Monthly Archives: January 2013

Super Movie Monday – X2, Pt. 2

Continuing our recap of X2, the Marvel mutant sequel directed by Brian Singer. When we left off last week, Professor Charles Exxxavier and Cyclops had been captured by Stryker,  Nightcrawler had been captured by Jean Grey and Storm, and a … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

Over on Super Movie Mondays, we’re currently in the middle of a three-part look at X2, Bryan Singer’s sequel to his X-Men, which kicked off the current superhero movie boom. And as I mentioned on Tuesday, X2 was based in … Continue reading

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Super Movies – X2: X-Men United

Since Out of the Vault was late, I thought I’d drag this by a day as well, to give people time to read the other thing. Continuing our coverage of the X-Men series of films, we visit the second film … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – The Inferior Five

Sorry this is late. I’m having technical difficulties with my house. On Monday, I mentioned The Toad, an X-Men villain who wore a lame jester-style outfit. Every now and then, somebody tries to bust out the jester look on a … Continue reading

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Super Movie Monday – X-Men, Part 3

Now we’re into the big finish of Brian Singer’s 2000 adaptation of X-Men, although the term “big” may not apply so much. When we left off, Rogue had been kidnapped by Magneto’s Brotherhood of Mutants, and Professor Ex-Javier had been rendered … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – Shazam! #11

Last week, I talked about Werner Roth, a guy I’d always thought of as the most boring artist ever. Turned out, when looking back, that I realized he wasn’t bad when he was working within his genre. He’d just never … Continue reading

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Super Movie Monday – X-Men, Part 2

Continuing this week with the second chapter of our three-part look at Brian Singer’s X-Men from 2000. When we left off, Logan–the ronin-like wandering cage fighter also known as Wolverine–had ended up in Professor Charles Egg-Saviour’s School for Gifted Youngsters … Continue reading

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Out of the Vault – X-Men #77 & 96

I mentioned in Monday’s recap of the first X-Men movie that the original X-Men had not been a huge hit in the comics. Here’s a look at why. The issue in question is issue 77, featuring the story “When Titans Clash,” written … Continue reading

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State of the Site, January 2013

So I know the posting has been a little sporadic around here lately, but I’d like to give you a little heads-up as to what’s been going on and what the future may bring. I’m basically been flying in circles … Continue reading

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