If you look back on the original X-Men movie now, it does seem fairly dated. And the thing is now almost 25 years old, so that’s not totally shocking. At the time, it looked cutting-edge and almost daring in its willingness to throw a Marvel comic up on the screen. Compared with modern superhero movies now, though, it … Read more
The Star Wars High Republic timeline has been put into the spotlight with the live-action The Acolyte on Disney Plus. This is the first time a major Star Wars series has been set during this time period, but fans know that this is hardly the first time that the franchise has delved into the era. … Read more
The history of superhero comics truly begins with 1938’s Action Comics #1. And the history of superhero movies truly begins with Superman, who starred in the first-ever feature film adapted from a DC Comic in 1951 and then returned to theaters in the movie that revolutionized the way the world looked at these stories, 1978’s Superman. Today, Marvel is … Read more
Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, and the rest are back! Netflix is releasing a new movie about The Archies. While there’s all of the normal drama you’ve come to expect from this crew in Riverdale, there’s a bigger, more pressing issue in town. While all of the kids are busy … Read more
The Marvel Comics app is about to Blip out of existence. The company announced today that the app (which was operated by Comixology) will shut down on June 2. Users will no longer be able to purchase comics through the app starting on May 2. That’s just two weeks away. In an email to customers, … Read more
Comic books are the product of so many different people and collaborations — writers, artists, inkers, letterers, colorists, editors, executives — and they have to be produced under an incredible time crunch. Every month (or sometimes multiple times every month) a new issue is due out in stores. Fans expect their fix every single Wednesdays, … Read more
Multiple different DC Comics trade paperbacks are being reprinted ahead of the DCU’s cinematic relaunch, Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. Several relevant comics that line up with the upcoming projects that James Gunn announced as part of Chapter One are being reprinted. This lines up with Gunn’s tweet in February about more copies of these … Read more