Marvel Comics delves into the world of deities and pantheons with “Chaos War,” a story-arc written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with art from Khoi Pham. An ancient being known as the Chaos King escapes from his prison and slays Nightmare, giving him access to the Dream World. After slaying deities, he can…
I have not always seen eye-to-eye with fellow fans of various franchises. I disagreed with the love of the X-Men film Logan, seeing it a bad remake of Pale Rider instead of a finale for The Wolverine. I have also been frequently critical of the hate the Star Wars prequels have received over the years.…
Marvel Studios has officially titled the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the ‘Infinity Saga.’ Spanning eleven years and over twenty movies, this film franchise defied the odds. Naysayers and Hollywood elitists said it would not get this far and yet it did. While some have been good, some have been bad,…
Marvel Comics brings us their latest event in ‘War of Realms,’ written by Jason Aaron with artwork by Russell Dauterman. It combines science fiction and fantasy in a new way with all of your favorite Avengers, rallying together to take a stand against dark forces. Malekith the Accursed of the Dark Elves has a battle…
Marvel Studios has officially titled the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the ‘Infinity Saga.’ Spanning eleven years and twenty-two movies, this film franchise defied the odds. Naysayers and Hollywood elitists said it would not get this far and yet it did. While some have been good, some have been bad, but…
The Avengers have been assembling to fight crime, take on galactic overlords, battle time-displaced tyrants, defeat mutant terrorists, and stop other villains since 1963 when the team was brought together by Marvel Comics legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Through the years, they have shifted membership quite substantially with some becoming unrecognizable, but they have…
My friend and fellow commentator Kelly Campagna interviewed me on her new podcast You Got It. We discussed Captain Marvel, female characters in television and film, the censorship of Unplanned, and the 80th anniversary of Batman. Check out the episode below: The official episode synopsis: Author Jacob Airey joins me to discuss Twitter censorship, social…
The second trailer for the next upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers Endgame has dropped and it is a doozy. If the first trailer created all of the feels, then this one only confirmed that we are in for a bold new ending to the MCU as we know it. It starts off by playing…
Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel debuts as a standalone film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, set years before the events of the first Iron Man film. Because of the main star’s grandstanding, I honestly went into this film with low expectations but found myself pleasantly surprised. Do not worry, there…
While Black Panther won several technical awards and Spider-Man: Into The SpiderVerse won Best Animation, there was a series problem with the Academy Awards this year. Avengers: Infinity War, Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, and several comic book movies did get a massive middle finger at the Oscars. I liked Black Panther, but did…
Black Panther continues his recruitment efforts to build a support for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in The Avengers issue 12 written by Jason Aaron, Cory Smith, and Ed McGuinness with artwork by Mark Morales, Scott Hanna, and Karl Kesel. In this Marvel Comics series, T’Challa has been named chairman of the Avengers and he is seeking to…
2018 was a good year for movies. After the desert that was 2016 and 2017, we got a little bit of break this past year. With 2019 looming, it stands to wonder what films are going to go the distance for the upcoming year. Here is my list of 10 Films I’m Looking Forward To In…
Jason Aaron and David Marquez continues with the current Avengers series from Marvel Comics. With issue 9, Namor the Sub-Mariner unleashes an attack on the surface world, forcing the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into action to stop him. Just a reminder, the line-up includes Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Captain America, She-Hulk, Dr. Strange, and…
The 2018 Avengers comic book series from Marvel got off to a fantastic start. I reviewed issued on StudioJake. Issues 7 is written by Jason Aaron and Sara Pichelli with Aaron returning for 8 this time with David Marquez. The former focuses on the origin of Ghost Rider, but not a modern one. Instead the very…
Carol Danvers was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan for Marvel Comics. She made her first appearance in March 1968 in the pages of Marvel Super-Heroes #13. She has gone through several iterations including an Air Force pilot, Warbird, Binary, Ms. Marvel, and Captain Marvel. Of course, Danvers is not the only person to…
Superman fans consistently claim that because the Man of Steel was the first comic book hero, he could not possibly be defeated. Well, I hate to break it to the fans, but that is not true. The Shadow, Doc Savage, and The Avenger all precede Superman. I can hear the fans scream, “Oh, but those…
