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””

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”

MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 3

by Miller C. Lashbrook Episode three of Ms. Marvel continues to cast a charm with its mixture of young adult and superhero. With an interesting cold open, expanded world-building, and growing tension, the third episode of Ms. Marvel continues to be a great new entry into the MCU. SPOILERS AHEAD Most good middle entries inContinue reading “MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 3”

Wiccan and Hulkling: My OTP

by Miller C. Lashbrook If you are not familiar with the initialism OTP, it stands for One True Pairing. The terms is used in fandom conversation, shipping culture in particular, that is used to refer to a fiction couple, canon or not, that an individual is extremely fond of discussing, viewing, and reading about. ThisContinue reading “Wiccan and Hulkling: My OTP”

MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 2

by Miller C. Lashbrook If the first episode of Ms. Marvel set the charming tone for the series, this episode leans into it. This show continues to combine the vibe of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Lizzie Maguire, and Love, Simon into one show that is endearing and sweet. I want to have these characters as friends orContinue reading “MCU Review: Ms. Marvel – Episode 2”