By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Trying to guess what movies will become hits isn’t an exact science. Sometimes a film will come seemingly out of nowhere — like Disney’s recent animated musical “Frozen” — and become a huge hit at the box office, while other times even an A-list
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Summer has traditionally been the time when Hollywood rolls out its biggest blockbusters. However, with the increasingly crowded release schedule in May through August, studios have begun to shift some of those opening dates to the springtime. Films like the first “Hunger Games” have
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz The year 2015 is already getting a lot of buzz for a multitude of high-profile films — the next Avengers movie, Jurassic Park 4, Batman vs. Superman, the return of James Bond, and (finally!) a new Star Wars movie. However, there are a number
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Before 2008, many people weren’t familiar with the Marvel comic book superhero Iron Man. DC Comics characters Superman and Batman had long been the two most famous superheroes, and no one was expecting a movie based on Tony Stark — a snarky narcissist in
ASSEMBLED! 2: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES AND VILLAINS has now joined Vol. 1 on Kindle, also for $2.99 at http://www.amazon.com/ASSEMBLED-Earths-Mightiest-Villains-ebook/dp/B0082PXQH4 This volume focuses on “The Big Three” of Iron Man, Cap, and Thor, along with top villains Ultron and Kang. Includes opinion, analysis, humor, and special features covering the history and
By Ashley Bergner, Box Office Buzz After months of hype and media coverage, and years of build-up in previous Marvel superhero films, “The Avengers” is finally here. And it’s one heck of an epic ride. The film was absolutely worth the wait, and director Joss Whedon’s combination of non-stop action,
By: Steve Sunu, Source CBR Walt Disney Studios has released a new image of Chris Evans as Captain America from “The Avengers” and announced a release date of April 4, 2014 for Marvel Studios’ sequel to “Captain America: The First Avenger.” The sequel will pick up where “The Avengers” leaves
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com Legendary comics writer, artist, editor and publisher Joe Simon, whose work included the co-creation of Captain America and other Golden Age icons, passed away Thursday at the age of 98. A New York native who worked as an editorial cartoonist and art director from an
Marvel Comics has announced an ongoing Winter Soldier series by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice to launch in February with covers by Lee Bermejo. “I knew 90 percent of the angry ‘You killed Bucky’ fans were fans who were upset that I brought him back in the first place who
Howdy and welcome to an extra large episode of the Earth Station One Podcast. It’s time to travel back to World War II and help fight the evil forces of Hydra, and also for truth, justice and all thing American, when we review the new movie Captain America, the first
Come this May, superheroes are going to be stepping all over each other on the big screen as Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America: The First Avenger and X-Men: First Class are all released in the brief span of three months. We’ve all seen their trailers and movie posters, and while
Following quickly on the debut of the film’s poster, Marvel Studios launched the first trailer for “Captain America: The First Avenger” today during the Super Bowl. A tie-in digital comic also debuted online. Set during World War II, “Captain America” stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, a man who registers
