Tom Bacon

Joined November 2017

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A prolific writer and film fan, Tom has a deep love of the superhero genre.

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'Doctor Strange' Almost Introduced Death In The MCU — Will We See Her In 'Thor: Ragnarok'?
With Avengers: Infinity War on the horizon, fans are eagerly watching for hints of one of Thanos's defining comic book characteristics: his obsession with earning the affection of his beloved Death. Given that's the case, Marvel fans are expecting Death herself to appear at some point; and concept art for Doctor Strange has just hinted that we nearly did get to see her after all!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,' the Darkhold, and the Cursed Attempts to Conquer Death...
As Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 continues, fans have been fascinated by the way Marvel has woven the supernatural into their science-based universe. Standing at the center of all this is a single book; a mystical tome known as the Darkhold! Lifted straight from the comics, the Darkhold has upped the ante in the most dramatic way possible. But what is the Darkhold, what secrets does it bear, and where does the Marvel Universe go from here?
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
With Michael Fassbender Unsure If He'll Return As Magneto, What's NeXt For The X-Men Franchise?
2016 was a strange year for X-Men films. Although X-Men: Apocalypse didn't perform badly, it didn't exactly fulfill the studio's expectations. Meanwhile, Deadpool surprised Fox by earning a whopping $783 million at the box office, proving that the X-Men franchise may be a lot more malleable than we thought! In the wake of 2016, Fox is surely carefully considering the future of the franchise. Here's what we know so far!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Legion (TV Series): News, Trailer, Release Date, Cast, Characters & All You Need To Know
Much to the delight of Marvel fans everywhere, 2017 sees Marvel and Fox working together on two X-Men TV shows. Perhaps the most unusual of these is Legion, an 8-episode series that stars Dan Stevens as a powerful mutant with multiple personality disorder. With Noah Hawley (of Fargo fame) as showrunner, it's proving to be one of the most promising and inventive superhero shows to date!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Spider-Gwen Gets The Venom Treatment In This Outstanding Halloween Cosplay!
In late 2014, superhero fans were astounded to meet the amazing Spider-Gwen! Named by Twitter, Spider-Gwen is a fan-favorite alternate-universe Spider-Man; in her reality, it was Gwen Stacy who was bitten by the radioactive spider, rather than Peter Parker.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Will Hush and Death in the Family Be DC's next Animated Movies?
2016 has been a mixed year for Batman fans. On the one hand, we got Ben Affleck's Batman in both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad; in spite of initial fears (remember the Batfleck memes?), he's now already viewed by many as the best live-action Batman to date. We also got a classic DC comic, The Killing Joke, adapted into an animated story that featured Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprising their famous roles of Batman and the Joker! On the other hand, the DC Extended Universe has come in for a lot of flak (not always fairly), and The Killing Joke proved divisive. That said, we can draw a line under 2016 as the year we got a new Batman and a classic tale adapted into the DC Animated Universe - and that's good enough for me!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Fox's 'New Mutants' Characters, Plot And Villain Take Shape In A Fantastic New Storyboard!
Created in 1982 by legendary X-Men creators Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod, the New Mutants are one of the most popular X-Men spinoff franchises. The idea was simple: to create a team of young X-Men-in-training, with a carefully-cultivated global appeal. Giving Marvel's best creators a chance to exercise their creativity to the max, the New Mutants' adventures took them everywhere from Immortal Asgard to the Hellish dimension known as Limbo.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Marvel's 'Iron Fist' Writer Tapped for 'Runaways' — What Does This Tell Us About the Future of Marvel TV?
Just a month ago, we learned that #Marvel and Hulu are working together to bring Marvel's Runaways to life! The catch is, Marvel TV has a lot of projects in the works, and often they seem to go very quiet. We've not heard anything about Cloak and Dagger since April, for example, and Damage Control doesn't seem to have gotten off the ground. So Marvel fans know to keep their ears to the ground for news before they get too excited about a series.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Ahead OF His Netflix Solo TV Show, Why Is The Punisher So Popular?
Spider-Man may be the world's most marketed superhero, but there's no denying The Punisher's subtle-yet-pervasive presence across our cultural landscape. Comic book writer Nathan Edmondson — who briefly penned an excellent Punisher series — observed:
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
In The Wake Of 'Mighty Captain Marvel' #0, How Can Carol Danvers Be Introduced Into The MCU?
Excitement is building for 2018's Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson as the mightiest Marvel superhero of them all! But the big question for all fans is a simple one: How will the character be introduced? In The Mighty Captain Marvel #0, Marvel has taken the unprecedented step of rewriting the character's origin, and may be setting a precedent.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Who Are Project Cadmus, The Main Villains Of 'Supergirl' Season 2?
Project Cadmus. We first heard the name in Season 1 of Supergirl; a dark and shadowy organization who poached science and technology from the Department of Extra-normal Operations. In a shocking twist, Cadmus were also revealed to be holding Supergirl's adoptive father captive. From the get-go, it was clear that Cadmus was being positioned as the main villain of Supergirl Season 2.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2' — Will There Be a Sequel to Tim Burton's Hit Movie?
For me, Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film is inspired by Ransom Riggs's New York Times best seller; at first read, you know the novel is perfectly suited to the quirky, whimsical style of Tim Burton. But what many moviegoers may not have realized is that Miss Peregrine's is the beginning of a series of novels that span history. Will we get the whole series?
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks