Colorful settings, characters drive ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn and the Guardians join the MCU.
Author: John Hansen
Colorful settings, characters drive ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014)
Marvel One-Shots (2011-14) provide bonus material for fans
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Reviews): The Marvel One-Shots fill in some story gaps.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014) raises the MCU bar
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The second Cap film raises the bar for the MCU.
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Redemption’ (2000) (Book review)
Thus far in my re-read, I haven’t encountered another author who makes such an improvement between his first and second Buffyverse novel as Mel Odom. After the weak “Buffy” entry “Unnatural Selection,” he bounces back […]
‘Thor: The Dark World’ (2013) mixes comedy, grand drama
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The Thor saga grows a bit from its rough first entry.
All 15 ‘Star Wars’ Legends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian novels, ranked (Book commentary)
With Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” about to hit theaters, fans might be interested in digging into the Legends source material. It dates back quite a ways: Six of the first seven “Star Wars” […]
Black lends his idiosyncratic touch to ‘Iron Man 3’ (2013)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Shane Black joins the MCU to cap the Iron Man trilogy.
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 47-55 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)
“X-Men” veteran Scott Lobdell and “Deadpool” co-creator Fabian Nicieza become the third and final regular helmer(s) on “Buffy Classic,” following Andi Watson, who did uneven work while being handcuffed by continuity, and Tom Fassbender and […]
Whedon successfully assembles ‘The Avengers’ (2012)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): TV legend Whedon successfully moves into tentpole filmmaking.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Smuggler’s Revenge’ (2017) (Audio drama review)
With the hype machine in force for Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Legends fans might be looking for a Han Solo fix, too. Kyle Newman delivered the latest non-canon Solo yarn, “Smuggler’s Revenge,” in April […]