MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 5

by Miller C. Lashbrook Episode five of Ms. Marvel is all about filling in the gaps in the backstory of Kamala’s family and the partition of 1945. This episode clocks in at only 40 minutes and it shows. Unfortunately, this episode feels like it ends too soon like there is more that we should knowContinue reading “MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 5”

Comic Review: Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2017)

By Miller C. Lashbrook Black Panther: World of Wakanda is the perfect companion piece to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther (2016) storyline, “A Nation Under Our Feet” (Read my review of it here). Coates’ Black Panther book at the end of the day is T’Challa’s story; so, even though his book features many side characters, thereContinue reading “Comic Review: Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2017)”

Comic Review: Black Panther (2016) – “A Nation Under Our Feet”

By Miller C. Lashbrook This is modern superhero comics at its finest! Ta-Nehisi Coates brings his experience with real-world politics to Wakanda for a politically, philosophically, and spiritually intriguing story for T’Challa, that at the end of the day is still character-driven. There is a bit of continuity that leads into this run on BlackContinue reading “Comic Review: Black Panther (2016) – “A Nation Under Our Feet””

Pop Culture Fae Podcast – Episode 4: Thor: Love and Thunder Rewatch List and Fourth of July Films

Alright fae folk, episode 4 of the Pop Culture Fae Podcast is out now! In this episode I first discuss which MCU projects to rewatch before seeing Thor: Love and Thunder this coming weekend. Then, I share a list of some of my favorite movies to watch to celebrate the Fourth of July.

TV Review: Stranger Things 4

by Miller C. Lashbrook WOW! WOW! WOW! If you have not already watched Season 4 of Stranger Things, what are you doing? This whole show is one of the best, but this season has to be one of the best seasons of television, ever. The way that all of the cinematic components work together toContinue reading “TV Review: Stranger Things 4”

TV Review: Umbrella Academy – Season 3

by Miller C. Lashbrook This season was fun… but it was not my favorite. I am not saying this season is not worth anybody’s time; I think anyone who enjoys these characters will find something to like about this season. It just feels like this season really enjoyed pulling the rug out from under meContinue reading “TV Review: Umbrella Academy – Season 3”

Weekly Writing Update: July 1st, 2022

by Miller C. Lashbrook This week was another idea week. Lots of ideas came to me as I read and watched a lot. Interacting with family this week also sprouted some good writing ideas. This week was also marked by the fear setting in. I began to start worrying about keeping up with the blogContinue reading “Weekly Writing Update: July 1st, 2022”

MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 4

by Miller C. Lashbrook Episode four of Ms. Marvel is another fun chapter in our Kamala Khan adventure! This show continues to really dive head first into Kamala as a character and how they are interpreting her in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With this episode following Kamala to Karachi, Pakistan, this episode turns into aContinue reading “MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 4”

Comic Review: Spider-Women

By Miller C. Lashbrook As part of my reading of Marvel Comics from the past decade, I read the mini-event Spider-Women by Dennis Hopeless, Jason Latour, and Robbie Thompson, which crosses over the writers’ series, Spider-Woman, Spider-Gwen, and Silk, respectively. This mini-event is consists of an Alpha and Omega issue by all three writers andContinue reading “Comic Review: Spider-Women”

Comic Review: Avengers: Standoff by Nick Spencer

by Miller C. Lashbrook Over the past few years, as I consume more and more Comic Book based media and read more comics, I decided to go back and read a lot of old Marvel comic events. The most recent of these that I read as I made my way through Marvel canon is thatContinue reading “Comic Review: Avengers: Standoff by Nick Spencer”