“Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes” Stops in St. Louis This Week! Interview with “Rhino” Actor Zach Cooke
Right now Marvel is bigger than ever. With the successful cinematic universe, multiple television series, and – believe it or not – comic books, there’s no stopping them. Luckily fans everywhere are able to experience the action live and in person, in a unique experience called “Marvel Universe Live!” The show, comprised of 25 of […]
Marvel Announces New Marvel Now Titles, With Free “Catch Up” Digital Codes
Marvel has decided to release “All New” titles in their Marvel NOW initiative. There will be new titles launched as well as existing titles getting “.NOW” numbering (i.e. Avengers #24.NOW). The titles that are already ongoing will also feature a digital code that will give the reader a bunch of issues from that have already […]
Joss Whedon Says “No” to ‘Firefly’ Kickstarter…For Now.
With the success of the Veronica Mars Kickstarter project, we all knew it was coming. On the other day on the way to the show, me and another writer for ReviewSTL, discussed what other shows might try to come back with a Kickstarter. The first one that came to mind was Firefly. It has a […]
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2 Story by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja I try not to pick the same book two issues in a row, but dammit if Hawkeye isn’t awesome. It’s funny, it’s smart, it has heart, and in a world full of make believe heroes, Clint Barton […]
Comic News: Marvel NOW!
A few weeks ago, I posted some interesting news coming from Marvel – The House of Ideas was canceling a lot of major titles only to revamp them in the coming months. Well, the Marvel NOW! movement has begun. Marvel has announced a bunch of relaunched titles with all new creative teams. The most noteworthy […]
Comic Pick of the Week: Hawkeye #1
Pick of the Week: Hawkeye #1 Written by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja There are some weeks when it’s insanely hard to pick just one book to review. This was not one of the those weeks. Hands down, the best thing I read was Hawkeye #1. Hot off the heels of the mega smash The […]
DC Moving Forward With ‘Justice League’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ Films
The Avengers has dominated everything. Domestic box office numbers. Global box office numbers. Superhero films. Every film except for Titanic and Avatar. Of course this is good news for superhero genre fans like myself. I love costumed heroes with superpowers, and the success of The Avengers will result in studios wanting to cash in on […]
‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ Puts Invisibility Cloak on ‘Harry Potter,’ Beats Weekend Box Office Record by $30 Million
Holy Box Office Batman! Marvel’s The Avengers made $18.7 million from midnight shows across the US, beating out The Dark Knight for the number one spot in Superhero midnight shows. Then it went and blew away analysts’ predictions of a $172.5 million opening weekend and destroyed ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ with […]
Movie Review: ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner
Thank you, movie gods. If The Lucky One was my purgatory, The Avengers was my reward for my patience. By now, after the first five films set in the Marvel universe, it’s probably fair to say the fanbase has been whipped into a frenzy for this film. Each of the Avengers has had his own film (Iron Man’s […]