Polygon: All Posts by Jarrod Joneshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2023-04-30T11:01:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/jarrod-jones/rss2023-04-30T11:01:00-04:002023-04-30T11:01:00-04:00James Gunn has the momentum to make a great Superman movie
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<img alt="Superman glides past the surface of the sun in All-Star Superman, DC Comics (2005)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-wAlRP53RTo5KJvkiop_ER2LTo0=/0x161:2666x1661/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72235472/Screenshot_2020_10_23_at_11.22.15_AM.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely/DC Comics</figcaption>
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<p>Gunn’s cinematic maturation is what the character needs now</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23699119/james-gunn-superman-legacy-guardians-of-the-galaxyJarrod Jones2022-06-08T15:17:33-04:002022-06-08T15:17:33-04:00Obi-Wan Kenobi reintroduced an old — and best abandoned — Star Wars fan fixation
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<img alt="Obi-Wan feeding his animal in a still from Obi-Wan Kenobi" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pEceQ9RtV0Bz_FDM-3JTzz3YEHo=/144x0:3003x1608/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70956860/jtf_073476_2ffd30b8.0.jpeg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Disney</figcaption>
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<p>Obi-Wan already has a brother, and his name is Anakin</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/23160006/obi-wan-kenobi-brother-star-warsJarrod Jones2022-03-25T14:21:05-04:002022-03-25T14:21:05-04:00The Joker’s deleted scene from The Batman gives the franchise its first bona fide monster
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<img alt="A grimy closeup of Barry Keoghan in makeup as the Joker in a deleted scene from The Batman" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jBUDQyfw9Swxen6aJVoWyS1JLcI=/412x0:2526x1189/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70672268/JjjjokerFaceJjjokerFace.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Warner Bros. Pictures</figcaption>
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<p>This one is more inhuman than live-action Joker has ever been. Here’s what that suggests about The Batman sequel</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22996477/joker-scene-the-batman-sequelJarrod Jones2022-01-18T13:35:00-05:002022-01-18T13:35:00-05:00Batman begins a tense, terrific new origin story from Daredevil scribe
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<img alt="A young, shirtless Bruce Wayne wipes sweat from his face with wrapped knuckles in a variant cover for Batman: The Knight #1 (2022)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/s19HquE24LgDCbUxYc2WipRaank=/0x0:994x559/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70404723/1121DC005_1024x1024_2x.0.jpeg" />
<figcaption>Image: Gerald Parel/DC Comics</figcaption>
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<p>A troubled Bruce Wayne gets a lesson from the school of hard knocks</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22882162/batman-the-knight-review-dc-comics-origin-storyJarrod Jones2021-12-08T09:50:33-05:002021-12-08T09:50:33-05:00Batman’s new era is off to a disjointed start
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<img alt="Batman stands menacingly on a rooftop with fireworks behind him in Batman #118 (2021)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xg5ulmZBlzoKWCXaWvXS9G5Q0tc=/0x0:1748x983/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70244269/IMG_CEB613C215B3_1.0.jpeg" />
<figcaption>Image: Joshua Williamson, Jorge Molina, Mikel Janín/DC Comics</figcaption>
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<p>Batman<em> </em>#118 tosses the Dark Knight into the Abyss (eventually) </p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22822934/batman-118-review-the-abyss-batman-incJarrod Jones2021-11-24T13:10:00-05:002021-11-24T13:10:00-05:00Hulk #1 wants Bruce Banner to terrify you
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<figcaption>Image: Ryan Ottley, Frank Martin Jr./Marvel Comics</figcaption>
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<p>Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley aim to stake their own ambitious claim on the Hulk legend</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22798639/hulk-1-comic-review-immortal-hulk-sequelJarrod Jones2021-11-09T13:00:00-05:002021-11-09T13:00:00-05:00Robin & Batman #1 pushes the Boy Wonder’s origin story to a darker place
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<figcaption>Image: Dustin Nguyen/DC Comics</figcaption>
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<p>DC’s new comic lives in the shadow of All-Star Batman & Robin</p>
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