Secret Empire is here, and so far so good. The opening issue set the table really well for what's to come while not shooting too many shots early. Writer Nick Spencer has already made me feel more at ease with what's going to happen here storywise than I was at any point during last year's … Continue reading Secret Empire Kicks Off
Is Event Fatigue Real?
As the discussion continued about the reasons for Marvel's sales drop as last year closed out a popular culprit was event fatigue, that some people are just tired of all the events that seem to be popping up one after another, and now we're on the verge of the next event starting up, Marvel's Secret … Continue reading Is Event Fatigue Real?
No more Civil Wars or Injustices
I wrote a few weeks back on Civil War 2 and where I thought it went wrong, but after reading DC's Injustice story, I've become convinced that these large scale heroes divided stories need to go away and never come back. In each case you can read comments and reviews that say the story started … Continue reading No more Civil Wars or Injustices
Hail Hydra?
Yeah that's how the new number one issue of Steve Rogers - Captain America shocked the comic book world this week. In an Earth-shattering twist that literally reset over 70 years of comic book history Steve Rogers was revealed to have been an undercover Hydra agent all along. And that has triggered some intense reactions … Continue reading Hail Hydra?
Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War
Synopsis The UN wants to reel in the Avengers after a mission goes somewhat awry when Scarlet Witch doesn't quite control her powers during a fight. Using that and the damage/casualties from previous Avengers big fights as justification, they draft the Sokovia Accords (named after the country the team fought Ultron over in Age of … Continue reading Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War
Tapping Out on Trailers
So we got a Dr. Strange trailer yesterday....no wait, that was the teaser trailer not the actual first trailer. And a few days earlier we got the third (Or is fourth? I don't even know anymore) trailer for Civil War and the third or fourth trailer for Suicide Squad. And that's after the first trailer … Continue reading Tapping Out on Trailers
Stroke of Genius 