Author: Vince Hoover

We lost a true legend in not only comic books, but in American literature as a whole recently with the passing of Stan Lee. While just about everyone has been in mourning, and celebrities have been sharing their fond memories, one particular ‘celebrity’ has decided to take a verbal crap all over Lee’s legacy and demean his passing, in his typical uneducated diarrhea-of-the-mouth kind of way. Political “comedian”, Bill Maher, took to his blog and decided to bash Stan Lee’s accomplishments by insulting comic book’s place in pop culture and literature. Known for his harsh and extremist leftist attitude, as…

There has been a little bit of confusion when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When doing such an incredible undertaking of a 10 year connected film universe, spanning over 20 films, things can tend to get a little wonky in keeping timelines straight. Thankfully, the new official source-book, ‘Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years’ from Titan Publishing has a timeline for the MCU that puts everything in order. Check it out below: 1943-1945: Captain America: The First Avenger 2010: Iron Man 2011: Iron Man 2, Thor 2012: The Avengers, Iron Man 3 2013: Thor: The Dark World 2014:…

As fans prepare for the certain emotional roller coaster that is certain to come with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3 Finale, the still untitled Avengers 4, we are also looking forward to the MCU’s future. While we have a good grasp on the upcoming sequels, like Spider-Man: Far From Home, and the solo films for fan-favorite characters like Black Widow, we are also getting an induction of brand new characters. Of these new characters, one group may have the biggest impact on the future of the MCU; The Eternals. The Eternals are a race of highly evolved super-beings created…

Marvel Comics has been known to pull from ancient mythology to lend to their modern superhero mythology. The most obvious and most popular example of this is Thor and the inclusion of Norse Mythology prevalent throughout the Marvel Universe. This, in turn, has had a huge presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Thor being a core member of the Avengers Trinity, along with Captain America and Iron Man. And, in Thor’s last solo film, Thor: Ragnarok, we got one of Thor’s biggest comic arcs as well as the Norse Mythology version of Armageddon. However, Norse’s version of Armageddon is…

Captain Marvel is the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and might very well be on of the most important to date. It is Marvel’s first female led solo film, and it also introduces the most powerful hero to date in the MCU. It is also only the second film to travel back in time as far as when it takes place. The other “Captain” movie, Captain America: The First Avenger, was set during WWII, making the two “Captain” origin films set in the past. Captain Marvel doesn’t go back quite as far, however, but instead takes place in…

There seems to be a void in everyone’s hearts with the passing of the legendary Stan Lee. However, he is truly immortalized with all the heroes he gave this world, and by the wonderful cameos in Marvel’s film properties. But, now that he is gone, these beloved cameos are coming to an end. This makes the next few Marvel Cinematic Universe films a little bittersweet. You see, Lee has already filmed his cameos up to the still untitled Avengers 4, and, with principal filming already wrapped for Spider-Man: Far From Home, he most likely will be making his final cameo…

Today we lost a literary icon, a comic book legend, and a true American treasure, Stan Lee. This morning, Lee was rushed to the hospital from his home, where he then passed away. The man who truly defined what it means to be a hero, Lee helped shaped comic books from little throwaway cartoons into a true and legitimate portion of American literature and turned Marvel into the multimedia entertainment conglomerate that it is today. He also gave awkward, geeky kids, such as myself, a voice and a great deal of confidence to be ourselves and love what we love,…

Godzilla has been a legendary movie monster for nearly 65 years. Trampling through Tokyo, the King of Monsters has battled on both the side of humanity and against it, in over 30 films. He has battled countless other titanic monsters, such as Mothra, Gigan, and Rodan. But, his most famous battle is with another epic cinematic monster: King Kong. Now, we will see a whole new interpretation of this massive battle in 2020’s Godzilla vs. Kong, part of WB and Legendary’s new MonsterVerse. As production begins on the epic retelling of the battle that pits two of Hollywood’s biggest icons…

So, here’s a sentence I never thought I would write ever; The Satanic Temple is suing Netflix over copyright infringement. And here’s another sentence that I DEFINITELY never thought I would write; The Satanic Temple may actually have a legitimate case. The Salem, Massachusetts based temple stated that they had planned on suing Netflix over the use of a copyrighted statue in their new show, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a reboot of the classic 90’s show, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, set in the darker and more realistic Riverdale universe. Now, the temple has slapped Netflix and Warner Bros with a…

Anyone who grew up in the 90’s and the 2000’s are familiar with the cultural staple that is Jay and Silent Bob. The intrepid stoner duo appeared in several of writer/director Kevin Smith’s (who is Silent Bob) films, such as Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and more, before starting in their very own film, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. Full of amazing and star studded cameos, we were treated to a full on hilarious adventure. Now, nearly 20 years later, we’re finally getting the sequel, and, according to Jay portrayer, Jason Mewes, filming should begin in February 2019. Speaking…