My Week in Comics: April 20, 2012
It's a week full of loud fisticuffs and silent but deadly escape artistry here at Behold the Geek! What did I get myself into this week? Read on to find out! Wolverine and the X-Men #9 is a sorta...
View ArticleAvengers Mjolnir Papercraft
For hawk-eyed (!) fans out there, you would have noticed that Thor's mighty hammer Mjolnir gets a facelift in Marvel's The Avengers movie, sporting a new handle design and other little details. To...
View ArticleAvengers Assemble @ Serangoon Nex, Singapore!
I was fortunate enough to be in Singapore during the Avengers Assemble event at the Serangoon Nex Mall last Saturday, April 28. The comic book geek in me got excited, as I'm sure there will be tons of...
View ArticleMarvel's The Avengers Movie Review
Marvel's The Avengers is, pardon the rhetoric, a historic feat. Bringing together characters from four different movies into one super-film has never been done before. There's no precedent, no...
View ArticleDark Lich's Linkblog: Avenger-y Edition!
Marvel's The Avengers is, in my humble opinion, freakin' awesome. And a lot of people are feeling the same way! The 'Net is abuzz with news about this cinematic juggernaut, and here are just some of...
View Article5 Strangest Facts About Thanos
When that purple man smiled in the after-credits of Marvel's The Avengers movie, everybody knew they were in for a treat. Thanos is coming! Consort of Death herself! Master of the Infinity Gauntlet!...
View ArticleDark Shadows Movie Review
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp return for another bizarre collaboration, this time with Dark Shadows, the movie based on the '70s TV show of the same name. I went and watched it out of morbid curiosity,...
View ArticleJollibee's First Marvel Comic Appearance is Crazy and Amazing
Never thought I’d live to see the day when I could say “Jollibee’s first appearance in a Marvel comic was in...”But here we are, one Jolli Spaghetti and regular Coke later, and we’ve got Avengers:...
View ArticleAvX: Versus #2 Review
Now this is more like it. Avengers vs X-Men: Versus came off to a slow and disappointing start, but AvX: VS #2 hit all the right notes, literally and figuratively. The fight card itself promises a lot...
View ArticleDC Bishoujo Power Girl Statue is Pretty Kawaii
Welp, now I know what my first Kotobukiya Bishoujo statue will be!A couple of months ago, Kotobukiya teased us with Shunya Yamashita's concept art of the newest addition to their DC Bishoujo Collection...
View ArticleWebcomics I Love: Cucumber Quest
Are you a fan of cute and whimsical webcomics like me? Well, you better cuddle up because this week's Webcomic I Love has both cute and whimsical in dangerous amounts. I'm talking about the bunny-eared...
View ArticleArt Too Epic for Human Eyes Monday
Comic books have no shortage of epic imagery. I mean, it's got dudes who can run faster than the speed of light, push planets out of orbit, and regularly tussle with anthropomorphic astral concepts....
View ArticleMy Week in Comics: June 29, 2012
Fights, flights and feisty females invade this week's comics! What did I get myself into this week? Read on to find out!Oh how the mighty have fallen. Wolverine and the X-Men #12 sees Rachel Summers on...
View ArticleThe Amazing Spider-Man Movie Review
Two questions surrounded the new Spider-Man reboot: after two great movies (the third one doesn't exist to me!), do we really need a reboot? And do we really need a reboot this early? But those...
View ArticleMarvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection is GLORIOUS
And they said I'd go blind...MTV Splash Page got an exclusive firsthand glimpse of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One' Blu-Ray Collection, a 10-disc set collecting the complete library of Marvel...
View ArticleWonFes Reveals Plans for Figma AVENGERS!
Pic from this week's Wonder Festival 2012 courtesy of @GSC_GUMA.To quote a certain WWE superstar...Yes! Yes! Yes!Yes!
View ArticleWebcomics I Love: Power Nap
There's nothing more important to the working man than a good night's sleep. Just ask Drew Spencer, the unfortunate star of this week's Webcomic I Love called Power Nap! (www.powernapcomic.com)From the...
View Article[SMILE WEEK] Golden Age Choppers
World's Finest Comics #2 (1941). Cover art by Fred Ray.Ahh, the Golden Age of Comics. When men were super, women wore bulletproof bracelets, and Batman was allowed to smile! And the toothy,...
View Article[SMILE WEEK] Best in Smile
Wolverine #1 (1982). Cover art by Frank Miller.It's never a good sign when Wolverine flashes you that smile. But hey, at least the ol' Canuck's smiling!It's SMILE WEEK at Behold the Geek! All smiles,...
View Article[SMILE WEEK] Simply Sensational!
The Sensational She-Hulk #43 (1992). Cover art by John Byrne.She-Hulk had a lot to smile about during her 60-issue run back in the 90s. Just looking at this cover, you can't help but smile back!It's...
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