It’s no secret that we enjoy Marvel’s Netflix series. While their films are in their own right great, the Netflix series (For me, at least) captures what I love most about the concept of superheroes. Since the initial announcement of the Marvel-Netflix deal, every season released has been building up to The Defenders, in which the Netflix heroes team up and fight a threat bigger than any of them individually. Finally, it seems we’re getting close.
The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and the forthcoming The Last Jedi have all broken tradition for the Star Wars franchise, in which all live-action films had previously been released in May of their releases. However, based on the returns of the former two films, December has worked extremely well for the juggernaut of a franchise, with Star Wars moving beyond its traditional Memorial Day release period. Lucasfilm seems to be doing a course correction in teh coming months.
One of the biggest mysteries of Marvel’s Phase Three in their Cinematic Universe was the ongoing search for the creative team behind Captain Marvel. The studio’s first female-led superhero movie, many fans have been clamoring for the character to received the blockbuster treatment. That dream is coming true, and now we finally have confirmation as to who will be helming Carol Danvers’ feature film debut.
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first Star Wars film this May, IDW Publishing and the multi award-winning imprint, Library of American Comics present Volume One of Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comic which contains 575 sequential strips from its premiere run March 11, 1979 to October 5, 1980. Included are every Sunday’s title header and “bonus” panels in meticulously restored original color, making this the first-ever complete collection of this comics classic as they originally appeared. During the five years Star Wars Comics first appeared, early fans were treated to a total of twenty-seven storylines that remain some of the best “Classic Star Wars” era tales ever told. In this first...
In May, everyone will be reminded that in space, no one can hear you scream when Twentieth Century Fox’s “Alien: Covenant” launches into theaters May 19 th. To commemorate the return of the iconic Xenomorphs to the big screen, April 26th will officiallybe deemed ALIEN DAY as the countdown for the highly anticipated new chapter in Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking sci-fi thriller continues.
