When you think about robots in a sci-fi movie, you are probably imagining the giant automaton that is hell bent on destroying the planet. Occasionally we get a comedic gem with a robot that acts completely out of character, like Marvin the depressed android. But in the Japanese drama 1,778 Stories of Me and My…
With their first foray into the world of Japanese animation, the X-men are feeling a bit trim. Not only has their team dwindled down to six active members, but they seem short on power. The thin cast seems customary in the anime world; popular shows like Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop usually only circulate three…
Italian Illustrator and painter Simone Bianchi is somewhat new to American comic books. He first appeared in 2005 doing cover work for DC comics, painting covers for both Green Lantern and Detective Comics. He really caught the attention of comics readers when he took on the full cover and interior duties of Jeph Loeb’s Wolverine:…
The Incredible Hulk represents the most conflicted of egos in comic books today, that is: he’s the most angry. And the madder he gets, the stronger he becomes. There have been four noteworthy film representations of the Hulk to date, and we are going to look at who wear the shredded purple pants best, ranking…
Number Six – The Green Arrow Oliver Queen first met his son Connor when he escaped to an ashram for spiritual cleansing. Ollie had just killed Hal Jordan to stop the Parallax entity from destroying the universe and needed some soul searching. Conner Hawke revealed that he was a love-child of Ollie’s former flame Moonday…
With the legalization of homosexual marriage in New York City, one character in Marvel comics is finally able to fulfill a dream. Northstar, a mutant on Marvel’s Alpha Flight and X-men teams will marry his partner Kyle Jinadu in Astonishing X-men #51 this month. Northstar has long been open about his sexuality and been able…
Walter Cronkite. Earnest Hemingway. Ron Burgundy. All great men have one thing in common: facial hair. At least that is what we are to believe based on the photos that have leaked for the upcoming Man of Steel movie. The first batch of images to hit the web have all shown Superman with a thick…
Every guy I’ve ever talked to has uttered the phrase that epitomizes male machismo and stupidity at the same time: “I can do that.” And usually they’re not far off the mark, even though “Should I do that?” might be the next logical step. With the upcoming finale to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy coming out…
This summer, we got the first in a line of fantasy franchised Legos. The Lord of the Rings themed Legos are not quite making the splash that the Star Wars sets did, but it has certainly opened the doors for more fantasy franchises to make their way onto the toy shelves. Lego has long been…
Heroclix is celebrating its tenth year in operation this summer. With a short hiatus followed by a change in ownership, the Wizkids game has seen some rough days. But thanks to the merger with NECA and expansion onto the web via Icarus Studios, Heroclix has become a mainstay in tabletop miniatures games. Heroclix is played…
Comics kill off characters all the time. And why not? It’s a good way to boost sales. It livens things up and gives new creative teams a chance to make their mark on the character (for better or for worse). The fallout from a character’s death can last for a few months or have effects…
With the new AVX (Avengers vs. X-men) storyline at Marvel, the comics publisher has also launched a new app. MARVEL AR is a free app available from the iTunes Store and Android Market; the AR stads for Augmented Reality. It works with your camera-enabled mobile devices to bring the comic book to life when…
