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Quick Anime Review: One Punch Man
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s just Saitama, and he’s bored. One Punch Man is an anime from the Fall 2015 cour based on a webcomic that turned into a manga. It’s a comedy superhero show that comes … Continue reading
Agent Carter Review
If you’re unfamiliar with the show Agent Carter, it’s a Marvel-based TV show that’s a sequel to the movie Captain America: The First Avenger and a prequel for the show Agents of SHIELD. It follows the eponymous Peggy Carter as she navigates the … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Reviews, Science Fiction, Superhero, Thriller
Tagged Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Captain America, Daredevil, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Legendary: Dark City Expansion
As fun as the base game of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game is, from the start there was always room for additions and improvements. Those upgrades have come in six expansions since Legendary’s creation in 2012, the most recent … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Angel, Apocalypse, Bishop, Blade, Board Game, Bribe, Cable, Colussus, Daredevil, Dark City, Domino, Elektra, Forge, Gaming, Ghost Rider, Hero, Iceman, Iron Fist, Jean Grey, Kingpin, Legendary, Marvel, Marvel Knight, Mastermind, Mephisto, Mr. Sinister, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Punisher, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, Stryfe, Superhero, Teleport, Upper Deck, Versatile, Villain, Wolverine, X-Force, x-men
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Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
If you’re looking for gifts for your avid gamer friends or family this Christmas, or just interested in adding something to your own collection of tabletop games, I can’t recommend a better choice than Upper Deck’s Legendary: Marvel. Legendary is … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Black Widow, Board Game, Captain America, Cyclops, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Emma Frost, Gambit, Gaming, Hawkeye, Hero, Hulk, Iron Man, Legendary, Loki, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mastermind, Nick Fury, Red Skull, Rogue, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, Spiderman, Storm, Superhero, TableTop, Thor, Upper Deck, Villain, Wolverine
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Captain America: Brother Against Brother
The United States Civil War is often described as being a conflict wherein brother fought brother. It’s a poetic description, but as accurate as only poetry can be. It is both literally and metaphorically true. Marvel Comics’ Civil War event, a … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Captain America: Civil War, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Civil War
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Review: Supergirl
My name is Kara Zor-el” … and she spent 5 years on an island. No, wait, that’s Oliver Queen. My, does Greg Berlanti love that opening. Anyway, a feeling of excitement and dread followed the announcement of a Supergirl show. The … Continue reading
A full Jessica Jones trailer? Really?
This is going to be creepy as Hell. …. Ahem. Anyway. Possible spoilers ahead — spoilers for the comics, anyway, not sure about the tv show. So, in Marvel Comics earlier this century, they had a Marvel “Max” line — mature … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, Marvel, television
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Jessica Jones is Not a Morning Person
We take a break from Pope Francis coverage (because you can be certain that that topic isn’t over just yet, even if it feels like it’s been done to death) to cover the other half of our blog title. https://youtu.be/eQ3s178GW0Q Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Jessica Jones, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix
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Agents of SHIELD or Agents of “Meh”?
I’ve had some issues with Marvel’s tv show Agents of SHIELD. Between my own blog and other blogs, it pissed me off so badly, I’ve blown about eight blog posts, and God only knows how many words on it. In the … Continue reading
Berlanti Updates: Flash, Arrow, Supergirl
There has been a lot of data dumped on the internet in the past week, not that we’re closing in on October — when most of network television comes back for a new season. The Flash, for one, has a … Continue reading
Batman Dies in Car Crash
No, that’s not the next strange DC Comics storyline involving the Caped Crusader. Lenny B. Robinson, who spent his time and money visiting sick children while dressed as Batman, died yesterday in a car accident in Maryland. You might remember … Continue reading
Constantine meets Arrow
This will be awesome. For those people who do not know (or have already forgotten) Constantine was a television variant of the DC Comics Hellblazer, starring one John Constantine, a sarcastic, sardonic, British … dealer in dark arts, more or less. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged Arrow, Constantine, DC, DC Comics, Greg Berlanti, John Constantine, Matt Ryan, NBC
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Karina Fabian returns to The Catholic Geek
http://player.cinchcast.com/?platformId=1&assetType=single&assetId=7819391 Check Out Books Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio Tonight was the long threatened episode where Karina Fabian return to The Catholic Geek to talk about the conclusion to her space opera trilogy, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Rants, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Dollhouse, fantastic four, Firefly, Karina Fabian, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, x-men
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Boycotting Marvel: A fisk
Comics Alliance and I have had a longstanding grudge. As in they print politically correct BS, and I ignore them without playing my preferred Deadly Sin card: Wrath. However, when someone directly asks me to have a crack at them, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Fisks, Superhero
Tagged Black Panther, Blade (Marvel), Boycotts, Captain Marvel, ChrisCross, Christopher Priest, Comics Alliance, Dwayne McDuffie, Feminism, Hercules (Marvel), Homosexuality, J. A. Micheline, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Marvel Ultimate Universe, Miles Morales, One More Day, Racism, Reginald Hudlin, Sad Puppies, Social Justice Warriors, Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man
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Sherlock, Flash, Arrow, and Ann Lewis on The Catholic Geek
https://player.cinchcast.com/?assettype=single&show_id=7786823&version=2.0&platformId=1 Check Out Books Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio Welcome my friends to another episode of The Catholic Geek. On this week’s episode, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Historical, History, Mystery, News, Superhero, Writing
Tagged Ann Margaret Lewis, DC Comics, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Ant-Man Review on Novel Ninja
I keep most of my stuff on reviews and writing over on my editing blog, Novel Ninja. However, I should really do more cross-linking. Ant-Man is a good place to start, since I know a lot of you are going to be … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Ant-Man, Family Friendly, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Novel Ninja
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The Pixar Hierarchy
Since they released their first feature film in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios has become a household name all but synonymous with quality. They have had a few missteps along the way, but on the whole you can count on Pixar … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged A Bug's Life, Brave, Cars, Film, Finding Nemo, Inc., Incredibles, Inside Out, Michael Giacchino, Monsters, Monsters University, Movies, Pete Docter, Pixar, Ratatouille, Toy Story, Up, WALL-E
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Suicide Squad Trailer Unveiled at Comic Con
So … what the bloody blue hell was that?
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged Amanda Waller, DC, Suicide Squad, Viola Davis, Will Smith, Wolverine
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BvS trailer released at Comic Con; Batfleck to Script own movie
I guess the first section to ask is: Why does it look like Kyra Segwick is in this film? Why, God? Why? Superman testifying before a Senate hearing? Batfleck shoehorned into the previous Superman film? You know, the film Man of Steel felt … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Rants, Superhero
Tagged Batman, Batman vs. Superman, Man of Steel
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Legends of DC
I still hate the title for this mid-season replacement show, but dang, it still looks so, so awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7LlmaFg0lw So, a few thoughts along the way.