Category: Marvel Cinematic Universe

  • The Revolution Will Be Live!

    Well hot dog! We’ve got a brand new Black Panther trailer, and I’m stoked! First off, these Black Panther trailers keep using fire tracks (you know you’re still shouting “step into the spotlight!”). Secondly, just take a look at this movie. It feels so different from anything that’s been before in the MCU. You’d think they’d be played out after 9 years, but that’s the wonderful thing about Marvel! There’s so many different characters, each unique and with their own backstories, so each new character presents us with, well, this!

    Let’s go over some bullet points:

    • T’Challa and Shuri is the sweetest brother/sister relationship. Just look at their little handshake there!

    • Klaue gets his claw! Complete with Vibranium energy blasts!

    • What the shock is Killmonger wearing?? It looks like the OG Marvel Knights Black Panther suit, what with the gold and all.

    • Wakanda looks lit AF.

    • Remember when Simba was talking to Mufasa in the stars? That tree with the panthers, and the purple sky, that reminds me of that. Maybe he’s talking to Baast?

    • Hasbro is totally gonna make a “Vibranium Powered Black Panther” action figure.

    This trailer is awesome, and I can’t wait! Black Panther comes out February 16, 2018 (Incidentally, Black History Month!).

  • Wasp Wishes Jack Kirby a Happy Birthday!

    Today, Jack Kirby, the man whose name is often in the same conversation as greats like Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and John Romita Sr., would have been 100 years old. To celebrate, Evangeline Lilly, who plays Hope van Dyne, aka Wasp, found it fitting to put out a pic of her in the Wasp outfit!
    It looks great, different from when we saw it last (in prototype phase at the end of Ant-Man), but still really cool. It seems a little less colorful, the other version appeared to have more yellow. Or perhaps I should say brighter yellow, because it’s still there, just a bit muted. He hairdo is also different, seems longer, I have to say though, the short hair from the first movie did resonate more with Wasp’s comic look. I only have one hangup: Where are the wings! Maybe one day, but until then, this looks so cool! What do you guys think?

  • Thor Ragnarok Trailer #SDCC

    I honestly cannot get enough of this trailer! I have to break it down in bullet points, there’s no other way, so here we go:

    • Hulk v.s Thor! The fight on the Helicarrier in The Avengers was merely a taste of what it looks like we’re getting here!

    • Good to see ‘ol Bruce Banner back! It’s kind of great to watch a man of science flying a spaceship and simply having a blast. Also, even Banner knows Thor beating Hulk is kind of BS! One question though, did Banner pack clothes before he went to Sakaar, or…

    • Hulk Smash! Is it me, or does he look more like Ultimate Hulk? A bit of a longer neck, a haircut, those bead necklaces, totally screams Ultimate Hulk. And hey, he’s literate! Considering that Hulk spoke more words in this trialer than in the entire MCU, which up to this point has consisted of: “Leave me alone”, “Betty”, “Hulk Smash”, and “Puny God”.

    • Skurge the Executioner, it looks like they’re skipping the ax and going straight for the guns (which is disappointing because I wanted to see Hulk relieve him of his ax Earth’s Mightiest Heroes style). Although he’s following Hela around like he would Amora the Enchantress, but this movie has enough characters in it, adding her might have been a bit much. I guess Skurge just has a thing for chicks in green.

    • Hela herself looks great. I like that she forms her headdress kind of like Loki in The Avengers. She seems really frightening, reveling in death, chasing after Thor and Loki in the Bifrost, conjuring swords from midair, taking on the Valkyrie! I mean, dang girl.

    • Speaking of the Valkyrie, is was kind of underwhelmed by Brunhilde’s look in the first trailer, but when I got a glimpse of her riding that winged horse, her blue cape blowing in the wind, I got chills, so it’s good to see that she actually armors up and doesn’t stick with that Sakaar look the entire time. But seriously, that army of Valkyrie v.s Hela, I can’t wait!

    • Dang Loki. I hate Loki. But he’s back, and Thor is trusting him… again. To quote the guy: “Will you ever not fall that?”

    • Was that the Fenrir Wolf! Fighting Hulk!!!

    • Why is poor Hogun facing off against Hela alone! I mean, he’s got an army of Einherjar behind him, but clearly that doesn’t work out too well. Where’s Fandral? Volstagg? Did Hela already get to them!

    • Heimdall finally off the dang bridge and in on the action!

    • Thor bringing the lighting without the hammer? Ooohhhh buddy! That was the money shot right there!

    • Who’s the big fiery guy? Oh well, must not be important. NOT! Freaking Surtur! Fighting the Hulk!!! Yes! I am so ready for this movie!!!

    Thor Ragnarok comes out November 3!

  • Avengers: Infinity War #D23

    Holy cow! D23 keeps the hits coming, this time with Infinity War footage! Now, I wasn’t there, wish I could have been, but I hear the trailer has Thanos throwing a planet at the Avengers and Thor running into (literally) the Guardians of the Galaxy! And let’s not forget that Josh Brolin, Thanos himself, confirmed and introduced the Black Order! (Not the Fantastic Four, sorry guys. Although, three guys, one notably larger, and one girl, so I don’t blame the speculators on this one.)

    There’s Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Black Dwarf. I hate all of them (blame Future Fight for that) but they’re villains, and we’re supposed to hate them, so that’s good! I can’t wait until they reveal this trailer to the public, and I’m glad they’ve finally confirmed the Black Order. So what do you guys think? Let me know in the comments and keep it on Face Front for more breaking news in the MCU!

  • Spider-Man Homecoming Easter Eggs

    Alright, Spider-Man: Homecoming is out, and you’d better bring an Easter basket because the Easter Bunny was hopping all up through this movie! So, strap up, and let’s jump in! Oh yeah, and SPOILER ALERT!!!

    Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

    Wealth and fame, he’s ignored, action is his reward. Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man! Not only did we get an awesome Michael Giacchino orchestreal version of the classic theme in the beginning, but Spider-Man left notes on the criminals he caught just like a good Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man would!

    The Scorpion

    Mac Gargan, aka the Scorpion, played a small role in this movie, but I think he’s more there as a token for what’s to come. I like the fact that for those who didn’t catch the name Mac Gargan, they basically telegraphed it by giving him a scorpion tattoo on his neck (and the scarring on his face more reminiscent of Ultimate Scorpion). Even with his small amount of screen time, Gargan came across as menacing and a bit scary (talking about slitting poor Spider-Man’s throat!) I’m excited to finally see Scorpion on the big screen, and I’m ready to meet his ‘friends on the outside’. *Cough, Sinister Six, cough*.

    Jim Morita

    Midtown High’s principal is Mr. Morita (I heard it in a voicemail  from Michelle in the Spider-Man Homecoming app… I have no life). We know that Captain America had an old war buddy named Jim Morita, a member of the Howling Commandos! Jim Morita and Principal Morita are both played by the same actor. Which probably explains the black and white photo and war medals for old Jimmy posted up in Principal Morita’s office. It’s quick, so make sure you catch it!

    Women of Spider-Man

    We had Betty Brant reporting the news Daily Bugle style, although she looked a lot like Gwen Stacy. We had Liz Allen, with a surprising twist, although she married Harry Osborn at one point in the comics, so having a villain as a father isn’t a far stretch. And we also had Michelle come out as MJ. Not Mary Jane, but MJ. I don’t know, we’ll see what they do with her, but I really do want the classic Spider-Man and Mary Jane relationship. So maybe, now that she has friends, MJ will come out of her shell a bit more and grow into the party girl we all know and love! Oh, and the Asian girl on the Decathlon team is listed as ‘Cindy’. Hm… *Cough, Silk, cough!*

    Ned Leeds

    Another one of Peter’s friends that had the unfortunate disposition of becoming a Goblin, and paying the price. Well, let’s hope that never happens, because Ned is a great guy in the chair!

    Forehead of Security

    This isn’t really an Easter egg more so than a callback, but in the car when Tony and Happy are dropping Peter off at home, Tony states that Happy used to be the Forehead of Security, which was the joke he made in Iron Man 3 when Happy, not knowing how to work an iPad, was holding the camera up to his forehead.

    Homemade Suit

    This suit just screams Ben Reilly. We’re all thinking it! Might as well just say it!

    Iron Spider

    It looked a lot different, but the suit Tony presents Peter with in the end of the movie, along with an offer to become an Avenger, is indeed the Iron Spider. I have a feeling Peter will be donning that suit when Infinity War rolls around, but until then, he’s gonna just go ahead and be a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

    Uncle Aaron/ The Prowler

    I’m going to write an entire article on Donald Glover and his relation to Miles Morales, but it’s good to see that they cast him as Mile’s Uncle Aaron Davis, who is also the villain known as the Prowler in the Ultimate comics. I’m also glad he mentioned his nephew, more or less confirming Miles’s existance in the MCU!

    Spidey Tracers

    When Shocker comes to Midtown looking for the Chitauri power source Spidey swiped, Peter narrowly avoids them, and tags Shultz with a tiny little mechanic spider that allows him to track them to Maryland. These are classic Spidey Tracers, used often in the comics and 90’s series but never in the movies… until now!

    Damage Control

    Dwayne McDuffie, a minority comic creator and huge inspiration to me, created Damage Control, the guys who clean up the messes superheroes tend to make. It’s good to see it get some love in an MCU movie since the TV show is apparently MIA. There was a passing mention of it in Iron Man 1, but here it is in full force! All they’re missing is the bulldog logo!

    MCU Here and There

    Just a bunch of little sprinkled MCU bits cementing Spider-Man into the Universe, here’s a few of them:

    • Avengers Tower (duh)
    • Road sign in DC warning about ‘Triskelion cleanup’
    • Pictures of Howard Stark and Bruce Banner at Midtown, and hey, I even hear ‘ol Dr. Erskine is up there!
    • History lesson on the Sokovia Accords
    • A gun assembled from ‘Sub-Ultron’ parts
    • Cap being a war criminal (sad face emoji)
    • Speaking of Cap, notice he’s in his Avengers (2012) uniform, so I guess these were filmed right after he was thawed out
    • The first 15 minutes of the film, right after the Battle of New York and during Civil War

    Now, there’s a big one, right at the end where where Spider-Man is trapped under the rubble, but I can’t tell you yhat because it would spoil the trivia question for my Spider-Man Homecoming Podcast, so… I guess we’ll end here! Were there any I missed? Let me know in the comments below, and stay tuned for more from Spider-Man Homecoming!

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming is finally  out! This is a thread for conversation, what we liked, what we didn’t, what we thought, Spidey, Vulture, everything! All spoilers, so don’t venture into the comments if you haven’t seen the movie yet! So let’s start a conversation below! Members can listen to my full #SpiderManHomecoming review in Episode 2 of the Face Front Podcast, and get a chance to win a Marvel Legends Spider-Man action figure! So what’d you guys think? A lot happened, so let’s jump in!