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With the roll call of Fox's New Mutants confirmed, I've begun a series exploring the comic book history of the characters. Today it's time to look at another of Marvel's most popular mutants: Sam Guthrie, better known as Cannonball!
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks
In 1992, Paul Dini unwittingly created a legend. Struggling to make a scene in Batman: The Animated Series work, he created a background character as a love interest for the Joker, dubbed Harley Quinn. What he didn't expect was for Harley Quinn to become an iconic character, now seen in TV, comics, and even the Suicide Squad movie!
We've seen our fair share of surprises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I mean, did you ever really believe you'd see a successful Ant-Man movie? Did you ever expect to be watching Daredevil and Jessica Jones on Netflix? Rumors are building that another unexpected superhero - a character called the Sentry - is soon to debut in the MCU - so here's all you need to know about him!
Doctor Strange is shaping up to be the most exciting Marvel movie yet. We were already expecting something revolutionary; it's adding magic to the #MCU, and the trailers have been more than a little reminiscent of the classic sci-fi thriller Inception. For me, though, one thing's stood out above everything else: the villains.
In an exclusive interview with Sony head honcho Tom Rothman, The Hollywood Reporter got a chance to ask one telling question:
This Article Contains Spoilers For X-Men: Apocalypse! You've Been Warned! With the torch passing to the next generation of mutants, X-Men: Apocalypse promised a lot of action for Tye Sheridan's Cyclops, Sophie Turner's Jean Grey, and Kodi Smit-McPhee's Nightcrawler. But one young mutant didn't get much time to shine: Lana Condor's Jubilee.
Marvel's latest Netflix series, Luke Cage, is out — and the show's a hit! It was such a success that Luke Cage's release literally broke Netflix, with the streaming site crashing at several points over the weekend.
"It's all connected." In theory, those three words define the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In reality, the movies seem to do their own thing, with the TV shows simply following their lead. Tension is building, though, with fans demanding that Marvel Studios acknowledge the TV shows in some way (most are hoping for cameos in Avengers: Infinity War).
As surprising as it may seem, the British referendum on the European Union has even had an impact on superheroes. With the cost of imported comics about to increase in the UK, this might be the right time for Marvel to re-establish a brand that ran from 1972, and introduced some classic characters — Marvel UK!
There's a sense in which superheroes are wish-fulfilment; we watch the latest superhero film, and then we switch on the news and vaguely wish that the likes of Captain America and Superman were around to make a difference.
The #DCEU ultimate titan fight between the Dark Knight and Superman was like a bad '70s swingers party, with Martha squeezed between steel and leather for all the wrong reasons. Cartoon Hooligans have thrown their talented balls into this heated stand off by creating an imaginative cartoon that has this competitive bromance go toe-to-toe in the world of Pokemon. Finally, we get to see once and for all who the definitive Pokemon DC master truly is.
By Roddy BW8 years ago in Geeks
Guardians of the Galaxy is a firm fan favorite. It has all the hallmarks of your typical #Marvel movie, and yet it also retains the style of its writer & director James Gunn. Before the film's release, fans and critics alike had wondered whether there was an appetite for a superhero movie featuring a walking tree and a talking raccoon; but the incredible quality of the film meant that these strange, whimsical ideas were tremendously effective. It came as no surprise when Marvel announced Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, to be released next year.
