Tag Archives: Marvel

Alarm für Cobra 11, the Avengers and the handling of short guys

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Cora

Since summer is traditionally the TV doldrums over here, I recently found myself watching a repeat of two episodes of the long running German TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 (Alarm for Cobra 11). I’ve blogged about the show before, … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2015

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Cora

So today (well, yesterday actually) was my birthday. Since my parents had to go to the 50th birthday of a colleague of my Dad’s in the evening, I had lunch with them instead at a local Thai restaurant (which is … Continue reading →

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Iron Man goes West

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Cora

Today, while I was grocery shopping I perused the “Romanheft” spinner rack at the supermarket and came across this western novelette, the title of which made me do a doubletake. Now I’m pretty sure the title is a coincidence. For … Continue reading →

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Gotham, Agent Carter and expanding universes

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Cora

We’re currently experiencing something of a golden age of comic book adaptations both on the big and the small screen. As a longtime comic book reader, I’m thrilled about this, though I realise not everybody is. For example, I just … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy, the Marvel Movies and Found Families

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cora

Now that Guardians of the Galaxy is out on DVD, I rewatched it with my Mom. She liked superhero movies, particularly those of the Marvel variety, but really doesn’t like movie theatres, so I keep her supplied with slightly out … Continue reading →

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The Gamora movie, guest-starring the “Guardians of the Galaxy” or Germany discovers the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Cora

Back in April, I noted that the publicity campaign for Captain America: The Winter Soldier here in Germany as well as reviews of the film seemed to focus far more on Black Widow than on Captain America, the actual star … Continue reading →

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier revisited or When is it appropriate to cry at movies?

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Cora

Yesterday, I bought Captain America: The Winter Soldier on DVD – on release day actually, which was coincidence, because I happened to be out shopping anyway. And I didn’t even have to wait for it because of the current slapfight … Continue reading →

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Of She-Hulk, Romance and Soylent Green – The Latest on Gender and Genre

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Cora

While I was away (photos coming soon), the controversies about gender and genre didn’t dry up. I already blogged about the all women Nebula winner slate and how the usual suspects are pissed off about that. If you can stand … Continue reading →

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Yet more thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. now that it finally got good

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Cora

Like many people, I had some initial problems with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. such as the fact that the main characters were mostly bland, the vast majority of antagonists in the early episodes were people of colour, which was made all … Continue reading →

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The true motives behind the “War on Comics”

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Cora

Buzzfeed of all places has a really great article by Saladin Ahmed about the surprising diversity sometimes found in American comics during the Golden Age of the 1940s and early 1950s. The basis for the article is treasure trove of … Continue reading →

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