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 […]

Black Panther

The 1960’s was a very important decade in history. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the American people on his “I Have A Dream Speech” in his quest to abolish racism. The U.S. military enlisted men to fight in Vietnam. Lyndon B. Johnson took over JFK’s role as president after his tragic assassination. Neil Armstrong, […]

The Avengers

During a four year gap of development, Marvel Studios began to plant their first seed starting with Iron Man, as a result of critical and popular success, Marvel immediately planted more of their seeds including The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. After extensive research on each movie, it […]

The Incredible Hulk

2008 was an important year for Marvel, they first produce a film called Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the lead character. After years of probation, Iron Man was the film that resurrected Downey’s career as he’s now A-List Star yet again, and the film kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (MCU for short) A […]

Thor

When Iron Man was officially declared as the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, (MCU for short) Marvel Studios began their journey to create solo films for each titular character, until they band together in The Avengers. Before I break down the pros and cons for this review, let me give a history lesson […]