Author: Maurice Mitchell

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…

Spider-Man has been around a long time. He was first created in the 1960s by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and has been the flagship character of Marvel Comics. Ol’ Webhead is still incredibly popular and has spawned multiple television series both animated and live-action. Movies have made billions of dollars. But something has been lost over the years. While there have been many versions of Spider-man from a clone to Doctor Octopus the idea of changing Spider-Man from a white guy to a black guy in the movies was met with harsh backlash. The popular idea is that Spider-Man…

Avatar (2009) – Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) Read on to find out a bunch of things you never knew about Avatar (2009). The movie Avatar came out on December 18, 2009, and turned eight years old last month. The movie has ground-breaking special effects and broke box office records that are still there today! Cameron’s said the movie is going to spawn a total of five movies with the last opening on December 19, 2025. Here are some facts you may not know about the first Avatar. 1. Jake’s Legs Aren’t CGI While a lot of the movie is…

Black Panther (2018) – Wakanda Read on to find out more about the real-life Wakandan villages being built by the African Union. Marvel’s Black Panther introduced the world to a unique vision of a technologically-rich fictional African country with sweeping social infrastructure. Now Africa is working to bring that world to life across the continent with a project to build, run and operate across the continent paid for by the African diaspora. The term “African Diaspora” is commonly used to describe the mass dispersion of peoples from Africa in the 1500s to the 1800s during the Transatlantic Slave Trades. These millions…

Read on to find out how to win an awesome Marvel prize. Avengers: Endgame is still four months away but one fansite is already celebrating with an awesome prize! If you’re a fan of the MCU you’ll want to enter. Here are all the sweepstakes details below. How Do You Enter? To participate, simply head over to Marvel Fanverse and fill out the form. And then, on January 31st, they’ll declare 6 random winners with their choice from the following prizes. What’s the Prize? Six random winners will win one of these prizes 6″ (18cm) Thanos Action Figure 2.5″ (6.5cm) Ant-Man Figurine 9″ (7.3…

Saturday Night Live (1992) – Aquaman (David Spade), Jimmy Olsen (Rob Schneider) Find out who’s the best live-action Aquaman! Aquaman, the James Wan-directed superhero film starring Jason Momoa opens tomorrow. It’s the first solo big screen movie about the aquatic superhero. but he’s not the first person to put on the yellow and green suit to fight crime. Aquaman was created for DC Comics by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger. The character first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 (1941). Even though he’s been around for decades he only came to prominence thanks to the 1960s cartoon show Super Friends.…

Men in Black: International (2019) – Agent M (Tessa Thompson), Agent H (Chris Hemsworth), Liam Neeson Sony has released the first trailer for the MIB sequel/reboot Men in Black: International (2019). The trailer follows Agent M (Tessa Thompson) as she gets suited up in the last suit she’ll ever wear. She meets Agent O (Emma Thompson) and heads off to MIB UK. There she meets the napping Agent H played by Thor Ragnarok co-star Chris Hemsworth. From there we see a bunch of familiar items from the MIB franchise like the sunglasses, noisy cricket and the memory-wiping neutralizer. The car, now a snazzy…

Read on to find out who owns the live-action rights to the superhero Daredevil. Recently Netflix canceled the series Marvel’s Daredevil. This surprised everyone since it’s the flagship of the Netflix Marvel Universe and just finished the third season. Everyone naturally wondered if this was because Marvel wanted it canceled to create their own series? Well, it turns out the rights to the “Man Without Fear” aren’t as simple as we thought, and Marvel can’t do that for two years. To find out why let’s look back at the history of the character and the decades-long attempts to bring him…

Find out what critics think of Aquaman (2018). The first live-action Aquaman movie opens in theaters December 21st but the reviews are in. Here’s a run-down of the critic’s reviews. First, the ubiquitous Rotten Tomato score is currently at 76% out of 63 reviews. Right now it’s the second highest score of the DC movie universe. The highest is Wonder Woman (93%). The lowest is a tie for best of the worst at 27% between Suicide Squad (2016) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). That’s not bad, but we’ll see how it stacks up after more reviews come in. Here’s a break down of…

Avengers: Endgame (2019) – Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) See the dramatic new trailer for Avengers: Endgame! There was rampant speculation that Marvel would release a new trailer and it’s been confirmed. Marvel released a statement on their website “Part of the journey is the end. The fourth Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers’ film is set to hit theaters April 2019. We began our Marvel Cinematic Universe journey together back in 2008. The epic conclusion to Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is upon us, and some of your answers can be answered in the first official look at the 21st Marvel Studios…

Star Wars #58 cover by Jamal Campbell Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. This week is all about relationships. Batman works with his nemesis The Penguin, Worf and Dr. Beverly Crusher have to work together, and Luke Skywalker and his POC girlfriend Tula move forward in their relationship. 1. Adventures of the Super Sons #5 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Art Thibert, Carlo Barberi Cover Artist: Dan Mora Summary: The Super Sons need a break!! After the space adventures of the past few issues, Jon (Superboy) and Damian (Robin) take…

Read how to win an amazing Infinity War Gauntlet just like Thanos! The Prize One (1) Natural Latex Thanos Infinity Gauntlet Contest Rules and Restrictions Contest begins Saturday, December 01, 2018, and ends Monday, December 30, 2018, 11:59 PM EST (US & Canada) One (1) winner is chosen randomly from the list of entries Participation limited to the US and International Residents 18+ (void where prohibited). How to Win It’s easy to enter! Just visit Marvel Fanverse on YouTube, subscribe and comment on the latest video! You can do that for two entries. For additional entries, you can follow Geek Twins…

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johannson Read to find out the true height of your favorite Marvel movie actor! Who’s the tallest actor in Marvel Cinematic Universe? Who’s the shortest? According to the CDC the average height for a man in the U.S. is 5 feet 9 inches and for a woman is 5 feet 4 inches. Actors usually fall into these averages like everyone else. But some actors go to great lengths to hide their true height. Some stand on boxes or use lifts to look taller. We created this infographic to show the true height of your favorite MCU actor or…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Batcave – Batman (Ben Affleck) Read on to find out which of the movie Batcave’s is the best! Does your favorite top the list? The Batcave is the secret headquarters of Batman. He uses it to monitor Gotham City and solve crimes. It’s been the stuff of legend and its underground caves have been shown in every interpretation of the superhero. From it’s sophisticated Batcomputer to the garage of the Batmobile it’s an essential component of the Dark Knight. Here’s every live-action movie version of the Batcave ranked. 12. The Batman (1943) The…

“Look! It’s Stan Lee!” That phrase has become synonymous with Stan Lee, the co-creator of Black Panther, Spider-Man, X-Men, and dozens of other classic Marvel characters. He passed away on November 12, 2018. Stan Lee was 95. Stanley Martin Lieber was born on December 28, 1922, in Manhattan, New York City. He was the son of Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents. His contribution to comic books and the comic book industry is hard to overstate, and his contribution to films is legendary. He actually had it written into his contract that he appears in any film that features a character he created.…

Let’s face it, it doesn’t matter what universe you live in, anyone spotted wearing vibrant tights or heavy armor is going to draw attention to themselves. Although there are many style tips we can learn from superhero fashion, it is no mystery why these gifted individuals choose to hide their attire choices. From protecting their identity to not risking the lives of their families, most superheroes have chosen to keep their identities hidden from the moment they started defending against crime and forces of evil. How do superheroes keep their identities secret? Is it just as easy as changing outfits?…

Before Black Panther, there weren’t many popular movies about Africans that weren’t stereotypes. For many, the 1980s Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America was the last movie to give dignity and grace in its depiction of Africa. The comparisons were so strong that Lupita Nyong’o, who plays Nakia, had a Coming To America party. So I made a modern trailer for the 1980s classic in the style of the Black Panther trailer. Watch it below and please share if you like it! What do you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments below. Note: Some links may lead to…

Comixology just revealed their list of discounted comics leading up to Black Friday. There are hundreds of awesome deals here including 67% off Avengers full series titles, 67% off Ironheart, 50% OFF Warhammer 40,000 and more! Here’s a rundown of their best deals. No code required at checkout. For the full list of comics on sale this weekend, head over to Comixology’s sale page. Some highlights from the sale are below. Save up to 67% off on the Avengers Full Series (Valid 11/12 – 11/18) Save up to 67% off on the Ironheart Sale (Valid 11/12 – 11/15) Save up to 50%…

“He’s so sexy! He’s the sexiest man alive!” “Totes McGoats!” People Magazine has been naming the sexiest man of the year since 1985. This week they announced that Idris Elba, the greatest British export in history as the sexiest man of the year. But what about past winners? Have they held up? We all know superheroes are sexy, but what about past winners who have also been in comic book movies? Let’s find out as we rank the winners of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” winners from mug shots to Oscar monologues. Will your favorite hit the top of the…

Justice League (2017) Superman / Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) Here are the films that were ruined, thanks to massive reshoots. Moviemaking can be a crazy process. Often, after the movie is complete, the studio and test audiences decide the movie needs to have new footage added. This is common in the industry, and studios usually set aside a part of the budget for filming new scenes or replacing existing ones. A good example is Back to the Future which started filming with Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly and then was reshot with Michael J. Fox in the lead. Sometimes it goes…