Fox’s Fantastic Four hit theaters last Friday and promptly fell apart. After being savaged by reviewers prior to release, Fox somehow managed to alienate comic book geeks, casual moviegoers, and the director, leading to a stunning weekend take far below expectations.
With the prospect of a sequel or shared universe now almost officially dead, what’s next for Marvel’s First Family? Continue reading
The past few days have consumed the comic book movie internet with thinkpieces on Black Widow’s role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the recently released Avengers – Age of Ultron. Her depiction in the film has raised a lot of hackles, and as as close to an expert as you can be on superhero movies, I thought I’d add my two cents. Continue reading
Note: This is a reprint from 2011, but cartoons are always happy. Continue reading
The current run of big screen adaptations of comic book characters can be traced directly back to Richard Donner’s 1978 film Superman. Since then, we’ve had five more Superman movies, seven Batman movies, a Green Lantern movie, four Spider-Man movies, two Fantastic Four movies, five X-Men movies, three Iron Man movies, a Thor movie, a Captain America movie, and a movie with Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. This week, Thor: The Dark World, the sequel to 2011’s Thor, hits theaters, and next summer we’re getting X-Men Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
What do all of these movies have in common, besides being big budget superhero movies? The titular characters are all white men. In the case of Superman, Thor, and Captain America, they’re the whitest and manliest of white men. Continue reading
There few movies that have been as anticipated as Warner Brothers’ reboot of the Superman movie franchise. A lot is riding on “Man of Steel,” especially after the somewhat disappointing 2006 “Superman Returns,” including the future of a “Justice League” movie that could rival Marvel’s “The Avengers.” In short, “Man of Steel” is an exciting, yet thoughtful movie that succeeds both as a summer popcorn movie and a treatment of one of the most venerable figures in American popular culture.
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Over the past several years, fans of Marvel Comics characters have been truly blessed. After years of nothing but Batman and Superman movies, Marvel has firmly staked its claim as the king of the box office. Unfortunately, all that success has come with a price, and the big studios that own the rights to various Marvel characters are gearing up for a turf war that may prevent some of the biggest characters in the Marvel universe from ever appearing on screen together. Continue reading
Howdy readers! Some of you will go see Cowboys & Aliens while an unfortunate few will get dragged off to see the Smurfs by your children or a nostalgic and soon-to-be ex. Some of you might be at home sorting your Whale’s Vagina Comic Con swag into the “Keeper” and “eBay” piles. Some of you might even be deciding whether it’s classier to drink Scotch or Wine while playing Team Fortress 2 (the answer is Scotch, btw). Whatever you do this weekend, one thing is for certain: You need nerdy news.
Guess what? I have nerdy news. This week, Madden 12 gives you a 2nd chance, Martin Luther rears his ugly head, Dinosaurs are everywhere and another boardgame gets a movie in this week’s Nerd News Roundup!
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Well hello there my droogs. As promised, and because you’ve been such good little nerds and nerdettes, I’ve collected up bits and pieces of news that came out of Comicon this weekend. But wait, there’s more! I couldn’t just start up a weekend edition that was more of the same great article you receive during the week. What fun would that be? So, let’s give a hearty NNR welcome to the brand new TV section! Considering all the sci-fi and fantasy programming hitting the airwaves this fall, it only makes sense. This weekend, Snow White gets serious, The Man In Black voices his concerns, Cable isn’t dead and a horror icon returns in this special Weekend Edition of the Nerd News Roundup!
