Category Archives: comic books

‘Avengers 2′ update: Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch planned

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

So this is happening. Joss Whedon, after having referred to wanting to add a “brother-sister” team to the mix in “The Avengers 2″ or whatever the sequel will be called when it’s released in 2015, confirmed this week he was … Continue reading →

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First look: The Falcon from ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

We’re seeing more and more from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” now that filming has begun. Here’s Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, also known as The Falcon, Captain America’s modern-day partner. Here’s how the duo looked in the comics. It’s … Continue reading →

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‘Iron Man 3′ spoiler? Really, don’t read on …

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Not very many days ago I wrote that I don’t want to know more about “Iron Man 3.” It was a lie and I am a damn dirty liar. So today the Interwebs are lit up with reports from early … Continue reading →

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Hoping for the best from ‘Man of Steel’

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Superman is a test that many movie- and TV-makers don’t quite pass. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and continually published and re-printed since Action Comics No. 1 hit the stands in early 1938 – 75 years ago – … Continue reading →

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Carmine Infantino RIP

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

So sad to note, in the wake of the passing of Roger Ebert, the death at age 87 of classic comic book artist and editor Carmine Infantino. As an artist from the 1940s on, Infantino left an indelible mark on … Continue reading →

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Marvel Phase 2 concept art: ‘Cap,’ ‘Guardians’

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Yes, it doesn’t take much more than a couple of cool paintings to make us happy. The Internets were downright jovial today with the release – maybe officially, maybe unofficially, maybe associated with the big box set of Marvel Phase … Continue reading →

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Hardcover heroes: Comic book novels

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

There’s a surprisingly long history of comic book superheroes appearing in novels, either hardcover or paperback. Some of us have shelves lined with prose treatments of our favorite heroes. Having just read “Wayne of Gotham,” a recent novel by Tracy … Continue reading →

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Images of my childhood: ‘Keep on Truckin’ poster

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

How many bedroom walls were adorned by Robert Crumbs’ “Keep on Truckin’” poster in the 1960s and 1970s? All of the bedroom walls. At least in my world. Crumb, of course, was the artist better known as “R. Crumb” who … Continue reading →

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Cool Mandarin poster for ‘Iron Man 3′

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

So Marvel has been releasing these character posters for “Iron Man 3.” The ones for Don Cheadle as Rhodey and Guy Pierce as a baddie are fine. But this one … this is cool. At the top here is Ben … Continue reading →

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Jack Kirby and the ‘Argo’ connection

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

I didn’t want to get too far away from the subject of “Argo” without mentioning the connection between the movie and comic book legend Jack Kirby, the artist who, along with Stan Lee, created some of the greatest Marvel Comics … Continue reading →

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