Paul D’Amato, best known for playing Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken in hockey comedy “Slap Shot,” died after a four-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease, on Monday in East Brookfield, Mass. He was 76.
“Slap Shot” co-star Steve Carlson confirmed the news in a post on X. “Rip Paul D’Amato,” he wrote. “Sending heart felt condolences to Family and fellow friends, actors.”
D’Amato’s other notable credits include best picture winner “The Deer Hunter,”, “Heaven’s Gate,” “Suspect” with Cher and Dennis Quaid, “F/X” and “Six Ways to Sunday.” Additionally, John Lindley Byrne, writer and artist of Marvel Comics’s “X-Men,” was said to have based the look of Wolverine on D’Amato in “Slap Shot.”
D’Amato was born in Worcester and later raised in Spencer, Mass. He began working as a stage hand when he was about 14, inspiring him to become an actor. Both an athlete and actor,...
“Slap Shot” co-star Steve Carlson confirmed the news in a post on X. “Rip Paul D’Amato,” he wrote. “Sending heart felt condolences to Family and fellow friends, actors.”
D’Amato’s other notable credits include best picture winner “The Deer Hunter,”, “Heaven’s Gate,” “Suspect” with Cher and Dennis Quaid, “F/X” and “Six Ways to Sunday.” Additionally, John Lindley Byrne, writer and artist of Marvel Comics’s “X-Men,” was said to have based the look of Wolverine on D’Amato in “Slap Shot.”
D’Amato was born in Worcester and later raised in Spencer, Mass. He began working as a stage hand when he was about 14, inspiring him to become an actor. Both an athlete and actor,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Gavin Jasper Jun 13, 2019
X-Men: Dark Phoenix isn't even the first time they've tried to do this story in the movies, so imagine how many other versions there are!
There are a lot of beloved and classic X-Men stories throughout the years and I’d say that the three biggest are Days of Future Past, Age of Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix Saga. And while Giant-Sized X-Men #1 is arguably the most important tale, it’s not the one that everyone keeps going back to the well for as much as these three giants.
The last three major X-Men movies have been trying to fit around that in a way. X-Men: Days of Future Past allowed them to retell the classic story while mixing the casts of both eras. Age of Apocalypse wasn’t going to be viable so soon after doing a time-travel/reality-altering movie, but they were at least able to finally introduce said villain.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix isn't even the first time they've tried to do this story in the movies, so imagine how many other versions there are!
There are a lot of beloved and classic X-Men stories throughout the years and I’d say that the three biggest are Days of Future Past, Age of Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix Saga. And while Giant-Sized X-Men #1 is arguably the most important tale, it’s not the one that everyone keeps going back to the well for as much as these three giants.
The last three major X-Men movies have been trying to fit around that in a way. X-Men: Days of Future Past allowed them to retell the classic story while mixing the casts of both eras. Age of Apocalypse wasn’t going to be viable so soon after doing a time-travel/reality-altering movie, but they were at least able to finally introduce said villain.
- 6/13/2019
- Den of Geek
David Crow Jun 10, 2019
The writer behind X-Men’s golden era, including The Dark Phoenix Saga, compares the new movie favorably to Avengers: Endgame.
In the modern day and age, it can be difficult to have a dissenting opinion. When fans tend to evaluate reviews by the “consensus” of a Rotten Tomatoes aggregate score—as opposed to the hundreds of words each individual critic used to study a film—and social media flattens conversations to 280-character cram sessions, it’s hard for a contrarian voice to even be heard. But it sure helps when it’s an authority, such as Chris Claremont, longtime X-Men writer and co-creator of “The Dark Phoenix Saga,” which inspired this past weekend’s Dark Phoenix movie.
While the conversation has already turned for most to how the movie was a box office and critical failure for the fading 20th Century Fox—which on Monday morning already...
The writer behind X-Men’s golden era, including The Dark Phoenix Saga, compares the new movie favorably to Avengers: Endgame.
In the modern day and age, it can be difficult to have a dissenting opinion. When fans tend to evaluate reviews by the “consensus” of a Rotten Tomatoes aggregate score—as opposed to the hundreds of words each individual critic used to study a film—and social media flattens conversations to 280-character cram sessions, it’s hard for a contrarian voice to even be heard. But it sure helps when it’s an authority, such as Chris Claremont, longtime X-Men writer and co-creator of “The Dark Phoenix Saga,” which inspired this past weekend’s Dark Phoenix movie.
While the conversation has already turned for most to how the movie was a box office and critical failure for the fading 20th Century Fox—which on Monday morning already...
- 6/10/2019
- Den of Geek
[This story contains spoilers for Dark Phoenix]
Dark Phoenix, the underwhelming conclusion to the X-Men movie franchise, is the latest take on a story that writer Chris Claremont, penciler John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin originally related in issues #129-138 of The X-Men (first published from late 1979 through 1980). In the X-Men comics, Jean Grey, one of the mutant superhero team's founding members, has reached a turning point: After a brief run-in with the evil socialites (and one cyborg) at the Hellfire Club, Jean finds she can no longer control the God-like Phoenix, a symbiotic alien that has inhabited her ...
Dark Phoenix, the underwhelming conclusion to the X-Men movie franchise, is the latest take on a story that writer Chris Claremont, penciler John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin originally related in issues #129-138 of The X-Men (first published from late 1979 through 1980). In the X-Men comics, Jean Grey, one of the mutant superhero team's founding members, has reached a turning point: After a brief run-in with the evil socialites (and one cyborg) at the Hellfire Club, Jean finds she can no longer control the God-like Phoenix, a symbiotic alien that has inhabited her ...
[This story contains spoilers for Dark Phoenix]
Dark Phoenix, the underwhelming conclusion to the X-Men movie franchise, is the latest take on a story that writer Chris Claremont, penciler John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin originally related in issues #129-138 of The X-Men (first published from late 1979 through 1980). In the X-Men comics, Jean Grey, one of the mutant superhero team's founding members, has reached a turning point: After a brief run-in with the evil socialites (and one cyborg) at the Hellfire Club, Jean finds she can no longer control the God-like Phoenix, a symbiotic alien that has inhabited her ...
Dark Phoenix, the underwhelming conclusion to the X-Men movie franchise, is the latest take on a story that writer Chris Claremont, penciler John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin originally related in issues #129-138 of The X-Men (first published from late 1979 through 1980). In the X-Men comics, Jean Grey, one of the mutant superhero team's founding members, has reached a turning point: After a brief run-in with the evil socialites (and one cyborg) at the Hellfire Club, Jean finds she can no longer control the God-like Phoenix, a symbiotic alien that has inhabited her ...
Written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by John Byrne, the "Dark Phoenix" saga is one of the most enduring storylines in the history of Marvel Comics. First published in Uncanny X-Men #129-138 (1980), the iconic story follows Jean Grey's transformation from gifted mutant into a god-like cosmic entity known as the "Phoenix". In 2006, screenwriters Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn adapted elements of the story for Brett Ratner's sequel X-Men: The Last Stand with mixed results. Now thirteen years later, Kinberg is taking another stab at adapting the classic tale with Dark Phoenix, the twelfth installment in Fox's seemingly-never-ending X-Men film series. A direct sequel to Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), the film is the final installment of the main X-Men saga after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 20th Century Fox. It's 1992 – the same year that X-Men: The Animated Series debuted on Fox Kids – and the X-Men are...
- 6/6/2019
- by Adam Frazier
- firstshowing.net
Ah yes, a superhero story you can sink your teeth into. When Venom claws its way into theaters this weekend, it’ll mark the biggest moment yet for one of the most infamous villains that Marvel’s Spider-Man has ever faced. Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock, a down-on-his-luck journalist who fuses with a symbiotic alien entity to become the long-tongued, sharp-toothed, shape-shifting title character. Directed by Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer, the movie is set outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe of which Spidey himself is now a part, giving the character...
- 10/5/2018
- by Sean T. Collins
- Rollingstone.com
We recently learned that Emmett J. Scanlan had been cast in the role of the DC’s ruthless intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in Krypton. Now today, thanks to EW, we have our first photo of the character showing us what he will look like when he makes his big debut in Season 2.
It’s really strange seeing this character brought to life. He’s such a crazy and interesting looking character. While they completely nailed the look of the character here, it still a little weird seeing him in live-action form. Make sure to let us know what you think of the character design:
The character is described as possessing super-human strength, a genius level intellect in matters of warfare, and immortality. It’s explained that Lobo “will keep coming until the job is finished. His word is the only thing that Lobo holds sacred; although, he’ll never violate the letter of an agreement,...
It’s really strange seeing this character brought to life. He’s such a crazy and interesting looking character. While they completely nailed the look of the character here, it still a little weird seeing him in live-action form. Make sure to let us know what you think of the character design:
The character is described as possessing super-human strength, a genius level intellect in matters of warfare, and immortality. It’s explained that Lobo “will keep coming until the job is finished. His word is the only thing that Lobo holds sacred; although, he’ll never violate the letter of an agreement,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A couple of months ago, it was reported that DC’s intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo would be coming to the second season of the Syfy series Krypton. We’ve now learned that Emmett J. Scanlan has been cast to take on the iconic role of the DC character. This will be a recurring role for him.
Lobo was created in 1984 by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. He is a blue-skinned, 7-foot-tall, heavily muscled anti-hero alien who works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter and drives a space-faring motorcycle across the universe. I should probably also mention that he murdered his entire species. He has superhuman strength and is virtually immortal.
I’m not really familiar with Scanlan’s work, but he appeared in Netflix's Safe, opposite Michael C. Hall, and The Fall, with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. He was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy.
DC Entertainment...
Lobo was created in 1984 by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. He is a blue-skinned, 7-foot-tall, heavily muscled anti-hero alien who works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter and drives a space-faring motorcycle across the universe. I should probably also mention that he murdered his entire species. He has superhuman strength and is virtually immortal.
I’m not really familiar with Scanlan’s work, but he appeared in Netflix's Safe, opposite Michael C. Hall, and The Fall, with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. He was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy.
DC Entertainment...
- 10/3/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
According to reports, Marvel Comics' "X-Men" mutant 'Emma Frost', played by January Jones in "X-Men: First Class" (2011) and Finola Hughes in "Generation X" (1996) will return to the "X-Men" movie franchise:
'Emma Grace Frost' aka the 'White Queen', evolved from a foe of the "X-Men", to becoming a superhero and one of the X-Men's most central members and leaders...
...debuting in Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" #129 (January 1980) created by writer Chris Claremont and illustrator/co-scripter John Byrne...
...as a 'mutant' with telepathic abilities, including mind control, memory alteration and astral projection.
She is also capable of shape-shifting into a solid diamond with superhuman strength, durability and psychic immunity belonging to a subspecies of humanity born with superhuman abilities.
The character appears in many adaptations of "X-Men" properties....
...including video games, animated programs and live-action films.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Emma Frost'...
'Emma Grace Frost' aka the 'White Queen', evolved from a foe of the "X-Men", to becoming a superhero and one of the X-Men's most central members and leaders...
...debuting in Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" #129 (January 1980) created by writer Chris Claremont and illustrator/co-scripter John Byrne...
...as a 'mutant' with telepathic abilities, including mind control, memory alteration and astral projection.
She is also capable of shape-shifting into a solid diamond with superhuman strength, durability and psychic immunity belonging to a subspecies of humanity born with superhuman abilities.
The character appears in many adaptations of "X-Men" properties....
...including video games, animated programs and live-action films.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Emma Frost'...
- 10/21/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
As many longtime comics fans can likely attest, Lex Luthor has been one of the most fascinating supervillains for the majority of the last thirty years. Originally conceived as a mad scientist out to destroy the original superhero, a reinvention in 1986 by writer/artist John Byrne in the pages of The Man of Steel repositoned Luthor as a villain of our time: a man scrambling to accumulate power in as many ways as possible, in order to directly challenge a man who doesn't accumulate power, but has it: Superman. The mere fact that Luthor, a non-powered (albeit brilliant) human being stands as the arch-nemesis of one of fiction's most raw powerful icons should say a lot about him: even with all of his physical limitations in the context...
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- 10/20/2017
- by Chris Clow
- Movies.com
Jim Dandy Oct 16, 2017
So far, The Gifted is a solid entry into overall X-Men canon. Here's our spoiler-filled review of episode 2...
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Snowman review
1.2 rX
It's still really early to say this, but watching rX, the second episode of The Gifted, the thing that struck me the most about it is how this show conveys how utterly shitty it must be to be a mutant better than anything live action since the first movie.
For such a new show, one of its biggest strengths is how completely thought-out the world is. At one point early in the episode, Jace (the bad dude from Sentinel Services) mentions that "damaging property with mutant powers is a serious federal crime." That's a more robust legal framework than we are used to in the comics, where the law usually doesn't go past "Mutants/Heroes must register," and occasionally...
So far, The Gifted is a solid entry into overall X-Men canon. Here's our spoiler-filled review of episode 2...
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Snowman review
1.2 rX
It's still really early to say this, but watching rX, the second episode of The Gifted, the thing that struck me the most about it is how this show conveys how utterly shitty it must be to be a mutant better than anything live action since the first movie.
For such a new show, one of its biggest strengths is how completely thought-out the world is. At one point early in the episode, Jace (the bad dude from Sentinel Services) mentions that "damaging property with mutant powers is a serious federal crime." That's a more robust legal framework than we are used to in the comics, where the law usually doesn't go past "Mutants/Heroes must register," and occasionally...
- 10/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Marvel Comics' "Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of (Adult) Jean Grey" #1, available December 2017, in support of the upcoming "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" feature film, is written by Matthew Rosenberg and illustrated by Leinil Yu, with covers by Artgerm, John Tyler, Francesco Mattina, John Byrne and Skottie Young:
"...in 'The return of Jean Grey, Part 1, she will return, like a 'Phoenix' from the ashes. Years ago, 'Jean Grey' died and the 'X-Men' mourned her. Since then, the world has changed, her teammates have lived without her and died without her. And now, when strange events start happening all over the world, those teammates can only come to one conclusion. The one and only Jean Grey is back..."
In movie news, 20th Century Fox has confirmed a release date for the live-action feature film adaptation "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", showcasing the character 'Jean Grey', opening November 2, 2018:
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline.
"...in 'The return of Jean Grey, Part 1, she will return, like a 'Phoenix' from the ashes. Years ago, 'Jean Grey' died and the 'X-Men' mourned her. Since then, the world has changed, her teammates have lived without her and died without her. And now, when strange events start happening all over the world, those teammates can only come to one conclusion. The one and only Jean Grey is back..."
In movie news, 20th Century Fox has confirmed a release date for the live-action feature film adaptation "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", showcasing the character 'Jean Grey', opening November 2, 2018:
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline.
- 10/1/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
It’s that time of the month again to go through all comics laced with more than a hint of adamantium.
Generations: All New Wolverine/Wolverine
Writer: Tom Taylor | Artist: Ramon Rosanas | Colourist: Nolan Woodward | Letters: Cory Petit
When the ‘Generations’ one shots were announced in conjunction with the upcoming Legacy initiative by Marvel it was assumed a few currently dead heroes would be returning to the fold and this would be the jump on point. I don’t know if the premise for these one shots was set up elsewhere as picking up just one like I did is a little confusing to start with. Right away I can say without it feeling like a spoiler this has nothing to do with 616 Wolverine returning. It has to do with Laura going back in time to visit Wolverine in his prime and that’s where its confusing. But that doesn...
Generations: All New Wolverine/Wolverine
Writer: Tom Taylor | Artist: Ramon Rosanas | Colourist: Nolan Woodward | Letters: Cory Petit
When the ‘Generations’ one shots were announced in conjunction with the upcoming Legacy initiative by Marvel it was assumed a few currently dead heroes would be returning to the fold and this would be the jump on point. I don’t know if the premise for these one shots was set up elsewhere as picking up just one like I did is a little confusing to start with. Right away I can say without it feeling like a spoiler this has nothing to do with 616 Wolverine returning. It has to do with Laura going back in time to visit Wolverine in his prime and that’s where its confusing. But that doesn...
- 9/6/2017
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
James Hunt Sep 6, 2017
If Netflix continues to mine the Marvel seam, which characters might come in for the Defenders treatment next?
The Marvel-Netflix deal might have met its initial goal with the broadcast of crossover series The Defenders, but there’s no stopping that particular gravy train - future seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are already on their way.
See related Here's your first look at Murder On The Orient Express
Marvel has already shows its willingness to add new characters to their roster of heroes with a Punisher series due to drop this year, and deals like New Warriors and Cloak & Dagger show that they’re not afraid of pushing D-listers into the spotlight to see what takes. So with the obvious choices already taken care of, we couldn’t help wondering: which characters should make up a second wave of Defenders shows?
Here...
If Netflix continues to mine the Marvel seam, which characters might come in for the Defenders treatment next?
The Marvel-Netflix deal might have met its initial goal with the broadcast of crossover series The Defenders, but there’s no stopping that particular gravy train - future seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are already on their way.
See related Here's your first look at Murder On The Orient Express
Marvel has already shows its willingness to add new characters to their roster of heroes with a Punisher series due to drop this year, and deals like New Warriors and Cloak & Dagger show that they’re not afraid of pushing D-listers into the spotlight to see what takes. So with the obvious choices already taken care of, we couldn’t help wondering: which characters should make up a second wave of Defenders shows?
Here...
- 9/5/2017
- Den of Geek
Okay, so I haven’t written musings on my feelings on fandom in quite a bit, so here goes nothing!
Marvel’s Secret Empire event has received a lot of flack for continuing the storyline of Captain America as a secret Hydra agent. Much of that flack has revolved around the notion that Cap being associated with Hydra is an affront to co-creator Jack Kirby, a Jewish man and a World War II veteran. By having Cap be associated with Hydra, it goes against the creator’s intent.
But – how much so we actually care about a creator’s intent?
From my experiences, it seems we don’t really care that much about a creator’s original intent if the story is considered good. A prominent example is how Gene Roddenberry was opposed to the idea of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (or at least some reported it as such...
Marvel’s Secret Empire event has received a lot of flack for continuing the storyline of Captain America as a secret Hydra agent. Much of that flack has revolved around the notion that Cap being associated with Hydra is an affront to co-creator Jack Kirby, a Jewish man and a World War II veteran. By having Cap be associated with Hydra, it goes against the creator’s intent.
But – how much so we actually care about a creator’s intent?
From my experiences, it seems we don’t really care that much about a creator’s original intent if the story is considered good. A prominent example is how Gene Roddenberry was opposed to the idea of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (or at least some reported it as such...
- 9/5/2017
- by Joe Corallo
- Comicmix.com
"Before you tap that shoulder, sugar – identify yourself."
"The name's Daredevil – horn-head for short. And you?"
"Depends. If you're spendin' money, it's Power Man – Hero for Hire. Otherwise, Cage'll do – Luke Cage."
Thus began the not entirely auspicious teaming of Luke Cage and Daredevil in the pages of the 24th issue of The Defenders, from 1975. It was, in fact, the only story in that comic's 15-year existence in which any of the characters on Netflix's identically titled series would meet. The 2017 incarnation – Daredevil and Luke Cage, plus Jessica Jones and...
"The name's Daredevil – horn-head for short. And you?"
"Depends. If you're spendin' money, it's Power Man – Hero for Hire. Otherwise, Cage'll do – Luke Cage."
Thus began the not entirely auspicious teaming of Luke Cage and Daredevil in the pages of the 24th issue of The Defenders, from 1975. It was, in fact, the only story in that comic's 15-year existence in which any of the characters on Netflix's identically titled series would meet. The 2017 incarnation – Daredevil and Luke Cage, plus Jessica Jones and...
- 8/23/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Sneak Peek new images of actress Jessica Chastain aka 'Lilandra' in the upcoming Marvel/Fox feature "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", supporting a new campaign for luxury jeweler "Piaget":
The character 'Lilandra' first appeared in Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" #97 (February 1976), created by writer Chris Claremont
and illustrator Dave Cockrum.
'Lilandra' and 'Professor Charles Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'.
The character 'Lilandra' first appeared in Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" #97 (February 1976), created by writer Chris Claremont
and illustrator Dave Cockrum.
'Lilandra' and 'Professor Charles Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'.
- 8/15/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Next year we will get the opportunity to explore the world of Krypton via it's new television show on SyFy. With the show taking place on the planet well before their demise, we will get to see a lot of aspects of their culture. This would include the role of religion and politics according to their show runner Cameron Welsh. We have only seen flashes of their culture since we mostly see them as flashbacks and memories.
Comicbook.com has talked with Welsh about the impact of Kryptonian religion on the show:
”The world of Kandor in our show is a theocracy, and the religious guild is very powerful,” Welsh said. “The political landscape is turbulent; there’s a very rigid class divide, and there’s the rankles district, and there’s the guided area -- that’s the science guild, the religious guild, the House of Zod or the House of El.
Comicbook.com has talked with Welsh about the impact of Kryptonian religion on the show:
”The world of Kandor in our show is a theocracy, and the religious guild is very powerful,” Welsh said. “The political landscape is turbulent; there’s a very rigid class divide, and there’s the rankles district, and there’s the guided area -- that’s the science guild, the religious guild, the House of Zod or the House of El.
- 8/8/2017
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
Actress Jessica Chastain ("Interstellar") has confirmed she will play Marvel Comics' 'Lilandra Neramani', 'Majestrix' of the 'Shi'ar Empire' and soul mate lover of 'Charles Xavier' in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", opening November 2, 2018:
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
- 8/2/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
James Hunt Aug 11, 2017
Ahead of Marvel's The Defenders arriving on Netflix, here are some comics you may want to check out...
This August, Marvel will finally deliver the team-up its TV fans have been waiting for when Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist come together to battle The Hand in the Marvel/Netflix co-production The Defenders.
See related The Flash season 4 needs to make Barry a hero again Arrow season 6: The Huntress could be back Supergirl season 3: 24's Carlos Bernard signs up Legends Of Tomorrow season 3 casting news and new trailer Black Lightning won't have 'freak of the week' villains
But what if you can’t wait that long? Well, good news: these characters have been teaming up in the comics for years. And whether you want to get a fix ahead of watching the Netflix show or familiarise yourself with who these characters are and what they do,...
Ahead of Marvel's The Defenders arriving on Netflix, here are some comics you may want to check out...
This August, Marvel will finally deliver the team-up its TV fans have been waiting for when Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist come together to battle The Hand in the Marvel/Netflix co-production The Defenders.
See related The Flash season 4 needs to make Barry a hero again Arrow season 6: The Huntress could be back Supergirl season 3: 24's Carlos Bernard signs up Legends Of Tomorrow season 3 casting news and new trailer Black Lightning won't have 'freak of the week' villains
But what if you can’t wait that long? Well, good news: these characters have been teaming up in the comics for years. And whether you want to get a fix ahead of watching the Netflix show or familiarise yourself with who these characters are and what they do,...
- 7/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Marvel Comics' "Jean Grey" #4, available July 12, 2017, is written by Dennis Hopeless and illustrated by Harvey Tolibao, with covers by David Yardin, June Brigman and Jim Lee, in support of the upcoming Fox feature "X-Men: Dark Phoenix":
"...after an adventure with 'Namor, the Sub-Mariner', 'Jean Grey' is more determined than ever to escape her predecessor's fate.
"Then when the 'Phoenix' comes for her, she will beat that bird down. And to learn how to go toe-to-toe with an alien god...
"...she'll seek out training from an alien god. Namely the 'Odinson!..."
Actress Jessica Chastain ("Interstellar") will play Marvel Comics' 'Lilandra Neramani','Majestrix' of the 'Shi'ar Empire' and love of 'Charles Xavier' in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", opening November 2, 2018:
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth,...
"...after an adventure with 'Namor, the Sub-Mariner', 'Jean Grey' is more determined than ever to escape her predecessor's fate.
"Then when the 'Phoenix' comes for her, she will beat that bird down. And to learn how to go toe-to-toe with an alien god...
"...she'll seek out training from an alien god. Namely the 'Odinson!..."
Actress Jessica Chastain ("Interstellar") will play Marvel Comics' 'Lilandra Neramani','Majestrix' of the 'Shi'ar Empire' and love of 'Charles Xavier' in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", opening November 2, 2018:
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth,...
- 7/13/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to reports actress Jessica Chastain ("Interstellar") will play Marvel Comics' 'Lilandra Neramani', the 'Majestrix' (Empress) of the 'Shi'ar Empire' and cherished love of 'Charles Xavier' in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", opening November 2, 2018:
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
Lilandra and 'Xavier' were once married.
But eventually the marriage was annulled.
She was born on the 'Aerie', but after much palace intrigue, was branded a traitor...
...fleeing to Earth, hoping to find allies among its large population of superheroes...
...and found them in Charles Xavier and his 'X-Men', sending visions of herself to Xavier as she traveled to Earth.
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
- 6/14/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
20th Century Fox has confirmed a release date for the Marvel Comics' live-action feature film adaptation "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", showcasing the character 'Jean Grey', opening November 2, 2018:
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...originally created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...originally created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
- 5/23/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
20th Century Fox has confirmed release dates for more Marvel Comics' live-action feature film adaptations, including director Josh Boone's "New Mutants", opening April 13, 2018, David Leitch's "Deadpool 2" June 1, 2018 and "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", November 2, 2018:
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...originally created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
Marvel Comics' "The Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline...
...focuses on mutant 'Jean Grey' and the 'Phoenix Force'...
...originally created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont, with illustrations by Dave Cockrum and John Byrne.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Dark Phoenix'...
- 4/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Join us this week as Jace and Manny go through the Diamond Preview’s book for comics coming out in February. Also in our Top 5 segment we take a moment to give our top 5 books or story arcs that we would recommend for new readers. Take some time to listen in and give us some feedback on books your excited about and maybe some of your recommendations!
Previews #339
Upcoming Books for 12-21
Top 5 books or runs for a beginning comic reader
Jace
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
Ultimate Spider-Man 1-50/Amazing Spider-Man 1-75
Uncanny X-Men 94-150
John Byrne Superman Man of Steel #1-6, Superman #1-33, Adventures of Superman #424-444, Action Comics #585-600, 643
Manny
1. Blackest Night
2. New 52 Justice League
3. Valiant’s Bloodshot Trilogy
4. Think Tank (Top Cow Productions Inc.)
5. Archer & Armstrong or Harley Quinn Emmanuel Gomez Previews #339 9 Panel Grid Podcast: Episode 5 https://t.co/Mzv0tSd8AR...
Previews #339
Upcoming Books for 12-21
Top 5 books or runs for a beginning comic reader
Jace
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
Ultimate Spider-Man 1-50/Amazing Spider-Man 1-75
Uncanny X-Men 94-150
John Byrne Superman Man of Steel #1-6, Superman #1-33, Adventures of Superman #424-444, Action Comics #585-600, 643
Manny
1. Blackest Night
2. New 52 Justice League
3. Valiant’s Bloodshot Trilogy
4. Think Tank (Top Cow Productions Inc.)
5. Archer & Armstrong or Harley Quinn Emmanuel Gomez Previews #339 9 Panel Grid Podcast: Episode 5 https://t.co/Mzv0tSd8AR...
- 12/20/2016
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
Marvel will expand its ever-growing universe further into the realm of television, prepping two new X-Men-based projects: the tentatively titled Hellfire for Fox, and Legion for FX.
Frequent X-Men film director Bryan Singer will serve as an executive producer for both shows, while Fargo creator Noah Hawley will write and executive produce Legion, which FX has already given a pilot order. Hellfire is still in development, with an initial script set to be co-written by Patrick McKay and Jd Payne.
Legion will tell of the story of David Haller,...
Frequent X-Men film director Bryan Singer will serve as an executive producer for both shows, while Fargo creator Noah Hawley will write and executive produce Legion, which FX has already given a pilot order. Hellfire is still in development, with an initial script set to be co-written by Patrick McKay and Jd Payne.
Legion will tell of the story of David Haller,...
- 10/15/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Marvel Graphic Novel #8: Super Boxers (1983)
Plot and Pencils by Ron Wilson
Script by John Byrne
Inks by Armando Gil
Colors by Bob Sharen, Steve Oliff, John Tartaglione, Joe D’Esposito & Mark Bright
Published by Marvel Comics
Among some comic reviewers, there’s an understanding that you don’t talk about the cover of the comic that you’re writing about. It’s tied into that old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” and it would be a bit like critiquing a movie based on the movie poster in the theater lobby. One is completely separate from the other.
All of that said, the best thing about Ron Wilson’s 1983 graphic novel Super Boxers is Bill Sienkiewicz’s awesome cover.
The official title of the publication is Marvel® Graphic Novel No. 8: Super Boxers. Marvel’s then still young graphic novel line had already produced a number...
Plot and Pencils by Ron Wilson
Script by John Byrne
Inks by Armando Gil
Colors by Bob Sharen, Steve Oliff, John Tartaglione, Joe D’Esposito & Mark Bright
Published by Marvel Comics
Among some comic reviewers, there’s an understanding that you don’t talk about the cover of the comic that you’re writing about. It’s tied into that old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” and it would be a bit like critiquing a movie based on the movie poster in the theater lobby. One is completely separate from the other.
All of that said, the best thing about Ron Wilson’s 1983 graphic novel Super Boxers is Bill Sienkiewicz’s awesome cover.
The official title of the publication is Marvel® Graphic Novel No. 8: Super Boxers. Marvel’s then still young graphic novel line had already produced a number...
- 8/24/2015
- by Scott Cederlund
- SoundOnSight
It’s been two weeks since “X-Men: Days Of Future Past – The Rogue Cut” hit home video and while fans continue to parse through the changes of the new alternate version of the 2014 blockbuster film, the fine folks at CineFix are digging even deeper to find the differences between Bryan Singer’s superhero film and its source material. In its latest installment of “What’s the Difference?” Cinefix spends nearly fifteen minutes comparing the 1981 two-issue “Days of Future Past” storyline written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne for “The Uncanny X-Men” with the script by Simon Kinberg. Cinefix’s video gets very in depth with its subject matter, even explaining the significance of Kitty Pryde being the time traveller in the comic while also defending the choice of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine going in her place in the Singer film. Overall, the video is a great look at the changes...
- 7/29/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
It took 20th Century Fox 14 years, but with last year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, they finally delivered the movie that X-Men fans had been impatiently waiting for since 2000. Now, in 2015, Fox hopes to revive their other, more desperate, superhero franchise with this summer’s Fantastic Four. Using the same apocalyptic tones and brooding masochism made famous by Bryan Singer’s X-Men, Fox is hoping that their third go-around with the oft-troubled franchise will prove to be the charm. But, based on the failures of previous Fantastic Four films, the barrage of trailers and press releases for the new flick, and the entire history of the comic book series, Fantastic Four may inevitably be doomed from the start.
As a series, The Fantastic Four has proven to be one of Marvel’s more inconsequential title to readers, as well as one of its most inaccessible to writers. Ever since...
As a series, The Fantastic Four has proven to be one of Marvel’s more inconsequential title to readers, as well as one of its most inaccessible to writers. Ever since...
- 5/12/2015
- by Andrew Doscas
- SoundOnSight
Quicksilver
Real Name
Pietro Django Maximoff
First Appearance
X-Men #4, March 1964
Nicknames & Aliases
Pietro Frank, Matheo Maximoff,
Powers & Abilities
Quicksilver possess the mutant ability to move and think exceedingly fast. He can run at speeds up to Mach 5, and his body is designed to survive the rigors of moving at such speeds.
For a time following the Scarlet Witch’s depowering of 98% of the world’s mutants, Quicksilver was powerless before artificially gaining the ability to briefly move forwards and backwards in time. His original abilities have since been restored.
Weaknesses & Achilles’ Heels
Impatience, arrogance, and a certain proclivity for bouts of insanity.
Friends & Allies
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff, his sister), Crystal (his ex-wife), Luna Maximoff (his daughter), Polaris (Lorna Dane, his sometimes-sister), Bova (his surrogate mother), the Avengers, the X-Men, X-Factor, the Inhumans, the Knights of Wundagore.
Foes & Antagonists
Magneto (his sometimes-father), Maximus the Mad (his ex brother-in-law), Kang, Ultron,...
Real Name
Pietro Django Maximoff
First Appearance
X-Men #4, March 1964
Nicknames & Aliases
Pietro Frank, Matheo Maximoff,
Powers & Abilities
Quicksilver possess the mutant ability to move and think exceedingly fast. He can run at speeds up to Mach 5, and his body is designed to survive the rigors of moving at such speeds.
For a time following the Scarlet Witch’s depowering of 98% of the world’s mutants, Quicksilver was powerless before artificially gaining the ability to briefly move forwards and backwards in time. His original abilities have since been restored.
Weaknesses & Achilles’ Heels
Impatience, arrogance, and a certain proclivity for bouts of insanity.
Friends & Allies
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff, his sister), Crystal (his ex-wife), Luna Maximoff (his daughter), Polaris (Lorna Dane, his sometimes-sister), Bova (his surrogate mother), the Avengers, the X-Men, X-Factor, the Inhumans, the Knights of Wundagore.
Foes & Antagonists
Magneto (his sometimes-father), Maximus the Mad (his ex brother-in-law), Kang, Ultron,...
- 4/30/2015
- by Austin Gorton
- SoundOnSight
The 1980s were an important period for comics as they transitioned from the Bronze Age to the Modern or Dark Age of Comics with books like Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns. It was also an incredibly creative time for Marvel Comics with Chris Claremont and John Byrne beginning the decade with their “Dark Phoenix Saga” epic in Uncanny X-Men, Frank Miller’s run on Daredevil as well as the first event crossover Secret Wars and ending with the rise of artists, like Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee, who would later found Image Comics.
At East Coast Comicon, comics historian and researcher of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Peter Sanderson, former Uncanny X-Men editor and Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti, and former Amazing Spider-Man editor Jim Salicrup chatted and swapped stories about what Marvel was really like in the 1980s.
After saying comics were his drug of choice then, Jim Salicrup...
At East Coast Comicon, comics historian and researcher of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Peter Sanderson, former Uncanny X-Men editor and Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti, and former Amazing Spider-Man editor Jim Salicrup chatted and swapped stories about what Marvel was really like in the 1980s.
After saying comics were his drug of choice then, Jim Salicrup...
- 4/14/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
X-Men: Days of Future Past is available now to Buy & Keep on Sky Store.
Digital Spy has partnered with Sky Store to test your knowledge on the most successful X-Men movie to-date. Take part in our quiz below to see if you know your Logans from your Jennifer Lawrences.
Q: In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Logan is sent back in time to save the present - in what year does he arrive?
A) 1973
Correct! Wolverine wakes up on a water bed and peers out at Times Square before facing off against gangsters.
B) 1964
Wrong!
C) 1955
Wrong!
Q: In comic book lore Quicksilver Peter Maximoff is the son of which X-Men character?
A) Charles Xavier
Wrong!
B) Wolverine
Wrong!
C) Magneto
Correct! This is hinted at in the jailbreak scene when Quicksilver tells Eric: "They say you can manipulate metal. My mum used to know a guy who could do that.
Digital Spy has partnered with Sky Store to test your knowledge on the most successful X-Men movie to-date. Take part in our quiz below to see if you know your Logans from your Jennifer Lawrences.
Q: In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Logan is sent back in time to save the present - in what year does he arrive?
A) 1973
Correct! Wolverine wakes up on a water bed and peers out at Times Square before facing off against gangsters.
B) 1964
Wrong!
C) 1955
Wrong!
Q: In comic book lore Quicksilver Peter Maximoff is the son of which X-Men character?
A) Charles Xavier
Wrong!
B) Wolverine
Wrong!
C) Magneto
Correct! This is hinted at in the jailbreak scene when Quicksilver tells Eric: "They say you can manipulate metal. My mum used to know a guy who could do that.
- 10/31/2014
- Digital Spy
Departure Day: When it comes to TV, is closure important?
If you happen to follow a decent number of TV critics on Twitter, you may have noticed a minor eruption of late. A schism has emerged, prompted by accounts like The Cancellation Bear, which concerns itself solely with the topic of whether or not series are likely to survive based on current ratings patterns. That may sound perfectly innocent on its own, but quite a few admirers have expressed the notion that they refuse to dive into a series if they get the sense that it will come to a premature end, thereby robbing them of closure. This idea has, naturally, left many critics incensed: isn’t TV a medium founded on chaos, on the thrill of working within limitations and at the whims of fickle audiences? Moreover, isn’t it silly to always want tidy resolution in the context...
If you happen to follow a decent number of TV critics on Twitter, you may have noticed a minor eruption of late. A schism has emerged, prompted by accounts like The Cancellation Bear, which concerns itself solely with the topic of whether or not series are likely to survive based on current ratings patterns. That may sound perfectly innocent on its own, but quite a few admirers have expressed the notion that they refuse to dive into a series if they get the sense that it will come to a premature end, thereby robbing them of closure. This idea has, naturally, left many critics incensed: isn’t TV a medium founded on chaos, on the thrill of working within limitations and at the whims of fickle audiences? Moreover, isn’t it silly to always want tidy resolution in the context...
- 10/18/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Death of Wolverine #4
Written by Charles Soule
Pencilled by Steve McNiven
Inked by Jay Leisten
Colors by Justin Ponsor
Published by Marvel Comics
In Death of Wolverine, Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Jay Leisten, and Justin Ponsor had the tough job of killing off one Marvel’s most popular characters in a way consistent with his legacy of his character. Death of Wolverine #4 contains the actual “death”, and Soule, McNiven, and company stick the landing. Except for Doctor Cornelius’ supervillainous monologues, Soule’s script is terse and minimalist. Wolverine doesn’t say much, but he does a lot in keeping with his early characterization in Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Uncanny X-Men where he would be the one still scrapping and fighting even after the Hellfire Club had taken out the other X-Men. In this last story, Soule examines all the different sides of Wolverine from lab experiment and animal to soldier,...
Written by Charles Soule
Pencilled by Steve McNiven
Inked by Jay Leisten
Colors by Justin Ponsor
Published by Marvel Comics
In Death of Wolverine, Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Jay Leisten, and Justin Ponsor had the tough job of killing off one Marvel’s most popular characters in a way consistent with his legacy of his character. Death of Wolverine #4 contains the actual “death”, and Soule, McNiven, and company stick the landing. Except for Doctor Cornelius’ supervillainous monologues, Soule’s script is terse and minimalist. Wolverine doesn’t say much, but he does a lot in keeping with his early characterization in Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Uncanny X-Men where he would be the one still scrapping and fighting even after the Hellfire Club had taken out the other X-Men. In this last story, Soule examines all the different sides of Wolverine from lab experiment and animal to soldier,...
- 10/15/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Increasingly, studios want you to stream or buy your own digital copy of feature films and to entice you, that edition is being made weeks prior to the physical disc being available for purchase. In an effort to direct viewer buying and viewing habits, studios are also shifting review copies from disc to high definition download. My first encounter with this brave new world, ironically enough, comes with 20th Century Home Entertainment’s current release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sprawling, epic film from May. The biggest drawback is making certain you have enough hard disc storage for the mammoth file and a set-up that allows you to watch on a huge screen. Lacking that, I watched the film on my 24” external monitor and while the image was crisp and the audio clear enough (although maybe I need to upgrade my speakers); it needs a bigger screen to properly appreciate.
- 10/6/2014
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
DC Comics
Comic books are an extremely collaborative medium, with each and every story published featuring the coming together of the disparate talents of writers, pencillers, colourists, inkers, letterers and editors, to name but a few. The comics that we read each and every month would not have been possible without this process of co-operation and teamwork. Over the years, as comics have evolved to the complex and literary tales we read today, the focus has increasingly been placed on the creative talents behind the scenes.
Every fan nowadays is likely to have a favourite group of creators. Some will focus on the writers, feeling that they will gladly read a story even if the artwork isn’t to their taste as long as it was written by one of their top scribes. Similarly, a different group of fans will be drawn to certain artists and will happily put down...
Comic books are an extremely collaborative medium, with each and every story published featuring the coming together of the disparate talents of writers, pencillers, colourists, inkers, letterers and editors, to name but a few. The comics that we read each and every month would not have been possible without this process of co-operation and teamwork. Over the years, as comics have evolved to the complex and literary tales we read today, the focus has increasingly been placed on the creative talents behind the scenes.
Every fan nowadays is likely to have a favourite group of creators. Some will focus on the writers, feeling that they will gladly read a story even if the artwork isn’t to their taste as long as it was written by one of their top scribes. Similarly, a different group of fans will be drawn to certain artists and will happily put down...
- 9/13/2014
- by Michael Gordon
- Obsessed with Film
With "summer" blockbuster season becoming increasingly a thing of the past (this year's began in March with Captain America: The Winter Soldier), narrowing down the Best Of shortlist for even half a year's worth of cinema has never been tougher.
Since we're going by UK release dates for this list, we had both the cream of the awards season crop to consider alongside the tentpoles, not to mention a handful of exceptional indie offerings from spring.
Below are Digital Spy's top ten movies of the year so far. Be sure to vote for your favourite in our poll, and leave your own list in the comments!
10. 12 Years a Slave
"Despite the overall lack of McQueen's stamp, the film's physically unflinching treatment of its subject matter is where he does make himself felt. This is a tremendously powerful drama that simultaneously highlights the human capacity for cruelty and for resilience, bolstered by an extraordinary,...
Since we're going by UK release dates for this list, we had both the cream of the awards season crop to consider alongside the tentpoles, not to mention a handful of exceptional indie offerings from spring.
Below are Digital Spy's top ten movies of the year so far. Be sure to vote for your favourite in our poll, and leave your own list in the comments!
10. 12 Years a Slave
"Despite the overall lack of McQueen's stamp, the film's physically unflinching treatment of its subject matter is where he does make himself felt. This is a tremendously powerful drama that simultaneously highlights the human capacity for cruelty and for resilience, bolstered by an extraordinary,...
- 7/3/2014
- Digital Spy
John Byrne: is a British-born American comic-book artist and writer, who in the mid-1970s worked on Marvel Comics like X-Men and Fantastic Four, but also relaunched DC Comics’ Superman franchise in 1986, scripted Dark Horse's Hellboy series and produced Star Trek comics for Idw Publishing. During the recent debates on his public forum, John Byrne weighed in on discussions surrounding Michael B. Jordan being unanimously chosen for 20th Century Fox's total reimagining of Johnny Storm/Human Torch under the direction of newcomer Josh Trank. BleedingCool was quick to relay all of his comments from the message board, but they also dug up an ancient gem from this same internet forum containing Byrne's insensitive remarks towards the casting of half-Mexican actress Jessica Alba as Susan Storm/Invisible Woman back in 2005: Personal prejudice: Hispanic and Latino women with blonde hair look like hookers to me, no matter how clean or “cute” they are.
- 6/21/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
The San Diego Comic-Con is quickly approaching and numerous companies will be offering items you can only buy at the show. This year, Diamond Select Toys has announced that you’ll be able to pick up eight exclusive collectibles from them at Booth 2607, including a Godzilla bust and The Walking Dead minimates:
Godzilla Burning Godzilla Sdcc Exclusive Vinyl Bust Bank
“A Diamond Select Toys Release! Godzilla is more than just a giant lizard . he’s also a walking nuclear reactor! This new, limited-edition vinyl bank of the King of All Monsters depicts him as he appeared in 1995′s Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, when his atomic heart began to overheat. With an all-new black-and-orange color scheme, this 8-inch bust bank features collectible-quailty paint applications, as well as a coin slot on his back and an access door in the base. Limited to 1000 pieces. Packaged in a clear polybag. Sculpted by Gentle Giant!
Godzilla Burning Godzilla Sdcc Exclusive Vinyl Bust Bank
“A Diamond Select Toys Release! Godzilla is more than just a giant lizard . he’s also a walking nuclear reactor! This new, limited-edition vinyl bank of the King of All Monsters depicts him as he appeared in 1995′s Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, when his atomic heart began to overheat. With an all-new black-and-orange color scheme, this 8-inch bust bank features collectible-quailty paint applications, as well as a coin slot on his back and an access door in the base. Limited to 1000 pieces. Packaged in a clear polybag. Sculpted by Gentle Giant!
- 6/14/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
(Cbr) "X-Men: Days of Future Past" has ushered Marvel's mutants back into the spotlight in a big way. The film has won over critics and fans alike, proving that there's still plenty of life left in the fourteen year old franchise. And in addition to bidding a fond farewell to some of the actors who built the franchise up over the years, the overall series feels young and fresh, thanks in part to the new blood that appears in the timeline-jumping reboot, with fan favorite comic book characters like Bishop, Quicksilver, Warpath, Sunspot and Blink all made their debut in the latest installment. All five of those new movie X-Men have been around in the comics for a long time; the newest -- Blink -- debuted in 1994, while the oldest -- Quicksilver -- got up and running fifty years ago. And yet, even with these new entrants into the X-Men's movie-verse,...
- 6/3/2014
- by Brett White, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
I'm a huge fan of the first two X-Men films, and was disappointed to see this franchise crumble under the weight of X-Men: The Last Stand, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Going into this, my main concern was how can Bryan Singer flesh out a large group of characters, and bring a time traveling story together, without it feeling convoluted? Thankfully, the two mesh together very well, in which I found myself being hooked the entire time. The story is loosely based on the 1981 story arc, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Although I've only read bits and pieces of it, the films title alone gave me an idea of what this was about. In a very brooding post apocalyptic future, the X-Men have come together to send Logan back in time to the year 1973, to stop the Sentinels from wreaking havoc amongst the mutants. Logan, Charles and Hank share a...
- 5/31/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
When it came to preparing for 2000's X-Men, the first in what has stretched out into a now seven-movie series, director Bryan Singer avoided drowning himself in 40 years of comic-book history by binge-watching all 76 episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series. It was a logical move: The show, which premiered in the fall of 1992, did everything Singer's film franchise would go on to do, spinning original stories out of the comic's vast, established mythology and occasionally adapting the book's legendary arcs as keystones for the series. After 14 years of grappling with Stan Lee's crime-fighting mutants, the X-Men movie franchise finally takes the same approach by lifting directly from time-honored source material: Chris Claremont and John Byrne's “Days of Future Past.” This past weekend's blockbuster movie version is a story of apocalyptic visions and mass death that X-Men: The Animated Series managed to pull off in its first...
- 5/27/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Vulture
It was mid-1963, and Stan Lee was on a roll. In a mad burst of invention, he and star artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko had just birthed the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and Iron Man – all in 12-cent comic books whose brash, four-color vibrancy were their medium's equivalent of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," another product of 1963. Lee was 40 years old, doing double duty as Marvel Comics' editor in chief and head writer, fresh from 20 years of writing Western, romance and, most recently, monster comics...
- 5/26/2014
- Rollingstone.com
The X-Men films, always felt like a compromise in one way or another. In the first film, budget was such a problem that a proper Danger Room (amongst other) scene couldn’t be included. Director Bryan Singer got more support the second time around with X2, which at the time felt like a step towards the right direction, but it had its own defensible flaws. X-Men Last Stand though, was a major detour, helmed by a director (Brett Ratner) who couldn’t come close to Singer’s understanding of the source material, no matter how many characters and subplots were thrown in there.
It wasn’t until X-Men: First Class (where Singer was brought back to produce and write the script with director Matthew Vaughn) that the core elements of a classic X-Men story were honored on the screen – a group of minorities absorbing the fear and hatred directed at them,...
It wasn’t until X-Men: First Class (where Singer was brought back to produce and write the script with director Matthew Vaughn) that the core elements of a classic X-Men story were honored on the screen – a group of minorities absorbing the fear and hatred directed at them,...
- 5/24/2014
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
First Appearance
X-Men #1, September 1963
Roll Call
Founding Members: Professor X, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel
Members: Mimic, Changeling, Polaris, Havok, Petra, Sway, Darwin, Vulcan, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Banshee, Storm, Sunfire, Colossus, Thunderbird, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Phoenix II, Magneto, Psylocke, Longshot, Dazzler, Forge, Jubilee, Gambit, Bishop, Revanche, Cannonball, Joseph, Cecilia Reyes, Maggot, Marrow, Thunderbird II, Cable, Dani Moonstar, Sage, Emma Frost, Xorn, Chamber, Stacy X, Lifeguard, Slipstream, Northstar, Husk, Juggernaut, Mystique, Warpath, Lady Mastermind, Sabretooh, Omega Sentinel, Armor, Hepzibah, Pixie, Karma, Sunspot, Auroa, Magma, Dr. Nemesis, Box, Magik, Namor, Domino, Boom-Boom, Ariel, Danger, Cypher, Warlock, Fantomex, X-23, Hope Summers, Frenzy, Legion, X-Man, Warbird, Blink, Firestar, M.
Headquarters
The traditional headquarters of the X-Men has been the X-Mansion, Charles Xavier’s family home-turned-private school and superhero base. At times, the X-Men have also operated out of a mystical island in the Bermuda Triangle previously occupied by Magneto, an abandoned town in the Australian Outback,...
X-Men #1, September 1963
Roll Call
Founding Members: Professor X, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel
Members: Mimic, Changeling, Polaris, Havok, Petra, Sway, Darwin, Vulcan, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Banshee, Storm, Sunfire, Colossus, Thunderbird, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Phoenix II, Magneto, Psylocke, Longshot, Dazzler, Forge, Jubilee, Gambit, Bishop, Revanche, Cannonball, Joseph, Cecilia Reyes, Maggot, Marrow, Thunderbird II, Cable, Dani Moonstar, Sage, Emma Frost, Xorn, Chamber, Stacy X, Lifeguard, Slipstream, Northstar, Husk, Juggernaut, Mystique, Warpath, Lady Mastermind, Sabretooh, Omega Sentinel, Armor, Hepzibah, Pixie, Karma, Sunspot, Auroa, Magma, Dr. Nemesis, Box, Magik, Namor, Domino, Boom-Boom, Ariel, Danger, Cypher, Warlock, Fantomex, X-23, Hope Summers, Frenzy, Legion, X-Man, Warbird, Blink, Firestar, M.
Headquarters
The traditional headquarters of the X-Men has been the X-Mansion, Charles Xavier’s family home-turned-private school and superhero base. At times, the X-Men have also operated out of a mystical island in the Bermuda Triangle previously occupied by Magneto, an abandoned town in the Australian Outback,...
- 5/23/2014
- by Austin Gorton
- SoundOnSight
Sneak Peek more spoiler footage plus all the other footage released to date from "X-Men: Days of Future Past", based on the "X-Men" characters appearing in Marvel Comics and the 1981 "Uncanny X-Men" storyline "Days of Future Past" by writer Chris Claremont and illustrator John Byrne.
The film is the seventh in the "X-Men" film series and the third "X-Men" film directed by Bryan Singer after 2000's "X-Men" and 2003's "X2".
The new film stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin and Jennifer Lawrence.
Also starring are Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Booboo Stewart, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Evan Jonigkeit and Lucas Till.
Story is by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
Kinberg wrote the screenplay.
"...the 'X-Men' ensemble fights a war for the survival...
The film is the seventh in the "X-Men" film series and the third "X-Men" film directed by Bryan Singer after 2000's "X-Men" and 2003's "X2".
The new film stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin and Jennifer Lawrence.
Also starring are Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Booboo Stewart, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Evan Jonigkeit and Lucas Till.
Story is by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
Kinberg wrote the screenplay.
"...the 'X-Men' ensemble fights a war for the survival...
- 5/23/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Uncanny X-Men #141-142 – “Days of Future Past” & “Mind Out of Time!”
Written and co-plotted by Chris Claremont
Artwork and co-plotted by John Byrne
Inking by Terry Austin
Published by Marvel Comics
The upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past motion picture directed by Bryan Singer bridges the time line between X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender and the earlier X-Men films starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. If its trailers are any indication, it promises to be an epic event and the “biggest” X-Men film to date. Its story is lifted from the seminal story arc “Days of Future Past”, created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and published in January-February 1981.
In a dystopian 2013, the United States has been torn apart by mutant hatred and the Sentinels conquer over all. Mutants are either killed or thrown into internment camps, and humans possessing a recessive mutant trait are forbidden to reproduce.
Written and co-plotted by Chris Claremont
Artwork and co-plotted by John Byrne
Inking by Terry Austin
Published by Marvel Comics
The upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past motion picture directed by Bryan Singer bridges the time line between X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender and the earlier X-Men films starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. If its trailers are any indication, it promises to be an epic event and the “biggest” X-Men film to date. Its story is lifted from the seminal story arc “Days of Future Past”, created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and published in January-February 1981.
In a dystopian 2013, the United States has been torn apart by mutant hatred and the Sentinels conquer over all. Mutants are either killed or thrown into internment camps, and humans possessing a recessive mutant trait are forbidden to reproduce.
- 5/21/2014
- by Trevor Dobbin
- SoundOnSight
With all the hype surrounding this summers blockbuster sequels it goes without saying that a lot of hopes and dreams were riding high on the shoulders of everyone involved in Fox's 7th big screen outing for the X-Men. Bryan Singer himself must've been sweating adamantium bullets, not only being held under the gun by the studio to lead their next big moneymaker, but most importantly and fortunately for us because of his deep and honest desire to make the most accurate and cohesive comic book-to-film adaptation in the history of cinema. So the real question here is: Did Singer finally step up and gave us the X-Men film fans have always wanted? Let's find out. The film is based on Chris Claremont and John Byrne's 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline, Days of Future Past. Which sees the mutants taking on a desperate mission into the past, to save the world from...
- 5/16/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Sneak Peek more spoiler footage, including a new international trailer and featurette, plus all the other footage released to date from "X-Men: Days of Future Past", based on the "X-Men" characters appearing in Marvel Comics and the 1981 "Uncanny X-Men" storyline "Days of Future Past" by writer Chris Claremont and illustrator John Byrne.
The film is the seventh in the "X-Men" film series and the third "X-Men" film directed by Bryan Singer after 2000's "X-Men" and 2003's "X2".
The new film stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin and Jennifer Lawrence.
Also starring are Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Booboo Stewart, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Evan Jonigkeit and Lucas Till.
Story is by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
Kinberg wrote the screenplay.
"...the 'X-Men'...
The film is the seventh in the "X-Men" film series and the third "X-Men" film directed by Bryan Singer after 2000's "X-Men" and 2003's "X2".
The new film stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin and Jennifer Lawrence.
Also starring are Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Booboo Stewart, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Evan Jonigkeit and Lucas Till.
Story is by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
Kinberg wrote the screenplay.
"...the 'X-Men'...
- 5/16/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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