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In this episode, Curt and Kevin take a long look at the current landscape of comics-based movies?a landscape dominated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With only one big-ticket DC Comics film (that would be Aquaman) on the horizon for 2018, we’re truly living in the Marvel Age of Movies.
Spoilers are as thick on the ground as armored rhinoceroses as we ponder whether Marvel Studios can the critical, commercial and cultural one-two punch of Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, which have conquered a staggering $3.3 billion and counting. We also dive into Deadpool 2, and put Ant-Man and the Wasp under the microscope.
Last but not least, we tune in to the current slate of comics TV properties, including the latest seasons of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Legion and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; a quick sprint through The Walking Dead; a flash of Black Lightning; and a brief interrogation of Cloak and Dagger.
Things Discussed in This Episode:
- Is Black Panther the least interesting character in his own movie?
- The MacGruber of superhero movies
- Josh Brolin vs. Josh Brolin!
- Who is Luke Cage’s best villain?
- Where is Stilt-Man, already?
- Just get to the zombies!
- Have we seen the last of Phil Coulsen?
- The Death of Stalin
- All the shows we haven’t seen
- DC’s upcoming streaming service
Join us in one week as wrap up our Fantastic Four-parter with a look at the Three storyline from Fantastic Four #583-588, by Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting and Nick Dragotta!
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