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The State of Superhero Movies

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What is the state of Superhero entertainment today? Are we as consumers of this genre of entertainment disappointed in or tired of superhero media and the current slate of movies and programs out there in 2023? Is the trend of diminishing box office money a reflection of customer waning dissatisfaction of superhero movies or lack of quality from the film makers and creators of the comic book spawned industry of programs and movies? To answer these questions, we will first look back at the history and early programs, serials and…

The Eternals Teaser More Than Superheroes

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The Eternals Movie is coming and Marvel has released a teaser and poster to raise our interest. According to Marvel.com, it “offers a glimpse at the exciting new team of Super Heroes joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.” The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows who reunite against mankind’s oldest enemy, The Deviants. “Throughout the years we have never interfered, until now,” offers the video description. “Watch the brand new teaser trailer for Marvel Studios’ Eternals and experience it in…

Complete List Of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, and Superhero Movies

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Here is as complete a list as we can put together at this time of films for the next several years and their dates picked by the studios for release in North America. The studios are putting their best foot forward to get your money to buy tickets for the movies you like. The nerds rule when it comes to movie making with the enormous amount of money Marvel Studios have made in the last 10 years. Many studios want their piece on the money pie by entertaining you with…

Is Superhero Movie Attendance Dropping?

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2017 was a big year for comic book based movies with four studios vying for moviegoers attention. We are looking at seven releases by Sony, Fox, Marvel and Warner Bros. The Quality this year for superhero movies has never been better with an audience rating averaging 7.67 stars out of ten. All things considered the seven movies we are talking about were good and all of them were fun to watch, and some of the movies were outstanding. let’s start out with Sony’s movie made with the help of Marvel…

The Full COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO Movie Release Schedule

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The Superhero movie schedule may not be written in stone but here it is using all the media outlets we can to get accurate dates. Our disclamer is that things are subject to change. Keep in mind the Aquaman movie was moved back to December 2018. The movie industry is always in flux with Marvel Entertainment the most stable of all the movie makers. Here it is for superhero the movie fans. 2017: September 1: The Inhumans (Marvel/ABC) [Editor’s Note: The first two episodes of this planned 8-episode series will…

THE WILD STORM #1 Aims To Reinvent 21st Century Superheroes Again

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The Wild Storm #1 Written by Warren Ellis Art by Jon Davis-Hunt and Ivan Plascencia Lettering by Simon Bowland Published by DC Comics Warren Ellis somewhat famously never looks back. The writer’s scorched Earth approach to his previous work has kept him moving forward and insured that his fans never get disappointed waiting for some nostalgia-baiting reunion tour. So to see Ellis at the helm of a rebooted, reimagined WildStorm universe is something of a surprise. DC’s penchant for the curation approach (a la Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint) has…

COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO Movie Release Schedule

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Movie Release Schedule [Click on the movie title for latest trailer if availible] 2016: July 25 & 26: Batman: The Killing Joke (Two-night only theatrical release) August 5: Suicide Squad November 4: Doctor Strange 2017: March 3: Untitled Wolverine sequel (Fox) March 31: Ghost In The Shell (Paramount) May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 June 2: Wonder Woman June 16: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Fox) July 7: Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony release, Marvel Studios-produced) October 6: Untitled Fox Marvel film (Fox) November 3: Thor: Ragnarok November 17: Justice League…

The Gathering A New Superhero Novel

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I am pleased to release my first fiction book under my pen name W. B. Stiles, titled: The Gathering: Book One Of The Project Genesis Series is in print now and is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble or your closes retail Book Store. Here is a description of the novel: Jane Watkins, reporter for the Seattle Gazette newspaper, goes to meet a source with information about a serial killer known as the Slasher—only to find herself facing not an informant but the killer. She nearly meets her death but…

So You Like Superhero Movies

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Well the movie studios have a war going on and we will be the recipient of a heavy schedule of movie productions. Starting in 2015 we have  May 1: Avengers: Age of Ultron, and July 17: Ant-Man both by Marvel Studios which here lately can’t do anything wrong according to the box office tickets sold. And August 7: Fantastic Four (Fox), Fox will reboot the super group into the modern day world. They have the first black Human Torch played by Michael B. Jordan with Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic,…

Spider-Man joined by Silk, New Female Superhero

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Lightning can strike twice — and so, apparently, can radioactive spiders. Marvel Comics is introducing a brand new character, a mysterious female super powered figure named Silk, in this Wednesday’s Amazing Spider-Man #1. And though she’s brand new, her origin is familiar to comic book fans. That’s because her spider-based powers come from the same irradiated arachnid as the one that changed the course of Peter Parker’s life. “The spider lived long enough to bite one more person,” explains writer Dan Slott. “When I pitched that idea at one of…

‘Man of Steel’ will open door for more DC Comics superhero movies

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Man of Steel comes to theaters June 14th, 2013 and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Jadin Gould, Christopher Meloni. The film is directed by Zack Snyder. When Man of Steel hits theaters on June 14, it won’t just mark the arrival of a new Superman — it will also lay the groundwork for the future slate of films based on DC Comics. BEGIN INTERVIEW: Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, spoke to EW for this week’s cover story on the…

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. This sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spiser-Verse has hit the summer entertainment market by storm. Outperforming the first movie, which grossed $384,256,930…

Shazam: Fury of the Gods ‘Disappoinment’

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The Shazam sequel opened the week of March 15,2023, to $30,111,158 over the opening weekend. That is about 23,500,000 less than Shazam! (2019) opening of $53,505,326 on April 3 of that year. This performance does not bode well for James Gunn and Peter Safran, named Co-Chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios, green lighting a Shazam 3 in the future plans of the DCU. Some wonder if the film was as good as the original movie, but most agree it was on par with the first Shazam release. So is this…

New – The Flash Trailer 2023

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Word is DC Pictures under James Gunn is reseting the universe to what end we do not know just yet. Gunn calls it one of the best superhero movie he has seen. I am sure he will use the movie as a focal point to open a James Gunn version of the DCU. A film years in the making with high hopes to help the the not so good DCU of the past. One of the most anticipated movies of 2023, The Flash. While the new trailer for The Flash…

KEVIN CONROY, VOICE OF BATMAN, DIES AT 66

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NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2022) – Actor Kevin Conroy, the most beloved voice of Batman in the animated history of the character, died Thursday at age 66 after a short battle with cancer. A noted stage, film and television performer, Conroy rose to unparalleled voice acting fame as the title character of the landmark Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1996). He would establish never-to-be-broken records as the quintessential voice of Batman, bringing the Superhero to animated life in nearly 60 different productions, including 15 films – highlighted by the acclaimed…