MarvelBlog Retro Review: Captain Marvel
In 2011, Captain America: The First Avenger debuted as the fourth film in the MCU (No, I don’t count The Incredible Hulk). However, in the official MCU timeline, Captain America comes first. What you...
Author: David Mumpower
MarvelBlog Retro Review: Iron Man 2
When people evaluate the popularity of movies, they use established metrics. Today, we’ll talk about a movie that is 72 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, rated 7.0 out of 10 on IMDb, and has...
MarvelBlog News for October 18th, 2021
A rumor from March (!) proved true. I’ll explain how in this week’s MarvelBlog News for October 18th, 2021. The New Adam Warlock Is… I reported in March that casting was underway for Guardians...
What’s Coming Soon to the MCU?
Over the next calendar year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its less attractive twin will add at least 11 new titles (now, up to 31 titles since this article was drafted). Rumors persist that one...
Let’s Talk about What If…? Episode 1-9
When is an anthology series not an anthology series? I guess the answer is when it’s What If…? After a series of seemingly innocuous standalone episodes, the penultimate show revealed an unexpected delight. Marvel...
MarvelBlog News for October 11th, 2021
Marvel Studios has 31 problems, and an evil witch is one. I’ll explain in this week’s MarvelBlog News. The 31 Projects A couple of weeks ago, I accidentally jumped the news cycle in discussing...
Movie Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
In 2018, I watched a movie that I disliked so much I almost turned it off. I’m not into hate-watching things, even as a film critic. If something isn’t working for me, I’ll cut...
MarvelBlog News for October 4th, 2021
This week, an ugly divorce evolved into the unlikeliest of reconciliations. And when two symbiotes collided, everyone wanted to watch. Let’s catch up in this week’s MarvelBlog News update. Carnage, Indeed Since March of...
Let’s Talk about What If…? Episode 1-8
“I’ve seen everything that has ever happened. Ever will happen. Ever could happen. And yet…what the Hell is this?” We’ve reached the penultimate episode of season one of What If…?, and the thing we’ve...
MarvelBlog News for September 27th, 2021
The Venom sequel kicked into high gear with its marketing campaign. We’ll talk about that, WandaVision, Shang-Chi, and Chloe Bennett. You’ll also learn what a Hit-Monkey is in the latest MarvelBlog News update. Venom...
