Author: Maurice Mitchell

Find out Will Smith’s greatest and stupidest science-fiction movie roles. This week Will Smith’s Gemini Man opens. It’s Smith’s 66th movie role. Over the years the actor has gone from a musician and a rapper to a blockbuster star. Let’s take a moment to look back at his biggest genre successes and flops. 11. Will Smith as Cypher Raige in After Earth (2013) This sci-fi movie is about a famous military commander Cypher Raige and his son Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) crash-land on a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by killer monsters. The movie stars Will Smith but is more about his…

Detective Comics #1013 comic panel by Jaime Mendoza Read this review to find out if Detective Comics #1013 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. About Detective Comics #1013 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Artwork by Jaime Mendoza Inking by Keith Champagne, Christian Alamy Color by David Baron Synopsis: “Mr. Freeze is so close to reviving Nora but Batman can’t let it happen. Mr. Freeze has never been more vicious or more deadly. There’s nothing more dangerous than a desperate man with a cold gun and Gotham…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. This week has three (count ’em – three) Miles Morales Spider-Man comics. Will Absolute Carnage take over the world? Can Batman stop Mr. Freeze’s deadly plans? Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #3 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Federico Vincentini Cover Artist: Clayton Crain Partial Summary: “THREATS WITHIN AND WITHOUT! A serial killer released from Ravencroft, the commands of Carnage, J. Jonah Jameson, and SILVER SABLE! Miles must wrestle all of these while his mind is not…

Diahann Carroll died last week on October 4, 2019. She was 84-years old. Carroll had a legendary career and did amazing things for black people. She was a singer, actress, model, and activist. Carroll was an American actress, singer, model and activist. She was the first black woman to win a Tony award. She was one of the first well-known black actresses in Hollywood. She’s also the first black woman in Star Wars. Unfortunately, she appeared in the infamous Star Wars: Holiday Special of 1979. A special so horrible it’s only spoken of in whispers at the backlot of Lucasfilm.…

Find out which is the greatest opening in Star Trek television history. Star Trek is the most iconic television show ever. It’s also spawned one of the most successful movie franchises ever made. Part of its success is the Star Trek theme song. The original song is so iconic people know it even if they’ve never seen an episode of the show. Over the years there have been many spin-offs of the show which each used a new theme song. Some have been brilliant and some have been horrible. Most recently Star Trek: Discovery is airing on CBS All-Access. Soon the…

Batman #80 cover by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. What happens when Batman fights Bane with Catwoman? What happens in the finale for “House of X”? Who will win: Young Justice or evil Young Justice? Find out in this week’s comic pull list. 1. Batman #80 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artist: John Romita Jr. Cover Artist: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson Partial Summary: CITY OF BANE, PART 6 The bad guys thought they had it made…

Find out which superhero Marvel needs to bring into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to fill the hole left by Spider-Man and Iron Man. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is going through big changes. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has been the linchpin of the movies and the creator and designer of all the equipment and technology of the Avengers. He sacrificed himself in Avengers: Infinity War. Then, Marvel lost the rights to use Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland. He’ll be back for one more solo film and a cameo but that’s it. After that, he’s gone too. It’s clear that…

Find out where Black Panther get his name from. One of the complaints from some moviegoers is that the movie Black Panther is based on the group known as the “Black Panther Party” which means he’s a part of the controversial group. Is that true? Does the movie have anything to do with the militant revolutionary group? Black Panther is a fictional superhero appearing in Marvel comics starting in Fantastic Four #52 (1966). He was created by two legends in comic books. Two white guys named Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In the comics, T’Challa is known by the ceremonial…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Miles fights Carnage! Naomi guest stars in Batman / Superman! Is Moon Girl smarter than Mr. Fantastic? What is Mr. Freeze’s evil new plan? Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #2 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Federico Vincentini Cover Artist: Clayton Crain Partial Summary: CONSUMED BY CARNAGE! • Miles sacrificed himself protecting others, and was taken by Carnage’s dark doppelgangers! • Now Kletus is sending Miles after one of Peter Parker’s friends, and if Miles can’t… On…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – Rey (Daisy Ridley) An image of Rey from the Star Wars movie is prompting a reaction that Pablo Hildago describes as “mad and nude”. On September 16, 2019, the official Twitter account posted an image of Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, holding a lightsaber with the caption “Something inside me has always been there. But now it’s awake”. “Something inside me has always been there. But now it’s awake.” pic.twitter.com/RGQ3qywzLm — Star Wars (@starwars) September 16, 2019 The photo shows Rey against a blue sky holding her lightsaber in a reverse grip. Many assumed it’s…

Read this review to find out if Batman #79 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Batman #79. Recap: Batman #79 The comic begins with a flashback to Batman’s first meeting with Catwoman “near the beginning”. It then cuts to “Now” which is later revealed to be before Batman #77. So right off the bat, it’s confusing. Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are relaxing on a Hawaiian beach and talking about stopping the thief Margaret Pye aka Magpie from selling Bane’s Venom in Gotham…

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12 cover by Andrew Robinson Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Which superhero is fighting zombies? Who killed Spider-Man? Who killed Jimmy Olsen? Find out in this week’s comic book pull-list! 1. Aquaman #52 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick Artist: Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques Cover Artist: Jason Paz Partial Summary: Black Manta is reunited with his dead father…but at a great cost to both! Meanwhile, Aquaman’s investigation into the Amnesty Bay killer takes a stunning turn, and Mera must make a life-altering decision! On Sale: Sep 18th, 2019…

Welcome to comic questions answered. It’s a long-dormant feature where we answer fans burning questions like How Does Wolverine Bend His Arms? and Why Does Spider-Man Stick to Walls? Today’s question is a popular one so you may have heard it before: Claim: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created Pressor X and Magneto inspired by the 1960s civil rights icons Martin Luthor King Jr. and Malcolm X Rating: Unconfirmed (Probably false) First a primer. Who are Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, and was assassinated on April 4, 1968.…

Detective Comics #1011 comic panel by Christian Duce Find out if Detective Comics #1011 is worth buying. Peter Tomasi proves Batman is a hero even without powers or gadgets in the final issue of his three-issue arc. Read this review to find out if Detective Comics #1011 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Detective Comics #1011 When we last left Bruce Wayne, he and several members of Bruce Wayne’s company have been stranded on a desert island along with Floyd Lawton aka…

NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise debut 1976 – Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, DeForest Kelley, and James Doohan Find out the best tributes NASA has done to Star Trek over the years. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formed in 1958 as an independent agency of the US government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Since it’s inception it has been at the forefront of space exploration. Eight years later, in 1966, the show Star Trek aired on American television. It gave a more realistic view of space exploration that had never been seen before.…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Which supervillain is teaming up with Batman? What anniversary is Marvel celebrating? Which superhero is replacing Captain Marvel? Where is Ironheart searching for a source of power? Read on to find out the hottest comics in this week’s comic pull list! 1. The Amazing Spider-Man #29 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Francesco Manna Cover Artist: Nathan Fairbairn, Ryan Ottley Partial Summary: “Arrival/Departures The aftershocks from Mary Jane’s recent decision are felt throughout Spider-Man’s life! With that throwing Peter’s life into upheaval, a super villain rearing…

Find out everything Marvel had planned for Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Recently the blockbuster news hit that Sony pulled the plug on the Marvel deal for Spider-Man. Update: Sony and Marvel reached a deal for one more movie. So some of these plot threads can get wrapped up. Spider-Man is wholly owned by Marvel Comics. But back in the 1990s, they sold the live-action television and movie rights to produce live-action versions of the character and all related characters. It’s confusing but our chart helps a little. In 2016 Marvel revealed they worked out a deal where…

Find out everything you need to know about Luke Fox the black Batman. A report by Bleeding Cool says DC is planning to replace Batman with a black man. Rich Johnson says that in the summer of next year, 2020, DC Comics is planning to give us a black Batman. According to Johnson, this doesn’t mean Bruce Wayne is turning black like Rachel Dolezal but someone else is going to be wearing the Batsuit. This move comes after several high-profile characters have been replaced by people of color. Captain America is now black in the movies. Nick Fury is played by…

The Cw’s Arrow premiered onWednesday, October 10, 2012. It was a gutsy idea to make a dark and gritty take on one of DC’s lesser-known superheroes. But the gamble paid off thanks to stellar acting by star Stephen Amell and the rest of the cast. The show follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who claimed to have been trapped on an island alone for five years after a boating accident. When he returns he decides to become a vigilante and stop crime and corruption in his city. He puts on a costume and becomes a secret vigilante who fights…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. The long-awaited follow-up to Doomsday #10 – which was released five months ago – introduces Rorschach into the DC Universe. Two members of the Asia-Pac superhero team ATLAS fall in love. Luke Skywalker robs a bank. Plus the human-mutant war heats up. All on this week’s comic book pull list. 1. Agents of Atlas #2 Agents of Atlas #2 cover by Jung-Geun Yoon Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Nico Leon Cover Artist: Jung-Geun Yoon Partial Summary: PANDEMONIUM IN PAN! Through stunning science-magic teleportation tech, the…

Marvel’s The Defenders (2017) – Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Danny Rand / Iron Fist (Finn Jones) Matthew Murdock / Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) Find out when the rights to Netflix characters can show up in the MCU. After decades of licensing, deals are being ended and more characters are being incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). But two big hold outs remain. The biggest are the characters in the Netflix television shows who are now out of the MCU. So when can Matt Murdock fight alongside the Avengers? When can Luke Cage bust heads with Black Panther?…

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) – Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), Grace (Mackenzie Davis), Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) Paramount dropped the newest trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate. The new movie takes place 27 years after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and skips over the two sequels. It makes it the sixth movie in the franchise but the third in James Cameron’s films. A new Terminator played by Gabriel Luna is sent from the future by Skynet. It has orders to terminate Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) but a soldier from the future named Grace (Mackenzie Davis) is sent back to protect her. They team up with…

Update: Marvel and Sony reached an agreement to bring Spider-Man back for one more movie and a cameo in the MCU. Back in the 1990s Marvel, facing bankruptcy, sold off the live-action licensing rights to Marvel characters. In 1996 Marvel created Marvel Studios. In 2014, I created a simple graphic to show the live-action movie rights that belonged to Marvel Studios and other studios like Sony. Visual Guide to Marvel Live-Action Character Rights v.8 (2250×2109) Since then there’s been an overwhelming level of support for the chart. I’ve been humbled that so many so much value in the simple graphic…

Superman: Year One #2 (2019) cover artwork by Danny Miki, John Romita Jr., Alex Sinclair Read this review to find out if Superman: Year One #2 is worth buying Superman: Year One #2 by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. About: Superman: Year One #2 (2019) Superman: Year One #2 (2019) cover artwork by Danny Miki, John Romita Jr., Alex Sinclair Written by: Frank Miller Artwork by: John Romita Jr. Inking byDanny Miki Color byAlex Sinclair Synopsis”Clark Kent’s journey of self-discovery continues in the second installment of Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.’s remarkable reimagining of Superman’s origin story. This…

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Vision (Paul Bettany) Find out every actor coming back from the Star Wars and Marvel Studios movies for Disney+. Disney recently released the schedule for the upcoming streaming service and clarified some details about the upcoming shows. Named Disney Plus the service officially launches in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands on November 12, 2019. The service will be available in Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 19. The streaming will support Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku, and Sony but, so far, not Amazon. It’s a paid subscription without advertising…

Spider-Man 2 (2004) – Spider-Man / Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) Find out what could happen now that Spider-Man is leaving the MCU. Yesterday news broke that negotiations between Sony and Disney over rights to Spider-Man have broken down. If you haven’t heard Marvel Studios doesn’t own the rights to all the Marvel characters (You can check out our handy Marvel Movie Rights chart for a primer). Back in 2015 Sony and Disney created a complex arrangement to allow Peter Parker Spider-Man into the MCU under producer Kevin Feige. Apparently, during contract negotiations for the next set of movies, the deal…

Read on to find out all the amazing stories the Kenobi TV show should tell. For years there were rumors that Ewan McGregor was going to star in a Kenobi solo movie. Recently it was revealed that the 48-year-old Scottish actor is reprising his role as the Jedi master. Cinelinx first broke the story and Variety later confirmed it. Details about the series are being kept under wraps but the series will air on the Disney streaming subscription service Disney+. As if you needed another reason to sign up. The show is rumored to follow Kenobi’s adventures in between Episode…

Here are 10 amazing characters Sony should develop in live-action TV series. Recently Deadline broke that Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse directors/producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are developing “a handful of live-action shows” based around Sony’s Spider-Man characters. The projects are top secret but they did drop some hints. “We are developing a handful of live-action shows using Sony’s Marvel characters, of which there are like 900 characters,” they told Deadline at the Television Critics Association (TCA) event. “We’re figuring out a way to develop the shows so that each are their own unique experience but are also related.” It’s noteworthy…

Marvel pulled a ton of surprises from Spider-Man: Far From Home. The biggest is that Mysterio is a villain (although he’s always been a villain). But another lingering question is how could there be a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming if he died in Avengers: Infinity War? Marvel tried hard to avoid spoilers for Avengers: Endgame and his fate. First a brief history of the Iron Spider armored suit. Where Did the Iron Spider Suit Come From? The suit first shows up in the Marvel “Civil War” storyline Amazing Spider-Man #529 (2006) by J. Michael Straczynski and Ron Garney. Peter Parker initially…