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10 Forgotten Superheroes
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-man, Iron Man, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk are but a few on a long list of world renowned superheroes, who are recognized in the most remote parts of the world. But even with an explosive rise in popularity in the genre, there are still a few superheroes that, while once popular in their time, have been practically forgotten over the years. Be they characters from Pulp Magazines, TV series, Animation or Comics, time and underexposure has sadly caused the general audience to forget about these superheroes and their thrilling adventures. Here are ten superheroes that have been mostly forgotten, and deserve to be remembered.
By Joachim Heijndermans9 years ago in Geeks
Akira—How the World Fell in Love with an Incomplete Masterpiece
In 1988, the world was treated to the stunning marvel that is Akira. Critically acclaimed, and celebrated the world over, Akira has become a staple of cult cinema and anime. Based on the seminal Manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo, and more commonly referred to as the stack of phone books most collectors of such material have in the top corner of their libraries. The film has garnered much respect for its visuals, style, and compelling story. It was revolutionary in its creation, even from a technical standpoint. Having all new colours created for the process of cell colourisation, particularly in the films numerous nighttime scenes, and its use of pre-recorded dialogue, something that while standard in the west, was and still is, consistently uncommon in the east.
By Mikayla J. Laird9 years ago in Geeks
Top 5 Most Violent Superheroes
As superheroes always do, these guys fight for truth and justice, just maybe not in most conventional of methods. They fight crime, crack some skulls and stack up the bodies for their trip back to hell. Here are my top 5 picks for the deadliest superheroes.
By Kelly Hawks9 years ago in Geeks
The History of Warren Publishing
Warren Publishing ran from 1957 to 1983, it was founded by James Warren in Philadelphia PA. He later moved his company to New York in 1965. Warren specialized in Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction magazines. Warren published other genre magazines focusing on different subject matter such as teen romance or adult humor. There were two things that set Warren apart from other comics. First they were sold in a larger format than regular comics thus classifying them as magazines. Second, Warren exempted his publications from the now defect Comic Code Authority. This allowed the writers and artist to inject more mature content into the stories. This included some coarse language, violence, sexual situations and nudity. These two factors helped Warren reach an adult audience.
By Edward German9 years ago in Geeks
Spotlight on: Silk - The Life and Times of Cindy Moon
To my utter dismay, it was announced last month that Marvel has canceled the Silk ongoing series. While the series is admittedly, not as popular as the likes of Spider-Gwen, Deadpool, or even Squirrel Girl, it contains a truly compelling story, and a highly relatable lead, in the form of Cindy Moon, aka, Silk!
By Mikayla J. Laird9 years ago in Geeks
Cosplay NYC and NJ Interviewing Harold B. Gibson
Harold B. Gibson Creator/Owner/Producer/Host at HB Gibson's The XONE, co-creator and co-host atH & R Movie Talk actor who studied drama at New Jersey School of the Dramatic Arts, Lives in Newark, New Jersey, and is a cosplay legend out of New Jersey. When not making his web series Body Jumpers or hanging out at his favorite comic shop, "Fortress of Solitude" in Newark, NJ, he is doing interviews for The XONE. You can check out Harold cosplaying at conventions, being a stuntman, and director. You can tune into hisfacebook pagefor inspirational talks and gaming reviews of older games, movies, and anything geek. He is a pillar in the east cost cosplay community, doing community outreach and awesome cosplay. He has a large group of friends and talented artists who join him in his geektastic lifestyle. While geek culture has been mainstream for the past few years, he has been in the community since 2015 as a cosplayer. However, if you check out his work, he is a life-long geek. His acting background and stunt work all add up to an A-list cosplayer, who is always working on his next cosplay. He has been everyone from Black Adam to Luke Cage, Nick Fury, Storm Shadow,an original take on Superman called Dark Star Superman, and Cyborg Superman, you could catch him as a Jedi in the morning, then a Sith at night. Such great cosplays as RedHood and much more to the delight of children and fans. The cosplay community has grown so much over the years and people like Harold and his friends are always bringing it to new heights. We got to ask Harold six questions, here is his take on cosplay.Roc Rockerson: What started you in cosplay?Harold Gibson: A long time friend took me to a few conventions. Comic conventions, horror, and collector cons. You name it, and everyone I went to, I saw lots of people walking around wearing amazing costumes. One day at New York Comic Con, I saw a guy dressed as Green Arrow and his lady was dressed as Black Canary. They looked like they practically stepped right out of the comics! I said to myself… “I wanna do that!!” so I put some things together (mind you I don't sew) and made my first cosplay, my little version of Nick Fury for East Coast Comic Con in 2015. It got a lot of attention so, I was like, let’s see what else I can do, and the rest is history.
By Roc Rockerson9 years ago in Geeks
Top Ten: Comic Book Movies!
Comic books. They have for the better part of the century been the fodder for films. But what are the best of these? With the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Wonder Woman making trucks full of money, we’ve decided to countdown our top ten comic book films! But what oh what were our rules? Well, first the movie had to be based on a comic book, graphic novel, or manga. Now, this does include things like A History of Violence and V For Vendetta. We didn’t just cater to the superheroes on this one! Secondly, we’re disqualifying 2017 releases. So even though Wonder Woman is a fantastic film worth your money it won’t be on here. And lastly, each list we received had ten films on it, each film was given a point total corresponding with their position (movie ten got one point, movie one receives 10 points etc.). So without further ado, it’s clobberin’ time!
By FilmSnob Reviews.com9 years ago in Geeks
WTF Comic Books
A lowly South Yorkshire town such as the one I live in doesn't have much access to comic book conglomerates like "Forbidden Planet" and so I get my reading material from a very nice gentleman on the market. Mr Y, we'll call him, has an excellent array of stock from his many travels - some of it dating back few decades, much of it is quite obscure.
By Billy Marsden9 years ago in Geeks
Pop Culture Guy Episode 7: Unknown Spotlight—Andrea Romano
One of my early videos for my Pop Culture Guy series, this one is about Andrea Romano. She is a well-known voice acting casting director who helped cast some of the most well-known voices in both 1990s and modern animation. The writing below is taken from a project I had to do wherein I had to research the career of any casting director.
By Daniel Brizuela9 years ago in Geeks
X-Men Days of Future Past Review
The history of the X-Men movies has been very turbulent since the first film, X-Men, came out in 2000. The first film was toted as a superhero movie group film finally done right. Hell, back in 2000 superhero movies were mostly considered jokes. You had the classics, the first two Batman movies and the first two Superman films but those had been made throughout the 70s through early 90s. After Batman and Robin came out, the superhero genre was pretty much considered dead. At the time we didn't have any Spider-Man or Avengers films, the closest Marvel had gotten to making good superhero films were the Blade films, which while good, are more ultra-violent action/horror flicks than traditional superhero films. Marvel had tried a couple times before to make movies based on their characters but movies like The Fantastic Four (1994) and Captain America (1990) were pretty awful and didn't do much at the box office.
By Sebastian Howard9 years ago in Geeks
Nightmare: Dr. Strange's First Enemy in the Shadow of Sandman
Nightmare, the likely villain of the Dr. Strange movie sequel, proves that Doc has one of the greatest rogues galleries in comics. I would describe Nightmare to any DC fan as the Joker with the power of Morpheus from Sandman though Nightmare's depiction over the years has been even more jarringly inconsistent than Joker's: at times Nightmare has been essentially the most powerful villain in the Marvel Universe (when he incapacitated Eternity, the embodiment of existence, during a classic Roy Thomas story), but at other times Hulk can beat him to death for some reason. In the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon, Spider-Man beats Nightmare by simply not being afraid of him. When I saw that episode, I imagined a thickly sarcastic Benedict Cumberbatch saying, "If only the embodiment of all of existence had realized he could simply not be afraid. If only he had a teenage spider bite victim to teach him how to so simply beat a fellow god."
By F. Simon Grant9 years ago in Geeks
