Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Photo: Universal/Getty Images With Age Of Heroes, Tom Breihan picks the most important superhero movie of every year, starting with the genre’s early big-budget moments and moving onto the multiplex-crushing monsters of today. For whatever reason, a lot of the early superhero movies were also superhero-movie parodies. Before the genre was fully formed—before it was even…
I’ve never quite understood Marvel’s reluctance to introduce a gay character in their movies, mostly because have you seen those movies? They are gay, honey. They are fully on the precipice of coming out. They are so gay that I found pictures of Tom Daley in their search history. But which movie is the gayest? To…
It’s almost a like competition. Time after time, manga and anime creators have one-upped each other, escalating the arms race that will one day destroy us all. The weapons here aren’t of the ballistic variety — they’re girls. Or rather, things that are not girls that also happen to look just like girls. “Moe anthropomorphism”…
Batman: The Telltale Series is already up to its fourth and penultimate episode, and has firmly established itself as a unique take on the Batman universe. Whether it’s rewriting the Wayne family history, redefining classic relationships, or giving an infamous villain a much-needed modern redesign, Telltale are breathing new life into the franchise by offering a…
Jamahri Sydnor, 17, was hit in the head by a stray bullet as she passed through a Northeast Washington intersection. (Courtesy of A’Mee Barnes) Chris French headed into the intensive-care unit at Washington Hospital Center last August to visit his mother, who had just had surgery. He was wearing a visor that said FAMU. A…
With Avengers: Infinity War quickly approaching, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3 end game becoming clearer and clearer, set photos, interviews, and promotional material provide a steady stream of tidbits of information regarding the plot of the third Avengers movie. The latest trailer, seen below, gave us our clearest picture yet… while raising even…
Strangely, in the almost three years since “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” debuted, the number of leading Marvel frontwomen has shrunk, not grown. ABC’s “Agent Carter,” which was airing when “Jessica Jones” debuted in 2015, was canceled in 2016 after two seasons; the rumored Black Widow movie, which was overdue even back then, has only now been…
iStock Dear Chads and Beckys, I admit that I have been reluctant to write this letter. It has nothing to do with my dislike for you or your people. In fact, some of my best friends are white. Well … one of my best friends is white. OK, I’ll be honest, all of my best…
A little more than a year since the New York Times eliminated a number of bestseller lists—including the graphic novel and manga lists—literary agent Charlie Olsen has collected more than 400 signatures on a letter appealing to the paper to restore the comics lists. In the letter, which was sent earlier this week, Olsen, a literary agent at…
Artist Paul Louise-Julie counts among his inspirations the words of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, the images of Star Wars and the whispers of a Senegalese elder who opened his eyes to the oral history of West Africa. Six years ago, he challenged himself to combine these influences with his skill as an…