2015 was once again a very profitable year for comic book movies. The locomotive that are superhero-themed movies does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. However, despite the commercial success of the three comic book movie releases this year-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Fantastic Four, with the exception of the surprisingly good Ant-Man, none of the films … [Read more...]
What Makes A Great Superhero?
I recently came across an article entitled, Stan Lee Explains What Makes A Great Superhero? It is an interesting question, and of course, when someone like comic book pioneer Lee speaks on it you'd best listen. Some of the key qualities that I noted in the short clip (the full interview can be found on Ora.tv) are: "Care-able:" Yes, I made up a word. But Lee is simply … [Read more...]
The (Almost) Fantastic Four Review
This is probably the only Fantastic Four review that is not actually a review. Let me explain. After writing my Fantastic Four preview a few weeks ago, and promising one of my children that the film would be our next superhero movie journey to the cinema, I was initially all in. But then this happened! And then this happened. And then this went down. You get the … [Read more...]
Ant-Man Review: A Spoiler-Full Recap
After (finally!) seeing Ant-Man over the weekend, I wanted to share some of my spoiler-filled thoughts about Marvel’s Biggest Little film to-date in my official Ant-Man review. Going in, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Not because I wasn’t familiar with the character, the reviews or the film’s long pre-production history (more on that in a bit), but because there … [Read more...]
Wait, Did DC Comics Just Do Something Right???
DC Comics released a few large items at Comic Con this year, in a seemingly desperate attempt to fight the over-powering negativity surrounding their forth-coming projects. Included in the goodies were extended trailers for Batman vs. Superman and Suicide Squad. Granted, they almost immediately trampled any good will by publicly whining when the trailers were immediately … [Read more...]