After two weeks at number one and slipping into second this past week, Joker has amassed well over $730 million and still climbing. While that may not be Avengers: Endgame level of money making, it’s an impressive feat for DC and Warner Brothers and finally put some excitement back into the Batman universe. First off,…
What do you get when you take two big superhero flicks, add an epic murder mystery, the return of Pixar and even our first Christmas movies of the season? Well you get an exciting list of November movie releases… and an empty wallet. Is the day after Halloween too early for a Christmas movie? Well…
An exciting new trailer for Netflix’s The Punisher was released yesterday, which revealed a premiere date of November 17th. The anticipation has been building after multiple rumors and numerous cancellations. The series was hyped at Comic-Con, and then canceled earlier this month. But finally, a date has been given. The show overlaps with other Netflix…
I can’t count the many times I’ve forgotten my phone at someone else’s house or lost it in between the couch cushions (what’s down there? A black hole hungry for my phone?!) It’s always pathetic to feel that moment of rising panic when you can’t remember when you’ve last seen it – my phone is…
You know that feeling when you get something unexpected, then suddenly realize that you needed this thing all along and couldn’t possibly go back to a world where it didn’t exist in your life? That’s what happened to me last week when Comic Bento’s Monthly Selection was dropped off on my doorstep. Well, what is Comic…
Most fans of the CW’s popular superhero shows Arrow and The Flash have enjoyed the Barry/Oliver crossover episodes. Now, the CW is amping up the hype with a new crossover/spinoff show called DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. In this series, the Arrow, the Flash, Firestorm, White (not Black) Canary, Heatwave, Captain Cold, Atom, and the previously unseen…
This year has seen even more of a boost in comic books being developed into TV shows and movies. Comics are making a comeback (and have been for a while now), and this has meant big news for pop culture. We’re going to look over the top 15 upcoming comic book TV shows and movies…
The exciting year of 2014 is beginning to come to a close, and with each passing year we reflect on the past and look forward to the future—of comic book movies. These movies are what keep geeks around the globe counting the days, hours, even sometimes minutes, and jump for joy when they accumulate into…
Why, because America, that’s why. We believe in excess. Since Iron Man and the Dark Knight landed there’s been a gratuitous serving of comic book films that have bloated the box office. And all of us dwelling at the bottom of this sea of superhero films continue to ravish each super powered treat as major…
Movies based on comic books have been hitting theaters since the ‘90s, but not quite as relentlessly as those in the last decade or so. It’s only August and five—that’s right five!—comic-based blockbusters have hit the silver screen somewhere near you, and there are only sure to be more. For publishers, movies allow them to…
It will come one day, the rapture of all our favorite franchises. All what would be left in the wake of their disappearance are the same repetitive action films designed for the sole purpose of popcorn and passing time. That era, also known as the nineties, is in the near future if Hollywood can resist…
Superhero movies are becoming more and more ingrained in our culture. They are some of the most profitable movies we have and they have quickly surpassed every other kind of blockbuster in sheer number. They have also changed a great deal since the Batman Movie with bat shark repellant. Some have been dark and gritty…
Welcome to the first entry of “Graphic Content”, a weekly feature where I discuss my thoughts on comic books and graphic novels (old and new), and the industry in general. While it’s undeniable that the quality and sophistication of comic books has greatly improved over the decades, many titles still cling desperately to the same…
As you may have guessed from title, Flash Point Paradox centers around The Flash, who manages to also vibrate through time and create a paradox. All number of hilarious things are said and done! Right? Because it’s a cartoon and cartoons are always funny. Right? No. You are wrong. This movie is dark. Lights out,…