Tag Archives: MCU

Property Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Marvel Studios, 2020 Shang-Chi rings in new standard Perfectly imperfect. That’s what Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings represents. Yes, it’s formulaic and yes, it’s a by-the-numbers origin story at … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #41: You can never have too many Captain America T-shirts

It really began with Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It was 2014 and my favorite Marvel movie had just been released in theaters when I found a Captain America shield shirt at Old Navy. Old Navy, my first retailer credit … Continue reading

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Marvel Character Highlight #39: Deadpool

Name: Deadpool Alias: Wade Wilson, Merc with a Mouth, Ninja Spider-Man, Deady-Pool Affiliation: Avengers Unity Division, X-Force, War Avengers, Get Some Press, Hydra’s Avengers, Magneto’s super-villain group, Red Hulk’s Thunderbolts, Deadpool Corps, S.H.I.E.L.D., Code Red, Initiative operative, Six Pack, Agency … Continue reading

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Property Review: Thor (2011)

Thor Marvel Studios, 2011 Thor’s initial outing lightning in a bottle for Marvel superhero Thor has always been a fan favorite in Marvel circles. Whether it’s the pseudo-Shakespearean vibes of Asgard or Thor and Loki’s relationship, there’s something about Thor … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #35: Firings, new hires at root of DC’s bad plans

You know how you buy something and immediately have buyer’s remorse? Yeah, it’s beginning to look a lot like that over in WB land. It never fails that just when we praise WB/DC for getting it together, they immediately turn … Continue reading

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Marvel Character Highlight #33: Black Panther

Name: T’Challa Alias: Alley Cat, Black Leopard, Catman, the Client, Coal Tiger, Damisa-Sarki (the Panther), the Great Cat, Haramu-Fal (Wakandan for “Orphan King”), King of the Avengers, King of the Dead, Luke Charles, Mr. Okonkwo, Orphan-King, Panther, Panther-Devil, Panther King, … Continue reading

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Property Review: WandaVision

The art of grief and coping is on full display in wacky WandaVision What would you do if the love of your life died? Wanda Maximoff tells us a tale of the lengths one would go in their loss and … Continue reading

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Property Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

First Avenger Assembled Around these parts, we are known Marvel enthusiasts. So, it was a big surprise that while we’d seen all the majority of the MCU offerings, we hadn’t seen Cap’s origin. We love Cap from the end of … Continue reading

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Property Review: Iron Man

The first coming of Tony Stark is one of the best MCU origin stories Iron Man Marvel Studios, 2008 The one that started them all. The metaphorical start of Robert Downey Jr.’s comic book-like redemption arc. The birthplace of the … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #29: We have lost our beloved king and so we mourn

We lost him. Somewhere in that unrelatable ethos of the beyond, Chadwick Boseman is forming that megawatt electric grin. He’s looking down on his legacy and seeing the millions that mourn him. He’s seeing the tributes and the outpouring of … Continue reading

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