Ant-Man

In early 1962, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby created a character named Hank Pym who goes by his codename, “Ant-Man.” His costume allows to shrink as the size of an ant, gaining super-strength, super-speed & allowing him to use telepathy towards ants. Ant-Man made his first appearance in “Tales To Astonish” issue number 35. Hank […]

Avengers: Age Of Ultron

After the overwhelming success of The Avengers, Marvel Studios immediately began development on a string of films including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians Of The Galaxy & Ant-Man. In addition to motion pictures, the studio expanded the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU for short) into the small screen […]

Iron Man

In 1963, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby created a character named “Iron Man.” The character was first conceived when Stan decided to create his own Bruce Wayne type of alter ego named, Tony Stark. Tony’s appearance and behavior is based on Howard Hughes. Iron Man was specifically published as a representation of anti-communism during The […]

Captain America: The First Avenger

Before Pearl Harbor was attacked by The Japanese Army In December, 1941, comic book writers/artists, Jack Kirby & Joe Simon created a character named Steve Rogers, also known as, “Captain America. Arguably the first Marvel superhero to exist in comics, Captain America was first conceived as a sketch drawn by Joe Simon, he originally wanted […]

Flashback Review: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

After finishing “Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams,” Robert Rodriguez simultaneously worked on two projects called “Once Upon A Time Mexico,” the last installment in “The Mexico Trilogy” and a film considered one of the weakest installments in the Spy Kids series called, “Spy Kids: 3-D: Game Over. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over […]

Flashback Review: Spy Kids

Known for directing cheap over-the-top violent action movies, film director/producer/writer/composer/editor/cinematographer, Robert Rodriguez (Mexico Trilogy, From Dusk Til’ Dawn, Sin City) directed a film unlike his signature ones that appeal to mature audiences, is a family film known as “Spy Kids.” Spy Kids was released in 2001. (same year Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone came […]