comics

From Marvel to DC, Geeks explores the popular and independant comic titles in the geek universe.

Marvel vs DC
Millions of fans around the world are still debating on the topic on whether Marvel or DC is better and here I am. Before we proceed any further here is something taken from Wikipedia, The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
By AV AnyVays5 years ago in Geeks
Lois Lane
Lois knew what it meant when Superman entered that chamber. She had seen it all before. His strength would be gone and his will would break. Then Zod would be the Supreme Being on the planet.
By Rusty Weeks5 years ago in Geeks
Conan the Doomed
Savage Avengers Annual #1 After defeating the Marrow God, trekking across a frozen wasteland, and forging new alliances on the battlefield, Conan the Barbarian makes his way to Porto Alegre and finds himself in a brothel run by the local cartel. Upset that the women he paid for refused to touch him, he demands his money back from the owner of the brothel, who rebuffs him. Conan proceeds to kill the man and his soldiers before complaining about this new world he finds himself in. He equates the alcohol to piss and the declares guns to be the weapons of cowards. After he’s done grousing, the women of the brothel ask Conan to kill the rest of the cartel, as they kidnap women and sell them into slavery. As payment, they present Conan with a bag of diamonds that they’ve been stealing from their captors. Conan takes the gems and admits that, though he prefers to get paid for it, he would’ve killed the slavers for fun, before sleeping with one of the newly freed women.
By Zack Krafsig5 years ago in Geeks
Comic Books
It is difficult to talk about comics to people without knowing about them first, especially as an adult in the United States, where superheroes are the most common form of entertainment for most people, but even more so for children.
By Something Complicated5 years ago in Geeks
Measuring The Success Of The Dark Knight III
We have the unusual success stories of two controversial works from Frank Miller. The first is The Dark Knight Strikes Again, meanwhile the other being All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder. In general, many fans dislike so far as to disown both comic stories. Many prefer to live in a world with Batman: Year One, The Dark Knight Returns, and that is it when it comes to Batman stories from the unequivocal Frank Miller. The Dark Knight III: Master Race begins with much dissent with that subtitle - Master Race. Many like to label Frank Miller as some silly, right-wing lunatic. Couple this rather base-minded assumption and the sub-title, many fans and critics begin to ready their pitchforks. With the bad press of Frank Miller's previous work and some political comments years prior that rubbed many the wrong way, does The Dark Knight III: Master Race stand a chance of success?
By Skyler6 years ago in Geeks
Tatiana Maslany Has Been Cast As She-Hulk For Marvel's Disney+ Series
The the halting of productions, there has not been a whole lot going on with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in quite a while. We got announcements of upcoming films and shows for Phase 4, and we were supposed to get Black Widow in May and then Eternals in November. But of course, everything had to be pushed back in light of the pandemic. However, things have been moving, slowly but surely. Marvel Studios’ live-action Disney+ shows are still in various stages of being made. These include The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Loki, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk. For She-Hulk in particular, it appears that we now have casting news.
By Culture Slate6 years ago in Geeks
Would "Rage" Make an Impact in a New Season of Luke Cage?
When we look back at the shows Marvel put on Netflix, Luke Cage is one of the major successes. In addition to just being a good show, and picking up from where Luke's debut left off in Jessica Jones, it managed to address social issues in a way that really put the audience in the perspective of a character we don't see much; a black superhero. It felt (at least to me as a white viewer, so take this with a huge grain of salt) like it was trying to provide a genuine experience rather than simply co-opting blacknesss to try to get credit. It managed to handle the blacksplotation-era inspiration of the character, and to update him in a way that felt empowering rather than exploitative.
By Neal Litherland6 years ago in Geeks
How is the return of Bucky Barnes different in the films and comics?
The launch of Disney Plus, Disney’s streaming platform, has given a new lease of life to several beloved onscreen characters. Among the slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe spin-off shows, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is probably one of the most highly anticipated. Much of that comes down to the protagonists of the show, Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie, and especially Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, played by Sebastian Stan.
By Monita Roy Mohan6 years ago in Geeks
All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder, Not a Flop?
Almost all of Frank Miller's work post-Batman: Year One is easy to pick on. The Dark Knight Strikes Again is one of them, whereas some other works like 300 and Sin City can get a pass, at least more so than the rest. One piece for constant criticism is All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder. Many like to critique this as a complete flop. But really? This comic is quite the success if anything.
By Skyler6 years ago in Geeks
The Case for MODOK
For those who don’t know, MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) was once a brilliant human scientist named George Tarleton. Tarleton was originally only a technician in the employ of the nefarious Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM). In order to better study the recently created Cosmic Cube, Tarleton’s bosses subjected him to experimental mutagenics, creating MODOC (Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing). As is so often the case in these Frankenstein-esque stories, MODOC rebelled, killing his bosses and becoming MODOK, the new leader of AIM. Ever since then, he’s been a consistent thorn in the sides of many of Marvel’s heroes, most notably Captain America, Iron Man, and the Avengers.
By Zack Krafsig6 years ago in Geeks
The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Not a Flop?
It is easy to beat up on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Fans everywhere eagerly waiting over fifteen years for the successor to Miller's magnum opus of The Dark Knight Returns. A graphic novel that changed Batman and comic books forever! To many fans' dismay, the sequel does not deliver, with negative to mixed reviews at best. Although, The Dark Knight Strikes Again is hardly a flop. The fact of the matter is, it is a moneymaker!
By Skyler6 years ago in Geeks
One X-Cellent Scene
This is the type of imagery that makes you incapable of sleeping at night. My first introduction to the X-Men as a kid was reading the Brood Saga, but I didn’t read it in order. I started with The Uncanny X-Men #165, at the start of Paul Smith’s run, which was near the end of the Brood storyline. That issue featured Storm, a black, female superhero with a high moral standard, white hair and blue eyes. A mutant with the ability to control the weather, she discovers that she is way more powerful in space, manipulating solar winds and gravity. She was immediately relatable to me, her unique appearance mirroring my own. The story, Storm realizing she is a host for a Brood queen, was both shocking and heartbreaking. The cover was hard to look at, but so very well executed by Paul Smith, it was even harder to look away. It was like Empire Strikes Back being the first Star Wars movie you saw.
By Antonio Jacobs6 years ago in Geeks