This post contains spoilers for "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."
When an antagonist of the barely villain-of-the-week variety shows up at the beginning of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," everyone, including Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), thoroughly underestimates him. Known as The Spot (Jason Schwartzman), this comic supervillain attempts to steal a convenience store Atm but is quickly intercepted by Miles after being nearly beaten up by the store manager. As Spot's arrival coincides with Miles' adjustment as the only Spider-Man in Brooklyn, it is easy to mistake this rather hilarious sequence as a tongue-in-cheek attempt at lightening the mood — while The Spot is pretty goofy, things quickly take a more sinister turn after his true motivations are revealed.
It is easy to deduce why The Spot is initially mistaken as comic relief against the backdrop of the solemn events that fuel the film, as his brand of villainy seems innocuous, even endearing at first.
When an antagonist of the barely villain-of-the-week variety shows up at the beginning of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," everyone, including Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), thoroughly underestimates him. Known as The Spot (Jason Schwartzman), this comic supervillain attempts to steal a convenience store Atm but is quickly intercepted by Miles after being nearly beaten up by the store manager. As Spot's arrival coincides with Miles' adjustment as the only Spider-Man in Brooklyn, it is easy to mistake this rather hilarious sequence as a tongue-in-cheek attempt at lightening the mood — while The Spot is pretty goofy, things quickly take a more sinister turn after his true motivations are revealed.
It is easy to deduce why The Spot is initially mistaken as comic relief against the backdrop of the solemn events that fuel the film, as his brand of villainy seems innocuous, even endearing at first.
- 6/2/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
The concept of the super soldier has become a common (if not overused) conceit in the Marvel Universe — not only in the comics, but in its cinematic iteration as well. Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum is probably best known as the stuff that transformed Steve Rogers into Captain America. Notably, Erskine's formula died with him, making Cap the only super soldier alive — at least for the moment. Countless tried to recreate its effects, spawning multiple heroes and villains in the process. A few writers took a page from that book in adapting the comics for Marvel's Cinematic Universe. Characters that previously had little to do with the serum were suddenly made into super soldiers. With certain characters, like Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, it absolutely works. But the sheer influx of characters with similar origins has kind of taken the novelty out of it since.
With so many super soldiers running around in the MCU,...
With so many super soldiers running around in the MCU,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
Marvel’s Loki trailer is finally here, and it gives us more obscure Marvel continuity weirdness than we could have possibly hoped for. Right from the outset, we learn that Loki is a prisoner of the Time Variance Authority, an obscure group first introduced in the pages of Thor comics of the 1980s.
But don’t let us spoil it for you…take a look at this trailer first, and then we’ll get into the history of the Tva.
The Tva was introduced in the legendary Walt Simonson Thor run back in 1986. In Thor #372, an officer from the distant future named Justice Peace showed up in the present to work with Thor in preventing a killer from unleashing a terrible outbreak. Basically, 12 Monkeys only Thor’s there, so the good guys win.
While the focus of the issue is Justice Peace’s shabby “Judge Dredd meets Orion meets a bad cosplayer” appearance,...
But don’t let us spoil it for you…take a look at this trailer first, and then we’ll get into the history of the Tva.
The Tva was introduced in the legendary Walt Simonson Thor run back in 1986. In Thor #372, an officer from the distant future named Justice Peace showed up in the present to work with Thor in preventing a killer from unleashing a terrible outbreak. Basically, 12 Monkeys only Thor’s there, so the good guys win.
While the focus of the issue is Justice Peace’s shabby “Judge Dredd meets Orion meets a bad cosplayer” appearance,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
The first issue of Marvel’s Yondu solo series is due out this week and, thanks to this preview page, we now know that it’ll kill off one of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Well, at least one of the Guardians in the McU.
Yondu, which will follow the 21st century version of the character closely based on Michael Rooker’s portrayal in the movies rather than the classic iteration, begins with the Ravager captain answering a distress call by one of his space pirate cohorts. In these pages, it’s confirmed that Yondu arrives too late to help out, with Kraglin – and many other Ravagers – already dead.
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Yondu, which will follow the 21st century version of the character closely based on Michael Rooker’s portrayal in the movies rather than the classic iteration, begins with the Ravager captain answering a distress call by one of his space pirate cohorts. In these pages, it’s confirmed that Yondu arrives too late to help out, with Kraglin – and many other Ravagers – already dead.
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- 11/5/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
With Christmas on the horizon I wanted to take a look at my ‘Top 4 Holy Grail Comics’. The reason it is four and not five is because the fifth entry on my list is the holiest of holies for Wolverine fans. I believe I have enough content to get a blog post about it on its own! So these are the four comics that are financially out of reach but they would make my collection feel complete. So far in my comic reading/collecting my taste in characters haven’t led me to the poor house. I managed to acquire the first Wolverine mini series and Wolverine #1 all for £30 and under. I also have a good selection of key Daredevil issues in the same price bracket. My biggest regret in my nearly twenty years of collecting is I never kept a record of how much I paid for what. I...
- 12/7/2018
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
I was in second grade the first time I heard the name Stan Lee.
I couldn’t tell you what I did for my birthday that year, or the names of any of my classmates, but all these years later I remember the opening narrations from the 1981-83 Saturday morning cartoon show called “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.”
Just last month, I rewatched the entire show, and I’m particularly fond of Stan’s narration from “Triumph of the Green Goblin,” the show’s first episode: “A sudden storm inundates New York. Thunder, lightning and the incessant downpour of pounding rain. This is Stan Lee, hoping you’re warm and comfortable while you watch….’cause you’re about the witness one of the strangest adventures of all.”
That friendly New York City squeak of a voice sounded positively exotic to my Oklahoma-raised ears. Especially the way he often signed off with,...
I couldn’t tell you what I did for my birthday that year, or the names of any of my classmates, but all these years later I remember the opening narrations from the 1981-83 Saturday morning cartoon show called “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.”
Just last month, I rewatched the entire show, and I’m particularly fond of Stan’s narration from “Triumph of the Green Goblin,” the show’s first episode: “A sudden storm inundates New York. Thunder, lightning and the incessant downpour of pounding rain. This is Stan Lee, hoping you’re warm and comfortable while you watch….’cause you’re about the witness one of the strangest adventures of all.”
That friendly New York City squeak of a voice sounded positively exotic to my Oklahoma-raised ears. Especially the way he often signed off with,...
- 11/12/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Much digital ink has been spilled over Avengers: Infinity War and the ways in which Marvel’s comic book mash-up draws inspiration from Jim Starlin’s Infinity Gauntlet comic. And while that may well be the case, the film also borrowed elements from a series of other Marvel Comics – The Incredible Hulk #241 included.
Over on Reddit (h/t Heroic Hollywood), one eagle-eyed user has posted an Infinity War screenshot to prove that, yes, the image of Bruce Banner struggling to evoke his raging alter-ego has its roots in comics – specifically the 1979 one penned by Al Milgrom. It seems half a Hulk is better than none, after all…
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Over on Reddit (h/t Heroic Hollywood), one eagle-eyed user has posted an Infinity War screenshot to prove that, yes, the image of Bruce Banner struggling to evoke his raging alter-ego has its roots in comics – specifically the 1979 one penned by Al Milgrom. It seems half a Hulk is better than none, after all…
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- 8/20/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
According to Collider, Deadpool director Tim Miller is currently developing a Marvel movie that revolves around the X-Men character Kitty Pryde. The movie project has been and is currently in development at Fox. Who knows if the Disney merger will affect that, but according to the report, the project hasn't been affected yet. I'm sure it will eventually complicate things. Fox and Miller just don't want to sit around and wait to see if Disney is going to shut the project down or not.
Kitty Pryde, who is also known as Shadowcat, Ariel, and Sprite is a mutant who has the ability of "phase", which allows her to pass through solid objects, disrupt electromagnetic fields, and even levitate.
I've always liked the character Kitty Pryde who was played by Ellen Page in the X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Day of Future Past. I doubt that Page will come back for the role,...
Kitty Pryde, who is also known as Shadowcat, Ariel, and Sprite is a mutant who has the ability of "phase", which allows her to pass through solid objects, disrupt electromagnetic fields, and even levitate.
I've always liked the character Kitty Pryde who was played by Ellen Page in the X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Day of Future Past. I doubt that Page will come back for the role,...
- 1/9/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Delia Harrington Feb 24, 2019
The Captain Marvel movie will bring back some familiar faces to the McU. Here's everything you need to know!
Carol Corps, assemble! After far too long, Captain Marvel finally arrives in March 2019 as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first movie headlined solely by a woman. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) will direct the Captain Marvel movie from a script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Nicole Perlman (who famously helped develop Guardians of the Galaxy for the screen) and Meg LeFauve.
So where does this movie fit in the Marvel timeline? Easy, it's a prequel set in the 1990s, which makes it basically immune to the tricky ending of Avengers: Infinity War (even though she was teased by that post-credits scene). Steve Rogers is still on ice and Tony has yet to become Iron Man, giving Carol plenty of room to develop as a hero in her own right.
The Captain Marvel movie will bring back some familiar faces to the McU. Here's everything you need to know!
Carol Corps, assemble! After far too long, Captain Marvel finally arrives in March 2019 as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first movie headlined solely by a woman. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) will direct the Captain Marvel movie from a script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Nicole Perlman (who famously helped develop Guardians of the Galaxy for the screen) and Meg LeFauve.
So where does this movie fit in the Marvel timeline? Easy, it's a prequel set in the 1990s, which makes it basically immune to the tricky ending of Avengers: Infinity War (even though she was teased by that post-credits scene). Steve Rogers is still on ice and Tony has yet to become Iron Man, giving Carol plenty of room to develop as a hero in her own right.
- 4/14/2015
- Den of Geek
Joseph Baxter Mike Cecchini Oct 16, 2018
Captain Marvel will bring back some familiar faces to the McU. Here's everything you need to know!
Captain Marvel finally arrives in March 2019 and it will herald a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because it will finally see a woman headline a Marvel solo movie. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) will direct the Captain Marvel movie from a script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who replaces the exiting team of Nicole Perlman (who famously helped develop Guardians of the Galaxy for the screen) and Meg LeFauve.
So where does this movie fit in the Marvel timeline? Easy, it's a prequel set in the 1990s, which makes it basically immune to the tricky ending of Avengers: Infinity War (even though she was teased by that post-credits scene).
Captain Marvel Trailer
Watch the first Captain Marvel trailer right here!
Video of Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel...
Captain Marvel will bring back some familiar faces to the McU. Here's everything you need to know!
Captain Marvel finally arrives in March 2019 and it will herald a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because it will finally see a woman headline a Marvel solo movie. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) will direct the Captain Marvel movie from a script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who replaces the exiting team of Nicole Perlman (who famously helped develop Guardians of the Galaxy for the screen) and Meg LeFauve.
So where does this movie fit in the Marvel timeline? Easy, it's a prequel set in the 1990s, which makes it basically immune to the tricky ending of Avengers: Infinity War (even though she was teased by that post-credits scene).
Captain Marvel Trailer
Watch the first Captain Marvel trailer right here!
Video of Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel...
- 4/14/2015
- Den of Geek
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