Tag Archives: Hulk

News Bites: Superheroes in the Snow

It’s Friday, and it’s once again time for the News Bites. Running a bit late again this week, for which I apologize, but I’m sure you all know this can be a busy time of year. I haven’t even had … Continue reading

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News Bites: Ant-Man, Avengelyne, and Alice

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s once again time for the News Bites. Now, it must be noted that San Diego Comic Con is in full swing as you read this, so there’s likely to be a lot of … Continue reading

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Turning Back the Clock: Some Guidelines for Reboots

It’s been a while since I last gave my thoughts on Hollywood’s franchise-building techniques; almost exactly six months, in fact. Back then I talked about when it’s acceptable for Hollywood to remake a film. This time I thought I’d take … Continue reading

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News Bites: Star Lords and Wars

It’s Friday morning, time for the weekly dose of news bites. Now, normally I’d just list the few tidbits straight in the post without using a jump cut, but this week the press releases have been coming out in abundance. … Continue reading

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Weekly Weblinks: Horror and Heathcliff

It’s Friday morning, and as always it’s time for the Weekly Weblinks. I’m going to be out of town for most of the day, so it may take me a while to respond, but fortunately there’s a lot of reading … Continue reading

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Weekly Weblinks: Willis and White Whales

It’s the first Friday in October, and you know what that means! Being Friday means it’s time for the Weekly Weblinks, and being October means there’s a lot of spooky and scary content to be shared. From other bloggers, we … Continue reading

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News: Whedon Back on Board for Avengers 2

Some very welcome news has come out of a conference call with analysts, from Disney chairman Bob Iger. Fans of Joss Whedon and The Avengers were well aware of just how much of an influence the writer/director had on the … Continue reading

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Respecting the Source: Some Guidelines For Adaptations

It’s occasionally said that Hollywood is out of ideas. The truth of the matter is that Hollywood has been cheerfully purloining ideas from other media for as long as Hollywood has been around. Novels, cartoons, live-action television shows, comic books, … Continue reading

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News: Hulk to Return to TV?

Hitfix is reporting that a new Incredible Hulk series is on its way to television. A live-action version of the Hulk was successful before, in the 1970s with Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby, and ABC (a Disney subsidiary, along with … Continue reading

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The Avengers

Six Marvel Comics superheroes, four of whom have had their own film franchises, come together in one great big action adventure movie. Hulk. Iron Man. Thor. Captain America. Black Widow. Hawkeye. Brought together by Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ever … Continue reading

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