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The ’70s were a sensational time in Hollywood and on the small screen, as many of the industry’s brightest and most buzzed-about stars first rose to prominence in the groovy decade. Some of the television world’s biggest talents emerged during the period, as famous faces like Farrah Fawcett, John Travolta, and Rob Reiner all kickstarted…

“Movies based on comic books have many built-in advantages that can make them huge blockbusters, said Matt McAllister, a professor in Penn State’s film/video and media studies department, last Wednesday, April 14 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre. McAllister spoke with a crowd of community members and students—some of whom were major comic book fans…

This scrappy production became a cultural touchstone and started one of Hollywood’s most enduring franchises.

Spider-Man is one of the most iconic superheroes of all, and today we’re looking at five moments so massive and influential that Spidey’s comics were fundamentally different after. These are a mix of images that have become synonymous with these types of stories in the public zeitgeist, and story beats that have altered everything in…

X-Men: The Animated Series debuted on October 31st, 1992, giving a generation their first taste of Marvel’s merry mutants and one of the greatest theme songs in television history. The series’ opening credits had the X-Men charging into battle against Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants, flexing their powers in a sequence that is instantly…

Anime is sprawling, encompassing dozens of genres and thousands of different series, but rising out of all the noise, one film stands head and shoulders above everything else, and in fact, it’s not only one of the best anime movies of all time, but one of the greatest animated films, ever. Akira, released in 1988,…

It has been 44 years since Daredevil ended the best run the character ever had, and it was done with style. Frank Miller worked on the Daredevil book from issues 158 through 191, writing and drawing many of the issues, including the final part of his story, “Roulette.” Miller did something magical with Daredevil and…

It was clear from the moment it reached multiplexes in 2018 that Black Panther wasn’t just a hit; it was a phenomenon. The title character, portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman, became an inspiration to millions of Americans. Black Panther, a.k.a. T’Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, stood as a symbol of…

When Percy Jackson and the Olympians was announced, it was hard to tell which casting reveal fans anticipated more: Percy Jackson himself or Annabeth Chase, the wise daughter of Athena who becomes his best friend and eventual love interest. The roles went to Walker Scobell and Leah Sava Jeffries, and they’ve brought the pair to…

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