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REVIEW: Big Hero 6 (2014)
“No, don’t push us away, Hiro. We’re here for you.” Based on an obscure Marvel comic, Disney Animation’s Big Hero 6 was the mother studio’s first superhero movie. Of course, the acquired Marvel Studios had already proven how lucrative the genre could be, and Pixar’s...
Read MoreFriday Flash Facts: Bart Allen
Born to Don Allen, one of the Tornado Twins, and his wife Meloni, daughter of President Thawne, in the 30th Century, Bart Allen is the grandson of Barry Allen and is the second Kid Flash and (albeit for a very brief run) the fourth Flash. Bart Allen has also served on more teams than most … <...
Read MoreComic Books for Young Readers
When one looks at the astronomical success of big-screen superhero movies and television series, it stands to reason that flocks of young boys and girls across the country having a growing interest in looking into the source material for their favorite caped (or not caped) crusaders would be concomi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Hero 6: The Series – Episodes 13 and 14 “Small Hiro One” and “Kentucky Kaiju”
“It’s obviously a giant robot. I’m surprised it’s taken this long to face one.” *Spoilers* In “Small Hiro One,” Hiro and Baymax check out a warehouse and eventually find Yama with a bot he’s built from a stolen alloy. Baymax summons the others, and while they best the...
Read MoreFriday Flash Facts: Barry Allen
The Silver Age of DC comics kicked off with the introduction of Barry Allen in Showcase Vol. 1 #4, as did many subsequent eras in the publisher’s long and storied history. Barry Allen is a sign of change in comics, and it was through him that the DC Multiverse was first discovered in the now &he...
Read MoreNew Venom Trailer Oozes From Sony
Get ready for a tongue-lashing, as Sony Pictures has released a new Venom trailer. In the first of their (presumably) Spidey-less Spideyverse movies, Sony’s Venom finds crusading journalist Eddie Brock exposed to an alien symbiote which grants him immense power – but might cost him his soul. Sta...
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