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Ever since the Falcon & The Winter Soldier finale and the coinciding news that there was a Captain America 4 in the works, I have been thinking and theorizing about what something like that might entail. Being a 6 episode series as opposed to a 2 hour or so film, they had a lot more opportunities to explore a lot more
Read MoreAs we prepare ourselves for episode two of Disney+ What If…?, it feels that there is no proper way to say goodbye to the King of Wakanda (and our hearts) as fans prepare for one final ride alongside Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. The episode doesn’t even air until tomorrow, and just hearing his voice again in the trailer has already proved to
Read MoreEarlier this year, Netflix dipped its toes into the Grishaverse with the release of Shadow and Bone, Season 1. Based on the popular YA book series by Leigh Bardugo, the show is about a young woman mapmaker, Alina Starkov played by Jessie Mei Li, who is unexpectedly thrust into the world of magic* and has to help fix her war-torn land
Read MoreAs I’ve spoken about in a previous article, I mentioned that I was able to meet Kevin Conroy when I attended GalaxyCon. I had the very rare chance to talk to him for around 5 minutes or so. I truthfully was not expecting to have such an interaction with Mr. Conroy, as I wasn’t aware he was so interactive with his
Read MoreEpisode 1 of What If…? premiered just last Wednesday, and it’s already been revolutionary for Marvel Studios. Not only does the series mark the studio’s very first trek into animation, but it’s also the first of Marvel Studios’ projects to delve into the multiverse following Loki’s explosive season finale. However, the show’s premiere episode did lead to a lot of mixed
Read MoreOne thing comic book movie fans have subtly enjoyed throughout the years is music selected for entrances, montages or even fight sequences. After all, the opening scene to the entire MCM is Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in the ‘funvee’ with AC/DC’s iconic “Back in Black” blaring from a now antiquated CD/Tape player before a word is even uttered. The MCM
Read MoreIn Part One and Part Two of this ongoing series, Nathan Miller and I explored how the street level and global scene of the MCU are about to explode with Phase four and beyond. Those two subsections of the MCM have many connected threads that at times it felt almost impossible to untangle one from the other. Though in many ways
Read MoreHowever you feel about the movies in the DCEU, it’s pretty obvious the franchise was created to try to capitalize on the MCU’s model of success. Warner Bros. tried to rush the building of an interconnected DC universe, and it crashed and burned pretty quickly. While the DCEU branding has continued, things are a lot looser now; not every project based
Read MoreGhost Rider Nathan Miller, now over at Murphy’s Multiverse, recently connected some dots that our favorite hothead was headed to the MCU. It is unclear which Ghost Rider may be appearing, though Johnny Blaze may be a great place to start. For many people, when asked about Ghost Rider, Blaze’s flaming chain and classic motorcycle is the image that comes to
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