Anghus Houvouras grades the Marvel Cinematic and DC Extended Universes… There’s been a lot of discussion lately about fan bias towards movies from our experienced friends at Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. who have just started taking baby steps into an expanded cinematic universe. Critics, columnists, and editors find themselves in a precarious situation from […]
Are Movie Studios Ruining Shared Universes?
Ricky Church on whether movie studios are ruining shared universes… In the years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and its massive success at the box office has come a tidal wave of news that studios seek to emulate Marvel’s idea of a shared universe for their franchises. For some studios, namely Warner Bros. with […]
Marvel: Let’s Not Have The Avengers and The Defenders Team Up
Tony Black argues that Marvel should keep The Defenders out of Avengers: Infinity War… Beware spoilers for Captain America: Civil War… Unless you’ve been living under a very cosy rock these last couple of years, you’ll be aware that Marvel haven’t just given us a hugely successful cinematic universe based on their comic book legends, […]
Does It Hold Up? Avengers: Age of Ultron – One Year On
Tony Black revisits Avengers: Age of Ultron one year on to see how it holds up… One of my main outlets is podcasting, and recently I asked online if anyone would like to do a speculative episode of my film show in which we ‘fix’ a broken movie, discussing why it failed and how we […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Daredevil, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Force, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers, Infinity War, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The […]
Marvel Missteps: The problem with ‘Event Comic’ movies
Anghus Houvouras on the problem with Marvel’s ‘event comic’ movies… Finally, we get our first pristine footage of Captain America: Civil War. Arguably the second or third most anticipated geek film of 2016. The movie that finally gives Marvel fans what they’ve been waiting for: the watered down, truncated version of the acclaimed mini-series from […]
Comic Book Review – Uncanny Avengers #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Uncanny Avengers #1… When I first started reading comics, superhero team up comics were my jam. And I’m not just talking about the obvious titles like Justice League or The Avengers. I’m talking about those team up books that defied convention: the ones that weren’t just about the most powerful (and popular) superheroes […]
Is it time for a new Iron Man?
Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s time for a new Iron Man… Sometimes an actor is so perfectly suited for a role you can’t even imagine anyone else in the part. That was certainly the case when we first saw Robert Downey Jr. playing Tony Stark in Marvel’s Iron Man. He had the suave, debonair, devil-may-care […]
Deja Vu: Isn’t Ant-Man just Iron Man 2.0?
Anghus Houvouras is getting deja vu from Marvel’s Ant-Man… Like many of you, I watched the trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man this week. I’ve been curious about the film every since Edgar Wright was first attached to the property. And I’ve been morbidly curious ever since he departed and was replaced by Peyton Reed. Because who […]
Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters
Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters… You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I […]
