchair fighting for justice as the computer expert called Oracle, Barbara regained the ability to walk. Dr. Letamendi advises comic book writer Gail Simone on trauma recovery and appears in comics as Barbara’s therapist.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Review: Star Trek Into Mediocrity
This review is coming from someone (me) who has not seen any of the previous Star Trek shows or movies outside of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek, so I will…
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AFC Classic: The Losers Neither Wins Nor Loses
With Star Trek Into Darkness out this weekend, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier coming soon, it seemed appropriate to go back and check out a work featuring two stars…
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Gravity Teaser Trailer
How long could a person actually survive floating freely in space? We’ll get Hollywood’s answer with the upcoming film Gravity. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as astronauts who experience…
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Arrested Development Season 4 Trailer!
All right, so Arrested Development is a little outside of the normal AFC wheelhouse, but I’m covering it because I freaking love it and can’t believe it’ll be back in…
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It’s a Bird, Mother! Netflix Brings Arrested Development Home
Michael: It’s just hard to accept that it’s really come to begging.
George: Sometimes, it’s the only way to stay in the game.
Narrator (Ron Howard): Please, tell your friends about this show!
Ron Howard, we did. We looked the other way, for a just a second, and they snatched Arrested Development from our sti… Read more..
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