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The Greatest Grudge Match: Spider-Man's Greatest Battles With The Green Goblin!
First appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man #14, the Green Goblin has become Spider-Man's greatest enemy. No supervillain has cost Peter Parker more, and as a result, no supervillain has appeared in more Spider-Man movies than the Green Goblin! Whether the Goblin in question is Norman Osborn or his son, Harry, the Green Goblin has plagued Spider-Man's life with tragedy. Here are some of the key moments...
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
The Doctor Strange Featurette Reveals the Villains' Plan—and Dormammu's Role!
Next week sees the release of the Captain America: Civil War Blu-Ray, and #Marvel is in the process of drip-feeding the special features on to the internet. Today, we got a look at one of the most anticipated treasures of that Blu-Ray — a Doctor Strange featurette! Take a look!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Everything We Know About 'Captain Marvel' So Far!
Due out on March 8th 2019, Captain Marvel is perhaps one of the most exciting films in Marvel's Phase 3. Starring Brie Larson as the classic Marvel Comics superhero, Captain Marvel will be the first movie in the MCU to star a female superhero in the lead role. Over in the comics, Carol Danvers has become an A-list superhero, so it makes sense to see her debut in the MCU!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
The New 'Ghostbusters' Might Not Be A Reboot After All!
Ghostbusters premiered in the US over the weekend, and - while it failed to take the Box Office top slot - it did make $46 million. Given the amount of controversy surrounding the film, that's pretty respectable. A key part of the controversy is the very fact that director Paul Feig chose to do a reboot rather than a 'passing-of-the-torch'; incredibly, this led to one YouTuber posting a 'no-review', a six-and-a-half minute video explaining why he was refusing to review the film!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Comic of the Week: "Night of the Monster Men" Begins!
Every week sees the release of an incredible number of comics, and nobody can possibly be expected to read them all. Well, not except outright comic book geeks like me — and now I'm reading them all, in order to tell you which ones shine particularly brightly in any given week! So here we go...
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
What Do Batwoman And Oracle Add To The CW's 'Supergirl'?
With excitement building for this week's SDCC, there are some thrilling rumors swirling about The CW's TV shows! My fellow Creator Awad Daniel has already summarized the rumors, but here I want to focus in on the more Bat-centric ones. You see, according to Bleeding Cool, The CW is looking to add Kathy Kane's Batwoman and Barbara Gordon's Oracle to the cast of Supergirl!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
5 Reasons to Celebrate the DC Extended Universe!
DC fans have had a mixed year. We've had two major blockbuster hits — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad — and both met mixed reception. Some fans are furious over the critical response (there was even a petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes!), and others are getting pretty protective. They don't need to be. For all the flak the DC Extended Universe is getting, the reality is this year should be viewed as a real success. Here are five reasons why!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
J.K. Rowling Confirms We'll See Dumbledore & Grindelwald In The Fantastic Beasts Series!
Essentially a Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is sure to be one of this year's biggest box office hits. J. K. Rowling has admitted she has plans for at least four sequels, meaning that Fantastic Beasts will launch an entirely new wizarding franchise, filling the hole Harry Potter left in all of our hearts. Over the weekend, though, we learned that Rowling's plans will gradually move the story of Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander to the center of some of the darkest events of the twentieth century — and that we'll see a very familiar character!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Who Are the Zealots in Doctor Strange?
With the Captain America: Civil War Blu-Ray due out next week, Marvel have released the Doctor Strange featurette that's on the disc. In an earlier post, I examined the themes and ideas you can see in that featurette — it actually reveals quite a lot about what we can expect from Doctor Strange! If you haven't seen the featurette yet, check it out below:
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Netflix Share Prices Plummet - What's Next for the Media Powerhouse?
Today, we learned that a price increase over at Netflix cut subscriber growth to a three-year low. The market reacted pretty much as you'd expect, with shares devalued and a lot of commentators expressing real concerns about Netflix's future direction.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Six Things You May Have Missed in "Ghost"— The Season 4 Premiere of 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!'
Gabriel Luna's new #GhostRider has roared on to the scene in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s season premiere, "The Ghost"! It's a tremendously effective episode, exploiting the later timeslot to tell a far darker story than we've ever seen before in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But here are some of the details you may have missed...
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
Tom Holland and Kevin Feige Reveal Spider-Man Isn't Confirmed for 'Avengers: Infinity War'!
This year, Captain America: Civil War introduced superhero fans worldwide to the newest star of the MCU — Tom Holland's Spider-Man! Critics and fans alike fell in love with this new portrayal of the wondrous web-slinger, and Marvel is clearly on to a hit. It may come as surprise, then, that everyone's favorite wall-crawler isn't confirmed for Avengers: Infinity War, the cornerstone of the MCU's future.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks