Comic Books

The Extended Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer Is the Absolute Coolest Thing I Have Ever Seen On the Internet

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Forget Keyboard Cat. Or crazy cupcake dog. Nothing on the Internet even comes close to the insanely cool latest movie trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Honestly, as much as I loved the first Cap movie and The Avengers (both rocked big time), they were both sort of “origin” stories setting up the characters and the universe. This time around, we get to dive right in and tell a really cool Captain America tale. …

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Hasbro Mixes Things Up With Marvel Super Hero Mashers

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When I was a kid, chances are on any given day, you’d find Little Andrew hanging out in the basement with his best buds. No, I don’t mean my neighborhood friends Eddie, Gary or Ethan. I’m talking about my superhero action figures. Not dolls. Action figures! I grew up with some of the coolest figures ever. They were known as Megos because, well, that was the name of the company that put these 8″ dolls …

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What Do Superheroes Do When They Retire?

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It’s Christmas Eve Day. Also known as my mom’s birthday for those keeping score at home. I’m off from work for two days so I get to hang with Allie and the boys! Should be a fun, lazyish two days full of video games, puzzles, Legos, some ice skating and hopefully some sushi. This morning, however, while I was doing a bit of freelance writing, the boys snatched my iPad and ran down to the …

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Family Movie Night: The Wolverine

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The Wolverine DVD action figures

I have some bad news for you guys. Sadly, we didn’t have Friday Night Family Movie Night this week. Nope. Instead, we had Saturday Night Family Movie Night! (Oh, I’m just so witty, aren’t I?) This week we got to watch 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine! We never saw this one in theaters, so I was pumped when I was sent a Blu-ray copy of the film to review! Jason couldn’t wait either and Ryan …

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Make Mine (Marvel) Lego!

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It’s no secret that I’m a huge geek comic book fan. And I’m also a ginormous Lego fan. Put those two great tastes together and I’m on cloud 9. Lego Avengers? Yeah, a dream come true. And now, well, just when I thought Lego couldn’t impress me anymore… they come out with Lego Marvel Super Heroes. I love just about all the Lego video games. The Star Wars ones are still probably the best, but …

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