DC Quietly Builds a Universe
By Connor Risenhoover The spotlight is squarely on Marvel as its latest release, Ant-Man, is scoring well with critics and endearing itself to the audience. Marvel deserves to bask in the glow of this narrative […]
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The Superhero Landscape Is Expanding: Strap In
By Ethan Harmon The superhero genre is exploding, and the latest sequel to the Avengers franchise is only the beginning. Marvel has movies lined up to 2020 along with several Netflix series, DC is competing […]
Why do we love superheroes so much?
By Kelly Norman Why do superheroes like Thor and Captain America appeal to us? Maybe it’s the good looks that they are all blessed with or the power and strength that they have. Maybe […]
Darker Stories: Better or Overused?
By Ethan Harmon It seems that some movies, TV shows, comic books and other forms of entertainment are going for a darker tone. For example, if you look back at The Dark Knight Trilogy, much […]
Why Comic Books Matter
By Ethan Harmon In recent years, comic book characters have grown beyond pages and inks and have exploded on the silver screen, becoming a world-wide phenomenon. It is strange, though, for comics to suddenly have […]
The Curse of the Cape
By Gary Dowell Man of Steel opened last month, starring Henry Cavill as Superman. The careers of many of the actors who played the character in film and television have usually tanked afterwards, and some […]