Comic book fans have enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in recent years, as Marvel Studios has delivered hit after hit, while leading their heroes into battle with each other this summer. After eight years of buildup, the wait will soon be over as Captain America: Civil War will be hitting theaters in less than two weeks. The movie […]
Marvel raised the bar for comic book TV shows with their partnership with Netflix in 2015. They made a huge splash with their first series, Daredevil, which set the tone for the corner of the Marvel cinematic universe that is geared for mature audiences. That was followed by Jessica Jones, which may be the superhero genre’s first psychological […]
Next month fans of Marvel will get to see the brand new incarnation of the company’s most popular character in Captain America: Civil War. The early word is that actor Tom Holland (The Impossible) effortlessly owns the role of Spider-Man, which has increased anticipation for his first solo film for Sony Pictures. The upcoming movie is set […]
No individual person better personifies the magic and potential of superhero and comic book mythology better than Stan Lee. The creator of Marvel Comics’ most iconic characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, and X-Men, has achieved living legend status and is going strong. The PoG was lucky enough to attend the Silicon Valley Comic Con in […]
Daredevil is a unique character in comic books because his most memorable and defining moments are not of him saving the world or striking an iconic pose (although he has more than a few of those in his arsenal). No, Matt Murdock is most notably defined by his tragedies and losses – and there’s been […]
The road to a legitimate Luke Cage series has been a long one, however now that the show is in production, it may be coming earlier than most expected. We have exactly one week until the premiere of the second season of Daredevil and the scope of the MCU will grow even further. Other heroes will soon be following with shows […]
Marvel’s partnership with Netflix is expanding exponentially in 2016, with at least four shows in various stages of development. The fourth and most mysterious piece to the Defenders puzzle has been the Iron Fist show…until recently. In the fall, we in conjunction with That Hashtag Show, uncovered production start dates and early casting details for Iron Fist, who we later […]
The beauty of Superbowl Sunday is that audiences are often rewarded with the unexpected and that certainly held true for fans of the Marvel cinematic universe this past weekend. It was assumed that Marvel would drop a new spot for Captain America: Civil War and they did not disappoint. However, the real surprise came with a showdown between […]
There has been a ton of speculation regarding the plot and eventual fallout of Captain America: Civil War. The Marvel cinematic universe went into a frenzy when the first trailer was released last year. Marvel treated fans to a bevy of money shots – none more haunting than the image of James “War Machine” Rhodes lying […]
There was no sophomore slump for the second television show out of the gates for Marvel and Netflix with Jessica Jones. It’s Marvel’s second live-action show featuring a female lead following Agent Carter and its first female superhero lead on TV. However, the show ended up being one of the more psychological complex dramas to air in […]
The sky seems to be the limit for the partnership between Marvel Studios and Netflix. One year ago, the gritty heroes of the MCU got a new sandbox to play in with Netflix, which allows for an unprecedented level of creative freedom. Both Daredevil and Jessica Jones’ series debuted in 2015 and a third is on the way with Luke Cage […]
Marvel will be stepping into new territory when they increase their production of films during the third phase of their cinematic universe. There will be a a record number of sequels, team-up movies, and new character introductions, as the superhero genre will see more entries than ever before over the next few years. Following the […]
