THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2: RISE OF ELECTRO
Rebooting the Spiderman franchise so soon after the very successful Sam Raimi trilogy was never going to be an easy task for Director Marc Webb. The three films, featuring Toby Maguire as Peter Parker/Spiderman are the fifth, sixth and seventh highest grossing superhero movies ever – a testament to their popularity. Continue reading
X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
It doesn’t seem that long ago when waiting for the release of the next superhero movie seemed intermin -able. Not so now. In April alone, Marvel….Continue reading
WHO IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SUPERHERO
Who is the biggest superhero in the world? Finding the answer on the internet is not as easy a task as one might think. The results are as numerous as they….Continue reading
SUPERHEROES AND VILLAINS DUKE IT OUT AT UNIBAR
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he University of Wollongong Unibar, last night played host to their annual ‘Superhero and Villains’ party. In what event organiser ….Continue reading
HISTORY OF SUPERHEROES PART 4: THE SILVER AGE OF COMICS
Such was the popularity of comic books featuring superheroes, publishers wanted more heroes created to take advantage of it. Two of the more enduring characters created during this time were the Green Lantern….Continue reading
REVIEW: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
I was never a big Captain America fan growing up. I cannot recall buying a single comic book of his, even though most of my pocket money as a child…. Continue reading
STUDIOS PLAY CHICKEN OVER RELEASE DATES
Marvel studios surprised many in the film industry this week when they announced that a previously unidentified film scheduled for release…. Continue reading
REVIEW: THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN
I must admit I wasn’t expecting much from The Amazing Spiderman. I knew the special effects would be great, but I had my doubts whether…. Continue reading
HISTORY OF SUPERHEROES PART 3: THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS
1940 saw Batman become the senior partner of the dynamic duo when Robin was introduced in issue 38 of Detective…. Continue reading
MAN WHO TURNED DARK KNIGHT INTO CAMPY CRUSADER DIES AGED 91
Lorenzo Semple Jr, the man who transformed the Dark Knight of Gotham, into a Campy Crusader more suited to a float in Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian…. Continue reading
HISTORY OF SUPERHEROES PART 2: SUPERMAN AND BATMAN
In early 1938 National Allied Publications were looking to publish their fourth comic book. They had released the highly successful…. Continue reading
HISTORY OF SUPERHEROES PART 1: THE FIRST SUPERHEROES
Although superheroes did not begin to appear in comics, nor the term actually phrased until the early twentieth century, superheroes can be found in literature throughout history…. Continue reading
Superheroes: From Comic Books to the Big Screen 