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Top 5 on The Strip: WTF lines from Ultimate Avengers

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Administrator

BY JAMIE MOSLEY/Gaming Insurrection Is there anything better than watching your favorite superheroes using their superpowers to save the world from certain doom? The answer: Yes, listening to those same superheroes deliver some of the best and memorable lines you … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #09: Let’s end the bashing of direct comic book films

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Administrator

I don’t know where the inclination to bash a direct comic book movie has come from in recent years, but it honestly needs to stop. I don’t know about the various movie critics out there, but I love a good … Continue reading →

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Marvel character highlight #08: Marrow

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Administrator

NAME: Sarah; last name may be Rushman AFFILIATION: Morlocks; Weapon X, X-Men, Gene Nation, S.H.I.E.L.D. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Rapidly re-grow the protruding bone spurs that protrude from her body, and which she uses as weapons. She also possesses two hearts and … Continue reading →

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Top 5 on The Strip: Unknown black superheroes

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Administrator

By Jamie Mosley, Gaming Insurrection This quarter, I would like to pay tribute to those superheroes who usually do their jobs with little fanfare or fame. Of course, all superheroes, receive fame. But these heroes are the ones you don’t … Continue reading →

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Top 5 list: Worst comic book movies

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Administrator

Chances are, if you’re comic book fanatics like we are at Gaming Insurrection, you’ve seen one of the movies on this list. If you soak up overacting, tired drama and nonsensical plots with hamfisted writing, you’ve seen everything on this … Continue reading →

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Marvel character highlight #07: Magneto

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Administrator

Name: Unrevealed; uses the name Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Affiliations: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Charles Xavier, the X-Men, the New Mutants Special abilities: Ability to manipulate magnetism and all forms of electromagnetic energy Background: Little is known about the origins of … Continue reading →

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Animated property review: X-Men The Animated Series

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Administrator

X-Men the Animated Series Vol. 1  |  Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009 X-Men origins told correctly If there ever was a quintessential property in the 1990s of comic book origin, it’s X-Men the Animated Series. The Fox staple in the … Continue reading →

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Strip Talk #07: What makes up heroes or villains?

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Administrator

I’ve often wondered what makes a character a hero or a villain in comics. What makes a character “good” and another “bad”? How does the writer who creates the characters sit down and decide “I’m going to make this person … Continue reading →

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Marvel character highlight #06: Rogue

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Administrator

Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Absorbs — sometimes permanently — the life force and psyche of an individual that she touches with skin-to-skin contact. With absorption from mutants, Rogue can temporarily or permanently use … Continue reading →

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Marvel character highlight #05: Colossus

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Administrator

Name: Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin Affiliation: X-Men, Excalibur, Acolytes Special abilities: Covers his entire body in an organic metal outer shell that renders him impervious to most damage. While in his transformed state, he has superhuman strength and endurance. Background: Piotr … Continue reading →

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