Infinity

Infinity

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This is my themed series of blog posts in which as part of my ongoing quest for greater self-awareness and my continued personal and professional development, I pick a word and write about it for a set amount of time. Leave a comment on here with a new word for me to explore in the future or you could suggest…

That didn’t feel like a war

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So, I recently decided to start reading comics again, maybe get one of the omnibus-style publications every month so as to not go too crazy - and for whatever reason, I started with the Civil War trade-paperback. I got home and read it from cover to cover in one sitting and to be quite honest I was quite disappointed. I…

Days Of Future Past

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Back on the forum a few years ago: KjGarly wrote: I think theres going to be another movie. Caprylate wrote: Yeah, I heard there would be a spin-off, one for Wolverine and the other for Magneto. Fallen Phoenix wrote: Yea I heard about them too, the Wolverine one is definitely in the works, and the Magneto one apparantly looks at…
The power of X

The power of X

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I'll try and keep the spoilers to a minimum, I won't ruin endings or anything. As I said a few days ago, I felt like a traitor. From what I've heard, the Superman movie is good in a Summer blockbuster type way, but not faithful to the source material. Particularly, Superman shouldn't kill. Ever. Anyway, I had also heard that…

I feel like a traitor, kind of

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For doubting Marvel... When we get a new cat I want to call it Richard Parker Oh yeah, before Star Trek started, there was a trailer for The Wolverine. It looked pretty badass. Being a Marvel kinda guy, really into the X-Men back in the day, I am well up for it. Then, directly after that, was a trailer for…
Avengers Assemble

Avengers Assemble

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This is it, what we've been building up to! Wow - I over-egged that a little. There was no real build up, was there? And this is a pay-off? Poor reader. Anyway - Avengers Assemble. I just had to have a picture of the delightful Black Widow in here somewhere, she stole the show if I'm being honest. It appears…
Captain America

Captain America

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Four down, this makes five! Now, as I said in the original Avengers Week post - I wasn't really looking forward to this one. Captain America, eh? First of all, he's too much of a goody-two-shoes. There's no killer edge to him, and no real mystery. He's an open book, and wears his red, white and blue heart on his…
Thor

Thor

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The fourth film is Thor. This was a beautiful film, both in terms of visuals and in content. Thor starts off as an arrogant and cocky young man, starts a war, and is sent to Earth, stripped of his Godly powers. He then slowly comes to terms with his newfound mortality, and his father's apparent death. His personality-changing-montage wasn't quite…
Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

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Film three, Iron Man 2. I enjoyed this one as well, but after the first Iron Man, I kind of knew I would. There's a lot going on in this film, and a lot of characters who don't really have enough to do. Tony Stark himself is slowly dying, poisoned by his artificial heart, which ironically, keeps him alive. Pepper…