J. Marcus here with another of my open letters to folks I admire. This time, I am addressing the one and only Joss Whedon, creator of such incredible programming as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse, as well as the man behind the Avengers films (to name but a few of his incredible accomplishments.) […]
Posts Tagged ‘Avengers’
An Open Letter To Joss Whedon
Posted: 9th May 2015 by J. Marcus in Film, Open Letter, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Agents of Shield, Angel, Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse, Drew Goddard, Drew Z. Greenberg, Firefly, Jane Espenson, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Steven S. DeKnight
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 1 Review — It’s “Just the Pilot”
Posted: 26th September 2013 by Brian in Recap, TelevisionTags: Agents of Shield, Avengers, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Cinematic Universe, Clark Gregg, Coulson, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Jed Wheson, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Maurissa Tanchareon, Ming-Na Wen
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on Tuesday, and it was the strongest debut for a scripted drama in years. On the other hand, Jim Steranko (a highly respected writer/artist whose groundbreaking 1967-68 run on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the stuff of comic book history and a huge part of the reason we’re watching […]
When Comic Books Saved Science Fiction
Posted: 17th July 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Science Fiction, The Comic SpinnerTags: Avengers, Eternals, Fantastic Four, Fourth World, Jack Kirby, New Wave SF, Roy Thomas, Thor
Join Brian every other Tuesday as he talks comic books from a reader’s perspective, both his new experiences with the medium and reflections on over thirty years of enjoying the finest in sequential art. I’ve made no secret of the fact I’m not a fan of “New Wave” science fiction. Don’t get me wrong, the […]
Reading Marvel in the ’60s, Part 1: The Uncanny (X-Men) Valley
Posted: 3rd July 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, The Comic SpinnerTags: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Jack Kirby, Martin Goodman, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, X-Men
Join Brian every other Tuesday as he talks comic books from a reader’s perspective, both his new experiences with the medium and reflections on over thirty years of enjoying the finest in sequential art. The “uncanny valley” is a term used in robotics (and, more generally, in the science fiction community) to describe the phenomenon […]
Definitely Creative Comic Movies
Posted: 23rd June 2012 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Armie Hammer, Avengers, DC Comics, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Green Lantern, Justice League, New 52, San Diego Comic Con, Superman Returns
With Dion under deep cover, J and Brian are back on the mic, digging into the realities (such as they are) of Warner Bros. rumored Justice League movie, the possibilities of convention-going, and the thank-Goddities of the long-lost non-existent sequel to E.T. We’re getting our verbal hijinks on!
The Comic Rack
Posted: 26th May 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, PodcastTags: Avengers, Captain Marvel, ComiCat, Elon Musk, Fourth World Comics, NASA, New 52, Shazam, SpaceX, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Starship Enterprise, Ultimate Spider-Man, Victoria Hand
The comic book rack is the new water cooler, as your three well-read masters of ceremony discuss gay superheroes, digital comics, the old Spider-Man newspaper strip, and a whole host of other superheroic topics, along with some other unrelated side-excursions. Podwits Assemble!
It’s the Avengers’ World Now, We Just Live in It
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Film, Film Review, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Avengers, Batman, Captain America, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Hulk, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Superman, The Flash, Thor, Wonder Woman
Real life conspired to delay my gratification, but yesterday, ten days after its nationwide American release, I finally saw The Avengers. By now, reams* have been written about how good the movie is, how thoroughly it entertains on multiple levels thanks to its snappy Whedonesque dialogue, its insightful Whedonesque explorations of character relationships, and its […]
Creamy Goodness
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Food, Podcast, Science FictionTags: Avengers, Avery Brooks, Ben & Jerry's, Cologne, Ernest Borgnine, Henry Cavill, Ice Cream, Patrick Stewart, Reader Mailbag, Star Trek, Superman, Thelonious Monk, William Shatner
In this week’s podcast, J. and Dion give tons of free lip service to a damned fine brand of ice cream, Brian decides to play the part of Godot, J. dips into the reader mailbag once again and the boys nearly break their backs picking up all the names being dropped. Hilarity abounds on another […]