There are few sci-fi franchises as iconic as Star Trek. This year marks Star Trek’s 60th anniversary and it is a franchise that is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Over the decades, it’s been a key part of just about every form of media you can imagine and one of its particularly […]
Alan Moore’s Watchmen is among the most profound and subversive works of literature in the 20th century. Published under DC Comics from 1986 to 1987, Watchmen is a scathing critique of the superhero genre, morality, and politics. The comic follows an original cast of “heroes” set in an alternate 1985 when the world is on […]
For 49 years, Peter Parker was the one and only Spider-Man. After getting bitten by a radioactive spider, the teenage nerd transformed into the face of Marvel Comics and one of the most beloved characters in modern history. However, all that changed in 2011. The original Ultimate Universe introduced many iconic reinterpretations of original Marvel […]
Three decades ago, Disney released the greatest Indiana Jones spoof of all time, bringing an unlikely franchise story full circle in the process. The Indiana Jones movies are massively influential, as evidenced by everything from The Mummy franchise to the novels of Dan Brown. However, one reason Harrison Ford’s adventure franchise had such an outsized […]
Cyclops is about to get huge and it’s about time. For six decades and some change, Scott Summers has been one of the most important characters in the X-Men. In fact, in a lot of ways, you could say that X-Men comics have been a story about the life of mutant leader Scott Summers. Cyclops […]
Batman is one of DC’s biggest and greatest heroes. He stands alongside paragons like Superman and Wonder Woman as one of the pillars of the superhero community, guiding every other hero, big or small, as they all fight to make the world a better place. Batman’s position is even more impressive when you take into […]
The genius billionaire Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, is widely revered as one of Marvel Comics’ strongest and smartest heroes. A true visionary, Iron Man is constantly seeking to push the boundaries of technology by constantly upgrading his armors. Nowadays, Iron Man has an absolutely enormous collection of armors designed for every situation imaginable. With […]
The ’90s has a terrible reputation among comic fans. The ’80s were an amazing time for superheroes; the industry was able to mature and hit some brilliant highs, creating a whole new class of superstar creator. DC Comics was always on the forefront, putting out gamechanging comics like New Teen Titans, Camelot 3000, Ronin, Watchman, […]
No Marvel hero has been adapted for theaters as often as Spider-Man. Between Sam Raimi’s trilogy, the Andrew Garfield reboot, and Tom Holland’s run in the MCU, the wall-crawler has racked up nine live-action theatrical outings, and that’s before counting the animated Spider-Verse films. Across all of them, the character has worked through most of […]
Thor is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe. In fact, saying that he’s “one of the most powerful heroes” isn’t completely accurate; it doesn’t really illustrate how powerful the God of Thunder truly is. He’s a storm god, giving him control over the weather, meaning control over electromagnetic energy. He’s strong […]