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From Marvel to DC, Geeks explores the popular and independant comic titles in the geek universe.
We Need A Haiku To Save Us: Captain America
Hello and welcome to part 3 of "We Need A Haiku To Save Us" in which we use the underrated art of haiku to examine our favorite spandex wearing face punchers. This installment we look at one of the most loved, and as of late much debated Marvel characters Captain America himself, Steve Rogers. These haikus run the gamut throughout the Captains lengthy career, covering him at different times in his life.
By Derek Heid9 years ago in Geeks
Ciudad: Space of Madness
Ciudad, a fin de siècle Latin American comic (Barreiro, R. & Gimenez, J. Barcelona, Toutain Editor: 1982-1991), could not have a more adequate title. Totalizator: that is something urban theory can make us think about. Although it is not about the story of a city but about those who inhabit it, the city is by itself everything that exists: as a huge living being that isolates or surround its tiny human living creatures, it is the place for loss and madness. It is a metaphor of existence as something that in which someone is born despite his/her decision of living it in a violent way.
By Manuel Monroy9 years ago in Geeks
Go Galactic With 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2'
Three years ago, Marvel Studios presented the first adventure of Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, and Groot. Together these heroes are known to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and fans around the world as the Guardians of the Galaxy. Their debut film grossed over $773 million worldwide, and fans wanted more adventures of this dysfunctional quintet.
By Jacob Elyachar9 years ago in Geeks
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 - What I'm Hoping of Marvel's Latest
Marvel's latest galactic adventure hit UK screens on 28th April 2017, but I personally won't be seeing it for a good week or two - a social anxiety about crowded cinemas keeps me at a certain distance from blockbuster releases. But make no mistake, I am excited about the Guardians 2, not least because the original was such an unexpected joy, but also because it introduced some and hinted at other elements of the Marvel's wider Cosmic Universe. I was introduced to it as kid reading my first Fantastic Four annual, which featured Galactus, The Silver Surfer and The Watcher, all iconic Cosmic figures in Marvel; I was blown away by the idea of characters with motives and purposes, not just above the heroes, but bigger than Earth and our cosmos.
By James Giles9 years ago in Geeks
Beans, Bindle's, and Beatings: A Review of Rock Candy Mountain #1
“FILTHY FUCKING HOBOS!” That sentence above is the opening line in Rock Candy Mountain, written and drawn by Kyle Starks (of Sexcastle and the Rick and Morty comic on ONI press). Not only is that the first sentence, but it is being by screamed by Satan himself in the year 1948, as he punches through the heads of classic looking hobos. If that's not an amazing way to start a series off, then I no longer know what amazing means. That's only a taste of what Rock Candy Mountain has to offer the readers. Sadly, we only get a few pages of Satan before the focus shifts over to the man The Devil is looking for, the mysterious Jackson, who is searching for the infamous “Rock Candy Mountain” of folk song lore. Jackson is riding the rails when he comes across another, albeit vastly different wayward soul (who we come to know as Pomona) and helps him out of a bind, and then the two have to face down the hobo mafia.
By Derek Heid9 years ago in Geeks
Favorite Mentors of All-Time
Behind every hero, there is a great mentor! These teachers not only taught our favorite heroes valuable lessons, but they are revered by millions of fans around the world. GEEKS Media is honoring some of the greatest mentors in pop culture history.
By Jacob Elyachar9 years ago in Geeks
