Let's cut to the chase, I'm here to talk about Suicide Squad and the 10 things that I am most looking forward to seeing in the film. Read it and geek (out)! 10. Who the hell is the Enchantress? Sounds a lot like Scarlet Witch to me. Or a character out of a Disney tale. I'm "guilty-as-charged" as a non-comic book fanatic, so I'm interested in finding out more about this … [Read more...]
The Six Most Influential Comic Book Movies Of All-Time (So Far)
I apologize to anyone born before 1978, because my list has a decidedly Generation X/"child of the 80's" feel to it. To be more specific, if it happened before 1980, it's probably not going to be on the list. And it's not because earlier superhero films (e.g. Batman (1966) "were not worthy," to para-quote Thor. It's because I wasn't around to see them! With that generational … [Read more...]
The 5 Most Popular Superdads in Comic Book Movie History
In celebration of Father's Day, I decided to rank the top five superdads in comic book movie history below. 5. Odin. One could argue that the father of the second most powerful Avenger (Hulk being #1) should be ranked higher on this list because he is a god, ya know? But based on his relative obscurity outside of die-hard comic book fan circles until the … [Read more...]
A Devoted Bat Fan Sounds Off On Batman v Superman
As someone who grew up reading Batman and Justice League comic books, and of course Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Rises," I had to check out Batman V Superman (BvS), despite all of the negative criticism. Let me state up front that the movie IS as bad as the critics stated. I didn't think it would be possible. Since there are many, many comments about the movie out there, I … [Read more...]
Batman v Superman And The Big Bang Theory
Five to ten years ago, when nerd culture really started cracking the mainstream, we saw two very different reactions from people creating content. One group was enthusiastically happy and embraced it wholeheartedly. The other, didn't understand it at all--but knew that they wanted to make money off it. The examples that spring to mind are the NBC show Community and the CBS … [Read more...]