[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbayiPxkUMM] Captain America: The Winter Soldier Release Date: April 4, 2014 Cast: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders Director: Anthony and Joe Russo Producer: Kevin Feige Studio: Marvel Studions Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Action, Superheroes, Comic Book Adaptation Based On the Captain America character and comics […]
Now That Snowpiercer is Out of Limbo Check out the Comic That Inspired It All
Written in the 1980s, there’s a lot of political subtext in this book but the social commentary it provides on class structures and the privileges of the wealthy could just as easily describe some of the current political issues and social movements.
If the Whole Movie is Like The Latest Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer We’re In For Something, Well, Amazing
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlM2CWNTQ84] It’s no secret that I loved the Amazing Spider-Man. Yeah, maybe at first I was a little skeptical. I’m a comic book fan. We’re always skeptical of film adaptations. But any doubts I may have had were completely and totally quashed within the first two seconds. I absolutely loved […]
Ms. Marvel #1: I Am In Love With Kamala Khan
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxljTK0T4gk] Ms. Marvel #1 (Vol. 3) Author: G. Willow Wilson Artists: Adrian Alphona and Ian Herring Release Date: February 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Superheroes, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon | Comic Vine | Marvel I think I knew that I was going to love Kamala Khan the second they […]
Amelia Cole and the Nerdophiles Interview
Imagine a world where magic a possibility, and that you could go between that world and this world easily. Now imagine both this world and the magic world being cut off from you and you end up in a world where both co-exist, but not in ways you’d expect. For […]
Karl Urban Briefly Returns to the Judge Dredd Universe Courtesy of 2000 AD Comics
I have no idea how this has escaped my notice for a good week now because I think it’s pretty clear by now that I am a huge Dredd fan. Also: a huge Karl Urban fan. So when these two things come together you’d think, “Dude, Sam’s all over this.” […]
Spider-Man Teams Up With Earth Hour for a Good Cause
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZhbIyrx4AQ] This year for Earth Hour the World Wildlife Foundation program and the cast and crew of the Amazing Spider-Man 2 are teaming up to help the environment and save the world. If you’re not familiar with Earth Hour, first, where have you been for the past like five years? […]
Numbercruncher is a Unique Look at the Afterlife and the Love That Keeps Us Here
Numbercruncher Author: Si Spurrier, PJ Holden Release Date: January 14, 2014 Publisher: Titan Comics Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mysticism Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Usually I’m not all that into stories with overly religious connotations. When angels were introduced to Supernatural I stopped watching for a while because I thought nothing […]
Sister Claire successfully turns many nun tropes on their heads
Sister Claire: Libro One Author: Elena “Yamino” Barbarich Release Date: October 2013 Publisher: Self-Published Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Sister Claire Website Nuns are such a strange thing in fiction. If it’s not The Sound of Music or Sister Act, nuns are often subjects of exploitation or the butt of jokes. […]
DC’s Digital Problem
You know, sometimes I wonder if I’ve been unfair to DC. I mean, I didn’t just jump ship. I pulled an Olympic style dive off the boat, swam as fast as I could, and pulled myself onto the joint cruise ship of Image and Marvel and told them to step […]
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