Tag: comic book

Review: Cowboys & Aliens

A stranger (Daniel Craig) wakes in the desert with no memories, an injury and a strange metal bracelet on his wrist. After an altercation with some potential bandits, the stranger heads to the nearest small town which turns out to be controlled by the rough cattle boss Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). The stranger is identified …

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Review: Captain America The First Avenger

Of all the Marvel comic adaptations, I most worried about Captain America because this is a hard comic to adapt. Steve Rogers AKA Captain America is essentially a flag waving, patriotic boy scout and that works in printed form but could end up being a cheesy corn dog on screen. True “Thor” is about an …

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New “Cowboys & Aliens” Video and Posters

Okay it is no secret that we are pretty psyched for “Cowboys & Aliens” around here. Jon Favreau (director of the two Iron Man films) has adapted another comic book property and that is reason alone to see this film. But add to that Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and the beautiful Olivia Wilde and I …

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Random Thought: Magneto’s Brotherhood

Every now and again I get a random thought and I usually keep it to myself, however I run a geek website and it occurred to me that I have a place to voice them… That in itself is a pretty random thought :-) Okay here goes, I was reading the Wikipedia entry on Magneto …

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Review: Thor

Marvel Studios had a tough road ahead of them with the character of Thor, a comic book character created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby in 1962, because at its core it is pretty fantastical and campy stuff. Now bear with me, if you aren’t into fantasy or you don’t read comics, you’re …

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New The Walking Dead Behind The Scenes Video

This just popped up today and it just makes me all the more eager to see this series. I recommend the comic book of ‘The Walking Dead’ to everyone, not only is it a fine comic book but it is also a magnificent piece of literature. After Halloween I hope to be able to recommend …

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