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'Secret Life of Superheroes' Imagines Comic Book Heroes' Private Moments

Mike Moody — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:28:37 +0000

You can’t expect classic comic book heroes like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to act “super” all the time, can you? Even superheroes have to brush their teeth, pick their noses, scratch themselves down there, and pound back a few pints every now and then. That’s the idea behind artist Gregg Guillemin’s clever new print [...]

Costumed Window Washers Are Real Heroes at Children's Hospital

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:43:12 +0000

Superheroes are often used to cheer up kids who’ve been confined to the hospital. And while costumed do-gooders are always appreciated, a Pittsburgh-area window washing company thought of a novel way to make the experience even more memorable. Superhero window washers. That’s right, when the young occupants of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh woke up on a Monday in [...]

A Christmas Story — Or at Least, My Christmas Story

Joe Russo — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:00:59 +0000

I was a greedy little kid, always demanding the latest Star Wars toys and asking for my favorite superhero action figures. My sister was actually quite jealous because as the youngest kid, I seemed to get everything I wanted. I had all the major members of the Justice League — Superman, Batman and Robin, and [...]

What Will be Disney's First Animated Marvel Movie?

Jacob Hall — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:00:44 +0000

When Disney bought Marvel a few years back, everyone’s imaginations went into hyperdrive. With Disney’s resources and bank account account at their disposal, surely we’d see our favorite Marvel characters brought to life in new and exciting ways. In fact, the day of the acquisition, your couldn’t browse the internet without stumbling over the question “Will Pixar get to make a Marvel movie?!” in every forum and comments section.

Well, the day has come. Disney’s first stab at an animated Marvel movie has been revealed…and it’s not what you think. In fact, if you guessed this, you’re probably a comic book psychic or something.

Marvel's Next Big Superhero Movie Will Be…

Mike Sampson — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:30:16 +0000

If you’ve been paying attention to the Marvel Universe lately, this news shouldn’t surprise you but today we have word on what will be the next new (read: non-sequel) superhero movie from Marvel Studios. Hint: it’s not ‘Black Panther’ or ‘Ant-Man’… Latino Review is reporting that Marvel has internally set a 2014 release date for [...]