69-Word Review of “Doctor Strange”

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If you don’t care that you’ve seen this movie before (*cough* “Iron Man” *cough*, etc.), you will find it enjoyable and very funny. Marvel is sticking too close to its formula. This movie could have really delivered in a lot of ways, but chose to play it safe and instead color by (psychedelic) numbers. And I did enjoy the white female Ancient One, but I felt bad doing so.

The First Time I Heard Of Doctor Strange……

…..was in this “rockcomic” album from Buddah Records, which I had at the age of four or so in 1972. It’s called “Spider-Man: From Beyond The Grave.”

It was a full-length album. The album cover folded out into a centerfold comic pictures that matched the album. So you could “read” the story while listening.

Everett K. Ross Joins The Marvel Cinematic Universe

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HOORAY! Christopher J. Priest’s funniest creation, by far!

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This means that BOTH “Sherlock” leads are now Marvel characters! Geeks rule, forever! 🙂

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Christopher James Priest Talks About His Time As The Writer Of Marvel’s “Black Panther”

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My favorite comicbook author not named Grant Morrison 🙂 talks about his run–my all-time favorite in the 49 years of the character’s existence. Priest’s run that made me a “Black Panther” fan! I no longer collect comics, but I will make an exception for this Priest BP collection!

(And I want to point out that what Priest says in Part One is what I say in my chapter of “Ages of the Avengers.”)

Ta-Nehisi Coates has his work cut out for him! But I’m sure he knows that!

50-Word Review of “Ant-Man”

A ghetto “Oceans 11” meets superhero movie! The stars may be white, but the funny supporting cast is Black and Latino.

The “urban audience” word-of-mouth will make this a strong hit for Marvel! This ALMOST makes up for Marvel giving Ava DuVernay the boot!

P.S. So onward to “Captain America: Civil War!”