Sentences with phrase «in modern comics»

Love it or hate it, the issue put a definitive cap on the story presented in the very first issue of Marvel's springtime mega-event, and with Ultron defeated, Brian Michael Bendis» final chapter not only offered one of the more convincing bad guy deaths in modern comics, it also took the opportunity to change up the rules and history of the Marvel multiverse — and unlike final issues in previous Marvel events, «Age of Ultron» # 10 teased its fallout rather than directly addressing it.

This sort of optimism is sadly rare in modern comics and it's one of the things that makes this series so enjoyable.

A professional writer for more than twenty years, Neil Gaiman has been one of the top writers in modern comics, and is now a bestselling novelist.

Not exact matches

The overall aesthetic design of your ad: color schemes, styles, layout and tone; bold versus subtle, traditional versus modern, serious versus comic, masculine versus feminine, young versus old, and everything in between.

In this obscure indie film, two little read - comic books come together in a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the modern worlIn this obscure indie film, two little read - comic books come together in a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the modern worlin a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the modern worlin the modern world.

The comic was labeled something like» If Jesus had come in the modern day.»

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

He is at work on a harrowing yet comic memoir about having been recently kidnapped in China and on an obsessive modern love novel.

The careful arrangement of the items, with the occasional tongue - in - cheek humor (i.e. Condom Man comic book), helps the viewer travel chronologically from ancient times through modern.

Though the comic was originally published in 1934, this name might just appeal to more modern parents.

Britain played a leading role in creating the modern form of the comic.

Even with the enormous success of Christopher Nolan's Gotham trilogy, the modern approach to the comic book blockbuster is for each film to form a mere link in a seemingly infinite chain.

With the idea of isolationism and the prejudices of the modern world well in mind, Black Panther is not only an outstanding work in comic book filmmaking.

Set in the city of Montreal, Alan Rudolph's romantic comedy - drama Afterglow paints a wryly comic portrait of two modern marriages drifting toward the rocks.

In this absurdist, black - comic modern fable, which Yorgos dreamed up with cowriter Efthymis Filippou, Ariane does a star turn in a supporting role as the chambermaid in a hotel where people arrested for being single are taken and given forty - five days to find a mate from among the other «guests.&raquIn this absurdist, black - comic modern fable, which Yorgos dreamed up with cowriter Efthymis Filippou, Ariane does a star turn in a supporting role as the chambermaid in a hotel where people arrested for being single are taken and given forty - five days to find a mate from among the other «guests.&raquin a supporting role as the chambermaid in a hotel where people arrested for being single are taken and given forty - five days to find a mate from among the other «guests.&raquin a hotel where people arrested for being single are taken and given forty - five days to find a mate from among the other «guests.»

• Most scenes in modern blockbusters — superhero movies, comic book stories, FX - driven tentpoles, etc. — feel both perfunctory and dead on arrival.

The two both star in Marvel's hotly anticipated upcoming superhero film — the first of the modern era of comic book movies to star an almost all - black cast — and posed together for pictures at the annual ceremony.

Black Panther debuted in Marvel Comics in 1966 as the first superhero of African descent in modern American comics.

Openly trolling the ambitions of other modern comic - book movies, the sequel to Deadpool, the surprise hit that cast Ryan Reynolds as the self - destructive and puerile Bugs Bunny figure of the present superhero blockbuster landscape, mostly outdoes its predecessor in terms of style and satirical intent: Now that he's...

In a fierce battle between the two comic book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with «Wonder Woman», the first big budget modern day female comic book adaptation, and now it's Marvel's turn to break new ground with «Black Panther» being arguably the first black superhero (just don't say that to Wesley Snipes).

The Syfy channel is bringing the legendary vampire hunter back with a modern gender - switching twist, as the new action series Van Helsing follows Vanessa Helsing in a futuristic dystopia ruled by bloodsuckers, and our first official look has arrived online in the trailer for the series that first debuted last week at San Diego Comic - Con (SDCC).

«Tower Heist» is a modern comic fable about working stiffs (the serving class of a cushy NYC high - rise) stung by Wall Street excesses (the penthouse billionaire, the lost pension fund) trying to stick it to «the man» in some soul - satisfying ways.

Dispensing with the back - story ballast and cod - Hegalian posturing that has become de rigueur for the modern comic - book opus, Dredd is thrillingly monosyllabic, supplying all necessary context in a 30 - second narration and leaving everything else for the viewer to infer.

Chris Pratt was hailed in the lead up to this movie's release as something of a comic Indiana Jones for a modern era, and that's not a bad description of what we saw on screen.

Then, next year brings Chris Evans» Cap back for a story ripped from Ed Brubaker's comic book run about Bucky (Sebastian Stan) recovered, resurrected, brainwashed and augmented into lethal killer Winter Soldier for what is promised as a blend of spy thriller and World War II hero Steve Rogers continuing to find his place in the modern world.

But other than the mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie (2004) and, arguably, Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), there haven't been many films that are actually about superhero movies and their place in modern culture.

A who's who of filmmakers and composers assembled at this year's Comic - Con International to discuss the role played by music and sound design in modern superhero movies and television series.

Based on the popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941, the film picks up after the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers and finds Steve Rogers living quietly in Washington, D.C., trying to adjust to the modern world.

We have a hunch that if 2005's «Fantastic Four» were released today, in the context of the modern backlash against dark comic book movies, the film might be better - received.

The central mystery of Winter Soldier's identity would be known to any modern Marvel comic fan worth his or her salt, so the writers make the smart decision to make that conflict more of a B plot in the overall tapestry of the proceedings.

Rian Johnson, who received great critical acclaim for his modern film noir homage, Brick, crafts another genre homage to the old con capers with The Brothers Bloom, mixing the stories you'd find in such films as The Sting with the light comedy you'd occasionally find in a Marx Brothers comic adventure.

It kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, which gave birth to one of the most popular franchises in modern movie history and introduced a new generation of fans to classic comic book characters.

Cold - shouldered by the Academy for most of his career, Chaplin got two honorary awards, one at the start of his career (in 1929) and another at the end (in 1972, for «the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century»), but nothing specifically for the great achievements — the towering comic masterpieces City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator.

Now, in the face of Disney's looming $ 60 billion acquisition of Twentieth Century Fox, Brian K. Vaughn, one of the best comic book writers of the modern era may be tackling one of Marvel's most alien superheroes.

In 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movie — got experimental with «Hulk.&raquIn 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movie — got experimental with «Hulk.&raquin its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movie — got experimental with «Hulk.»

Hugh Jackman first played the character of Wolverine back in 2000 in the film that launched the modern day, comic book blockbuster - Bryan Singer's X-Men.

Back in 2005, the trailers for Sin City looked like nothing I'd seen before, a phenomenal page - to - screen adaptation that captured the flavor of Frank Miller's modern noir comic book series via the spendthrift imagination of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.

«The western and noir vibes of the film seemed to shine in the format and there was not a trace of modern comic hero movie sheen.

One of the great comic book movies ever made and arguably the best one involving any of the X-Men (although X2: X-Men United deserves to be in the conversation), Hugh Jackman's final go as Wolverine is a surprisingly simple, straight - forward modern Western about heroism, aging, friendship and family that strikes quite the emotional chord.

Brooks's barbed wit and confident direction drive Lost in America, an iconic example of his restless comedies about insecure characters searching for satisfaction in the modern world that established his unique comic voice and transformed the art of observational humor.

I wonder what a He - Man tent - pole film would look like in our current comic book - obsessed, event picture landscape we call modern - day Hollywood?

Anchored buy an eerie and atonal theme for Heath Ledger's Joker, which was reportedly recorded in a parking garage, and incorporated the sound of a piano being demolished, Zimmer's score remains the modern standard for comic book movie scores.

FRANCES HA is a modern comic fable in which Noah Baumbach explores New York, friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption.

Before Hollywood adapted Blade, Spawn, and Steel from their respective Marvel and DC Comics franchises, the black superhero tradition in TV and film was decidedly less mainstream, even as Hollywood adapted the white comic heroes Superman and Batman into blockbusters for decades before the modern superhero movie boom began in earnest.

Artist BossLogic took a stab at creating what he could look like in the film, and it's a pretty straightforward adaptation from the comics with some modern touches thrown in.

In the late 1950s and early 1960's the conditions under which the modern comic book was produced differed for several reasons.

harks back to the good old days of comics for children (especially in the UK) that had a sense of craziness, anarchy and all - out fun whilst embracing the modern age.

What exactly is a reboot in the preferred nomenclature of the modern comics world?

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The piece, which went live last night, largely focused on the iPad's capabilities as a comics reading device, a task assigned to me in light of my status as the staff's resident sequential art expert (an equally impressive and dubious title given the fact that I am the senior editor of one of the cornerstones of modern American geekdom).