Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in now familiar territory: our intrepid band of heroic space-goofs trade some quips, tease out some deeper emotional conflicts, and lay the smack on a cosmic slug to some super sounds of the 70s while Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) shakes what he’s got. It’s moments like these that made…
Logan is a movie 17 years in the making. Hugh Jackman has been playing Marvel’s clawed mutant Wolverine for nearly two decades, a tenure that’s remarkable for any movie series and only moreso when one takes into account that there have been two Batmen and three Spider-Men in that interval. Logan, Jackman’s last foray in the…
When you get right down to it, the success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is nothing short of improbable. Created by a duo of New England indie comic creators in the early 80s, an offbeat style parody of Frank Miller comics with an initial print run of 3,000 issues went from underground sensation to…
It’s been a strange year for superhero movies. Deadpool connected with people in a big way. Batman and Superman didn’t. Thinkpieces about the end of the superhero movie genre woke up from their winter hibernation to make their annual rounds. In a year already hopping with superhero activity, Captain America: Civil War clears the waters. 13 films…
Before we get started, I want you to picture Superman. What’s coming to mind, reader? Are you seeing the blue costume? How about those red trunks bad comedians love to talk about? Are you thinking of his speed relative to speeding bullets or that bit about truth, justice, and whatnot? Now, are you picturing Superman…
On March 18th, Daredevil returns for the second season of its Netflix show. Joining the Man Without Fear and company as season 2’s primary adversary is Marvel’s favorite, skull shirt-clad antihero The Punisher. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Romita Sr. in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 1974, The Punisher was Marvel’s reflection of the…
In the years since the project was scrapped, Superman Lives has become the Jodorowsky’s Dune of the superhero set: a dauntingly ambitious film helmed by a distinctive director featuring the input of a truly diverse array of artists that ultimately bit the dust before cameras started rolling. Slated for release in 1998, Superman Lives was set to be directed by…
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