Alan Kistler's List of Articles
Alan P. Kistler is a New Yorker in his mid-twenties who works as a freelance video editor and has been recognized by AOL Time Warner as a "comic book historian", a label he got from articles of Wikipedia.org and several of his readers. He enjoys the title very much and loves the opportunity of writing these articles for Monitor Duty, run by the ever-patient Michael Hutchison. His fan-fiction blog can be found HERE. He would love to write for DC and Marvel some day. He also wants to time travel.
Alan Kistler
The below is a list of his articles and history profiles on Monitor Duty. He hopes that if you read them and enjoy them, or have questions and suggestions, you will be kind enough to leave a comment on them and he will respond ASAP.
ALAN KISTLER'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS - a detailed synopsis and analysis of the story that altered the entire DC Multiverse and made it the DC Universe.
The NEW GODS In A Nutshell! - Darkseid, Orion, Lightray, Mr. Miracle. Learn about their war and their worlds.
Profile on AQUAMAN - Arthur Curry, king of the oceans and reluctant hero.
Profile on BRAINIAC - Next to Luthor, Superman's biggest arch-enemy.
Profile on CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY - The Sentinel of Liberty and those who've followed in his legacy.
Profile on DONNA TROY - Formerly the original Wonder Girl.
Profile on FIRESTORM - Read about the hero who was actually TWO heroes in one.
Profile on THE FLASH - Legacy of the fastest men alive!
Barry Allen's Post-Mortem appearances
Profile on GREEN LANTERN - Alan Scott and those others who serve the Green Lantern Corps.
Profile on HAWKMAN - Also titled "Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Hawkman"
Profile on THE JOKER - The Batman's opposite number and one of the most popular villains in fiction.
Profile on THE MARTIAN MANHUNTER - The heart and soul of the Justice League and the precursor character to DC's Silver Age.
Profile on POWER GIRL - Like Supergirl, but more headstrong and with a bigger chest.
Guide to the Sandman - Not a Profile piece, more like a general reference guide.
Profile on SUPERMAN - Think you know who he is? Take a look.
Profile on WONDER WOMAN - The Amazon warrior who tries to balance preaching peace with fighting evil.
Profile on GENERAL ZOD - Not all Kryptonians are nice!
And for you DOCTOR WHO fans (or "Whovians"):
Alan Kistler's Guide To DOCTOR WHO.
Other articles you may find of interest:
Alan Kistler Reviews: The BBC's "Jekyll" - A look at the mini-series written by Steven Moffat and starring James Nesbit and Michelle Ryan. A wonderful sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Kistler on the Transformers: Movie vs. Cartoon/Comics - Comparison between the Transformers who will be in Michael Bay's feature film and the incarnations of those same characters in the comics and cartoons. Lots of image scans.
Alan Kistler's Interview with MARK WAID - A REAL interview with the famous comic book writer in which we speak of SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT, comic book movies, the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Infinite Crisis.
Alan Kistler's Interview with MATT WAGNER - An off-the-cuff interview with the creator of GRENDEL and MAGE.
Alan Kistler's Advance Review of HEROES - The new NBC hit show starring superhumans across the globe.
Alan Kistler's Review on CIVIL WAR: CASUALTIES OF WAR - A review and an explanation of why more comic books should be written this way.
Kistler's Thoughts On Comic Book Movies - My idea of what should be done to eventually give us the Justice League movie I'd love to see.
Why You Should Respect Christopher Reeve - A bit of a personal piece
Kistler's Review on SUPERMAN II - THE RICHARD DONNER CUT.
DAMMIT, HALLE! - Why Kistler's annoyed with Halle Berry, with notes concerning the X-MEN and CATWOMAN movies.
Alan Kistler's Interview with BATMAN - A FAKE interview where I and the Dark Knight discuss our thoughts on the movie BATMAN BEGINS.
Alan Kistler's Interview with DARTH VADER and other STAR WARS people - A series of fake interviews in which I yell at Darth Vader, Qui-Gon, Padme and George Lucas about why REVENGE OF THE SITH was disappointing
Alan Kistler Interview the new BLUE Spectre - A fake interview in which I talk to the Spectre, who apparently has gotten a new host yet again and has decided to dress in blue rather than green. Why, you ask? Find out!
Kistler's Advanced Review of ULTIMATE AVENGERS - THE MOVIE!
Hope that's helpful. And thank you to all you readers who have been so kind about these articless and have not been shy about leaving us comments, they are all appreciated. And thanks to Michael A. Burstein for plugging me on his MABFAN livejournal. :-)
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Before we begin, I want to thank writers Michael A. Burstein and Bob Greenberger for their invaluable/helpful contributions to this article and its research. Thanks guys, seriously. A lot of heroes have trouble at times balancing between their two live... Read More
Hutch and I talked about me doing this as a semi-regular comedy-type feature. So here we go. There are battles we want to see but never get to. Battles that SHOULD happen but either haven’t or simply haven’t YET. But... Read More
From a cricket-player to a mad scientist in a coat that screamed either "insanity" or "it's the 1980's." Join us, eh? This is continued from the FIFTH DOCTOR Profile, which can be seen HERE.... Read More
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During my recent adventures at Comic-Con, I came across well-known and well-loved artist/writer Matt Wagner, creator of GRENDEL and MAGE and the man behind the recent Batman mini-series BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN and BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK, stories... Read More
A while ago, Richard Donner made a wonderful movie called (fittingly) SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE. It was a fun story with some great acting and wonderful moments and lines that just made you smile. Sure, even a child understands that time... Read More
Man, I can't tell you how much I enjoy coming to this site to read these profiles! You do an excellent job of covering major events in a characters life with just a hint of commentary to keep things interesting. Well done.
Is there a chance for a profile on The Phantom Stranger, Dr. Fate or The Haunted Tank? (or any other DC war comic for that matter; The Unknown Soldier, Sgt. Rock, etc.) I just remember bits and pieces of these characters from my childhood and would love to get their full story.
Anyway, keep up the good work!
KISTLER'S RESPONSE:
Phantom Stranger, maybe. Dr. Fate, absolutely. Sgt. Rock, not a bad idea actually. The Haunted Tank? Man, THERE'S a name that takes me back! :-P. Mainly I've been focusing on characters who have been altered in their portrayal or origin details over the years, but perhaps I might tackle some of the more straight-forward characters as well. We'll see.
And thanks very much for the kinds words.
Hey, Alan. Not sure if you remember me but we had a long talk at DJ Reynolds - where you filled me in on whats been going in both the DC and Marvel universes. Really got me back into the old stories that I loved when I was younger. I have enjoyed your profiles a whole lot and look forward to future articles. Hope to have another conversation with you in the future as well.
Keep up the good work.
KISTLER'S RESPONSE:
Of course I remember you, Keith. GLad you enjoyed the profiles and what not. Next up will be Firestorm and then Captain America. In the meantime, I'll e-mail you and we can chat. Take care!
Alan,
This is great stuff. Thank you!!
KISTLER'S RESPONSE:
Thank YOU for the kinds words. :-)
Hi Alan
Great articles, i specially enjoy the profiles you did on DC characters.
But now that we have read them, we would like to see more articles. Preferably some new profiles.
When can we expect to read some new stuff?
Nobel
Your site is great
KISTLER'S RESPONSE:
Well, we think you're pretty cool yourself. ;-) Thanks for the comment, it's appreciated.
I love reading your articles. I'm relatively new to comics and they help me quite a bit. I was wondering if you had a batman profile in the works.
KISTLER'S RESPONSE:
Currently, my next profiles are to finish the Captain America one and then do one on Wonder Woman. Batman I think I might hold off on just because there's SO much information there (even more than my Superman article). But we'll see.
Alan, I have to say you are an amazing person. I have just discovered your work and I love it. I especially enjoyed your article on Aquaman. That is reason for this post. I would like to get started on reading the Aquaman series and was wondering if you could tell me how to get started. I have no idea about comics and stuff like that but am willing to learn. Let me know your thoughts.