Author: Martin

No doubt this Month has been a geek’s dream for exciting content. Between the series final for Gotham, HBO’s Game of Thrones moving in to its biggest battle in its history and Marvel’s Avengers End Game breaking records and hearts at the theater, what more could you ask for? How about the casting choice for Matt Reeves Batman? It has been reported by Twitter scooper Daniel Richtman that the decision might be made this week. https://twitter.com/danielrpk/status/1122271114816827393?s=21 As pretty much everyone knows by now that Ben Affleck recently confirmed he would not be reassuming the role and Director Matt Reeves has…

When I last left you, I was basking in the glory of The MCU’s Phase One Collection of Films. They checked all of my boxes. Characters that looked like they were supposed to, superb casting choices, and riveting stories. They were batting almost .1000. The problem with perfection is there is only place to go, and that is down. That is not to say that they had any major failures, but they did for the first time get some negative feedback. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It can be the motivation you need when you might be getting complacent.…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”20478″ img_size=”800×598″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]One of the great moments in Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is the scene where Lady Brienne of Tarth is Knighted by Jaime Lannister. The relationship between Jaime and Brienne is a complicated one and it has gone from ridicule, and disregard to respect and dare we say, admiration? Perhaps, even Love? It might depend on who you ask. To understand what transpired in the scene, it is necessary to examine the path they took to arrive at this place and this monumental occasion. Brienne of Tarth was first…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”20523″ img_size=”800×450″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]I grew up on comic books. I say that with pride and not shame. Whether they were DC or Marvel I didn’t care. If it had great art and an intriguing storyline, I was hooked. Over the years, I developed a preference for certain characters. Superman, and Batman were givens. The Justice League, The Legion of Super-Heroes were must reads but soon gave way to The Fantastic Four and the Avengers. While I still liked DC, I gravitated toward Marvel. Characters like Spider-Man and Ben Grimm, Reed Richards, Sue  and Johnny Storm, they had powers but they…

So we have gotten through Episode One, Winterfell, which was a lot of reunions, explanations, truth reveals, and Bran, Bran, Everywhere. Oh, and also Jaime Lannister arrived at Winterfell. So what have we learned from episode 2? Besides that poor HBO cannot get a break from their episodes getting leaked out early. First DirecTV and then Amazon Prime Video in Germany. C’mon folks….get your technology under control. So let’s take a look see… 1) Ser Jaime owes his life to Lady Brienne who spoke in his behalf. Denaerys was ready to have him killed for his crimes against her family.…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”20274″ img_size=”640×392″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]With the Disney acquisition of Fox, and along with it, the rights of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Dead Pool and a number of other characters, it has been a common discussion which of these characters might one day become part of the MCU. Apparently, the directors of Avengers: End Game, Joe and Anthony Russo have also been thinking about the possibilities. During their recent media blitz, for the film, the Russo Bros. talked about who they would like to see one day in MCU during an interview with SyFy Wire. Joe Russo stated that he’d love…

There has been a lot of news in the gaming community about the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 and the latest DLC for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate which made the Joker available. However, to make sure their not forgotten with all the latest news, Capcom has announced that they are soon making Street Fighter V available for free to play for a two week period on PS4. The free to play trial will be from April 23rd until May 5th, which will coincide with the premier of Mortal Kombat 11 (Those sneaky Capcom people). For those who have already purchased the…

Ever since Captain Marvel was released, Marvel head Kevin Feige has promoted the idea that Marvel will in its next Phase advance the idea of more diversity in its films. Recent examples, beyond their successful Black Panther, and the aforementioned Captain Marvel movie will be their upcoming film the Eternal’s and Shang-Chi. The Eternals, which is being reported to include a gay lead character or their first Asian lead in Shang-Chi, will highlight Marvel’s new goal of inclusion. In a recent interview with News18, Feige admitted that such decisions are not without risks, but Marvel wouldn’t have it any other…

For all the precautions and care that HBO takes in trying to protect their most valuable Game of Thrones content from leaks and spoilers, inevitably it seems to happen regardless of their best efforts. In this case, Amazon Prime Video in Germany accidentally leaked the 2nd Episode hours in advance of its slotted release. While they discovered the issue, it still didn’t stop some viewers from posting pictures from the episode that we WILL NOT BE SHOWING. It is no doubt frustrating to the creative teams at HBO when this happens but fortunately for them and unfortunately for us, they…

True Story: Not long after I married and we had our son, we went to visit my brother and his wife in Arkansas. We were talking and laughing until late in the night when for some reason he decided that we needed to see a game he had been playing on XBox. I’m not sure which version it was, but it had to be perhaps the original or perhaps the 2nd Grand Theft Auto. He showed us how you could beat people up and steal their cars, jump out of moving cars, all the things you wouldn’t normally be doing…