Over 65 years ago, Fellowship of the Ring, the first book in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings epic was published and literature would never be the same. That one work changed the way that fantasy literature was written and received by the public. It propelled a quiet academic into
We all know of examples of fandom behaving badly, and in this episode we delve into the question of whether or not fandom is “broken”. It’s a complicated issue as we examine the interaction between fans and creators and how fans relate to other fans. We talk about how things
Here is another spoiler filled podcast review of Spider-man Homecoming from a couple of lovable webheads, the Monster and Mr. Gene. Is this the best Spider-man of all times? How does Tom Holland stack against Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield? Do you prefer organic web-shooters over the cartridge web-shooters? How many more
Iron Man 2 was the first movie made after Marvel saw its cinematic ambitions pay off with the first Iron Man. Nick Fury’s appearance at the end of the movie whetted appetites for a broader canvas of Marvel movies. While The Incredible Hulk didn’t do as well as hoped, Marvel
In today’s movie marketplace no one bats an eye anymore when franchises get rebooted every few years. Yet, back in 2008 this wasn’t incredibly commonplace. Marvel took a risk by taking the rights back to movies featuring the Hulk, so that they could reboot the franchise in-house. Universal retained distribution
With Marvel firing on all cylinders and Phase Two of its movie series under way, it seemed like a great time to review their Phase One of movies and also to take a look at the media itself. This series of articles will not only review the Marvel movies but
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz “Big man in a suit of armor — take that off, what are you?” That’s a question Captain America asks Tony Stark/Iron Man during “The Avengers” movie. Of course Stark fires back one of his trademark snarky replies — “Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” —
The Earth Station One crew and friends head back to the theater for a look at one of the summers most highly anticipated movies. That’s right. It’s Iron Man 3! ESO will take a look at the film, the franchise, and the comic books that started it all. Plus, as
In Marvel’s quest to replace Jon Favreau at the helm of the Iron Man franchise, they’re in talks with both an interesting and obvious choice: Shane Black, who ushered in a new era of action filmmaking with his script for Lethal Weapon. The choice is interesting in that, as a
