Tag: marvel
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X-Men: The Last Stand – A Movie Review
So the fanboys and the critics have been telling me that X-Men: The Last Stand is awful, yet the movie going audience has been flocking to this baby. Like the responsible movie fan I am, I had to see for myself. Read on for my spoilerific review of X-Men: The Last Stand… I have to…
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New Avengers: The Collective – A Graphic Novel Review
Brian Michael Bendis continues to spin out entertaining reads with his take on the Avengers. While characterization is a problem when using cornerstone characters, it is certainly fun to see all of our favorites working as a team. I’ve been a Bendis fan for a while and I enjoy his interpretation of the Avengers, especially…
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Spider-Man 3 – A Movie Review
(I’m almost sure there are no spoilers in this review, but read at your own risk.) From the get-go, I thought Spider-Man 3 looked a bit … crowded. I had no idea how they were going to incorporate new angles with Sandman, Venom, and Gwen Stacy, as well as follow up on logical story progressions…
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Ghost Rider – A Movie Review
I am all for movie studios going hog wild with comic book properties. Most of these characters have literally decades of stories to pull from, so the quality content is there. Most of them are visually stimulating because of the nature of their genre. And most of them, no matter how far down the echelon…
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – A Movie Review
There are some fanatical Fantastic Four comic book fans out there, and you’ll have to take into consideration that I’m not one of them. I always found them a little lame, and yes, I have been browbeaten on a regular basis by people trying to convince me of the errors of my ways. That said,…
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The Ultimates 2, Vol. 1: Gods and Monsters – A Graphic Novel Review
Basically an updated version of Marvel Comic’s classic Avengers lineup, The Ultimates is the closest comic book out there to a big budget action movie. The art is hands down astronomical. Bryan Hitch can draw anything and make it look both dynamic and realistic at the same moment. And Mark Millar (whom is often hit…
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