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Tag Archives: comics
Marvel character highlight #18: Jean Grey/Phoenix
Name: Jean Grey-Summers Affiliation: X-Men, X-Factor, The Twelve, X-Terminators, Phoenix Corps Special abilities: Omega-level telepathy; telekinesis; Phoenix Force, which grants the ability to travel unaided through space; psionically manipulate matter and any form of energy; create powerful “cosmic” fire; resurrect … Continue reading
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Tagged 3Q2014, comics, Cyclops, jean grey, marvel, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Phoenix, staff, Versus
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Property review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox, 2014 X-cellent return to form Set aside any preconceived notions you may have had at the announcement of a new X-Men film. We’ll wait because we know just how hard that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1980s, 3Q2014, comics, Days of Future Past, marvel, movie, property review, staff, X-Men
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Strip Talk #18: Days of Future Past isn’t a reality fast enough
It’s no secret that I favor Marvel over DC in the grand scheme of comic book things. I always have: I began watching X-Men: The Animated Series almost as soon as the show began airing, and I’m far more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Q2014, animated, column, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, Strip Talk, X-Men
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Marvel character highlight #17: Rogue
Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Salvagers, Lights, Advocates Squad, X-Treme X-Men, X.S.E., Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Rogue has the ability to absorb the talents, knowledge, memories, personality and abilities of a person that she comes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, 2Q2014, animated, character highlight, Comic, comics, Gambit, marvel, Mystique, Rogue, staff, X-Men
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Property review: X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment, 2006 X-cruciatingly bad x-ecution We get that the X-Men film properties reside in a different universe than the comic book version. And we have no problems suspending disbelief when asked. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Q2014, comics, Cyclops, film, Juggernaut, Magneto, marvel, movie, Professor X, property, property review, staff, Wolverine, X-Men
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Property review: Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 Columbia Pictures, 2007 Webcrawler stumbles a third time Let’s get something straight from the beginning: Tobey Maguire, in no way, failed the Spider-Man franchise. There’s plenty of blame to go around outside of the cast of the once-juggernaut … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2014, comics, marvel, movie, property review, Spider-Man, staff
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Top 5 on The Strip: Marvel supers edition
Cable, “Time Flip” Cable is game-breaking. Cable is top tier. Cable is one of the few characters that can counteract himself in the game’s tier rankings. So, when his least usable super is shouted, you’re probably going to be shocked … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2014, Blackheart, cable, Capcom, comics, Dreamcast, fighting game, Iron Man, marvel, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Rogue, Sega, Spiral, staff, super moves, Top 5
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Strip Talk #17: When the X-Men ruled the weekend
I grew up in a household where Saturdays were prized affairs of laziness and doing absolutely as little as possible. Mostly, we sat around reading romance novels (my mom), playing cards or board games or doing a little housework well … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2014, animated, column, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, Strip Talk, X-Men
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Marvel Character Highlight #15: Storm
Name: Ororo Munroe Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Lady Liberators, Morlocks, Hellfire Club, The Twelve Special abilities: Weather-natured sorcery. Storm is capable of complete control over the weather and all aspects dealing with the environment within the atmosphere over a … Continue reading
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Tagged 4Q2013, Comic, comics, marvel, marvel character highlight, storm, X-Men
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Strip Talk #16: Too many villains plague some comic films
Nearly every year that I’ve been alive and conscious enough to know what’s going on in the world, there’s been a comic book movie released. And I take great pride in having seen the majority of the offerings out there. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4Q2013, batman, column, comics, dc, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, movie, Spider-Man, Strip Talk, Venom, villains
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