Archive for the 'Comics' Category
January 25th, 2016 by Wes Middleton
The 9th, and final issue of Marvel’s Secret Wars has finally come out. Why is this a big deal? Well, it depends on who you ask. Opinions on projects of this scale vary widely, which is great because it gets people talking. Regardless of how you felt about it, the fact that it happened at all is a big deal. That’s the very nature of these major cross-over, all hands on deck type epic events. Generally when Marvel finishes such a behemoth of an endeavor, the landscape we’d been accustomed to will have shifted drastically. Fan boys and girls will look back for generations to come and discuss the magnitude of the event, and how things were never the same after. These events can be massive triumphs, as proven by Civil War and A vs X, but sometimes they fall short…
Continue reading ‘Looking Back on Secret Wars’
January 21st, 2016 by Wes Middleton
I have to admit I may have been losing faith in the DC side of comic book movies. Don’t get me wrong, the Dark Knight trilogy was fantastic, but it ended, and what else was inspiring? Not Green Lantern. Not Man of Steel. So there I was wishing for DC to get in the game, to hit us with some of that freaking fantastic material we all know is sitting in their vaults, when this little beauty of a trailer drops. Click on or scroll down to check it out!
Continue reading ‘The SUICIDE SQUAD Trailer Has Dropped!’
January 16th, 2016 by Wes Middleton
I’ve been asked what made me sad in comics in 2015, and it took about two seconds consideration to come to my conclusion. Jason Aaron’s The Mighty Thor. Let me be clear about one thing right off the hammer, I wasn’t sad about the delivery, the script, the art, the plot, or the direction. There’s nothing wrong with the comic. It’s actually what’s so devastatingly right about it that got to me. Continue reading ‘The 2015 Comic That Made Wes Cry: The Mighty Thor’
January 15th, 2016 by Wes Middleton
Issue 1 of Star Wars: Obi-wan & Anakin came out 1/6/16, and I’m going to talk about it, because it’s Star Wars, and what other explanation is needed? Before all that though, let’s take a look at how Marvel came to produce first issues for Star Wars for the first time in decades.
The juggernaut that is Disney already owned Marvel Comics by the time they acquired Lucas Films, so the writing had to be on the wall for Dark Horse Comics, who’d been publishing Star Wars comics for twenty-five years. After all, what were the chances that Disney would allow one of their properties to compete with another? The answer is no chance. Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin #1’
January 11th, 2016 by Wes Middleton
Usagi Yojimbo has been around for thirty-one years, literally as long as I’ve been alive, and it’s still going strong. That is a huge feat for a comic, as many series usually run start to finish in the span of several years, not decades. This duration is a testament to the quality of the work. No comic could ever hope to last this long if it weren’t stellar, as this series proves time and again. I’m not lumping this title in with old school super hero titles such as Batman or Spiderman. Those series have been around for long time, sure, but they are handed off from writer to writer, from artist to artist, and rebooted on such a regular basis that it becomes difficult to perceive them as one, continuous body of work. Usagi Yojimbo, however, is precisely that; one massive body of work created, written, and illustrated by Stan Sakai. Continue reading ‘Usagi Yojimbo 151, The Bride’
January 10th, 2016 by Gregg Senko
I’m a bagpiper. Yeah I know, what the heck does that have to do with comic books, right? Bear with me as there’s a point to this. In the bagpiper community, we have a running joke as to how the rest of the world views our music. It goes something like this, “There are three tunes played on the bagpipes; Scotland the Brave, Amazing Grace and everything else.” That stereotype likely came about due to how so many tunes sound alike on the instrument. The same can be said of comic book publishers to the layman. There are three names in the comic book publishing world; Marvel, DC and everyone else. However, that ‘everyone else’ group puts out some of the most incredible stories in the genre.
Continue reading ‘Why Marvel’s Winning, DC’s Losing and Valiant is Better Than Both of Them’
January 7th, 2016 by Wes Middleton
It’s been 30 years since Frank Miller forever changed the character of Batman with his seminal work, The Dark Knight Returns. Prior to this pivotal book, Batman was best known as a zany caped crusader, a joking, colorful, day time crime fighter full of quips. Miller found the essence of Batman, the dark, disturbing, psychotic vigilante. This book hit the bullseye and showed the world the potential Batman could have. Without it, there is no Tim Burton’s Batman. There is no Christopher Nolan trilogy. There is no Batfleck. Continue reading ‘The Dark Knight III, The Master Race’
December 11th, 2015 by Shohan Cagle
Ok, so here we go. Once again Michael Bay has somehow gotten his hands on another one of our favorite 80’s cartoons. Chalk o’block full of the usual “Bayism’s”; You got your massive exploding vehicles that look like fireworks for some reason, hulking CGI characters, and of course the scantily clad ladies. I saw the first Turtles movie that came out a couple years ago and I gotta say, aside from it being a little Megan Fox heavy, I really liked it! As a life long Turtles fan I was thrilled to see these characters back to goof around with each other.
Continue reading ‘TMNT: Out of the Shadows (Trailer Review)’
November 25th, 2015 by Shohan Cagle
I’m just so excited at the release of this trailer I had to put together a review! Here you’ll get a little background on the “Civil War” story from the comics as well as a some theories on what we’ve seen so far in the this first trailer. This is the day that MANY a nerd has been waiting for! Ever since Marvel Studios announced that they were incorporating the hugely popular comic book story called “Civil War” into the next Captain America installment, we’ve been trying to figure out just HOW they were planning to accomplish such a massive feat!
Continue reading ‘Captain America: Civil War (Trailer Review)’
October 22nd, 2015 by Shohan Cagle
From “La La Land Records” comes the Soundtrack for The CW’s third season of “Arrow”! Written by award winning Composer Blake Neely, this limited edition 2 disc release is jam packed with intense and darkly emotional music that allows you to relive the experience of watching the show! It also includes music from THE FLASH VS. ARROW crossover episodes, with Part One appearing on THE FLASH album and Part Two appearing on the ARROW recording. Continue reading ‘Arrow – Season 3 Limited Edition (Soundtrack Review)’
October 21st, 2015 by Shohan Cagle
From “La-La Land Records” comes the Soundtrack for The CW’s first season of “The Flash”! Written by award winning Composer Blake Neely, this limited edition 2 disc release is jam packed with exciting and emotionally driven music that allows you to relive the thrilling experience of watching the show! It also includes music from THE FLASH VS. ARROW crossover episodes, with Part One appearing on THE FLASH album and Part Two appearing on the ARROW recording.
January 27th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
In the age we live in, it is unfortunate that getting a mainstream superhero movie’s trailer less than a year (or at least 9 months) in advance is some sign of trouble. For various reasons, despite the success of director Josh Trank’s Chronicle and the presence of proven acting talents in the form of Miles Teller (Whiplash, The Spectacular Now), Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, The Adventures of Tin Tin), Michael B. Jordon (Fruitvale Station, Chronicle), and Kate Mara (House of Cards), a good portion of people have been screaming about this new Fantastic Four’s existence from the start. It is as if going for something different is suddenly the worst idea possible and everyone suddenly loved the previous F4 films starring Jessica Alba as a scientist and Mr. Fantastic played by Horatio Hornblower (and I would be impressed to see a majority of geeks who knew how to spell, let alone pronounce, Ioan Grufford’s name offhand). I don’t even want to get into the silliness involving the ‘controversy’ of casting a black actor in the part of Johnny Storm. All that is to say that Fox has now released the first trailer for the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four and it looks solid enough, as far as vague teaser trailer go. We will find out more soon enough, as the film approaches its August release date. Continue on to view the trailer, images, and the new poster for the film.
Continue reading ‘Fantastic Four or Fant4stic’s Teaser Trailer Is Out!’
January 13th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
Because Marvel Studios is struggling both in terms of profit and approval both critically and audiences alike, they have decided to really try and market this Avengers: Age of Ultron thing, in order to hopefully get a real success finally…Okay, so clearly Marvel is not struggling, but low and behold – here is a brand new trailer for the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. Given what I have seen in the trailers thus far, playing up the ‘dark sequel’ idea is definitely part of the plan, even if the film ends up being as much fun as we should expect it to be. That said, I will say that these trailers are better than the ones for the first Avengers, so that is a big plus. If the eventual posters follow suit, that will be even better. Check out the new trailer by continuing on in this post.
Continue reading ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron Has A New Trailer, In Case You Forgot It Was Happening’
October 23rd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Well, the plan to release this teaser during ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did not pan out the way it was intended, but regardless, here it is, the first full length teaser trailer for the upcoming Marvel epic, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Those who attended Comic Con will recognize some similarities to the footage presented there, but the biggest change is the increase in visual effects and the lack of any humor. This is a trailer that wants to show the darker tone that will come from the presence of Ultron and it is pretty exciting to see. The film hits theaters May 2015 and is easily one of the most anticipated films of next year. Continue on to check out the trailer and the new poster for the film.
Continue reading ‘No Strings Hold Down This Trailer For Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron’
July 30th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
While the word is out on what the future holds for the films from Marvel Studios, they are currently in a place of comfort, as the films produced are consistently entertaining, despite fitting into familiar structures. Given that the films all have reasonable budgets and lots of talent both behind and in front of the camera, it is not too much of a surprise that audiences generally really enjoy these movies. Guardians of the Galaxy is both the wildest step yet for Marvel and the biggest risk since 2008’s Iron Man, as it is based on an obscure comic property and lacks huge name stars in the lead roles for audiences to be easily sold on the film. With that in mind, Guardians of the Galaxy will be a real test of the Marvel brand. It helps that the film is very good. It may only break some new ground, given the setting and style of the film, but even while fitting into a familiar mold, it is a total blast of space opera-style joy.
Continue reading ‘‘Guardians of the Galaxy’: Marvel’s New Hope (Movie Review)’
July 14th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I posted the teaser trailer for this upcoming Disney/Marvel animated feature a couple months back and now we have a bit more information. Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially announced the voice cast behind the new action-packed comedy-adventure “Big Hero 6,” which includes Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, Damon Wayans Jr., T.J. Miller, Alan Tudyk, Jamie Chung, Genesis Rodriguez and Daniel Henney, with Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada and Scott Adsit as Baymax. Directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Chris Williams (“Bolt”), and produced by Roy Conli (“Tangled”), “Big Hero 6” hits theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014. Continue on to see all the new characters posters and more. Updated with new full trailer!
Continue reading ‘WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS UNLEASHES “BIG HERO 6” LINEUP’
July 2nd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I look forward to seeing The Walking Dead’s presence at Comic Con this year, as they always have pretty elaborate set ups on the showroom floor, let along super popular panels. A few years back I was happy to participate in The Walking Dead Escape. This is The Walking Dead-themed obstacle course that takes over San Diego’s Petco Park during Comic Con. It is a ton of fun to run away from zombies, let alone admire the zombie makeup creations on regular folk who are apparently happy to go after geeks running through a baseball stadium in full on zombie makeup for hours at a time. It is returning to Comic Con once again this year, along with several other stops around the country. Read on to learn more, including details on deals for signing up early!
Continue reading ‘The Walking Dead Escape Returns To San Diego Comic Con This Year’
June 11th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
This August, IDW Publishing will add a brand-new series to its growing line of critically-acclaimed Judge Dredd titles—Judge Dredd: Anderson, Psi-Division, spotlighting the eponymous judge and her early days with the unique branch of the law. Created by legendary writer John Wagner and artist extraordinaire Brian Bolland, the telepathic and precognitive Judge Cassandra Anderson is well-known to Dredd fans, and her popularity has demanded she get her own series. With events taking place prior to IDW’s ongoing Judge Dredd series, “King of the Six Sectors” kicks off with Judge Anderson having a haunting vision of an attack on the Megapolitan Museum. Shaken to the core, she sets out to prevent the unthinkable. Continue reading ‘Judge Anderson Takes Center Stage In New Series!’
