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Up Up and Pret-a-Porter: Why are superhero movie costume designs so boring?

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Anghus Houvourus on superhero movie costumes… Be warned: This is going to be some epic level nitpicking right here. By now my laundry list of complaints about the Marvel Cinematic Universe are well known. It’s safe to say that I may be the most vocal critic of the Marvel movies in terms of consistency and […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie and […]

Comic Book Preview – Avengers #26

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Avengers #26 is out this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue below courtesy of Marvel Comics… A PREHISTORIC SAVAGE… WITH THE POWER OF THE STARS! Legendary artist Dale Keown (The Incredible Hulk) is here to unleash the secret, savage origin of the biggest, nastiest, most cosmically-powered caveman who ever […]

Avengers: Infinity War – An accumulation, or continuation?

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Pim Razenberg on whether Avengers: Infinity War will be an accumulation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or a continuation… We’re well into 2015 and Avengers: Age of Ultron is firmly knocking on our doors. The superhero ensemble movie will pick up the threads from Marvel Studios’ previous Phase Two instalments, and, looking at the studio’s […]

Marvel reimagines its heroes with 2020 Variant covers

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In just a few short months, 2020 will be upon us and Marvel will launch an event that’s been decades in the making in Iron Man 2020. To celebrate the landmark story, the publisher has announced a series of 2020 Variant covers, reimagining our favorite Marvel characters for the not so distant future! Check out […]

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes battle Cosmic Ghost Rider in preview of Avengers #24

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‘Challenge of the Ghost Riders’ continues in Avengers #24 this week as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes find themselves battling Cosmic Ghost Rider; check out a preview of the issue here… If the Avengers thought one Ghost Rider was tough to deal with, wait’ll they see how many Spirits of Vengeance have just been unleashed by the […]

Kevin Feige says Marvel already knows who will be on the next Avengers team

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Head of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, says that they already know who will be a part of the next Avengers team. There has been plenty of news breaking in recent days about the future of the MCU, mostly about Phase Four and all the different films we can look forward to seeing. While there has […]