Following the conclusion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Infinity Saga,” Disney and Marvel Entertainment announced that they were expanding their Avengers story-arcs into four different shows on the Disney Plus streaming service. “Loki” would see the return of the Asgardian trickster who perished in Avengers: Infinity War played again by Tom Hiddleston. Elizabeth Olsen and…
Walt Disney Pictures was shaken up by the recent resigning of CEO Bob Iger, who had overseen the growth of the movie production company, including accusations of Pixar, LucasFilms, and 20th Century Fox. The shake-up has also affected its streaming service Disney Plus. AV Club reports that three original shows that were at various stages…
It all started with Iron Man, but it truly came to fruition with Marvel’s The Avengers. All of our favorite characters have experienced loss and triumph, good times and bad, but they were not prepared for the events in Avengers: Infinity War. In the direct sequel, Avengers: Endgame, directors Joe and Anthony Russo paint a…
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…
With superhero films becoming more and more popular, everyone thinks they are a nerd now. However, true nerds know that you had to go to the small screen to get your superhero craving met. For today’s ThrowbackThursday, we’re taking a look at everyone’s favorite superhero cartoons. Fantastic Four- Despite several failed movie attempts, fans of…
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo who brought us Captain America: Winter Soldier bring us the sequel Captain America: Civil War. It features an ensemble cast and a diverse group of characters that adds the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought us courtesy Marvel Studios and Disney. After an incident involving the Avengers, led…
No, this is not a redundant review for the hit film Avengers: Age of Ultron, this is the graphic novel Age of Ultron. Written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Bryan Hitch, it tells a very different story than the film. Ultron has returned with a vengeance. After returning to Earth with alien technology,…
Following the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes Avengers Age of Ultron, once again directed by Joss Whedon. With the fall of the SHIELD (or so we’re told), the Avengers have stepped up their game in taking out HYDRA. They assault a base where they encounter the Maximoff twins, the speedster Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)…
If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you know I’m a die-hard Batman fan. I celebrated his 75th anniversary with a whole month of Bat-themed posts. However, I find myself more excited about Avengers: Age of Ultron than Batman V Superman- Dawn of Justice. Why is that? Well, for one thing, the…
This film is every comic book nerd’s dream come true. It is directed by science fiction genius Joss Whedon, an adaption of one of the greatest comic book titles of all time, and unites an all-star roster of superheroes for an epic movie that will go down in history. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Marvel’s…
