The X-Men franchise entered uncharted waters last year when time travel was introduced as a possibility. It is a crucial part of X-Men mythology and serves as a driving plot device for at least two iconic story lines in the comic books, ‘Days of Future Past’ and ‘Age of Apocalypse.’ Not so coincidentally, X-Men: Apocalypse […]
Welcome back for the 50th episode of the Epic Comicast podcast! It has been a huge week in the world of geek news. The first season of Marvel’s Daredevil dropped on Netflix. Ryan Reynolds continued to prove that he is the right guy for the role of Deadpool. While anticipation grew for Suicide Squad after Jared […]
Marvel has been all over the news recently and with Avengers: Age of Ultron set to open in less than three weeks their presence will not be dissipating anytime soon. Fans of the comics have been excited for the introduction of the android known as Vision in the upcoming sequel. There has been rampant speculation about […]
Ever since fans got the chance to check out the proof of concept video that director Tim Miller and actor Ryan Reynolds created last year, fans have trusted that the creative team has a deep understanding of the character of Deadpool. The costume, spirit, and humor in the short film, all pointed to an eventual […]
Welcome back for another week of the Epic Comicast podcast! The ECC crew has another awesome episode that examines the Geek world in epic fashion. “Get over here,” sit back, and get ready. There were multiple reveals of iconic characters this past week. Jesse Eisenberg’s first publicity photo, in character as Lex Luthor, was released […]
Last week filming began on the long-awaited adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Deadpool. The Merc with a Mouth has made a meteoric ascension up Marvel’s ranks in recent years, becoming one of the more popular characters in their library after his introduction in 1991. It is due largely to his unique characteristics that are tailor-made for […]
Fox Studios’ long-awaited film adaptation for Marvel Comics’ Deadpool is getting ready to shoot next month in Vancouver. Ryan Reynolds will be headlining the movie as the character that he first portrayed in the much maligned X-Men Origins: Wolverine. However, Deadpool was not faithfully adapted in that film, so next year’s solo film will serve […]
One of the biggest victories last year for geeks worldwide was when Fox Studios formally gave the greenlight for a live-action Deadpool film. The news got even better as actor and hands down fan-favorite Ryan Reynolds confirmed that he would headline the movie as Wade Wilson. After more than a decade of stymied efforts, the […]
Gotta catch ’em all. Gotta catch ’em all. Even if you never bought a single card or watched an entire episode, you know what that is referring to. Pokemon. The phenomenon that began with creator Satoshi Tajiri’s videogames for the Gameboy in 1996, which combined elements of RPG, card trading, and virtual pets, went on to […]
