Tag Archives: Marvel

I am a fully-grown adult and I am a geek. Despite actually having money to spend on useless merchandise, I find myself cursing the products that are available – they are all designed for children. Ever so slowly, we’re seeing ...

The conclusion to our four-part series on the evolution of the X-Men film franchise. If you missed it, be sure to start from the beginning! By the present year of 2016, the blockbuster subgenre that X-Men began has become a ...

Part 3 in our series looking at the evolution of the X-Men film franchise. Also available: part 1 and part 2. X-Men III: The Last Stand had under-performed whilst newer game-changing superhero flicks from major rivals stole the public’s interest. ...

Part 2 of our 4 part series on the X-Men franchise and its impact on comics and the film industry. X-Men came out in 2000. The following years saw an industry explosion of Marvel films produced by a variety of ...

We have six major superhero films out this year. Believe it or not there was a time when this was not the case. The current glut of superhero films is of an era, and this era began with one film, ...

Sigh… Okay, our third major comic book blockbuster has landed for the year. Let’s get this over with. I am going to confess that this superhero franchise is the one I hold in the most affection. Whether it be through ...

Every year I find some of my favourite shows are cancelled while utter trash is renewed for the umpteenth time. Fan communities complain as loudly as they can, but more often than not, it isn’t enough. Many of the same ...

This film had arguably the easiest act to follow after the utter crap-pile that was Batman vs Superman. Critics and fans alike were crying out for a better superhero film to wash away the bad aftertaste. And, thankfully, Civil War ...

With the popular consciousness of comics so dominated by the BIG TWO and their movie-fodder superhero fare, it is nice to get a chance to dip into the independent alternatives. Life on the fringes comes with all manner of originality ...

Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds) is an odd character to have his own film. He’s on the outskirts of the main Marvel universe and rarely read by the casual comics fan. His antics and foul mouth might appeal to the ...