As the owner of an iPad 2, when I want something to read, I often search the iBookstore (Apple), Amazon (Kindle app), Barnes & Noble (Nook app) or Kobo (Kobo app) though if I want to read some comics, I tend to look elsewhere. For instance, I have the Marvel and Dark Horse Comics apps, […]
Actors are often portrayed as a vain, selfish lot; an impression they don’t always attempt to undermine. So, imagine my surprise to hear that Ron Perlman endured four hours in the makeup chair to once again become Hellboy, not to film a sequel to Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but to make a wish come […]
Marc Webb’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” appears to be opening strong overseas–in India it premiered bigger than Marvel’s “The Avengers”–but this has to be tempered by the fact that other movies that appeared strong because of international profits have gone on to underperform at the American box office. Like Peter Berg’s “Battleship,” for instance. So at […]
First, Sam Raimi is forced to cram too many villains (by which I mean Venom, who he didn’t want to use) into Spider-Man 3; then Sony (essentially) cans him, as well as his cast and crew, rebooting the franchise and handing the directoral reins to Marc Webb, who’s prior film was “500 Days Of Summer,” which […]
Let me start by saying that Ryan Reynolds seems to be an affable, charismatic actor, whom I enjoyed watching in films like 2005’s “Just Friends” or the more recent “Safe House.” Heck, he even was interesting in last year’s “Green Lantern.” The problem is that I am not entirely sure that Reynolds can headline a […]
Why is it that comics and movies can’t have characters of a particular sexual persuasion, and it not become an event in and of itself? In the past year or so, DC Comics has ‘rebooted’ their entire universe, with ‘The New 52,’ which is unifying and adapting their characters for the current age, more or […]
Since Marvel flirted with bankruptcy a while ago, various studios have taken a stab at their characters, with varying degrees of success. Some, like Spider-Man or The X-Men, have been unequivocal successes, while others, like 2003’s “Hulk,” and the “The Fantastic Four” were profitable, though not nearly as successful. So, why do studios keep making […]
Today a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Rises,” was released, and despite being confident that I will not appear in it–despite being an extra–I intend to see it. It will be interesting to see if it manages to knock “The Avengers” off the perch it has come to occupy for the past three weeks […]
Doctor Strange has always one of my favorite Marvel characters, so I was jazzed to hear that Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios, intends to make a feature film of him. That being said, I am trying to keep my expectations in check–despite the way that “The Avengers” either met or exceeded them; though […]
For anyone that hasn’t seen Marvel’s “The Avengers,”–and considering all the moolah it’s pulling in, there are probably very few people who haven’t–get out there and catch what will probably be one of the best movies of the summer. For those who have, you’ll notice that NO time was spent exploring the origins of the […]
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