An Origin Story... Comic Book movies are here to stay, that much is certain. However, the road here was tougher than nails. It really began in the 1950s in the guise of mini-movies aimed purely at kids, and while some of them weren’t the big gun household name we have come to love, they were still derived from comics. In…
Once upon a time, the X-Men movies reigned supreme as Marvel’s greatest movie franchise. The first two movies were both financial and critical success. In fact, X2 remains one of the best comic book movies to date. But director swaps and studio interference led to the dismal Last Stand and snowballed into the universally panned Origins. Then came along First…
Free Comic Book Day 2019 I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Durban, while this enabled me a great childhood it did have drawbacks. One of them is the difficult task of obtaining comic books. CNA was a go-to place but I don’t need to tell you the dismal range they stocked. And so I resorted…
Reviews of movies are written to either coax somebody into watching them or help prevent somebody from a terrible movie. Avengers Endgame doesn’t need any of this. People are flocking in droves to watch it. That doesn’t mean it’s a perfect movie. There are still those that have no interest in it. And that’s fine too… I suppose. Better Late…
