superheroes
Explore the very best, strongest, most powerful, and influential superheroes of all time.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Superheroes seem to cry a lot nowadays, don’t they? How refreshing is that, right? No, I’m not being sarcastic; I am actually thrilled with the trend of superheroes (and super-powered characters in general) showing more vulnerability in media lately. When they get hurt, you can see the pain in their eyes. When they’re lonely, sad, unsure, they don’t always approach those situations with the stiff upper lip they used to. This seems like a new trend, but…is it, really? Or have we, as the audience, just been given permission to let our heroes’ weaker moments sit with us longer?
By Michaela Calabrese5 years ago in Geeks
Spotlight: Shang Chi
With the Master of Kung Fu, Shang Chi coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and being a lesser known character, it is time to look into his character and who exactly he is. In fact, despite being regarded as one of the top hand to hand fighters in Marvel Comics, he is also one of the least popular characters. More then likely, after September that will quickly change as the trailer Marvel had realized of his upcoming movie looks like it breaks the typical Marvel Studios mold and may end up being one of the more unique films in their ongoing catalog. In the 70's, Marvel created the character largely out of the boom in popularity of kung fu films and more importantly Bruce Lee. At the time, Marvel had the rights to the character of Fu Manchu and made Shang Chi his son. Fu Manchu would hold his son in his Honan Retreat where he would be rigorously trained in both the mental and marital arts by Manchu's most trusted senseis and the end result pleased him. Fu Manchu even goes on to tell his son that his intellect and skill rivals the best of the outside world and more importantly, he is a living weapon. More or less, he became a much more annoying version of Netflix' Iron Fist who constantly felt a need to tell his enemies that he is, "Shang Chi, the son of Fu Manchu." He is then given the task of killing an evil man known as Doctor Petrie. Shang Chi felt that over the course of studying various philosophies have shown him that killing is an act only to be abhorred, but he felt that his father was an honorable and truthful man so he set out to do so only to find that Doctor Petrie was an old feeble man. Ultimately, his training in obedience to his masters took over and despite his best intentions, he killed the weakened Petrie.
By Nick Cavuoti5 years ago in Geeks
Loki: Easter Eggs And Important Moments In Episode 6, 'For All Time, Always'
After an action-packed fifth episode, Loki's sixth episode, and first season finale, gave us a few of the answers we've been waiting for, while also raising a lot of new questions. It is now very easy to see why Loki was touted as the Disney Plus series destined to have the greatest impact on the wider MCU.
By Kristy Anderson5 years ago in Geeks
Loki episode 6, season finale review
After the six-week jolly ride with the TVA and Lokis, we fans have reached the end of the first season of Loki, and turns out it's not like the other Disney+ series released this year, but only much better and more interesting! In this article, I will be giving my honest review on the sixth episode of Loki and why I believe the Loki series can change the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.
By Jevmar Hex5 years ago in Geeks
Is Loki the Wolverine of the MCU?
Though superhero films have been around since the birth of superhero comic books, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has redefined how the world looks at stories, media franchises and popular culture. I’m pretty sure that there isn’t a person alive (even my mum) who wouldn’t be able to recognize a picture of Robert Downey Junior as Iron Man – or, more pertinently; Tom Hiddleston as the Loki, the God of Mischief.
By Phoebe Hedges5 years ago in Geeks
Superman and Lois TV Series 2021 ON THE CW
After years of facing supervillains, monsters and alien invaders, the world's most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and comic books' famed journalist Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever -- dealing with being working parents in today's society. Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois worry about whether their sons, Jonathan and Jordan, could inherit their father's Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang and her Fire Chief husband, Kyle Cushing. The adults aren't the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle's rebellious daughter, Sarah. Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, Gen. Samuel Lane looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice.
By William Solano5 years ago in Geeks
The MCU's First Family
The MCU is finally adapting the First Family, known as the Fantastic Four as they received the rights from Fox. During a recent announcement given by Kevin Feige he revealed that the film is in development and will be directed by Spiderman's director, Jon Watts. Even more recently with Wandavision on air and filling up the internet with tons of fan theories, the most starting with the inclusion of Reed Richards, the team is on everyone's minds as to when we will see the group inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There have been reports that Doctor Victor von Doom will be appearing before the Fantastic Four, and some reports of certain casting calls for the roles.
By Nick Cavuoti5 years ago in Geeks
16 Years of Batman Begins: Why the Film is a Pillar among Superhero Movies
Batman Begins is a pillar among Superhero Movies and is also one of the Best Films of the genre. It has now officially been more than 16 years since the movie hit the theatres and today we are taking a look at why this movie is so damn good and even after all these years why Batman Begins is still so relevant to the genre.
By Dharmesh Sahu5 years ago in Geeks
Loki-Powers in the MCU
He was introduced in the MCU as a villain, and after 10 years and three deaths still rocking in his Disney+ series. Yes, it's the charming god of mischief, who is loved by the fans for his unique energy and character that Tom Hiddleston portrays so.
By Jevmar Hex5 years ago in Geeks
Rewriting Blockbusters
I regularly meet up with a good friend of mine and we talk about writing and stories. Quite often these discussions lead to talking about the MCU. It's a shared interest and a fun way to think about stories. We talk of what we like and dislike and the things we wish they would have done.
By D. B. Drake5 years ago in Geeks
