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Tag Archives: comics
Property review: Black Panther
Black, powerful,beautiful Seeing your people represented on the silver screen when you are a person of color means quite a bit. Seeing them do important things and be decent human beings means quite a bit more. Seeing them as royalty … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Q2019, Black Panther, comics, marvel, property review, staff
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Strip Talk #25: Black Panther film is needed, necessary now
Needed. Necessary. Now. Black Panther’s release was all of this and more in a time when melanated super heroes on the big screen are far and few in between. Why was the ensemble tale so necessary? While little children can … Continue reading
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Tagged 3Q2018, Black Panther, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, Strip Talk
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Property review: 300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros., 2014 300: Rise of an Empire late but bold enough to make impact The first movie in the possible pantheon of tales about the valiant Spartans who died at the Battle of Thermopylae … Continue reading
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Tagged 300, 300 Rise of an Empire, 3Q2018, comics, property review, Warner Bros.
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Marvel character highlight #23: Pyslocke
Name: Elizabeth Braddock Alias: Betsy, Betts, Kwannon, Lady Mandarin, Captain Britain, Lady Briton, Death Affiliation: X-Men, Captain Britain Corps, X-Force, S.T.R.I.K.E., Extinction Team, the Mandarin, Sisterhood of Mutants, Exiles, Hand, Hellfire Club, Horsemen of the Apocalypse, X.S.E. Special abilities: Psylocke … Continue reading
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Tagged 3Q2018, character highlight, comics, marvel, Psylocke, staff, X-Men
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Top 5 on The Strip: Batman versions
1. Batman (Earth Two version): This version of Bruce Wayne settles down with Selina Kyle and has a daughter, Helena Wayne, who becomes Huntress. Eventually, Bruce becomes police commissioner. After a one last adventure as Batman, he is killed in … Continue reading
Top 5 on The Strip: Best X-Men arcs
1. God Loves, Man Kills The mutant struggle against one of the X-Men’s most human protagonists is a tragic tale of self hate and bigotry. It’s easily one of the most sorrowful tales of the lengths homosapiens will go to … Continue reading
Top 5 on The Strip: Comic book roles with multiple actors
1. Batman The Dark Knight has long been a friend of the big and small screen. Five actors have stepped into the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman: Adam West in the 1966 television show, Michael Keaton in 1989’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2015, batman, comics, dc, marvel, Spider-Man, staff, Superman, the hulk, The Joker, Top 5
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Strip Talk #21: Don’t let outside opinion sway your film loves
Listen, there comes a time in the entertainment business that things (i.e. songs, movies, art) will be remade. And we will have to live with it. Just because something is a classic, that doesn’t mean it’s sacred and off limits. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2015, batman, Ben Affleck, column, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, Michael Keaton, reboots, Strip Talk
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Marvel character highlight #19: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
Name: Steve Rogers Affiliation: Formerly the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers Unity Division, Illuminati, Invaders, U.S. Army, Secret Avengers, Captain America Corps, Secret Avengers, New Avengers Special abilities: Enhanced speed, agility, reflexes, healing and stamina comparable to a man at the apex … Continue reading
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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