Marvel vs. DC Comics
April 10, 2019
ajor Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was in need of cash. It was 1937, and he was writing for pulp magazines, another name for inexpensive fiction magazines. Partnering with magazine distributors Harry Donenfeld and Jack Liebowitz to get money, he founded Detective Comics, which, after a series of mergers and changes in own...
Everything you need to know about the MCU before Infinity War
April 27, 2018
The highly-anticipated movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is finally here: Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel has specifically credited this movie as the most ambitious crossover event in history. And if we take a look back at the last 10 years, it is clear that Marvel has been leading u...
Duo Review: “Black Panther”
February 18, 2018
“Black Panther” is nothing short of a triumph and cultural phenomenon brought to life by director Ryan Coogler and the stellar cast. On its third day at the box office, “Black Panther” is set to earn $387 million worldwide over the Presidents' Day weekend. Across the count...
‘Luke Cage’ is buoyed by its complex side characters and fleshed out atmosphere
October 25, 2016
arvel’s Luke Cage premiered on Netflix on Sept. 30 and became the newest addition to the Marvel universe. It features Luke Cage (Mike Colter), a character first introduced in “Jessica Jones” as Jessica Jones’ (Krysten Ritter) boyfriend, in his own TV series as he begins a new life in Harlem, NY...
‘The Avengers’ an all-star film of superheroic action
May 6, 2012
Ah, cinema: the only place where gaudy, ludicrous costumes can look good. Nowhere is that more apparent than in “The Avengers,” a comic book movie directed by Joss Whedon and released May 4. The film is a two-and-a-half hour long action extravaganza that stars a host of Marvel’s most profitab...
