Author: Maurice Mitchell

Now that Disney has officially purchased Fox it opens up the opportunity for hundreds of characters to be in the MCU. Here’s a rundown of characters that should be fast-tracked into the MCU. 1. Mr. Fantastic While the Fantastic Four has been around for decades the team hasn’t always been made up of the core team of Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic, Susan Storm aka Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm aka Human Torch and Ben Grimm aka Thing. But the one man that should tie the whole thing together, no matter who’s in the group, is Reed Richards. He’s one of…

Superman (1978) – Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) Lex Luthor has been Superman’s greatest enemy for years. Who do you think played him best? Yesterday Supergirl debuted the newest actor to play Superman’s greatest villain: Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor first appeared in Action Comics #23 (1940). Since then he’s been the most iconic supervillain next to Joker. Many actors have brought him to life and we’re ranking them all. From Zuckerberg to sociopath here are the greatest Lex Luthor actors ranked from stupid to genius. 9. Jesse Eisenberg Justice League (2017) – Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg ) First Appearance: Batman v Superman: Dawn…

Birds of Prey (2002) – Caroline Lance / Black Canary (Lori Loughlin) Two actresses who appeared as a superhero and a scientist on TV have been caught up in the sting middle of a multi-million dollar college entrance scam. Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have been charged with knowingly breaking the law to try to get their kids into top-tier colleges. According to the FBI and the U.S Attorney’s office for the district of Massachusetts, the two were part of a national campaign to defraud top schools like UCLA, USC, Yale Georgetown, and Stanford. The two, along with 33 other parents, spent…

Shuri #6 cover by Kirbi Fagan Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Shuri meets Miles Morales. Supergirl faces an army of undead Supergirls. Tricker returns to fight Flash and Superboy faces off against an evil version of his father. All this in this week’s comic book pull list. 1. Accell #19 Publisher: Lion Forge Comics Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Ramon Bachs Cover Artist: Ramon Bachs Summary: It’s Daniel Dos Santos’s final showdown against George Hayes’s hired supervillains-and the timing couldn’t be worse as Daniel’s condition with the Stream reaches a crisis point. On…

Captain Marvel (2019) – Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) Captain Marvel is a thoughtful and powerful exploration of the glory, necessity, pain, and tragedy of war. There been a lot of digital ink spilled over the online campaign from a handful of fans angry about the supposedly anti-male themes of Captain Marvel. Over the weekend there was an unsuccessful attempt to poison the well of Rotten Tomatoes audience reviews and bring down the box office numbers this weekend. It may have succeeded to a degree but not enough to keep it from breaking box office records at $455 million worldwide.…

Find out some amazing facts you probably didn’t know about the 1970’s superhero show Wonder Woman. In the history of television, only a handful of series have focused on a female superhero. The recent success of Supergirl owes a lot to a pioneering television show starring Lynda Carter. She broke new ground on and off the screen and paved the way for successful genre shows for men and women. Find out more about this amazing show and marvel at the trials and tribulations that led to television history. 1. Lynda Carter Was Broke When She Got the Part Lynda Carter…

Two long-running superhero shows are ending soon. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which started eleven years ago is ending in 2021 while CW’s Arrow is ending in 2020. In a recent interview with KTLA5 on Monday actor, Clark Gregg revealed that the show will end in 2021 with season seven. “Here I am, eleven years later,” he said. “We just started shooting the seventh, and final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D in Culver City, and it’s been an incredible ride.” Deadline reports season six and seven are shooting back-to-back to reduce the cost. AoS first aired on ABC September 24, 2013, and picked up after the…

Find out the most memorable genre roles of Katherine Helmond. It was announced today that veteran actress Katherine Helmond has died at 89. Helmond was born on July 5, 1928, and was best known for her roles on Soap (1977 – 1981), Who’s the Boss? (1984 – 1992), and Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2004). Brazil (1985) – Mrs. Ida Lowry In 1985 Katherine Helmond played the plastic surgery-obsessed Mrs. Lowry. This led to the most bizarre plastic surgery scene in movie history. Time Bandits (1981) – Mrs. Ogre Helmond also starred in the bizarre time travel movie Time Bandits. Brazil was the second…

Find out how to see the totally rad Magic Eye® posters for Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel opens soon and the marketing campaign is playing up the 1990s setting. Set photos show Carol Danvers with a Rachel haircut. A painfully accurate 90s website went online. As part of Marvel’s viral marketing campaign for Captain Marvel, they released several “Magic Eye” posters for the film. What is Magic Eye? Magic Eye posters were one of the earliest forms of 3D. They were based on the random stereogram images invented by Dr. Bela Julesz in 1959. The random images are offset slightly to create an image…

Chadwick Boseman at 91st Annual Academy Awards (©Jordan Strauss / Invision/Associated Press) Last month we wrote an extensively researched article predicting the Oscar wins for Marvel Studios. So how did we do? Of the 8 nominations, Marvel won three for Black Panther and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This is a huge achievement and marks a milestone in the studio’s history. They’ve been making movies for over a decade and never won a golden trophy. Let’s run the wins and losses starting from the most to the least surprising. 1. BEST SOUND EDITING, BLACK PANTHER – LostOf all the awards I thought this was…

Captain America: Civil War concept art by Ryan Meinerding Find out why Black Panther is stronger than Captain America. Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, is super-strong. Captain America, played by Chris Evans is also super-strong. But which one is stronger? Actually, it’s Black Panther and that’s been confirmed by several movies. Steve Rogers first appears in Captain America: The First Avenger and, after being treated by the super-soldier serum, is shown to be super-human. T’Challa first appears in Captain America: Civil War and is shown to be incredibly strong and fast chasing a car and throwing people through the air. While…

Read this review to find out if Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3 is worth buying. Synopsis If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3 Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3 follows Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich, (AKA Rhino) and Miles Morales (AKA Spider-Man) as they search to find a group of missing children. In the previous issue, they discover that someone has been giving them superpowers and sending them out to fight for them. Rhino is looking for his missing niece and Miles is looking for a friend’s child. Just…

Batman #65 cover by Chris Burnham Batman #65 is another Batman and Flash team up crossover story and it’s an amazing exploration of what it means to be a hero. Summary (Spoiler Warning) The story so far is that Claire and Henry Clover try to become superheroes – Gotham and Gotham Girl – by taking a serum that gives them superpowers. But the serum that gives them superpowers also causes their bodies to break down. Gotham died and his sister brings him back to life. The story picks up after Flash #64 where some unknown people have been zombified by the serum and…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is coming to digital home video next week and Blu-Ray next month with a ton of bonus features. The animated Spider-Verse film is nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Annie Award. It’s playing in theaters right now and I highly recommend going to see it. But Sony announced that the digital release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is coming February 26, 2019. In addition, it’s coming to 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD on March 19. The disks are going to include over 90 minutes of special…

 Find out the greatest black characters in the history of the Star Wars movies. John Boyega just announced the end of filming Episode IX and it marks another milestone in the movies. The Star Wars movies are amazing and revolutionary. A cultural force that crosses generations and nationalities. They’re beloved by millions, and rightfully so.But one of the things you notice about the original Star Wars movies is that they show a universe populated by white people. Mostly British white people. When the Star Wars sequels were planned by Disney, there was a stated goal to diversify the actors. To…

Find out which is the best commercial from Super Bowl LIII. Last night the NFL aired their Super Bowl game. Many watched to see if the Patriots would be the Rams (Spoiler: they did). Many more watched the game for the commercials. They didn’t disappoint. Watch them all below and then read on to find out find out which genre trailers ranged from good to great. You can watch the whole thing or use the embedded clips below to jump to your favorite. 7. Alita: Battle Angel (February 14, 2019) A new TV spot for Robert Rodriguez’ adaptation of the classic mange…

Black Panther (2018) – Chadwick Boseman Why is Marvel’s Black Panther Oscar nomination historic? On May 16, 1929, there was a private dinner. It was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. At that small dinner, 270 people each paid $5 (which would be about $74 today) to watch a short fifteen-minute award presentation. No radio show. No television show. It was a private dinner beginning the biggest award presentation in movie history. At that small dinner the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and 1928. At the time…

Black Panther Vs. Deadpool #4 cover by Rain Beredo, Ryan Benjamin Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. The next DC event “Leviathan” begins. Black Panther and Deadpool together at last(?)! plus, Ms. Marvel is a super-babysitter. Check out this week’s pull list. 1. Action Comics #1007 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Steve Epting Cover Artist: Steve Epting Summary: The Kobra Cult conspiracy ensnares Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen, drawing the attention of the Man of Steel. But be careful, Superman—there’s more lurking in the shadows of Metropolis than just a…

Star Trek: Voyager – Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) Here are some surprising facts about Captain Kathryn Janeway’s hair and uniform you might not know. She was the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager and was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Although there had been a few female captains shown in the series she was the first one to star in her own series. It was a ground-breaking decision at the time and is still a landmark television event. But oddly, being a woman meant there were some bizarre, strange and unusual decisions made…

This week the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were announced and Marvel Studios picked up a large number of potential awards. In the 10-year and 22-movie history of Marvel Studios, they’ve never won gold. Rival studio Warner Bros has picked up two Academy Awards. A posthumous Best Supporting Actor trophy for Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight, and Suicide Squad’s Best Makeup and Hairstyling award. Of all of the movies released by Marvel and Disney this year one movie that they desperately want to win is Black Panther. The studio’s “For Your Consideration” list pushed Black Panther in for…

Naomi #1 cover by Jamal Campbell Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. 1. Avengers #13 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Cover Artist: Steve Epting Summary: FEATURING THE IRON FIST OF 1,000,000 BC! ANDREA SORRENTINO JOINS SERIES WRITER JASON AARON another flashback tale of the Prehistoric Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Meet the primordial woman who was the first to harness… On Sale: Jan 23rd, 2019 Price: $3.99 Buy Avengers 13& on Comixology 2. Justice League #16 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV Artist: Stephen Segovia, Mark Morales, Jim…

Leimert Park screening of Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse with Peter Ramsey and John Singleton Last weekend, Oscar-nominated actor John Singleton and newly nominated Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse director Peter Ramsey had a special screening of the movie for some awesome youth from the Leimert Park community! Peter Ramsey was recently announced as an Oscar nominee for Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse along with co-directors Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman. Singleton is both the first African American nominated for “Best Director” and the youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award thanks to his influential film Boyz in the Hood. Ramsey and Singleton…

The second issue of Ironheart proves why it’s such an important comic. Ironheart is basically a spin-off of Iron Man. It follows Riri Williams, a young black woman and genius engineer who builds her own suit of armor after spending the last year looking for Tony Stark. You could easily write her off as a female knock-off of Tony Stark. The great thing is Eve L. Ewing knows what you might be thinking and plays it off perfectly. Warning: Possible spoilers for Ironheart #2 Ironheart #2 cover by Amy Reeder The story picks up a flashback of her first day in…

In the first trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home we see many things and several characters are teased. One “easter egg” that has been promoted by major sites is that Hydro-Man and Sandman are in the movie. This is garbage. Here’s why we know. WARNING Possible Spoilers Who Is Hydro-Man? First a primer. Morris Bench aka Hydro-Man first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #212 (1981) and is created by Dennis O’Neil and John Romita Jr. After an accident involving radiation and water transformed he developed the ability to turn his body from solid to liquid and control water. He’s about…

Check out the first trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home! Lots of speculation and a tease by Tom Holland led to the first trailer for the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. Along with it, Marvel dropped a new poster and plot synopsis. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) official plot synopsis: “Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man™: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man™: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter’s plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly…

Black Panther’s Ruth Carter with the award for best costume design for “Black Panther” at the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019 (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Here are all the winners and losers at the 2019 “The Critics’ Choice Awards”. Black Panther was nominated for an incredible 11 awards including “Best Picture” but snagged three: “Best Costume Design,” “Best Production Design,” and “Best Visual Effects.” It lost several key awards like “Best Picture”. Is this cause for concern? No, but it does bring up some concerns. The Critics’ Choice Awards are known as a pretty good indicator of the…

Actors spend years honing their craft. Some actors spend their entire career hoping for an award recognition or just a memorable role. For example, Christopher Plummer who started acting in the 1950s is the oldest living Academy Award winner at 82. meanwhile Tatum O’Neal was 10-years old when she won her Academy Award. So, you never know. 29-year old Brie Larson has accomplished both in her relatively short lifespan. She won an Oscar for her role in the 2015 movie Room. She’s also already a household name thanks to her role in the upcoming superhero movie Captain Marvel. But, while many are discovering her for the…

Black Panther (2018) – T’Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), N’Jadaka / Erik “Killmonger” Stevens (Michael B. Jordan) The following is a guest post by Eliza C. of TuskPhoto. Last year Black Panther hit theatres. It was the first feature-film by Marvel to depict a black superhero lead-protagonist, grossing more than $1.3bn worldwide. The unique setting of the movie, based on the comic book series, is of Wakanda – a futuristic super-metropolis with an isolationist policy, cloaked to remain hidden from the outside world. And although Black Panther is fiction, the universe it exists in is very real in the…

Captain Marvel (2019) – Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) Watch a new clip from Marvel’s upcoming female superhero movie Captain Marvel! The 2019 College Football Playoff National Championships aired last night. The Clemson Tigers won but, more importantly, a new Captain Marvel movie clip and trailer was released by Marvel Studios! It shows some great banter between a young Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). Fury has always been the heart of the MCU and it’s great to see the natural chemistry between them. The new trailer also has Agent Coulson and Nick Fury talking about…

Justice League (2017) – Arthur Curry / Aquaman (Jason Momoa) Aquaman currently has the biggest box office of any movie in the DC shared universe and is close to a billion dollars worldwide. How does it’s box office compare with the other DCEU (DC Extended Universe) movies? Since 2013 Warner Bros and DC Comics have been pushing hard on a shared movie universe to rival Marvel Studios. Critically the movies haven’t fared well but financially the movies have been marginally successful. From blockbusters to bombs and everything in between. It’s easy to look at the total gross as an indicator of success but…