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CW’s DCTV Bring the Guest Stars
Walk with me through the amount of guests we’re going to have all over the DC universe on CW this season. First … Enter Sharon Leal as M’gann M’orzz, “Miss Martian,” from Geoff Johns’s run on Teen Titans, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl
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Flashpoint Impact
If you’ve seen the end of The Flash season 2, you know that Barry Allen went back in time to save his mother from being murdered. If you haven’t seen it, too late.
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Review: Daredevil Season 2
While I know that Daredevil, season 2 came out in March, better late than never. To be honest, I’m not entirely certain what to make of this season, and perhaps you’ll see why by the end. The season was strange, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Daredevil, Elektra, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix, Punisher, television
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Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 2 Expansion
The dimension-spanning Secret Wars story, introduced into Legendary with a big box expansion in the summer of 2015, continues in Legendary’s sixth expansion, released in December of the same year. However, while Secret Wars, Volume 2 may be a sequel … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged '92, agent, alligator, ambition, ambush, Arkon, Attack, Avengers, Beast, Black Swan, bystander, Cabal, Captain America, Captain Britain, charge, circle, City, Colossus, Common, copycat, Corvus, Cyclops, Deadpool, Deck, Devil Dinosaur, dimension, Dr. Strange, Elsa Bloodstone, escape, fight, Glaive, Guardian, henchmen, Hero, Hyperion, Illuminati, infected, Jean Grey, k'un-lun, keyword, Khonshu, kung-fu, Legendary, magma, Marvel, Mastermind, metropolis, monster, patrol, phoenix, Punisher, rampage, Rare, Recruit, resurrection, Ruby Summers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, secret wars, Shang-Chi, Shiklah, silk, sinister, soulsword, spectrum, Spider Friends, spider-gwen, Spider-Queen, Spiderman, Strike, superpower, Teleport, trapper, Uncommon, undercover, Upper Deck, utopolis, venom, victory, Villain, Wall-Crawl, x-men, Zheng Zhu
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SDCC Unveils Marvel Netflix Shows
San Diego Comic Con is here, and Marvel is coming out guns a blazing. To start with, Luke Cage, coming out on September 30th. Yes, much like Jessica Jones, Luke Cage seems to be a hero who doesn’t want the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Comic Con, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, Punisher, The Defenders
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News from the Berlantiverse
The Flash has a new costume joining the show. Kid Flash… even though the actor they have really isn’t a kid anymore, but let’s ignore that. That costume is awesome, though.
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Arrow, Flash, Greg Berlanti, Supergirl, Superhero, television
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Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 1 Expansion
In the latter half of 2015, Marvel Comics ran a major series of stories affecting their entire superhero universe. It involved the various parallel dimensions and alternate universes colliding: two universes go in, only one comes out! Two teams – … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged ambition, ambush, annihilation, Attack, Avengers, banker, Black Bolt, Black Panther, Bribe, bystander, Cabal, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Card, class, covert, Dark City, deadlands, dimension, Doctor Strange, escape, fight, Game, goblin, henchmen, Hero, Hulk, Illuminati, instincts, Iron Man, Kitty Pryde, limbo, Logan, M.O.D.O.K., Madelyne Pryor, Magik, Manhattan, Marvel, Master Strike, Mastermind, Maximus, multiclass, Namor, Nimrod, Proxima Midnight, queen, rampage, range, Recruit, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, secret wars, sentinel, sidekick, Spider Friends, Spiderman, strength, superior, tech, Teleport, Thanos, Thor, ultimate, Upper Deck, Villain, Wasp, Wasteland, x-men, zombie
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Captain America, Nazi
No, that’s not click bait. That’s Marvel’s latest move. They’re making Steve Rogers, Captain America since 1941, into an agent of Hydra, the Nazi organization of the Red Skull. Now, I know what you’re thinking. If you read comic books, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Rants, Superhero, Writing
Tagged Captain America, Declan Finn, Falcon, Hydra, John C. Wright, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Nazi, Nazis, Superhero
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AKA Avengers 3: Civil War: A Spoiler-free Review
“Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree and say, ‘No, you move.’” –Sharon Carter When stated in the film, this quote seemed to state one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain America, Captain America: Civil War, Civil War, Iron Man, Marvel, The Avengers
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Novel Ninja Review of Captain America: Civil War
If you’re looking for a review of the latest MCU movie, I have one up at my writing/editing blog, Novel Ninja. I tend to do most of my reviews over there, but I don’t always link to them here. The other … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Captain America: Civil War, Family Friendly, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy Expansion
As a tie-in to the Guardians of the Galaxy film of 2014, Upper Deck introduced the third “small box” expansion for Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game (the game’s fourth expansion overall, following Dark City, Fantastic Four, and Paint the Town … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged Artifact, Attack, Building, Card, Common, Cosmic, Cost, Deck, Drax the Destroyer, Galaxy, Game, Gamora, Gem, Groot, Guardian, Hero, Infinity, Kree, Legendary, Marvel, Mastermind, Rare, Recruit, Rocket Raccoon, Ronan the Accuser, Scheme, Shard, Star, Star-Lord, Strike, Supreme Intelligence, Thanos, Uncommon, Villain, Wound
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A Review of Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Is there anything in Marvel’s Jessica Jones that’s worth watching? Yes, but bring a shovel, because you’ll have to dig for it. Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Declan Finn, Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, television
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Superheroes, Vigilantism, and Morality
A lot of ink has been spilled, and far more photons emitted, over the question of why superhero fiction has become so popular. It’s not just a recent thing, though it might seem like it; the recent rise in popularity is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Superhero, The Church
Tagged Batman vs. Superman, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Deadpool, Fairy Tale, Hero, Morality, Principle of Double-Effect, Superhero, Villain
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Agents of SHIELD renewed
The only question is … why is it renewed? In case you haven’t heard, I’m quite, quite done with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Period. If you ditched this series to the curb by now, know that (with Fox holding the license to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Civil War, television
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Legendary: Paint the Town Red Expansion
In the base game set of Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game, Upper Deck established a core group of well-known and beloved heroes to take on equally recognizable villains. One such hero was Spiderman, arguably the most famous hero of Marvel … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Attack, Black Cat, Card, Carnage, City, Feast, Game, Hero, Kraven, Legendary, Marvel, Master Strike, Mastermind, Moon Knight, Mysterio, Recruit, Rooftops, Sandman, Scarlet, Spider, Spiderman, Spiderwoman, Symbiote, Upper Deck, Villain, Wall-Crawl
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Legendary: Fantastic Four Expansion
It’s been a while since we looked at the wonderful world of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game, far longer than I intended, but the time has come to return to this universe of heroes and villains! When last we left … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Attack, Ben Grimm, Board Game, Burrow, City, Cosmic, fantastic four, Focus, Galactus, Gaming, Herald, Hero, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Legendary, Marvel, Master Strike, Mastermind, Mole Man, Mr. Fantastic, Recruit, Scheme, Silver Surfer, Storm, Street, Subterranea, Thing, Threat, Upper Deck, Villain
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The Catholic Geek Review of Deadpool
I did not plan on seeing Deadpool this weekend. I did not plan on seeing Deadpool next weekend, or the weekend after that, or basically any time. I’ve rarely enjoyed a moment of one of his appearances in print or cartoon. I … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fiction, Reviews, Superhero, The Church
Tagged Deadpool, Fox Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Morality, Nudity, Violence, x-men
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New Luke Cage Trailer
I apparently have timing. I finally review Daredevil Season 2, and then the new Luke Cage Trailer comes out. Pardon me, but I have to say this…. Ahem…. I AM POWER MAN! [Cue Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”]