Preamble Kevin Fiege got his No Prize for taking a second tier superhero in Iron Man and making him likable despite the fact he was a giant jerk with no box office appeal (okay an actor may have helped out with that challenge too). An entire movie universe has been built on this key decision. […]
Avengers A.I.: 12,000 A.D. (Comic Files)
Preamble Sam Humphries’ Avengers A.I. gave us a different kind of Avengers team, one lead by a human and composed of artificial intelligences. Avengers A.I.: 12,000 A.D. brings this short lived title to an end. But the creative crew is able to give the team one last run against their greatest artificial nemesis, which is […]
Captain America #25 (Comic Files)
Preamble The cover yells, “Who is the NEW Captain America?” But the sad thing is if you picked up Captain America #25 you probably already know. Marvel has already spoiled the most important plot point through press releases and news stories. So I feel a little more free with spoilers in this comics file. […]
Original Sin #3 (Comic Files)
Preamble So a guy with an eye for a head has the eye! But what special properties does the eye have? And did the Orb kill the Watcher? And will we find out in Original Sin #3? Situation Report The Orb holds the eye and he uses it as a weapon against the heroes searching […]
Secret War (Comic Files)
Preamble No, it’s not Secret Wars! And it is not even Secret Wars 2! Secret War is a Nick Fury driven story that could be ripped from today’s headlines, if it was not for the super villains and heroes that decorate this story. But with an introduction written by an unnamed member of the intelligence […]
Defenders Assemble! The Marvel/Netflix Series – WTL7029
Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Ben and Daniel turn away from the past season of Agents of SHIELD and turn toward the future series coming from Netflix, The Defenders. NEWS We announce the winner of the variant edition of Superior Spider-Man #22. Don Cheadle is most likely going to return […]
Indestructible Hulk: Gods and Monsters (Comic Files)
Preamble I really enjoyed the first volume of Indestructible Hulk. So Indestructible Hulk: Gods and Monsters written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Walter Simonson and Matteo Scalera had a lot to live up to. The three faced the problem of writing a compelling book out of a character who honestly cannot be killed and […]
Avengers vs. Thanos (Comic Files)
Preamble To provide a minor spoiler, I was saddened that the Iron Man 3 did not provide an overt reference to the villain Thanos. Since we were teased that Thanos was involved in the events of The Avengers I have assumed that he would return to the Avenger Initiative sometime in the near future. In […]