About Jason Motes

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Jason's earliest memory is of watching 'Batman,' followed shortly by a memory of playing Batman & Robin with a friend, which entailed running outside in just their underwear and towels as capes. When adults told them they couldn't run around outside in their underwear, both boys promptly whipped theirs off and ran around in just capes. Jason's father gamely agreed to read him comic books as bedtime stories instead of 'Snow White.' (Super Friends being his favorite.) Jason saw all of the original Star Wars movies (and Indiana Jones and Superman and Star Trek...) in the theaters. Yes, he is old. And grew up in the most GEEKTASTIC decade ever, the 80s, devouring a steady diet of GI Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and (best of all) Jem! (It totally counts as sci fi! They had a sentient computer that projected holograms!) Jason has studied literature, journalism, film history and has a degree in creative writing (and a minor in psychology) from the University of South Alabama. He has worked as a technical writer and proofreader. These days, most of his creative energy goes into his blog and writing for this site! He lives with the cutest puppies ever.
Favorites: JJ Abrams' Star Trek, original Trek, original Star Wars, Super Friends, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Wonder Twins, Dazzler, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Spider-Woman, Isis, 1966 Batman series, Y: The Last Man, Fables, The Walking Dead, anything by Ray Harryhausen, Batwoman, 90s Starman and as I said, Jem totally counts!
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Jason Motes

  • Green Lantern: The Animated Series – “The New Guy” Episode Recap

    Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2012 12:16 pm GMT -4 by
    SPOILER ALERT!  This is a full episode recap, so if you don’t want to read any spoilers, please watch the episode before reading. Green Lantern is back!  This episode opens with the introduction of a new threat– one that could surpass Atrocitus and his Red Lanterns...
  • DC Nation Returns – New Green Lantern, Young Justice and Super Best Friends Forever!

    Posted Saturday, September 29th, 2012 02:00 pm GMT -4 by
    After taking a few (LONG) months off, DC Nation returns with new episodes of Green Lantern, Young Justice: Invasion and two new shorts including my absolute favorite Super Best Friends Forever!  Warner Brothers and Cartoon Network have released clips of all three to promote...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Aquaman’ #0

    Posted Saturday, September 29th, 2012 01:00 pm GMT -4 by
    Like many other heroes in the New 52, Aquaman is now something of a blank slate.  Certain past events have been depicted or at least teased, but clearly much is different about the new Aquaman.  This issue takes us back six years to focus on his life after his Atlantean nature...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Captain Marvel’ #4

    Posted Friday, September 28th, 2012 11:35 am GMT -4 by
    Captain Marvel’s time travel adventure in World War II continues here, opening with a lovely and perfectly fitting dedication to Sally Ride.  Carol, allied with a rag tag squadron of female pilots, squares off against alien flying pyramids.  At first things don’t...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Phantom Lady’ #2

    Posted Thursday, September 27th, 2012 04:00 pm GMT -4 by
    Last issue introduced Jennifer Knight, a secret journalist sleeping with a rising crime boss in order to get close enough to avenge the deaths of her parents.  We got a brief glimpse into the future of Jennifer operating as the super hero Phantom Lady, but this issue reveals...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates’ #16

    Posted Thursday, September 27th, 2012 10:00 am GMT -4 by
    America… F*** YEAH! That’s what I kept hearing in my head as I read this issue. Cap quickly accepts the position as President of the United States… well, what’s left of them, anyway. Last issue, the American people wrote him in as a candidate for the...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘National Comics: Rose And Thorn’

    Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 07:00 pm GMT -4 by
    The latest ‘National Comics’ one-shot – essentially a pilot for a potential series – features Rose Canton, a former mental patient trying to make it as a normal high school student. As if that weren’t daunting enough, her pesky alternate personality,...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Ultimate Comics Spider-Man’ #15

    Posted Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 10:32 am GMT -4 by
    It’s been an eventful couple of days for Miles.  He may or may not be responsible for killing his uncle Aaron, the super villain Prowler.  He met with and was blessed by Peter Parker’s Aunt May, Gwen Stacey and Mary-Jane Watson.  And he met and was ordered to retire...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ #0

    Posted Friday, September 21st, 2012 07:00 pm GMT -4 by
    This #0 issue, showcases the first meetings between Black Canary and her future partners in crime-fighting Starling and Batgirl.  What’s interesting is that Dinah and Ev started out as partners in crime!  Well, sort of.  Black Canary joins up with The Penguin’s...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Batwoman’ #0

    Posted Friday, September 21st, 2012 05:00 pm GMT -4 by
    This #0 issue is interesting in that while it does flash backward in time, it’s actually set in the present, with Batwoman/Kate Kane mentioning that she is about to battle a demigod– Medusa, which is the current storyline in the title.  This tale is told via a letter...
  • Another High-Profile Creator Quits Major Comic Publishers

    Posted Friday, September 21st, 2012 03:40 pm GMT -4 by
    Greg Rucka, the well-respected comic writer responsible for popular runs on Batwoman, Wonder Woman and currently The Punisher, has announced a split from the major comic publishers, DC and Marvel.  In what seems to be an ever increasing trend, Rucka seems to have become disillusioned...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Wonder Woman’ #0

    Posted Thursday, September 20th, 2012 04:00 pm GMT -4 by
    ‘Wonder Woman’ #0 is certainly the most clever of the zero issues I’ve read so far this month!  Written and drawn in a style that is a throwback to the Silver Age, this tale follows a tween Diana, coming of age on Paradise Island, decked out in a youthful variation...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Sword of Sorcery’ #0

    Posted Thursday, September 20th, 2012 01:03 pm GMT -4 by
    DC once more seeks to diversify their line by adding books that don’t fit the description of typical super heroics, this time by reviving 80s fantasy star Amethyst.  Like the previous version, Amethyst is normal high school student Amy Winston… or is she?  There...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ #102

    Posted Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 08:00 pm GMT -4 by
    God, this title is hard to review with of all the twists and turns that I don’t want to spoil.  That continues here, but I’ll do what I can.  Last issue ended with a cliffhanger that revealed that Andrea had captured one of Negan’s men and hoped that they...
  • Comic Book Review: ‘Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates’ #15

    Posted Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 05:00 pm GMT -4 by
    Take that, Superman/Wonder Woman hook up!  Marvel jumped back into the mainstream spotlight when they announced that (Ultimate) Captain America would be elected President of the United States.  This transpires as part of their “Divided We Fall” storyline which features...