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The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Batman v Superman, Gotham, Arrow, Hellboy III, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The […]

Deja Vu: Isn’t Ant-Man just Iron Man 2.0?

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Anghus Houvouras is getting deja vu from Marvel’s Ant-Man… Like many of you, I watched the trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man this week. I’ve been curious about the film every since Edgar Wright was first attached to the property. And I’ve been morbidly curious ever since he departed and was replaced by Peyton Reed. Because who […]

After the Endgame: Can Marvel Studios Do It Again?

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the MCU’s success to this point, and wonders whether they can repeat the formula again… So the dust has settled. A whole slow building 11 year phase of Marvel films (it’s had splits in among those, but everything stems all the way back to Tony Stark’s first outing). Attempting to […]

Introducing Marvel’s Age of Miracles

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Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s Age of Miracles… Last week’s Ant-Man teaser introduced worldwide audiences to the character of Scott Lang, a con-man who’s on his way to become part of something greater than himself. The character’s story arc greatly resembles that of Lang’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) colleague Tony Stark: both men are presented as […]

Why Margot Robbie is better than Pirates of the Caribbean

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Margot Robbie’s decision to set sail with a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and why it could lead her down a disappointing path… In the wake of a pandemic shut down throughout the world, the film industry took a major hit. Big theatrical releases pushed back, and film productions delayed. Even […]

Iron Man and the X-Men go Retro with new Marvel Legends Series figures from Hasbro

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As part of Hasbro Pulse Con 2022, Hasbro has unveiled a new wave of retro-inspired Marvel Legends Series six inch figures set to hit shelves in the coming months and featuring the X-Men characters Dark Phoenix, Longshot, Avalanche, Spiral, Multiple Man and Wolverine, as well as a Retro Iron Man; check them out here… Retro […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies By Director Influence

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Harri Knight-Davis ranks the MCU by level of director influence… The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a gigantic phenomenon. With its 29th film now in cinemas and seventh Disney+ show fast approaching, it can be easy to roll up to the next MCU instalment with the expectation of action-packed, comedy-filled bonanzas. However, behind every Marvel […]

Marvel launching new Invincible Iron Man series ahead of Tony Stark’s 60th anniversary

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In preparation for the character’s 60th anniversary in 2023, Marvel has announced that writer Gerry Duggan and artist Juan Frigeri will launch a brand new era for Tony Stark this November with the arrival of Invincible Iron Man #1. “It’s my privilege to try and follow Christopher Cantwell and his collaborators’ stellar run on Iron […]