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Wolverine [OVEREXPOSED]

By Matt Mitchell | Published: June 2, 2009
Wolverine is, and has been, for many years, Marvel’s most popular character. Spider Man is up there with him, and maybe one or two others, but really it’s Wolverine’s house. It would be interesting to see what Wolverine’s popularity would be like if Marvel hadn’t tried their damndest to run him into the ground and [...]
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Avengers

By Matt Mitchell | Published: January 5, 2009
I watched The Incredible Hulk last night and I must say it was awesome. I don’t know what Ed Norton was complaining about, but it’s obvious to me that Marvel produced the best movie they could. It was true to the comics, Norton was perfectly suited to the role of Banner (much better than Eric [...]
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Marvel Studios

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 6, 2008
Marvel has better super heroes than DC: Fact. And, even though DC has reigned in the movie adaptation biz up until recently, the shift over to Marvel has begun, and get ready, because it looks like Marvel’s in it for the long haul and are ready to expound upon the statement made initially by Spider [...]
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Iron Man Review

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 3, 2008
Iron Man told a great story, had plenty of plot, great acting, only a couple of moments of significant cheese…all the things that make a great movie. But, ultimately, I’ll remember it most for what it failed to do, for the dearth of Iron Man himself. It’s a problem a lot of movies have: how [...]
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Iron Man

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 1, 2008
Iron Man release day is here! Tomorrow I’m going to see the movie. Review forthcoming.
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Best Superhero Accoutrement

By Matt Mitchell | Published: April 25, 2008
Batman’s utility belt, Quasar’s quantum bands…there are tons of superheroes (and villains) out there who’ve accessorized to better enable them to perform their duties. Reed Richards has made a living out of building gadgets and machinery for his team and for the world at large. He designed unstable molecules so he and the rest of [...]
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Collectibles

By Matt Mitchell | Published: December 17, 2007
My Iron Man post of a few weeks ago got me thinking about comics and collectibles in general and, more specifically, why I don’t buy comics any more, and a few reasons became immediately clear: You can’t buy comics in the grocery store any more. When I was a kid I actually looked forward to going to [...]
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The Invincible Iron Man

By Matt Mitchell | Published: November 26, 2007
I am engulfed with fanboy frenzy. Next up on the calendar of movies I’m dying to see but will probably be disappointed with (see: Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Punisher, Hulk, etc.) is Iron Man. I’m a comic reader from way back, and Iron Man was always one of my favorites (along with Daredevil, Ghost Rider…). Iron [...]
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Costumorama

By Matt Mitchell | Published: June 22, 2006
I’ve had it with all these costume changes. In the first issue of the new Nova series, a fabulously written event occurs in which the Nova Corps are decimated and Richard Rider is the only one left. The Nova World Mind subsequently uploads into Rider, endowing him with all the power of the entire Nova [...]
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