superheroes - Geeks + Gamers

REVIEW: Jupiter Jet, Volume One (2018)

mikecalkins | May 30, 2018 | 0

I love this comic! Whoops, I spoiled the review early, but I honestly cannot contain my excitement. Jupiter Jet is an absolute blast, one that had me (figuratively) madly flipping the pages from beginning to end. Jupiter Jet follows a sixteen-year-old girl named Jacky who, with the use of an awesome...

Upcoming Spawn Movie Casts its Lead

AlexGherzo | May 29, 2018 | 0

One of the characters that helped define comic books in the 90s is returning to theaters, as Deadline reports that Jamie Foxx is going to play the lead role in the Blumhouse-produced Spawn. Foxx will portray All Simmons, a slain black-ops soldier who, after making a literal deal with the devil to be...

REVIEW: Arrow Season 6 (2017-2018)

AlexGherzo | May 22, 2018 | 0

Arrow season 6 is like a Hot Pocket; parts are hot, parts are cold, and you alternately enjoy it and curse it for not cooking evenly. Certain elements of the new season are handled very well, with a character who’d lost her way of late acting like her old self again, another becoming a much &helli...

Top 5 Comic Book Callbacks in Avengers: Infinity War

AlexGherzo | May 2, 2018 | 0

Geeks + Gamers is once again spreading its wings. As with Doctor Strange, I appeared on the Fresh Geek Context podcast to discuss Avengers: Infinity War (among other topics) with hosts Jace and Josh. It’s a great show that talks about all sorts of fun, geeky subjects, and you should consider liste...

Champions of the People

AlexGherzo | Apr 5, 2018 | 0

As politics grow more and more prevalent in Hollywood’s output, segments of the audience are feeling increasingly alienated from mainstream entertainment (as dwindling movie ticket sales and the sub-basement-level ratings for the Oscars can attest – as well as the huge numbers for a show tha...

REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2

mikecalkins | Mar 11, 2018 | 1

Jessica Jones Season 2 follows the titular hard drinking private eye after the events of last year’s The Defenders. Jessica and Malcolm are plugging away at Alias Investigations when Trish brings to light disturbing aspects of Jessica’s past. The deeper Jessica digs, the more personal this case ...