The future of the Spider-Man franchise has been up in the air since the dismal Amazing Spider-Man 2. Would Marvel buy back the rights? Would Sony finally kill Spider-Man? Or will they just re-boot it yet again? News is in ...
Read More »Agent Carter: I don’t require your assistance
While there are plenty of kick-ass female characters in the Marvel Universe, they have always played second fiddle to the men – until now. Agent Carter, Marvel’s newest foray into television in partnership with ABC, thankfully focuses on Peggy, a ...
Read More »Gotham, comic book adaptations, and the city’s white knight
The enduring popularity of comic book adaptations at the Box Office is continuing on our televisions. DC has been doing well in the teen market for years. First with Smallville, then Arrow, and this year Arrow is getting a spin-off ...
Read More »Disney individuality: For the love of oddballs, outcasts, and independent thinkers
Disney is a conservative company, so it’s no surprise that they recently vetoed a potentially offensive cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy. The Internet has been a-buzz with news of James Gunn’s original idea for Stan Lee’s cameo. Lee’s appearance ...
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy: No raccoons or tree creatures were harmed during the making of this film.
It is hard when a film is surrounded by as much hype as Guardians of the Galaxy has been. Marvel’s attempts to big up a very different kind of film in its recent oeuvre is understandable, they wanted the cinema ...
Read More »X-Men: Days of Future Past – There is a new enemy out there: mutants.
I was a big fan of the original X-Men films from 2000–2006. Well, the first two were good, the third one (X-Men: The Final Stand) not so much. They were fun and full of action. They also gave us Hugh ...
Read More »Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. picked up for a second season
Good news for all Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans. The show has been picked up for a second season (full order). For a show that took a while to get going, the second half of the season has been exceptional. I’m ...
Read More »Amazon’s takeover of Comixology and the future of comic books
Amazon has furthered its reputation as the embodiment of the Star Wars Galactic Empire by buying up much-loved digital comics company Comixology. Not two weeks after purchasing the company, Amazon has made fundamental changes to the way the app works – you ...
Read More »Justice League film confirmed
Prize for most underwhelming news announcement ever goes to DC. Today it was confirmed that a Justice League film would be released, directed by Zack Snyder, following the Batman vs. Superman film in 2016. Did anyone really need confirmation about that? ...
Read More »Marvel to publish new Star Lord series – Legendary Star Lord
In advance of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie this summer, Marvel have announced a new series featuring the man of the hour himself, Star Lord! The series titled ‘Legendary Star Lord’ will be written by ‘Higher Earth’ and ‘Avengers A.I’ scribe Sam ...
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