George Romero Writing a Zombie Book for Marvel?
What does George Romero have planed for the Marvel Universe?
The Long Box – Comic Book Casting: The Punisher
The Punisher has been in what I like to call “movie jail”. Despite three feature films, it has never found traction with audiences or critics. In 1989, the first film starred Dolph Lundgren and went straight to video (never a good sign). The second was released in theaters in 2004 and starred Thomas Jane. […]
Movie Review: ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Starring Jeremy Renner & Gemma Arrterton
“Whatever You Do, Don’t Eat the Fucking Candy” I’m not going to lie, I had zero interest in seeing this movie. It looked like a cheesy update to the classic fairy tale of Hansel & Gretel. The trailers made the movie look like it was one bad joke and poorly choreographed action sequence after the next. […]
Comic Review: The Amazing Spider-Man #700 *SPOILERS*
This week saw the release of a comic that literally broke the internet. The Amazing Spider-Man #700 resulted in much fanfare and critical backlash. Issue 700 marks the end of The Amazing Spider-Man and leads directly into the MarvelNOW! launch of The Superior Spider-Man. I’m warning you now, I’m going to be talking about the issue itself and spoiling the ending, […]
Comic Book Reviews: Marvel NOW!
The Marvel Now! relaunch is in full swing. New creative teams and new titles have launched, and I have taken it upon myself to read almost all of the new titles (you can thank me later). Notice that I said “RELAUNCH” and not “REBOOT”. Rather than start all over with a new beginning, as DC has […]
The Long Box: Comic Book Casting Call – Daredevil
Back in 2003, Fox acquired the rights to Daredevil during the initial surge of interest in comic based films. The original cast was Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin, and Colin Farrell as Bullseye. The movie opened to mixed reviews. A sequel was discussed but never […]
Comic Review: Superman: Earth One – Volume 2
Comic Review: Superman: Earth One – Volume 2 Written by J. Michael Straczynski Art by Shane Davis Finally! I can write about a Superman book. For anyone that knows me, I don’t hide that Superman is MY hero. He was the first character I ever read, and […]
The Longbox: Comic Book Casting: The Justice League
Superhero movies have taken over cinemas across the globe. Marvel Studios hit the ground running with 2008’s Iron Man and culminated with the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, 2012’s The Avengers. Marvel has figured out the formula and shows no signs of slowing down. With the exception of Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy, DC Comics has […]
New trailers for “The Lone Ranger”, “Lords of Salem”, “Parker”, and “A Good Day to Die Hard”
I know I’m the comic book guy, but there is more to me than a love of everything comics. I also love the cinema. Here’s a batch of new trailers that really get me excited.