
The CyberHippy (15 KP) rated The Avengers (2012) in Movies
Jul 17, 2017
If you haven't seen the individual films for Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, then some of the early film may be a little difficult to follow. Personally, I haven't watched the Captain America film yet, so was a little unsure as to what was happening in bit that brings Captain America into the film. The villain of the film is Loki, half-brother of Thor, so again, if you haven't seen the Thor film, you won't know who he is or what his significance to the story is.
S.H.E.I.L.D. agents Coulson and Nick Fury make a reappearance this film. Agent Coulson has appeared in both the Iron Man and Thor films with S.H.E.I.L.D. head Nick Fury appearing in all the previous films.
Marvel fans will be delighted to know that in this film we get to see the flying S.H.E.I.L.D. headquarters, The Helicarrier. A large portion of the film is set aboard with scenes both inside and out!
As a standalone film it is alright, however knowledge of the previous Marvel films from which the characters are taken makes it is much better and easier to follow.

A Brief History of Walt Disney
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Both a fascinating account of Walt Disney's own significant artistic creations, from the iconic...

David McK (3495 KP) rated Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover in Books
Jul 21, 2019
Maybe closely followed by the 70s TV series or 90s cartoon, and the more recent big-screen outings.
What I'm pretty sure is not commonly thought of, however, is a Spider-Man prose novel, which is exactly what this is, alongside being a prequel tie-in to the really-rather-enjoyable 2018 PS4 game.
That game - and, by extension - this novel, sees Peter Parker roughly already 7 or 8 years into his career as Spider-man, with the novel serving to set up the entry levels into the game in which (no spoilers) Spider-Man takes on Wilson Fisk aka The Kingpin of Crime, and showing how he got to have his contact in the police force Yuri Wattanabe (sp?)

Star Wars: Screaming Citadel
Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca
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A rebel pilot and a rogue archaeologist delve into the darkest shadows of the galaxy side by side,...

Black Panther Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze
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A new era begins for the Black Panther! MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer...

Black Widow Vol. 1: S.H.I.E.L.D.'S Most Wanted: Volume 1
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They wowed you with Daredevil, now the Eisner Award-winning team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee take...

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Heroes
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Writer Greg Pak (WEAPON H and WEAPON X) teams up with artists Chris Sprouse (BLACK PANTHER) and more...

Star Wars: Thrawn
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He's one of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of Star Wars! Now, discover how...

Amanda (1 KP) rated Avengers: Infinity War (2018) in Movies
Jan 2, 2019
For me, this was has probably been the best addition to the franchise yet. Going into it, I certainly didn’t expect the wide range of emotions I would go through, I went from laughing with rocket and the guardians to being right in the middle of the grief.
What I like about this movie was that the ending was not one you may have necessarily guessed would happen but that’s what makes it more exciting. Personally I can’t wait to see the next instalment.
My only problem was...there was not enough Bucky or Captain America, they are my two favourite characters and would like to have seen more of them.

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Old Republic, Vol. 1
John Jackson Miller, Dustin Weaver and Brian Ching
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A long, LONG time ago…Discover the state of the Star Wars galaxy in the distant past in this first...