Last month, Marvel released several teasers for their new, post-Secret Wars Universe. The first mostly showed characters we already knew would stick around. The second teaser however revealed a girl donning Wolverine’s name and uniform. So who is this Wolverine girl? To the uninitiated, this might seem like a simple gender swap, a part of…
To the ignorant onlooker, She-Hulk might appear to be a rip-off of the original Hulk. Even her name simply adds She to the word Hulk. But Jennifer Walters is so much more than that. She’s a great and unique character in the Marvel Universe, able to stand on her own and inspire fans of all…
It’s time for the tenth edition of The Character Spotlight! This will be my second feature on one of the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy in anticipation of their upcoming movie in 2014. It was announced just over two weeks ago that former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista would be portraying Drax the Destroyer on the big…
It’s time for the ninth edition of The Character Spotlight! He’s been appearing on our television screens thanks to CW’s hit new show Arrow. His portrayal by actor Manu Bennett verges as the highlight of every episode he appears in and he always leaves the fans wanting more. In the comics world, he used to be one of DC’s…
It’s time for the eighth edition of The Character Spotlight! When Emily VanCamp was cast as Steve Roger’s leading lady in the live action movie sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the majority of people (myself included) immediately assumed she’d be playing the role of Agent 13 from S.H.I.E.L.D., Sharon Carter. While Marvel has remained mum on…
It’s time for the seventh edition of The Character Spotlight! Green Arrow as a hero doesn’t have many identifiable villains that are associated with him. Batman has his Arkham crew and Flash has the Rogues, but an enemy that you can point at and say “that’s a Green Arrow bad guy” is few and far between. Sure…
It’s time for the sixth edition of The Character Spotlight! The Guardians of the Galaxy movie is a big risk on Marvel’s part. Here they are taking a bunch of relatively obscure characters, including a talking raccoon and a talking tree, and hoping that you instantly fall in love with them all with no back story or…
It’s time for the fifth edition of The Character Spotlight! This week we turn our attention to a member of Batman’s Rogues Gallery, the first of many that are sure to be featured in the Spotlight. Recently he’s gained some notoriety by debuting in the live-action TV show Arrow where he was depicted quite differently from his comic…
It’s time for the fourth edition of The Character Spotlight! Otto Octavius. A name that you’ve been hearing a lot of recently with the advent of the Superior Spider-Man age. Arguably one of Spider-Man’s top two villains ever has recently seen the light…soft of. Before we get too deep into the next chapter of this man’s storied…
It’s time for the third edition of The Character Spotlight! This is also the first Spotlight that will be focusing on a member of the comic universe that is still alive currently. I decided that with Geoff John’s Aquaman and Justice League currently engaging in the “Throne of Atlantis” crossover, now was the perfect time to shine…
