I think the most endearing value of the Star Wars franchise has been the heroes. We’ve seen the relationships between these heroes over the course of its 43-year expanse. The best stories include closer examinations of those relationships – the friendship between Han and Chewie, the love between Leia and …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 03/04/2020
It feels like we could all use a little more hope these days. Corruption seems to reign supreme in the daily operation of our highest offices. The systems we have placed our faith in, ie: Science, Education, even the governments of the day are all either wantonly suffering from an …
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #11 has one of the best reunions in recent comic history
Matthew Rosenberg just saw the printing of Uncanny X-Men #11 today. Reading it, it reminded me of reading of something I figured out when I was a kid. I’m a Mutant. Let me explain. When I was younger, I used to get an excited charge of anticipation opening the door …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/01/2018
After a two-week hiatus, I’m back from San Diego Comic Con! Did ya miss me? Definitely the greatest show on Earth, plus you also get to run into celebrities, comic creators as they’re moving from point A to Point B. Some aren’t as accessible as you’d like, but at least …
Read More »‘Luke Cage’ and how to survive while helping others survive
Marvel's 'Luke Cage' is one of the best modern myths about the struggle for survival and how, in the midst of that struggle, you can still help others.
Read More »10 comic book superheroes who battled cancer
Even superheroes, with all their powers & skills, have found cancer to be their most difficult enemy. We, on the other hand, have those heroes to inspire us. Here's a look at 10 superheroes who fought cancer.
Read More »The 10 best Doctor Strange comics to read after seeing ‘Doctor Strange’
By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! So you just saw 'Doctor Strange' and want more? Then here's a list of the best Doctor Strange comics to go check out.
Read More »Doctor Strange and the art of losing your life to find it
Doctor Strange had to lose his old life and identity before he could find the one that makes him a superhero. We can all do the same.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ may be Marvel’s best film yet
With the war settled the issue now becomes whether or not 'Captain America: Civil War' is Marvel's best film yet.
Read More »Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther: a symbol for the Black Lives Matter generation
The acclaimed cultural commentator has penned a limited series of Marvels African superhero, and the timing couldn’t be better. You have no people. You are no longer my son. The first issue of the much-hyped, Ta-Nehisi Coates-penned Black Panther limited series landed at comic book shops this Wednesday, with fans …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jonathan Frakes on librarians, gargoyles, comics and (of course) Star Trek
What’s Jonathan Frakes up to these days? You know, we tend to lose sight of the fact that Trek actors are professionals. Their Trek-related roles are not their lives – they’re part of their careers. Trek actors aren’t limited to those iconic characters that we fanatics eternally see them as, …
Read More »Our top 10 favorite movies of 2015
If cinema in 2015 could be summed up in any word it would be nostalgia. This was the year which saw the return of several major film franchises from as far back as thirty years ago. While such nostalgia properties such as Jurassic World were content to recycle old material …
Read More »Don’t be a ‘hero’: be like Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones is the hero who isn't a hero, who shows there isn't one right way to be a hero and that sometimes not seeming like a hero to others is the best way to be one.
Read More »Leaked ‘Deadpool’ trailer from Comic-Con will reassure you about the movie
The leaked 'Deadpool' trailer from Comic-Con is so true to the character it almost makes us hungry for tacos.
Read More »Marvel unveils line-up of exclusive collectibles at San Diego Comic-Con
Marvel Entertainment is taking this year’s San Diego Comic-Con by storm with a lineup of exclusive collectibles that will be available only at the show.
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