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(Photo Gallery) Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes Exhibit @ MoPOP Opening Gala Party

The new Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes interactive exhibit at The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle,WA held its opening gala party recently, and it was a resounding success. The Red Carpet included such illustrious celebrities such as Kevin Smith (Marvel comic writer, filmmaker, actor, producer), James Marsters (Marvel’s Runaways), David Mandel (major lender and EP of Marvel: Universe of Super […]

Books Comics

Prison Witch – A Graphic Novel About the Magic that Happens Behind Bars at a Women’s Prison

PRISON WITCH, a new graphic novel from Destiny, NY creator Pat Shand and Clonsters creator Amy Shand, has launched on Kickstarter. PRISON WITCH features two covers, including a standard edition by superstar artist Jenn St-Onge (Bingo Love) and a Kickstarter-exclusive variant by Destiny, NY painter Michelle Lockamy, and introduces interior artist Erica D’Urso in her first major American publication. Writer Pat Shand […]

Film Film & Television

gXp Top 5 Anticipated Films of February 2018

*Synopses provided by Metacritic.com and Wikipedia.org. A Fantastic Woman Directed by: Sebastián Lelio Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classic Genre: Drama, Foreign Starring: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera, Nicolás Saavedra, Antonia Zegers, Trinidad González, Néstor Cantillana, Alejandro Goic Release date: February 2, 2018 Synopsis: A Fantastic Woman is the story of Marina, a waitress […]

Books Fiction/Non-Fiction

New Stan Lee Biography by Cultural Historian Bob Batchelor

People around the world instantly recognize Stan Lee based on his famous cameo appearances in dozens of Marvel films. While these glimpses are fan favorites, many fans do not know much about Lee or his amazing personification of the American Dream. In Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), cultural historian and biographer Bob […]

Film & Television Television

First Impression: Marvel/Netflix The Punisher

Okay, so here’s hoping that the new Marvel/Netflix series, The Punisher, brings the Marvel Netflix universe back to some prominence. Luke Cage was kind of lukewarm, Iron Fist was just cold, and The Defenders, while it did have some interesting moments, didn’t quite live up to the hype. But after seeing the official trailer for […]

Comics Culture

RIP Comic Icon Len Wein, 1948 – 2017

I really should have this posted yesterday, given the time sensitive issue this article is dealing with, but as Len Wein was one of my idols, I found myself a bit choked up and unable to get the words down that would do him justice until just recently. So, to say that the death of […]

Film Film & Television

Spider-Man: Homecoming Review

Spider-Man: Homecoming Directed by: Jon Watts Produced by: Marvel Studios Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, Laura Herrier, Robert Downey Jr. Distributed by: Sony Pictures Run time: 133 minutes Release date: July 7, 2017 Synopsis: A young Peter Parker begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero, […]

Film Film & Television

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Spoiler Free) Review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Pom Klementieff Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Run time: 136 minutes Release Date: May 5th, 2017 Synopsis: Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Marvel’s Guardians of […]

Film Film & Television

gXp Top 5 Films to Watch in May

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Directed by: James Gunn Produced by: Marvel Studios Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Kurt Russell, Sylvester Stallone Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy Release date: May 5th, 2017 […]