Captain Marvel, the latest superhero film from Disney’s Marvel franchise, is bringing home the bacon — to the tune of a $455 million box office total for the weekend. The movie, Marvel’s first to be headlined exclusively by a female superhero, is off to the second largest global opening of any superhero movie behind Avengers: […]
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Bill Maher incurs the internet’s wrath after belittling Stan Lee and comic books
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Commentator Bill Maher disparaged Stan Lee, the seminal creator of iconic comic book superheroes like Spider-Man, The Hulk, and The Fantastic Four, in an unsolicited 293-word Saturday morning blog titled “Adulting.”
Twitter was quick to rebut Maher’s cultural musings after he mocked the late Lee’s widely-appreciated work, belittled millions of people who value comics, and broadly labeled comics as “stupid stuff.”
“I’m not saying we’ve necessarily gotten stupider,” Maher wrote, before adding, “The problem is, we’re using our smarts on stupid stuff.”
Distilling decades of comic book history, culture, and meaning down to a short, oversimplified opinion is naturally going provoke the ire of the public, especially those who possess a greater familiarity of both comics and Lee’s intellectual influence. Read more…
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View More Bill Maher incurs the internet’s wrath after belittling Stan Lee and comic booksJimmy Kimmel shares childhood drawing of late Stan Lee alongside dozens of stunning fan portraits
The death of Stan Lee, age 95, has been felt by many, but the loss has been particularly profound for the many fans-turned-artists who were inspired by Lee’s legendary career.
In the wake of Lee’s passing, as notes of honor and remembrance have flood…
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee is dead at 95
Stan Lee, creator of some of the most enduring characters and stories from Marvel Comics, has died at the age of 95.
The news is confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, following up on earlier confirmation, via Lee’s daughter, from TMZ. The earlier repo…
Marvel writer Chuck Wendig says he was fired for firing back at toxic fandom
Writer Chuck Wendig explained in a series of tweets that he has been fired by Marvel Comics from its Star Wars titles for “the negativity and vulgarity that [his] tweets bring,” referring to his Twitter responses to disgruntled Star Wars fans.
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ really let down the Children of Thanos
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Spoiler alert for Avengers: Infinity War
Cry all you want at the death-filled finale of Avengers: Infinity War. In truth, the movie’s most upsetting move was its treatment of the Children of Thanos.
Let’s put aside the comic book source that inspired the Mad Titan’s quartet of cronies for a moment. The beings we meet in the movie are cool characters unto themselves.
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Cull Obsidian, the big, Hulk-like alien with his hammer-whip-thing. Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, sci-fi staff-wielding acrobats that exude skill and menace in equal measures. Ebony Maw — creepy AF, hyper-intelligent, clearly the most sadistic member of the group. Read more…
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Thanos isn’t as lame as the MCU has made him seem
Thanos is kind of a joke, isn’t he?
Marvel’s been building up to the Mad Titan’s big, knockdown assault on the universe in Avengers: Infinity War for almost 10 years. But in all that time, across 18 movies, we’ve spent only a handful of minutes with …
‘Rise of the Black Panther’ writer Evan Narcisse shares his reading list
How is a character like Black Panther brought to life in 2018?
Marvel introduced the costumed alter-ego of Wakanda’s King T’Challa in 1966, and in the time since he’s been written and reshaped by a growing succession of writers. Now, in Marvel’s six-…
‘Black Panther’ writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will take on ‘Captain America’ next
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Captain America didn’t have such a great 2017, but his 2018 is off to a great start.
Ta-Nehisi Coates has already done incredible work with Marvel’s Black Panther comics, and now the journalist and author has revealed his next project: Captain America. His first issue — Captain America #1 — drops on July 4, 2018.
Coates discusses his new Marvel gig at length in a personal essay published by The Atlantic. He makes it clear he’s not leaving Black Panther behind, but the opportunity to also work on Cap was too exciting to resist. Read more…
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View More ‘Black Panther’ writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will take on ‘Captain America’ next‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ director talks podcasts and superheroes
Marvel is making its first move into scripted podcasting next month with the premiere of Wolverine: The Long Night, a 10-episode series that’s launching on Stitcher Premium. Ahead of the premiere, I had a chance to speak to director Brendan Baker about the challenges involved in bringing the famous mutant superhero from comics and film into audio. “That was one of the first… Read More
‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ is Marvel’s first scripted podcast
Having conquered just about every other form of media, Marvel’s getting into the scripted podcasting game. Launching in Spring of next year, ’Wolverine: The Long Night’ marks the comics-turned-multimedia company’s first foray into the space. The series kicks off with a 10-episode season, premiering on Sticher’s premium service, where it will be an exclusive until… Read More
‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ is Marvel’s first scripted podcast
Having conquered just about every other form of media, Marvel’s getting into the scripted podcasting game. Launching in Spring of next year, ’Wolverine: The Long Night’ marks the comics-turned-multimedia company’s first foray into the space. The series kicks off with a 10-episode season, premiering on Sticher’s premium service, where it will be an exclusive until… Read More