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What’s Left in 2014: Ten Highly Anticipated Movies

It will be August in a few days now, which means that more than half of the calendar year has passed already, but there are still several films that should be on your radar. The summer movie season is over, but there is still a few tentpole productions to look forward to before the fall/winter …

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Legendary Star-Lord #1 is a Light, Sometimes Derivative Space Romp

  Legendary Star-Lord #1 Written by Sam Humphries Pencilled by Paco Medina Inked by Juan Vlasco Colors by David Curiel Published by Marvel Comics Legendary Star-Lord #1 is one of those comics that I probably shouldn’t like as much as I did. The comic starts out very dark with young Peter Quill standing by his mother’s grave …

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Guardians of the Galaxy #13 Brings “Trial of Jean Grey” To A Quiet But Satisfying Close

Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Sara Pichelli & David Marquez Colors by Justin Ponsor Letters by VC’s Cory Petit Cover by Sara Pichelli & Justin Ponsor Published Marvel Comics With this issue, Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli bring to a close the “Trial of Jean Grey” storyline, a decidedly old-fashioned crossover in …

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All New X-Men #24 Amps Up The Action

Writer by Brian Michael Bendis Penciler Stuart Immonen Inker Wade Von Grawbadger Colorist Marte Garcia Letterer VC’s Cory Petit Cover by Immonen, Grawbadger and Garcia Published by Marvel Comics With the various players in place following Guardians of the Galaxy #12, this issue lights the fuse on the storyline, as the characters spring into action. …

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Guardians of the Galaxy #12 Finds Time For Emotion

Written by Brian Michael Bendis Pencils by Sara Pichelli & Stuart Immonen Inks by Sara Pichelli & Wade Von Grawbadger Colors by Justin Ponsor Letters by VC’s Cory Petit Cover by Sara Pichelli & Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics Guardians of the Galaxy #12, the fourth part of the “Trial of Jean Grey” crossover, …

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All New X-Men #23 Has a Slow Plot, But is an Entertaining and Beautiful Comic

All New X-Men #23 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Stuart Immonen & Wade Von Grawbadger Colors by Marte Garcia, Letters by VC’s Cory Petit Standard Cover by Immonen, Grawbadger & Garcia Published by Marvel Comics After what amounted to essentially two “part ones”, it’s a relief to finally get a chapter of this …

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Guardians of the Galaxy #11.NOW is a Strong Start to the “Trial of Jean Grey” Crossover. Again.

Guardians of the Galaxy #11.NOW Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Sara Pichelli Colors by Justin Ponsor Letters by VC’s Cory Petit Cover By Sara Pichelli & Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics All New X-Men #22 ended with the X-Men, shortly after Jean Grey was captured by the Shi’ar, approaching a spaceship from …

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All New X-Men #22.NOW is a Strong Start to the “Trial of Jean Grey” Crossover

All New X-Men #22.NOW Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Stuart Immonen & Wade Von Grawbadger Colors by Marte Gracia Cover by Immonen, Grawbadger & Gracia Published by Marvel Comics The premise of All New X-Men is one of the all time great “bad on paper, good in execution” premises: the original teenaged X-Men …

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The Most Anticipated Science Fiction Films of 2014

While for a long time science-fiction has been something of a secondary genre, the current age of effects-heavy summer blockbusters has turned sci-fi cinema into big business, with movies about aliens, robots and men in spaceships having exciting space adventures among the most hyped and publicized films of the year, with trailers, billboards, comic-con panels, tv spots and every form of advertising imaginable creating anticipation months or more in advance.

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Kevin Maguire Blasts Into Space in Guardians of the Galaxy #10

Guardians of the Galaxy #10 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Kevin Maguire Publisher: Marvel Comics A lot of writers talk about writing with their artist in mind but in Guardians of the Galaxy #10, you can see just how Brian Michael Bendis slightly changes up his storytelling in this issue to perfectly suit his guest …

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Are ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Becoming Overcrowded?

With Iron Man 3 recently hitting the box office in big way, and Man of Steel and The Wolverine quickly on their way, it’s hard for one’s attention not to be firmly set to the pending comic book movies that we’re more than happy to accept with open arms into our wallets. As much as we as viewers, though, love …

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The Mad Titan Returns in Thanos Rising

Thanos Rising #1 Writer: Jason Aaron Art: Simone Bianchi Colours: Simone Peruzzi Letters: VC’s Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Comics While Marvel’s cosmic line has remained dormant for years, last summer’s secret ending to The Avengers has brought it back in a big way. Once everyone realized that the big baddie at the end of the …

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Guardians of the Galaxy is Wonderfully Weird Cosmic Perfection

Guardians of the Galaxy Issue #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Penciller: Steve McNiven Cover by Steve McNiven, John Dell, & Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel Brian Michael Bendis’ much anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy, the newest of the Marvel Now! relaunches, proves just how great obscurity can be. How great is the comic exactly? Using …

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