Losers. Criminals. A-holes. All of these are accurate descriptions of the Guardians of the Galaxy, the titular team of Marvel’s latest blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy. Not only did this movie meet expectations, it utterly annihilated them. How is it that this unlikely film has managed to do so much box office traffic?
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Why Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is Doing So Well
Filed under Andrew Hales, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Therefore I Geek Podcast Episode 11, Comic Roundup with Borderless’s Mazz and Santana
***** SPOILER ALERT *****
This podcast will be discussing plot points which may be considered spoilers. Consider yourselves warned.
Deadpool’s Wedding
In which, Andrew and Tracy are joined by Santana Perez and Anthony Mazzola to talk about the hottest new releases this summer. Our heroes cover everything from the Marvel summer event, Original Sin, to the latest Image comics, such as Mark Millar’s MPH, as well as writing styles, complex characters, and favorite art. Santana and Mazz say funny things, and Tracy laughs a lot.
Filed under Comic Reviews, Podcast
Editorial | Victims of Cosplay
It’s been one full week since San Diego Comic-con, the mother of all comic book conventions, and in the middle of all the wonderful stories of sneak peeks, exclusive merchandise, and chance encounters with geeky celebrities was a very sad story about a young cosplayer who was found with severe injuries immediately after the con. While it turned out that her injuries were actually the result of a fall, and not the assault that was considered a possibility when the news first broke, the one thing that stood out for me in all of the uproar was a phrase by a comic-con message board user, “I saw her early in the day and she looked really happy and upbeat, but I then saw her around 3 or 4 pm around the convention center and she was covering herself up and looked stressed.” Continue reading
Filed under Editorial, Geek Life, Tracy Gronewold
Name that (Comic) Character, July 2014: Answer
And the answer, in honor of Friday’s release of Guardians of the Galaxy, is:
COSMO
1) S/he was created by an English (from England) writing duo.
Cosmo was introduced by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning in Nova #8.
Cosmo’s first appearance in Nova #8.
2) Shares a vocation with Star Trek’s Lt. Worf.
Cosmo is the Chief of Security on Nowhere, the head of a dead Celestial which serves as a scientific research station at the edges of spacetime.
3) Loosely based on an “astronaut”.
The idea of Cosmo is based on the Soviet dogs that were sent into space during the early parts of the space race.
4) Despite appearances, s/he is a powerful telepath.
Cosmo is regularly seen using his telepathic skills in Guardians of the Galaxy.
5) S/he has brown hair.
Ok, it’s fur. I may have cheated a little on that one.
6) Has been a character in storylines involving Thanos, the Starjammers, Kang, the Inhumans, the Kree and the Shi’ar (not all at the same time though).
Cosmo encounters Lockjaw of the Inhumans.
All of these storylines can be found in Guardians of the Galaxy. Seriously, it’s only 25 issues, everyone needs to read this run. It’s amazing.
Thanks to all of those who participated and a special shout out to Santana Perez for providing our first correct answer.
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