Comic book characters are a sociable bunch – when they’re not saving their own respective universes, they can usually be found guest appearing in someone else’s comic. Nowadays superheroes do more crossovers than Cristiano Ronaldo in front of an open goal, but some casting directors have made life difficult for themselves. Ross McD lines em up… Continue reading
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Top Five… Comic book Crossover-curbing Casting Cock-ups
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, Captain America, Catwoman, Chris Evans, Comic, Comic Book, Crossover, DC Comics, Deadpool, Green Lantern, Marvel, Movies, Ryan Reynolds, Superhero, Superman, X-Men on June 16, 2011 by Ross McDStar Trek v X-Men: First Class
Posted in BATTLES with tags Captain Kirk, JJ Abrams, Magneto, Matthew Vaughn, Movies, Professor X, Spock, Star Trek, Superhero, X-Men, X-Men: First Class on June 14, 2011 by rossvrossReboots: There was a time when you needed a few decades in between. Nowadays there’s barely enough time to put your foot on the ground before we’re winding up to punt another franchise up the arse. Ross McG and Ross McD pit two modern remakes against each other. Continue reading
Poetry in Motion Pictures: Batman Begins
Posted in Poetry in Motion Pictures with tags Batman, Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, Comics, Movies, Poem, Poetry, Superhero on March 31, 2011 by Ross McDWith Warner Bros talking this week about making ‘Batman Begins… Again’ in the form of the much mooted Justice League movie, where better to turn for some poetic cinematic justice than Christopher Nolan’s original Gotham City tale. Ross McG promises not to rhyme ‘bat’ with ‘cat’ in the poem below… Continue reading
RvReview: Kick-Ass
Posted in REVIEWS with tags Kick-Ass, Movies, REVIEWS, Superhero on March 24, 2010 by Ross McDKicking Its Comicbook Kontemporaries As Superheroes Should Continue reading