Guardians of the Galaxy - Marvel Goes Cosmic – a Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 At the end of “Thor: The Dark World”, Lady Sif and Volstagg of Asgard pay a visit to “The Collector” to give him the Aether. They mention that they have The Tesseract on Asgard, which was the cosmic…Read more Catch-Up Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
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Catch-Up Review: Captain America – The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Or... “Captain America: The Death Of SHIELD” – a Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 When last we saw Captain America, he was being impersonated by Loki as part of a scene in “Thor: The Dark World”. But before that, he was riding away on his motorcycle, having…Read more Catch-Up Review: Captain America – The Winter Soldier
Catch-Up Review: Thor – The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World – When Things Get Weird – a Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 When last we saw Thor the Thunderer, he was heading back to Asgard with Loki and “The Tesseract” in tow, having saved the world as one of “The Avengers”. But now we get to “Phase Two” of…Read more Catch-Up Review: Thor – The Dark World
Catch-Up Review: Iron Man 3
Iron Man Three: Closing With A Whimper – A Hero Corner Catch-Up Review by David 2 So after Mighty Marvel Studios finished out “Phase One” of their cinematic dominance, the next challenge is to top it with “Phase Two”. Sadly for Marvel, though, they falter on their second lap. “Iron Man 3” or “Iron Man…Read more Catch-Up Review: Iron Man 3
Catch-Up Review: Marvel’s The Avengers
The Avengers: Goal Achieved – A Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 And, lo, there came a time when the heroes that Marvel Studios still owned had to assemble to do battle to save the world. And they called this great adventure... “The Avengers”! Yes, this was the culmination of the “grand plan” for…Read more Catch-Up Review: Marvel’s The Avengers
Catch-Up Review: Captain America – The First Avenger
Captain America: The Avenger Prologue – A Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 So we continue with the Mighty Marvel Studio’s march to “The Avengers” with the last of the solo movies, and the one that sets the stage for “The Avengers” movie itself. We have already seen Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow,…Read more Catch-Up Review: Captain America – The First Avenger
Catch-Up Review: Thor
Thor: The God of Marvel – A Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 Marvel Studios continued their journey towards assembling “The Avengers” with their 2011 movie “Thor”, directed by Kenneth Branagh. “Thor”, of course, is both the legendary Norse God of Thunder and also a longtime Marvel comics character. Simply put, he’s Marvel’s version…Read more Catch-Up Review: Thor
Catch-Up Review: Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2: The Marvel Sequel – A Hero Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 Following the success of “Iron Man” and the redemption of “The Incredible Hulk” in 2008, Marvel Studios went forward with part 3 of their grand gamble with the release of “Iron Man 2” in 2010. Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow,…Read more Catch-Up Review: Iron Man 2
Catch-Up Review: The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk: The Marvel Reboot – A Hero-Corner Catch-up Review by David 2 2008 was the start of the all-mighty Marvel Comics launching their own movie studio and their own cinematic universe. “Iron Man” was the first, but he was far from the last. In that same year, Marvel Studio worked with Universal Pictures…Read more Catch-Up Review: The Incredible Hulk
Catch-Up Review: Iron Man
Iron Man: New Marvel Universe – A Hero Corner Catch-Up Review by David 2 In 2008, Marvel Comics took a huge risk that would pay off big-time. Rather than continuing to sell the movie rights of their characters to big movie studios and then hoping those big studios would do them justice, Marvel decided to…Read more Catch-Up Review: Iron Man