Anghus Houvouras on how Marvel and DC fan the flames to sell comics… The classic age of comics were called ‘The Golden Age’. Pretty much from the moment Superman showed up hurling an Edsel at criminals. The Silver Age was ushered in when DC created a brand new Flash passing the mantle to Barry Allen. […]
Chris Evans wants Captain America cameo in Spider-Man: Homecoming
During an interview with MTV, Chris Evans has revealed that he’s keen to reunite with his Captain America: Civil War co-stars Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. in next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming.“[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2] would be fun, wouldn’t it?” said Evans when asked where he’d like to see Captain America next popping up […]
Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters
Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters…You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I watched […]
Hail Hydra: Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value
Anghus Houvouras on Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value…Hail Hydra.Two words that broke the internet last month after writer Nick Spencer debuted his epic new arc on Captain America. The reveal on the final page seemed to imply that Captain America has been a deep cover agent for the heinous […]
Five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War
Anghus Houvouras with five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War…One of the many interesting stories that came tumbling out of the massive Sony hack was negotiations between Marvel and Sony to borrow Spider-Man for next year’s third Captain America film that will tackle the Civil War storyline. In the comic, Spider-Man […]
Chris Evans open to extending his Marvel contract after Avengers: Infinity War
Having signed a six film deal with Marvel Studios to play Captain America, Chris Evans will make his fifth appearance as Steve Rogers in next year’s Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War (or sixth, if you’re counting his cameo in Thor: The Dark World).After that, he’ll be returning to fulfil his contractual commitments alongside […]
The Captain America Movie You Haven’t Seen (And Probably Don’t Want To)
This week Neil Calloway looks at a forgotten Marvel comic book film from 1990… With the release next week of Captain America: Civil War, it’s time to look back when Marvel Films weren’t blockbuster event movies with bottomless budgets and huge all star casts. The 1990s were an odd time for superhero movies; the Batman […]
Civil War vs Dawn of Justice: One Film, One Theme, One Victor
Tony Black on Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… By now, you’ve probably seen both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War. If you haven’t, here be spoilers. If you have, has it dawned on you yet as it did me by the end of Civil […]
ABC to air Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years special
On December 20th 1940, Timely Comics and legendary creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America to the world, and ABC has announced that it will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Sentinel of Liberty with a one-hour special entitled Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, which will air before the season two premiere […]
Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie on whether they’d like to take over as Captain America
Poor Steve Rogers. Ever since he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been speculation about when Captain America is going to shuffle of this mortal coil and pass on the shield to his successor.Naturally, this has intensified now that both The Winter Soldier and Falcon are part of the MCU and Chris Evans is nearing […]
