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Property Review: Black Adam

Black Adam Warner Bros. Pictures, 2022 The Rock rolls as antihero There is nothing more impactful in comics than the “waking the sleeping giant and now you’ve made him mad” trope. Each company has something like this in its repertoire, … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #34: Let us heartily pontificate on WB’s implosion

Whew, where do we begin in the whirlwind downfall of DC in the past several months? Just as we heaved a collective sigh of relief at the Justice League Snyder Cut being … better … than its theatrical release, out … Continue reading

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Property Review: Street Fighter (1994)

Damme it, this isn’t Street Fighter “1994 was a good year for coke but a bad year for Street Fighter and Jean-Claude Van Damme.” This is the prevailing sentiment around Gaming Insurrection, considering GI’s editors were teenagers at the time … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #32: Captain Marvel

Name: Carol Susan Jane Danvers/Car-Ell Alias: Binary, Warbird, Ms. Marvel, Catherine Donovan Affiliation: Avengers, A-Force, Alpha Flight Space Program, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch, Mighty Avengers, NASA, New Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Starjammers, Ultimates, United States Air Force, X-Men Special abilities: … 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: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Snyder Cut rights a grave wrong Sometimes, setting a precedent is a necessary evil. The theatrical release of Justice League in 2017 was an unmitigated disaster. The plot was all over the place, the editing was unpolished, and it generally … 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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Property review: Transformers (2007)

Transfomers Dreamworks Pictures, 2007 Transformers rolls out in uneven debut Let’s get one thing clear from the beginning: We at GI are not huge fans of the Transformers. Yes, we watched the original cartoon from the 1980s, and yes, we … Continue reading

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Property review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Studios, 2014   Winter Soldier strikes cool balance There is no such thing as not believing in the magic of superhero films. Marvel has proven that a ridiculous number of times over by this … Continue reading

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Otaku Corner: Robotech Remastered Vol. 2

Robotech Remastered Vol. 2 continues classic trend Welcome back to another installment of Otaku Corner. Instead of manga reviews this time, we’re going to the movies to relax with another review of the space anime series Robotech. Robotech is considered … Continue reading

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