This has been an up and down year for comic book movies. While there hasn’t been any outright bombs or complete failures, there certainly were some disappointments that balanced out the mega-success of movies, such as Captain America: Civil War and Deadpool. One of the movies that didn’t quite live up to expectations was Fox Studios’ May release […]
We are living in an uncertain time, full of confusion, anger, and grief. And that was just at opening night to X-Men: Apocalypse. Zing! Seriously, when things get too intense, sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back and appreciate the madness. One of our favorite creators on the internet, Aldo Jones, is back at it with […]
The legend of James Wan continues to grow as he has another huge hit to add to his resume, as The Conjuring 2 made an estimated $40.4 million dollars in its debut. The horror movie packed theaters while receiving favorable ratings for the little respected genre. Wan is going on to even bigger things with Aquaman in the DC universe, […]
The month of May has been surprisingly dismal for many of the year’s most anticipated sequels. The disturbing downward trend continued over the past weekend with the follow-up to the hit reboot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which had a strong $65 million dollar opening in 2014. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows debuted this past weekend […]
Welcome back for a special episode of the Epic Comicast podcast! This has been the year of the superhero movie at the cinemas and the latest comic book property to be brought to life are the X-Men, in X-Men: Apocalypse. The movie has only been in theaters a couple of days and is causing debates, fist […]
Everyone anticipated that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War would be huge hits this year. While the Memorial Day weekend was expected to be a huge battle ground with two competing blockbuster sequels in X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass, going head-to-head. It turns out that there was less competition than was hoped for, however […]
This year has been an embarrassment of riches for comic book fans. We have already gotten an incredibly faithful adaptation of Deadpool, we watched Batman and Superman fight in Dawn of Justice, and most recently got an emotionally satisfying blockbuster in Captain America: Civil War. With all these hits it’s easy to forget that a new X-Men movie is right […]
This year has already been a treat for moviegoers as we are just cruising into May and already have been treated to multiple blockbusters. And this month, it only gets better. In previous years, getting two superhero flicks in a summer would have been an achievement. Just this month we get to see both the […]
This year is shaping up to be a seminal one for comic book movies and their devoted fans. It started with the blockbuster success of Deadpool, continued with this month’s release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the fun will not stop there with the release of Captain America: Civil War in early May. Later that month […]
2015 was a rough year for Fox Studios in regards to their Marvel films. The Fantastic Four was such a disaster, both at the box-office and in the public eye, that the movie will be studied by film historians for a time to come. However, Fox has positioned itself to have a rebound year in 2016, with two […]
Deadpool. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. X-Men: Apocalypse. Suicide Squad. All were movies that made huge waves last weekend at San Diego Comic Con and Epic Comicast was right there, in the center of the fandom. The ECC podcast crew brings back stories from Hall H and some interesting insight on the things that […]
Director Bryan Singer has been ahead of the curve when it comes to promoting his X-Men films. His social media onslaught actually began during pre-production for X-Men: Days of Future Past, when he leaked photos of Cerebro, new characters, and even the first look of a live-action Sentinel. During pre-production for X-Men: Apocalypse, he has personally pulled […]
