Far From Home is Spectacular, Spider-Man

It’s only been a few years since a miracle happened, and yet I am still in awe of the fact that two major competitors are coming together to make movies magic such as this. The original Spider-Man trilogy was a massive disappointment, leading to a franchise reboot which, after two films, under-performed, leading Sony open to negotiations with Disney/Marvel. Those negotiations lead to a surprise guest appearance of a new, and much beloved Spider-Man appearing in 2016’s Civil War. Played by Tom Holland, this younger Spider-Man was nerdy, funny, and eager to use his power to do the right thing. My Sifu often said that Toby McGuire was a great Peter Parker, while Andrew Garfield was a great Spider-Man. But both lacked something. Tom Holland, meanwhile, manages to be both a great Peter Parker and Spider-Man. I agree with this assessment but was worried, after the ending of End Game, that we would soon lose this brilliant take on the character to make way for Miles Morales.

The Pyrrhic Victory of Captain Marvel

I’m well past sick of the controversy and debate over Brie Larson and Captain Marvel. But while most people have moved on from this topic, I feel the need to talk about this, hopefully, one last time because of a disgusting article in the Mary Sue mocking us “trolls” for our “failed” boycott. That the Progressive political shills for the extremist wing of the Democratic Party deserve to do a victory lap is a fair point, but they are missing some of the finer details that should give them pause before they spike the ball… not that any of them have ever handled a ball… but I digress. The Mary Sue makes the case that Captain Marvel made a billion dollars, and that will shut up the trolls. Well, as one of those inhuman monsters living under a bridge in Norway that feeds on the blood of Christians (which would make me a lot like the Mary Sue, wouldn’t it? (Either That or the Mary Sue is using the term, “troll” incorrectly.)) I need to make some factual corrections to their claims.

How Marvel Should Introduce The X-Men Pt. 2

181: Wolverine Vs The Hulk.

The second part of my three-arc proposal would be a film simply titled 181: Wolverine Vs the Hulk. We would do this because Universal still owns the primary distribution rights of all Hulk solo films. This is a workaround. But also, 181 is a call back to the first full appearance of the Wolverine. We would also include an Easter egg in the film to justify the unusual naming convention. If not for that, I would prefer we call the Incredible Hulk: 181. This treatment borrows heavily from Hulk 180, 181, Ultimate Hulk Vs Wolverine and the cartoon film Hulk Vs Wolverine

The town has been destroyed. There’s not a single house or business intact. There are dead bodies strewn about. The grizzled man with wing-tipped hair and mutton chops kneels next to one of the smashed bodies as his eyes dart back and forth scanning for every last detail. He reports his observations to a nearby military general, James Hudson. James then asks the man, Logan, if there is anything else, he should know. Logan rises to his full height and comments that the scent of the perpetrator is weird, even toxic. James asks if he believes this could be the work of the Hulk. Logan replies there’s no doubt.

How Marvel Should Introduce the X-Men (Pt 1/3)

There’s a ton of debate over where Marvel should go following it’s bound to be epic Avengers: Endgame. While we know that we can expect some of our favorite characters to ride off into the sunset, and newer characters to step up, we don’t know a lot about what storylines Marvel will pursue, or even how new acquisitions, such as the Fantastic Four or the X-Men will affect the franchise. This has caused a lot of fervor on the Internet as various geek sites all rise to unanimously say the exact same thing as everyone else. Give us FF and X-Men now, but keep Wolverine out of it, at least for now.  I’m sorry, Screen Rant, What Culture, and everyone else...I disagree.