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George Romero Writing a Zombie Book for Marvel?

Posted: February 22, 2013 at 5:27 pm   /   Comic Books, Local

What does George Romero have planed for the Marvel Universe?

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The Long Box – Comic Book Casting: The Punisher

Posted: February 9, 2013 at 5:53 pm   /   Comic Books, Film, Local

The Punisher has been in what I like to call “movie jail”.   Despite three feature films, it has never found traction with audiences or critics.  In 1989, the first film starred Dolph Lundgren and went straight to video (never a good sign). The second was released in theaters in 2004 and starred Thomas Jane. […]

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Movie Review: ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Starring Jeremy Renner & Gemma Arrterton

Posted: January 25, 2013 at 12:31 am   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews

“Whatever You Do, Don’t Eat the Fucking Candy” I’m not going to lie, I had zero interest in seeing this movie.  It looked like a cheesy update to the classic fairy tale of Hansel & Gretel.  The trailers made the movie look like it was one bad joke and poorly choreographed action sequence after the next. […]

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The Long Box – Comic Reviews: Star Wars #1, Punk Rock Jesus #6, and Superior Spider-Man #1

Posted: January 13, 2013 at 5:37 pm   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

Welcome back True Believers! I hope everyone had a great start to 2013. The year should be pretty incredible for comic fans. We get a new Superman movie, the next chapter in the Marvel Studios film franchise with Iron Man 3, and we are going to get a a lot of new and fun things […]

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Comic Review: The Amazing Spider-Man #700 *SPOILERS*

Posted: January 2, 2013 at 1:08 am   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

This week saw the release of a comic that literally broke the internet. The Amazing Spider-Man #700 resulted in much fanfare and critical backlash. Issue 700 marks the end of The Amazing Spider-Man and leads directly into the MarvelNOW! launch of The Superior Spider-Man.  I’m warning you now, I’m going to be talking about the issue itself and spoiling the ending, […]

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Comic Book Reviews: Marvel NOW!

Posted: November 29, 2012 at 1:11 pm   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

The Marvel Now! relaunch is in full swing.  New creative teams and new titles have launched, and I have taken it upon myself to read almost all of the new titles (you can thank me later).  Notice that I said “RELAUNCH” and not “REBOOT”.  Rather than start all over with a new beginning, as DC has […]

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The Long Box: Comic Book Casting Call – Daredevil

Posted: November 8, 2012 at 10:29 am   /   Comic Books, Film, Local

Back in 2003, Fox acquired the rights to Daredevil during the initial surge of interest in comic based films.  The original cast was Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin, and Colin Farrell as Bullseye.  The movie opened to mixed reviews.  A sequel was discussed but never […]

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Comic Review: Superman: Earth One – Volume 2

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 2:22 am   /   Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books, Local

Comic Review: Superman: Earth One – Volume 2 Written by J. Michael Straczynski Art by Shane Davis                 Finally! I can write about a Superman book.  For anyone that knows me, I don’t hide that Superman is MY hero.  He was the first character I ever read, and […]

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The Longbox: Comic Book Casting: The Justice League

Posted: October 15, 2012 at 11:10 am   /   Comic Books, Film, Local

Superhero movies have taken over cinemas across the globe.  Marvel Studios hit the ground running with 2008’s Iron Man and culminated with the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, 2012’s The Avengers. Marvel has figured out the formula and shows no signs of slowing down.  With the exception of Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy, DC Comics has […]

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New trailers for “The Lone Ranger”, “Lords of Salem”, “Parker”, and “A Good Day to Die Hard”

Posted: October 5, 2012 at 8:19 pm   /   Film, Local

I know I’m the comic book guy, but there is more to me than a love of everything comics.  I also love the cinema.  Here’s a batch of new trailers that really get me excited.

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