Sentences with phrase «of superhero characters»

Solo is an Italian street artist, known for his murals that focus on comics and pop icons, and the reinterpretation of superhero characters.

The movie is not only one of the best representations of a superhero character ever on film, but it's also filled with awesome bloody violence, great humor, jaw - dropping stunts, Easter egg fan service, and believe it or not, a bit of heart.

Not exact matches

Toy maker Hasbro has agreed to acquire children's entertainment and merchandising franchises, including the characters of the superhero TV show Power Rangers.

The characters of the «Dragon Ball» franchise may not fit many readers» definition of superheroes, but we'd beg to differ.

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

Black Panther is the first standalone film to focus on the titular character, the superhero alias of King T'Challa of the fictional country Wakanda, portrayed by actor Chadwick Boseman.

But like many superheroes of color in the Marvel (and DC) universes, Black Panther was relegated to the periphery of the pantheon of superheroes — most of whom were white male characters created by white men.

It will be part of Marvel's All - New All Different Marvel» initiative kicking off this October, which will include new comics for Marvel's superhero characters like Iron Man and the Avengers.

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

Disney already has extensive game licensing deals for its huge stable of characters and worlds, which now includes Marvel's superheroes as well as Star Wars and Disney's homegrown animated stars.

May 1 - Toy maker Hasbro Inc has agreed to acquire children's entertainment and merchandising franchises, including the characters of the superhero TV show Power Rangers, from Saban Properties LLC in a deal valued at $ 522 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Tuesday.

After Iron Fist was rightly criticized for racial insensitivities, using the character's well - established comic book friendship with one of Marvel's most prominent black superheroes to directly confront systemic racism is a bold, smart move.

Enjoy a variety of anime offerings, shop an array of anime vendors and dealers, take a picture with your favorite anime characters and superheroes, and strut your stuff at the costume contests and fashion show walk - offs on the Taiko Stage.

I was then thinking about superhero characters from my past and what resonated, when I remembered watching reruns of that super old school Mighty Mouse cartoon when I was a kid.

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NERF guns are one of the most popular blaster toys, but there are tons of different brands and categories that lend itself to certain games, themes, and favorite characters like action figures and superheroes.

And with the popularity of superhero movies, we expect Mera (MEE - ra)- a character in DC's Justice League, and wife to Aquaman - to rise in the charts.

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Okorafor said she was buoyed by the global success of the summer box office hit «Wonder Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywood.

A battle of City Council super-egos has stymied legislation that would allow corporate giants like Disney, Marvel and DC Comics to battle the phony superheroes and characters in Times Square,...

In the classroom, these characters can be used to communicate learning objectives to students in an interesting, fun, and accessible manner by taking advantage of student familiarity with these superhero characters.

The muscular tone of the comic character is certainly inline with the superhero strength of Bruce Wayne.

This is the campy, colorful, comedic adaptation of the titular comic book character, produced for ABC from 1966 to 1968; it... Crochet a Batman hat for your little superhero fans with our free pattern from Craftown!

On its surface, the story being told in The Lego Movie is an unassumingly delightful little cross-genre tale that entertains the kiddos with an oddly diverse blend of Transformers action, superhero characters, and Pixar visuals.

Granted, these movies are based on superhero comics, which do this sort of character development a lot, with characters baldly stating what they're thinking or feeling because of the comparative struggle of comics to delve into their characters» heads, lacking consistent devices for inner monologues (as a more traditional novel would have) or the benefit of an actor's performance (as a movie or TV show would have).

With an origin story borrowed from Superman, an elaborate lair borrowed from Batman, and a skin complexion borrowed from a robin's egg, Megamind - the title character of DreamWorks Animation's smart, snappy superhero send - up - is a villain to love.

DC Universe Online is a title in its own way unique, not only because it is now one of the few MMORPGs available on consoles, but also because it is perhaps the only exponent of the superhero genre to have discrete character.

One of the central characters is introduced from the waist down and to say that the film climaxes in violent, sexual oddity would be like saying «The Avengers» features a few superheroes.

The sequel to 2016 ′ s surprise hit — which proved that the global box office could not only stomach a comic - book character who swears and slays, but was desperate for such a bad widdle boy — is the closest Hollywood's superhero industrial complex has come to appealing directly to the mind of a Grade 5 classroom.

The main storyline involves a nefarious crime lord, played by Marvin «Krondon» Jones III, whose gang, The 100, is terrifying the city, but it's Black Lightning's journey into social issues — the character quotes Martin Luther King Jr. at one point in the premiere — that separates him from the rest of the superhero pack.

With solid actors, good writing, vibrant costume work, a terrific score from Coogler - regular Ludwig Goransson (Central Intelligence, Stretch), humor that's delivered with refreshing subtlety, and Coogler's taut pacing that also takes the time to build up its scenarios, Black Panther succeeds at delivering an unlikely solo effort in the superhero genre, and leaves skeptics and those completely unaware of the characters within the comic books hungry for more.

It is one of the rare times that our main character engages in any traditional superhero activity, and even then it seems less triggered by a desire to save the kidnapped girls he will eventually rescue than to join Nakia (Lupita Nyong» o) and inform her of his father's passing.

These inconsistencies of story, tone, and character have solidified in this sequel, and it's enough to make one wonder if Deadpool, the masked smart - ass with pistols and swords, is even suited for the current climate of superhero movies.

As Jamil Smith writes for Time, the character of the Black Panther — the first black comic - book superhero — was created in 1966 during the civil - rights movement and very much represented «a vision of black grandeur and, indeed, power in a trying time.»

Ably supported by Lady Luck Domino (Zazie Beetz), Reynolds does for you what the recent superhero orgy did with the help of infinite characters and infinity stones (pun intended).

The Jack Kirby and Stan Lee superhero creation first appeared in the pages of Fantastic Four, fully formed along with the character's advanced African «Techno Organic Jungle.»

Roaring through 160 minutes of action, humor, character development, epic evil and moving nobility, it is darker and edgier, yet lighter and more stirring than anything offered in another superhero franchise.

Also, to the movie's benefit, it introduces us to the titular character without feeling bogged down in the trappings of a superhero origin story.

The superhero aspect of the plot is simply to deviate from the character's oddity up front.

The screenplay, by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost, gives each of the characters something worthwhile to do and something amusing to say, and when its various strands are tied together in time for the momentous finale, even the most superhero - wary viewers will have smiles on their faces.

The new Black Panther comic book series at Marvel, featuring Ta - Nehisi Coates as the writer and Brian Stelfreeze as the illustrator, will be the first time in a little while that a high - profile character will be penned by two creators of color — and it's Black Panther, one of the first black superhero characters ever.

It has been a brilliant strategy to refrain from using any images of Batman in the trade ads for this film, focusing on Bruce Wayne throughout, ushering the story through further as a character piece, not a superhero extravaganza.

Given the origin stories of most of these characters — rooted as they are in the deaths of loved ones, often through the heroes» inaction, real or imagined, it's not a far reach to say that superhero comics are trapped in a process of repetition automatism (or «repetition compulsion»).

By the end of this superhero origin story, Deadpool doesn't evolve as a character nor does he have to.

Logan takes the wildly popular character of Wolverine and places him into a dusty, violent, fatalistic neo-western that is unlike any X-Men film — and in fact any superhero movie of this current era.

Executive editor Tom Brevoort, director of content and character development Sana Amanat, and writers Marguerite Bennett (A-Force), Mark Waid (Daredevil), and Nick Spencer (Ant - Man) are all on hand to discuss the newest developments with your favorite superhero team.

Paul Rudd still stars as Ant - Man, Michael Douglas plays Henry Pym, the inventor of the shrinking formula in this version of the movie (and not the original superhero like he is in the comics) and Lily who recently revealed a few more details and said her character Hope Van Dyne «is the daughter of the founders of The Avengers, Ant - Man and the Wasp» which will no doubt lead to lots of confusion as we know from the MCU Ant - Man and The Wasp weren't in those original movies (she's referring to what happened in the comics).

Despite wasting Oscar Isaac's talent and having all - around boring villains, X-Men: Apocalypse is still a must - see for fans of the franchise, while more casual superhero enthusiasts will enjoy its bold action sequences and emotional character backstories.

As we all know, Marvel has had quite a flogging in the press about its treatment of its female characters: Not only is there no stand - alone female superhero film yet, but our daughters also have no female superhero action figures.

(In Italian with subtitles) Zebraman (Unrated) Superhero spoof about a failure of a father and teacher (Sho Aikawa) who gets a chance to prove his worth when he somehow morphs into his favorite TV character and takes on a horde of alien invaders intent on slaughtering schoolgirls.