Arrow and Flash may be problematic, but that’s partly because they can and do take bigger risks with their characters, and are willing to dig deeper into relationships, romantic or otherwise. That said they don’t get a pass just for swinging big.
• T’Challa T’Challa bill, y’all! Who’s the richest superhero? Hint: It’s not Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne. (Not to nitpick, but Magneto hasn’t governed Genosha since Professor X’s psychic twin decimated the island with a Sentinel attack in New X-Men #114. And while we’re at it, the Black Panther is not currently the ruling monarch of Wakanda;…
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [Editors note: A version of this post appears in the Sept. 18, 2014, edition of the Rutland Reader.] The first season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was a mixed bag. After a slow start, the back end of the season took off after Captain America: The Winter Soldier turned the Marvel Universe’s…
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF Editor’s note: This review contains major spoilers for both Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. just wrapped its first clunky, wildly uneven season last night with a strong finale that sets up a number of interesting stories for season two. While much of this…
• Yesterday, the Internet exploded (in a mostly positive way) over this week’s episode of Louie, which is a frank examination of the way overweight women are portrayed in popular culture. The subject is a minefield that CK more or less navigates unscathed — thanks in large part to the excellent performance by Sarah Baker. Here’s…
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