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‘Captain America: Civil War’ sets new standard for Marvel
‘Captain America: Civil War’ has everything a superhero movie needs to save the day More
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Iron Man and Optimus Prime go Head-to-Head in Latest ‘Super Power Beatdown’
“Who would win in a fight between X and Y”. It’s a question asked around every playground and inside every comic shop across the globe. Robocop and The Terminator. the Ninja Turtles and the Power Rangers. Ian Malcolm and Brundlefly. Ok, maybe that last one’s just me but the point is, nerds are obsessed with […] More
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You’ve Come a Long Way, Steve – Watch the Long History of Captain America Onscreen
Long, long before Chris Evans brought just the right amount of charm and humanity to the role for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel and various other companies have been trying to make Captain America ‘work’ in film and television – and let’s be honest, it rarely worked. Sure, the character seemed at home in the 40s, […] More
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Fear is the Path of the Dark Side in Vader #19
Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Salvador Larroca Colors by Edgar Delgodo Letters by Joe Caramagna Published by Marvel Comics WARNING: SPOILERS “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” -Yoda, The Phantom Menace A major plot point in the previous issue of Kieron Gillen’s […] More
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“Spider-Man” #3 proves that Family and Webbing bind
Spider-Man #3 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Sara Pichelli Color Artist: Justin Ponsor Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Publisher: Marvel Comics In an issue picking up immediately after last issue’s shocker that involves Miles Morales expanding family crashing down around him, the reader and Miles are given a change to catch their breath and prepare to […] More
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Watch the Magical First Trailer for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Even though Civil War is dominating the attention of every Marvel fan right now, Marvel have evidently begun the push for their next superhero adventure Doctor Strange. Strange, to hear Marvel tell it, it something new for the MCU, a character based entirely in the realm of magic and the supernatural. But Marvel, I hear you ask, […] More
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‘Poe Dameron’ #1 sends our pal on a perilous mission
Poe Dameron #1 Written by Charles Soule Art by Phil Noto Letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna Published by Marvel Comics Poe Dameron may have only been on screen a few minutes in The Force Awakens, but he certainly made a big impact. The best pilot in the galaxy now has his own comic to highlight […] More
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This Japanese ‘Civil War’ Commercial Has the Perfect Soundtrack
I don’t normally post TV spots. For one, they’re on the short side, and they rarely have anything really new or interesting to comment on. But there are exceptions, like this Japanese tv spot for Captain America: Civil War. Sure, the spot features a teensy-weensy bit of new Spider-Man footage. If you pause and squint, you […] More
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Gear up for ‘Captain America: Civil War’ With Some New Featurettes
I may have let this slip once or twice here on the site or to random passerby on the street, but I’m -really- jazzed for the upcoming third installment in Marvel’s Captain America series. Winter Soldier is one of my favorite Marvel Studios films to date, and for the most part the entire Winter Soldier team is back […] More
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Black Widow #2 Clarifies Book’s Direction
Black Widow #2 Written by Mark Waid Drawn by Chris Samnee Colored by Matthew Wilson Published by Marvel Comics on April 8, 2016 The first issue of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee’s Black Widow was low on dialogue and context but high on intense action. It was a fantastic and thrilling comic but one that desperately […] More
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March’s Star Wars Titles Feature the First Cancellation of the Line…Sort of
The oft-tumultuous publication history of this series ends with this issue, the series’ final. Originally announced as six issue miniseries, it was promoted to ongoing before the first issue went on sale. Then, when issue #12 was solicited last December, it became the first casualty of Marvel’s new Star Wars line (sort of, because again, it technically was conceived as finite series to begin with). At any rate, it’s not really a surprise; despite strong sales relative to many other mainstream Marvel and DC series, the back half of the series were some of the lowest-selling issues of any of Star Wars books, and quality-wise, the book always seemed to land thoroughly in the middle of the pack, rarely awful but just as rarely never excellent, either. More
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‘Luke Cage’ First Teaser Trailer – Daredevil’s Already Old News
There are already a lot of people out there who’ve watched all of Daredevil season 2, and when those devoted souls wake up from their binge-induced comas, they’ll already be hungry for the next big series. This is the problem with the Netflix TV model, I think. While weekly shows can stretch hype and buzz over months, […] More