December 16th, 2011
So you’re a comic book fan. Whether you’re opening your own comic book store and spending days on end at smallbusiness.xo or you just read for pleasure one of the greatest gifts of the 21st century have been live-action comic movies. They may not all be Marvel but here are a few of our favorite comic book movies of the last few years
Green Lantern: Sure, this one got skewered by the Read the rest of this entry »
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January 30th, 2012
Scott Summers, originally known as Slim Summers is the leader of the X-Men. Summers is actually a mutant cyclops with a battle visor with a single eye or lens that runs across his eyes, hence the name Cyclops. Scott Summers became the first battle recruit of professor Charles Xavier. Xavier fell in love with Summers’ intensity and hard work and knew that he would be a leader from the very first time that they met.
Scott Summers has few weaknesses, if any. If falling in love is a weakness then Scott Summers has been doomed. His career has been marked by many loves and relationships that seemed to rarely affect his leadership in the world of X-Men battles. His first love was with Jean Grey but when she died and was reborn as Phoenix, Summers felt that he had to move on. Summers then began dating Colleen Wing but when Jean reenters the picture, Summers begins to date her again. Right before Jean’s death, Summers proposes to Jean and she accepts. After Jean’s death, Summers quits the X-Men and tries to go in to private life. After meeting a woman named Madelyne Pryor, who had a striking resemblance to Jean, they marry and have a child.
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January 15th, 2012
James Howlett, better known as Wolverine, was born in the late 19th century, in Alberta, Canada, to wealthy landowners, Elizabeth and John Howlett Jr. There is strong evidence to believe that James’ real father was Thomas Logan, a groundskeeper on the Howlett Estate. James’ strong resemblance to Logan, his adoption of the name Logan, and an allusion to an affair between Thomas Logan and Elizabeth Howlett all serve as evidence. Thomas Logan also had a son, Dog, that served as a pivotal role in James’ childhood. Another character that had an impact on Wolverine’s childhood was Rose, a girl that was hired to work on the Howlett Estate and later love interest of James.
The first major event that helped to psychologically scar Wolverine was the death of John Howlett Jr. and Thomas Logan. After being thrown off the estate by John, Thomas Logan and Dog sneak back at night to take Elizabeth with them. John finds them and a confrontation arises. James wakes in time to see Thomas kill John and, in a rage, his claws come out for the first time, which he uses to kill Thomas. Obviously horrified, Elizabeth kills herself with a rifle dropped by Dog.
After this event, Wolverine and Rose are banished, finding a mining camp to work in. This is where he adopts the name Logan and earns the nickname Wolverine. They are found by Dog and, in a confrontation with Dog, Wolverine accidentally kills Rose. He then flees to live in exile with a pack of wolves.
These events show how Wolverine came to distrust everyone and choose a life as a loner. They also help to explain his difficulty in forming meaningful relationships with women, his reluctance to let Charles Xavier become a father figure to him, and his animalistic tendencies.
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August 18th, 2011
Peter Parker has been a presence in the comic universe since 1962. A high school field trip accident changed his life giving him his spider powers. An orphan who lived with his aunt and uncle, Peter at first wanted to use his new powers to make money. The death of his Uncle Ben gave him motivation to help everyone.
His new role as Spider-Man introduced Peter to many new friends and enemies. Working as a photographer he met J. Jonah Jameson, who would never Read the rest of this entry »
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August 14th, 2011
Spiderman will always have villains to contend with, for there is no better way for him to showcase his “Spidey” powers.
Peter Parker becomes Spiderman, just before meeting, his first foe, the Green Goblin, who just so happens to be, Norman Osborn, the father of his best friend, Harry. Later, after Spiderman kills the Green Goblin in self defense, Harry becomes his enemy too, and vows to avenge his father’s death by taking over the Goblin persona, and getting rid of Spiderman, but a well-timed blow to the Read the rest of this entry »
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August 10th, 2011
Being the smartest guy is just one of the problems that Peter Parker had to face. He is in love with a girl named Mary Jane, who did not even know that he existed. Peter Parker is the ultimate reclusive introvert. He has no real group of friends, and finds himself the outsider of most social events.
When he is bitten by the radioactive spider, his teen troubles only get worst. While he was able to become outgoing, as New York-s newest super hero, saving the damsel in distress, Peter Parker was still just Peter Parker.
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August 6th, 2011
Spiderman first appeared as a comic book character in the early 1960s. Since that time, he has had many love interests.
Peter Parker aka Spiderman’s first girlfriend was Gwen Stacy, whom he met at Empire State University. After becoming what many consider to be Peter’s first true love, she was killed by the Green Goblin. This became a pivotal moment in the Spiderman series and affected the course of Spiderman’s life forever. Black Cat aka Felicia Hardy first showed up in The Amazing Spiderman in 1979. Shortly thereafter, Peter and Felicia began their tumultuous relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
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