Watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and fell in love with these two.
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Mantis and Drax
Posted in Fig Art, Movies, tagged drax, guardians of the galaxy, guardians of the galaxy vol 2, mantis, Marvel, Marvel Studios on June 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Logan & Laura
Posted in Fig Art, Movies, tagged Art, Drawing, fan art, laura, logan, Marvel, wolverine, x23 on March 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
‘Logan & Laura’
I watched Logan this weekend found it to be incredible. I grew up with Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. This farewell piece really tugged a heartstring or two or ten. So much that I sat down right after the theater and knocked this sucker out.
Daredevil is a Deliciously Dark Side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Posted in Television, tagged Books, comic books, daredevil, DC Comics, Marvel, netflix, television, TV on April 14, 2015| 9 Comments »
You’ve heard a great number of things from me that praise the DC television universe and the path they’re taking. I even somewhat criticized Marvel’s approach by having their connected universe holding them back from making big picture stories that truly affected the universes they were in. An example I used was that the DCTV universe can use Ras al Ghul, Solomon Grundy, and even Deathstroke, all of which are fairly big names in the DC fictional universe, without needing to hold back on waiting for a movie adaptation green light. I thought this was a weakness for Marvel’s TV universe, which until Daredevil was only affecting Agents of Shield and maybe Peggy Carter. A weakness that was defined for NOT having super powerful and well known villains or heroes compelling the story. Enter Daredevil.
Daredevil is a perfect way to counter this argument as he is the common man’s hero, which makes the television layout, budget, and story to be a perfect and believable medium of introduction. The televised layout is great here. We’re given time to truly see how disgusting Hell’s Kitchen is, not just hear how bad it is through character dialogue. There is a glorious amount of time given to the rest of the main cast, making each person earn a place in your memory. The pacing is great and mixes a great balance of origin story and intriguing conflict.
Overall I was very satisfied with Daredevil. As a primary DC reader, the Marvel Universe only goes as far as their cinematics, and it’s incredibly exciting not knowing what happens to what and who becomes who. Daredevil was just so well put together and fired so well on so many cylinders of entertainment. Being this pleased with this show even made me consider whether or not I would actually enjoy DCTV if I didn’t exactly know every little aspect and detail in their TV shows and mistake getting the reference for actual entertainment.
Below is a light-spoiler analysis of Daredevil and why I think its particularly effective at making it a great season 1.
My Thoughts on This Age of DCTV
Posted in Television, tagged ABC, agents of shield, Arrow, Batman v Superman, cbs, constantine, dc, flash, Fox, gotham, green arrow, krypton, Marvel, Marvel Studios, NBC, supergirl, television, titans, tnt, TV on December 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sometime in the last couple of weeks, I got to see The Flash and Green Arrow team up. There was playful banter, crossing of super hero teams, and clashes in physical and mental approaches to situations. In the big crossover event between CWs The Flash and Arrow, I got to see in live action what I’ve only seen in animated movies and comic books for DC characters. Marvel has been dominant with their franchise so far. They were first to get a team of heroes all on one screen to fight a larger threat and it was freaking awesome.
And I’m saying that as a DC fan. Since 2008, Marvel Studios has hammered down their connected universe and are even backed with Marvel movies from Fox and Sony. Even though not all of these movies are true cinematic gems, I still watched them, I probably enjoyed them, and then they all made lots of money.
So where’s DC in all of this? 2008 was the latest highpoint in the DC cinematic universe with the release of The Dark Knight. We got Green Lantern, The Dark Knight Rises, and Man of Steel, but let’s be honest, no one holds a close enough candle to say Avengers, Captain America 2, and more recently Guardians of the Galaxy. And comparitively, Marvel and the affiliated studios have been releasing up to three movies a year vs. Warner Bros./DC’s 1.
So all in all the cinematic candle won’t come close until 2016 when DC finally kicks off its connected cinematic universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And they still might not come close. But action stews further away from the silver screen. But what about the smaller screen candle?
DC has taken to television before. Besides animated favorites like Justice League, Teen Titans, and Young Justice, shows like Smallville, The Flash (1990), and Birds of Prey were somewhat popular. But now in this age of where superhero and comic book based media isn’t lame anymore, DC has really let their shows fly and their audiences with them.
Persuade Me to Keep Reading These 5 Comic Series
Posted in Books, tagged comic books, comics, dc, fables, hellboy, icon, Marvel, powers, the goon, vertigo on July 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Image owned by Dark Horse Comics
I’ve collected a large number of comics over the years. I primarily chose them based on recommendations I’ve read over the internet. Not all of them are immediate winners though and some series require a bit of stumbling before they hit their stride. My normal purchasing routine is buying the first volume of a series and if I legitimately enjoy them, I continue. I’ve taken some interest in some cult favorite series and purchased the first couple of volumes of each to test them out. Unfortunately today’s post is about five series that haven’t really kindled a fire underneath my stomach enough for me to continue the series. I’m asking you the reader to back up some of these series that you’ve hopefully read and persuade me to continue reading.
X-Men Reboots Itself for the 3rd or 4th time. And It’s Awesome. Days of Future Past Review
Posted in Movies, tagged comic books, comics, magneto, Marvel, wolverine, X Men, xavier on May 25, 2014| 1 Comment »
X-Men: Days of Future Past opened this last weekend, outdoing in my opinion every X-Men in sheer awesomeness [a very technical term]. For good reason too. Everything in Days of Future Past was enjoyable and the movie had it all. There was an engaging story with very real themes. There were incredible and unforgettable actions sequences. And it did something that very few franchises have done, which is successfully link a previous franchise with its reboot without feeling overly convoluted.
So we’re gonna get down to the meat here and discuss a lot of the awesome [and a few of the not as awesome] things with X-Men Days of Future Past.
Spoilers to Follow. If you haven’t watched, please do!
Some Words on Comic Book Collections
Posted in Books, tagged collection, Comic book, comic book collection, comic books, comics, dc, graphic novels, image, Marvel, vertigo on May 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Since starting my comic book collection nearly two years ago, I’ve been slowly building to this respectable size. Comic books can be a very personalized [and expensive] hobby, allowing individual readers to select and choose which stories to read in a pool of nearly infinite stories. In many ways, I like to think a comic book reader can be deeply characterized by their choices in their favorite comic books. After buying a range of comics from Batman to Fables to Y: The Last Man, I’ve learned that different stories are tailored to different peoples or even different moods. Violence lovers will enjoy Kick-Ass and Wanted, love story romantics will adore Saga, and EVERYONE will enjoy Batman stories.
Anyways, today’s post marks the beginning of summer’s make up posts for the first quarter of the year lacking updates and content. In today’s post, I share with you all my comic book collection as well as some things I’ve learned about being in the addictive comic book purchasing business. As usual, feel free to drop me recommendations and let me know what you guys think!
Hilarious .gifs of Deadpool at Comic Con
Posted in Character Profiles, tagged comic con, deadpool, Entertainment, funny, Marvel, san diego, yellow box on August 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Deadpool very well might be the internet’s favorite superhero. The self-aware hero not only sports rapid regeneration and super human strength, he has a killer sense of humor and a rather large mouth to relay it. I found this awesome collection of .gifs from a cosplayer who was Deadpool at the most recent Comic-con. The results are hilarious as he encounters a number of people from both his universe and others. Whether it ‘s refusing to be caught in a Pokeball, digging up a Diglet, encountering another Deadpool, or even whipping his hair back and forth, these Deadpool .gifs truly capture he essence and hilarity of Deadpool. Enjoy the large gallery below.
Avengers as Pokemon
Posted in Video Games, tagged Avengers, Captain America, Disney, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel, pokemon, tony stark on August 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Talented artist FerioWind combined two favorite pop culture worlds: Marvel and Pokemon. In each of these pictures, Avengers major players have been paired with fitting Pokemon. Thor and his electrics, Loki and his dark types, etc. etc. I particularly like the irony of Hulk’s Pokemon being the cuddliest. I suppose it calms him. I am a generation 1 + 2 man, so some of these don’t register with me, but combining Hawkeye and Pidgeot was a good call. Below I’ve compiled all their individual profiles with the addition of Agent Phil and others!
The Avengers is Very Punny
Posted in Movies, tagged Captain America, captions, funny, Hilarious, iron man 3, Joss Whedon, Marvel, puns, The Avengers on July 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I don’t know who came up with this, I highly doubt it’s originally done on SoMuchPun.com, as original content [dubbed OC by the internet] is so hard to claim these days. But you can’t deny how adorable and hilariously punny this image is. The poorly shopped glasses make it even better when the characters deliver their one-liners.
Morning Banana Oatmeal: The Iron Man Suit Anthology
Posted in Movies, tagged Iron Man, Marvel, Robert Downey Jr, The Avengers on June 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The set of Iron Man 3 has released some photos. It looks like it’s the first Marvel to be released after the craze of The Avengers. With one of their first released photos, we see Tony Stark looking upon the many suits he’s made during his trilogy [about to technically be a quadrilogy]. Yahoo! has compiled the back story and appearance of these seven suits in a neat gallery. Be sure to check out the link below.
Morning Banana Oatmeal: Tiny ScarJo
Posted in Articles, tagged Action Figure, Avengers, Banner, Black Widow, Collectible, Figurine, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, loki, Marvel, Thor on June 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
As a followup to one of my earlier posts concerning action figures from the Avengers movie, here is a tiny Black Widow action figure for you to drool over. Noticeably absent from the original cast of action figures, we now see that the figurine was definitely worth the wait. Lifelike to an extent, this collectible definitely belongs with the other celebrity look-a-like Avengers. Check out a gallery of photos from Kotaku in the link below.
Source: Black Widow Figurine
Morning Banana Oatmeal: Realistic Avenger’s Action Figures!
Posted in Articles, Movies, Television, tagged Action Figure, Avengers, Collectible, Collectibles, Comic book, Figures, Figurine, Marvel, The Avengers on May 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“Clench up, Legolas”
So, with the advent of the Avengers movie, surely a lot of swag will come along with it, but these realistic Avenger action figures might just leave you guessing as to whether or not the promo pictures were the actors or the figurines. Each costing over 200$ a piece, these collectors items aren’t cheap, with Tony Stark’s Mark VII Iron Man figurine being limited to a 3000 unit release. Assuming you’re into collecting, and have a lot of money to burn, check out the drawing on Kotaku’s article to enter yourself for the grand prize of four figurines (Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Captain America and Thor).
Source: Avenger’s Action Figures
The Avengers Social Network
Posted in Movies, tagged Avengers, facebook, Joss Whedon, Marvel on May 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Avengers is busy Hulk Smashing awards left and right, and the internet is voluntarily creating more and more buzz by creating these hilarious images. In this meme, we’ve taken the social medium Facebook and implanted it into the Avengers universe where it’s constantly used. There are clever jokes and japes that involve likes and the sort. But I’m sure you read the entire image before you read this paragraph so I’ll assume you’re not living under a rock to the point where you can enjoy it. HULK SMASH DAT ASS.
Morning Banana Oatmeal: The Avengers Final Fight Collateral
Posted in Movies, tagged collateral, loki, Marvel, The Avengers on May 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
If you’ve seen the Avengers, you’ll know that the level of destruction in the final fight was borderline Transformers levels of destruction where entire buildings were falling dozens of cars exploding every minutes. Some cost analysts actually figured out how much all the damage would actually cost and came up with a very large number: $160 billion dollars. The article compares this disaster to other disasters that occurred. Let’s just say that we don’t wanna be angering any alien forces anytime soon.
Tony Stark Snark and the CGI-Fest: The Avengers Review
Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged Black Widow, Captain America, Disney, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel, Nick Fury, Review, The Avengers, Thor on May 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
If there was ever a way to start off a very promising blockbuster summer, The Avengers was a proper way to do it. If there are any movie/Marvel skeptics out there, it takes a lot of stubborn ignorance to deny the marvel (Oh lulz I get it!) of what has been accomplished here. Starting in 2008 as a vague idea that may or may not form came a movie with so much star power and ambition that it was easy to dismiss this as an action-oriented ‘Valentine’s Day’ that had so many A-listers that each one would eventually be fighting for star power and screen time. Not only this, but there are 60 years of myth-lore and a rabid fan base that had to be dealt with for this movie to be successful.
It’s almost amazing how it all turned out. In 4 years, Marvel meticulously planned in each of their corresponding movies how they would set up this behemoth. Without these previous movies, character development of these famed heroes would be lost. So after countless infamous post-credit cut scenes in The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America, Joss Whedon delivered what was thought to be the impossible. A coherent, action-packed, well-written 2 and a half hour ride that perfectly balances its down to Earth heroes and deliciously evil villain despite an ambitiously star-studded cast. Slight spoilers.
Your 90’s Cartoon Nostalgia is Still Relevant
Posted in Movies, Television, tagged 90s, Avengers, Doug, invader zim, Marvel, nick toons, Nickelodeon, quail man, ren, stimpy on May 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Moviefone artists have creatively taken 90s Nicktoons and applied them to the upcoming Avengers. Above you’ll see representatives from Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life, Hey Arnold, and Doug. A creative notion that I wish I had come up with first. See these images in higher resolution as well as their standalone pictorals at Moviefone.
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