In which, Andrew is flying solo for the very first time on the podcast, and reviews the brand new Marvel blockbuster Deadpool. He is not a big fan of Deadpool, but surprised himself at how much he enjoyed the movie. He also covers why comic fans love the characters that they love and why one actor’s commitment to his role can make a mediocre character into an awesome reason to go see a movie; and builds an old fashioned pros and cons list for the Deadpool movie.
Who doesn’t love the mutant filled soap opera that is X-Men? Of course, as with most soaps, the inevitable question of who is best and greatest is bound to pop up. With some many different titles and teams over the years, there are hundreds of different characters to choose from. These are my top 10. I’ll give you a hint, nobody on this list says “Bub” (That means no Wolverine).
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In which, Andrew has a conversation with Santana Perez and Andrew Piovane about the hottest comics on the shelves this fall. Of course, Death of Wolverine is the big one, but there is a lot that is happening in the comic book world. There is also a discussion of up-coming comic book movies–especially Marvel’s Age of Ultron. As always, hilarity ensues. Continue reading
Anybody who is anybody knows that today is the release of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s newest cinematic epic. The film features Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord. But unlike Marvel’s previous films, the Guardians are all relative unknowns. Well Comics Alliance has provided us with a brief, humorous, and slightly helpful history of Star-Lord. I’d use this mostly for laughs, though I can strongly agree with them about needing to read the Abnett/Lanning run of Guardians. It’s a spectacular run that didn’t get enough credit when it was in publication. Also there is a Comixology sale going on, right now!
Go forth and educate yourselves!
Of course, with Guardians of the Galaxy coming out, the big question on everyone’s mind is “What will Marvel do next?”. Well our friends over at Yahoo have some theories of what Marvel should be thinking about. I’m not too keen on a couple of their suggestions, especially bringing The Sentry to the big screen, because all he does most of the time is go crazy or sit around all depressed. (Let’s be honest, real life is depressing enough. We watch superhero movies to forget that life is depressing.) I do, however, agree with X-Statix and Great Lakes Avengers (although they left out Squirrel Girl in their description). Marvel has a really deep bench of great material and they should start tapping into it more.
They can however skip over pretty much anything Rob Liefeld did, except for a potential Deadpool Cable movie. I’d be down for that.
And what kind of geek culture blog would we be if we didn’t mention at least something from San Diego Comicon? The US site for the British newspaper The Guardian takes a look at the long standing Black Panel at SDCC. They’ve got a great interview with the man who created and runs the panel, Michael Davis. I really love the way Davis runs his panel. He noted that in the past, similar panels tended to be all about bitching, and that he wanted to do something positive. The panel’s main purpose is the discussion of how to create characters and stories that feature African-American heroes, but it goes beyond that, and regularly involves prominent members of the black community in the discussion. The biggest take away I got was the very last paragraph. I won’t spoil it for you, but it’s a great way to look at things.
I really want to know what Shaq had to say about comics.
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