There’s no doubt that Marvel Studios has another great franchise on their hands with Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians themselves are extremely likable and the film is tons of fun. However, some of the elements around them keep the film from being king of the Marvel hill. Continue reading
Marvel Comics
EPISODE 38: X-MEN XTRAVAGANZA!
In Episode 38 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A are joined by friend of the show Matt King to discuss X-Men: Days of Future Past as well as all other things X-Men. The episode kicks off with the big news out of DC/WB and Marvel as of late before diving into the Children of the Atom. Continue reading
The Uncanny X Men: The Rise of the Mutants
Wolverine’s having a bad day
The Retroist has published another of Doug‘s essays!
This one focuses on his love of The Uncanny X-Men and how
he became a fan.
You can read the essay here and then check out all the other great
things The Retroist has to offer!
Thanks for reading!
Video Review: X MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Doug and Dirty A are at it again with another
SPOILER-FREE video review!
This time, the discussion centers on
Doug Reviews: X Men: Days of Future Past
If you read my X-Men Retrospective—and if you haven’t, why are you reading this first?—you’ll know that I hold the first two X-Men films by Bryan Singer in high regard. However, ever since Singer departed the franchise to go screw up Superman, the X-Men series has been on shaky ground. It took some solid steps forward with X-Men First Class and The Wolverine, but I was still nervous about X-Men: Days of Future Past. Singer was back in the director’s chair, but his track record hasn’t been great lately and Fox has a habit of screwing up my X-Men. So, it’s really difficult to write this review, because I’m trying to think of a grade that can appropriately sum up how I felt about this film.
We’ll start with this: X-Men: Days of Future Past is the best X-Men film since X-Men 2. Continue reading
The Uncanny X Men: A Film Retrospective
Before you head to the theater to go check out X-Men: Days of Future Past, be sure to read my retrospective on the previous six films in the series.
– Doug Continue reading
Episode 31: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In Episode 31, Dirty A and I welcome friend of the show Matt King to discuss Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Then we expand the conversation to encompass Marvel Studios’ future slate as well as whatever the hell is going on with DC/WB. Take a listen and enjoy! Continue reading
Doug Reviews – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
We’ll be posting our podcast about the new Captain America film a lot closer to the worldwide release in April, but I was lucky enough to catch an early screening last night. Continue reading
Episode 10: Thor: The Dark World and Comic Book Movies
It’s a double-sized episode of The Hodgepodge Podcast and still only 60 cents!
Dirty A and I welcome special guest Author Matthew King, as we discuss Thor: The Dark World and the explosion of comic book movies in Hollywood.
Big thanks to Matt for stopping by to chat!
Take a listen and enjoy, but watch out for spoilers!
Doug
P.S. – We’ve begun adding both the You Tube AND the audio only in case you’re stuck at work and can’t get You Tube on your work computer.
The audio file for this episode has been moved to The Hodgepodge Podcast Archive, so click the link and listen there!
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