Tag: comics
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Teen Titans Go! To The Movies – DeaconsDen Reaction
Robin, Raven, Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy have hit the big screen together in this animated film based on the series Teen Titans Go! How did this quintet fare in their first movie adventure? So I must begin with a little history. Teen Titans Go is a comedic spinoff of the Teen Titans series that […]
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Black Panther – DeaconsDen Reaction
The first time we meet T’Challa, it’s during the events of Captain America: Civil War. Now we are given our first cinematic experience of Wakanda and all its lore, culture and citizenship. If you’ve been reading my reviews (and I appreciate it), you’ve become accustomed to my review format. This time however, I want to […]
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DeaconsDen 2017 Film Recap
2017 has drawn to a close and so has another year of DeaconsDen. I’ve had the opportunity to see many films. Some great, some not so great. This was a great year for film and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to see quite a few of them. So here is a rundown […]
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Justice League – DeaconsDen Review
DC Films’ fifth film brings the team together at last. After being teased throughout 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince bring on Victor Stone, Barry Allen and Arthur Curry to combat an otherworldly threat. How does it fare? So I have expressed myself in the past as someone who […]
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Rebirth Recaps – Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham (Spoilers Discussed)
After a missile is shot at a plane over Gotham City, Batman comes face to face with two new superpowered heroes in Gotham and Gotham Girl. Can these two be trusted? What’s the mystery of the Monster Men that appear to be coming to the city? These questions arise in Volume One of Batman titled […]
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Rebirth Recaps – Superman Vol. 1: Son of Superman (Spoilers Discussed)
The superhero genre began with him, the DC Universe began with him as well. Therefore it’s only proper that the first Rebirth collection recapped be Superman. Son of Superman collects the Superman: Rebirth one-shot and Superman #1-6. Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason share the writing credit, along with art by Gleason, Doug Mahnke, Jorge […]
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Rebirth Recaps- DC Universe Rebirth: The Deluxe Edition (Spoilers Discussed)
This is the first of my new set of reviews that I call “Rebirth Recaps.” I plan to use these to read and review the books of DC Comics as they go through their current Rebirth initiative. This is my first time diving back into DC on the comics side since the early days of […]
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Film Review – Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke is the 26th film in DC Universe Original Animated Movies line. It is an adaptation of the 1988 graphic novel of the same name written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland. The Killing Joke is a one-shot Batman story that has his archenemy The Joker, shooting Barbara Gordon and […]
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Film Review – Captain America: Civil War
The third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicks off with a film inspired by the 2007 Marvel Comics storyline “Civil War.” I was a tiny bit skeptical about this one. Not that I don’t think that Marvel Studios wouldn’t do a good job, rather that with the smaller amount of characters involved the impact […]
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A Meeting of the Minds: Marvel Comics Hip-Hop Variants
I love comics. I love Marvel Comics. I love music. I love Hip-Hop. Well Marvel has taken these things I love and mashed them together for a special blend of superheroes and music. For each of their new #1 issues following the Secret Wars Event, Marvel has released a variant cover based on a hip-hop […]
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