hero Max defeated the Demon Lord. In order to regain his power, the Demon Lord went into a deep slumber…but when he awakens, his body is only a chibi version of its fearsome form.
A look inside: Vampire Cinema – The First One Hundred Years
Cultural historian Christopher Frayling digs into our fixation with vampires. The book explores the bloodsuckers in all forms, looking at what’s been portrayed in the last 100 years.
Your Marvel Studios phase 4 and Disney+ at a glance
Here’s what Marvel Studios and Disney+ have planned for superheroes in the next few years.
The Marvel phase 4 timeline
Plotting the current release schedule on to a timeline gives us a Marvel future that looks a bit like this.
Blade, Buffy, Sex-Machine and the Frog Brothers – can they stop the vampires?
Published on Friday the 13th, Gunship featuring Tim Cappello and Indiana, ‘Dark All Day’ picked up a vampire problem. If you’ve seen Lost Boys, you’ll recognise the setup. The warning sign, the Frog Brothers and the sax player on stage. Except, the situation is far worse than in the movie with riots on the street […]
Superhero Week: Who is the most famous black superhero?
Are there enough black superheroes in Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse or any other catalogue? Sometimes it’s easier to name green or red (Hulk, Vision, Martian Manhunter, etc) heroes than it is to name a black one. That said, the comic industry has been updating itself and it is less unusual to have a black […]
Know Your Vampire Hunter
The vampires get a lot of attention. In fact, just yesterday this blog reviewed a book about World War I fighter pilot vampires. But what about the vampire hunters? After all, vampire hunters come in many different shapes and sizes and are awfully prone to being vampires themselves. This handy chart, in chronological order, covers […]
Blade – the daywalker’s anime trailer
Madhouse, Marvel and Animax have teamed up to put together an anime version of Blade. Is it about time? Did you know Blade first made a comic book appearance back in 1973 when he appeared in The Tomb of Dracula #10? Wikipedia could be tricking me for all I know; he feels a far younger […]
