There have been many adaptations of Superman over the years but it was Columbia Pictures who brought the world its first “live-action Superman” to theatres – Max Fleischer at Paramount was technically the first one to bring Superman to the big screen but his was an animated version – and while Columbia’s superhero serial was…
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The Spirit (1987) – Review
The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner and first appeared in comics way back in 1940 despite remaining a somewhat popular character for decades he never reached the heights of say Batman or Superman and thus his road into other mediums never quite took.
Generation X (1996) – Review
Back in the 1990s, long before Hugh Jackman was popping his adamantium claws as Wolverine, there was a group of people over at New World Entertainment who decided they’d to take a crack out bringing those wacky mutant characters of Marvel Comics into the world of live-action, and with a sterling track record that included…
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) – Review
With the ratings success of The Incredible Hulk Returns it was a no-brainer that NBC would want another Marvel Team-up, despite the fact that the previous film failed at its primary mission which was to serve as a backdoor pilot for a Thor series, but if at first you don’t succeed try, try again. This…
Japanese Spider-Man (1978-1979) – Review
In the early days of adapting comic books into live-action television shows or feature films things like “character accuracy” were rarely a concern to the producers of such enterprises but in the late 70s Marvel made a licensing deal with the Toei Company that would take that concept to the next level and the result…