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Tag: comic books

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Age of Ultron Marks the Limits of the MCU — and of Superhero Stories

Avengers: Age of Ultron exists as a limit case for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). To be clear, Age of Ultron is a ...
By Darren MooneyMay 11, 2020
Opinion

Opinion: Introducing the Monsters of the Midway

Israel Idonije is a former Chicago Bear, lifelong comic fan and founder of ATHLiTACOMiCS, partners with the Chicago Bears for the “Monsters of ...
By Escapist StaffSeptember 21, 2018
Gallery of the Day

8 Walking Dead Illustrations You Can’t Miss

With The Walking Dead‘s new season we’d like to invite you to a quick gallery of images that fans of the show may ...
By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 8, 2017
Comics and Cosplay Features

LeSean Thomas: (Cannon) Busting Out All Over

Animator and comic artist LeSean Thomas discusses his Cannon Busters Kickstarter, culture shock, and what “anime” really means. LeSean Thomas is not one ...
By David Chapman Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2014
Gallery of the Day

8 Thor Comic Covers That Will Have You Pining For Asgard

With the release of Thor: The Dark World we give you a small gallery of some of the best Thor comic book covers ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2013
MovieBob - Intermission

Sam the Man – Part II

Continued from last week’s Part The First and spurred on by the release of the Evil Dead remake, we now rejoin our career ...
By Bob ChipmanApril 12, 2013
MovieBob - Intermission

Avengers: The Down Side Of Up

When putting together last week’s Escape to The Movies, I became suddenly aware that it had been overall a kind of not terribly ...
By Bob ChipmanAugust 10, 2012
The Writers' Room

Let’s Retire the Reboot

I am so tired of the word “reboot.” I feel like I read it everywhere. Packages in the grocery store blur before my ...
By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010
The Way of the Future

Our Turn to Decide

No games writing sticks in my craw worse than the assertion that the medium is somehow “still in its infancy.” You probably have ...
By Brendan Main Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010
Going Gold

Going Gold: Comix Zone

Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Batman, Hellboy, Hulk, Wanted – I do seem to remember a time when movies offered me something other ...
By Christian Ward Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2008
Wii Are The Champions?

What?s Actually Good (In Comics)

I just want to talk about all those comics, see? All those shitty, amazing comics … Comics are amazing. They took me in ...
By Dominic Davies Legacy AuthorDecember 11, 2007

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