Author: Blaise Tassone

by Blaise Tassone | May 1, 2019

The Eternals #1 has seen enormous surges in sales prices since the news leaked that Marvel was considering making it the basis of an all-out cosmically themed 'Phase Four' movie. In the meantime, and with periodic surges and dips, the returns on this Jack Kirby Bronze...

by Blaise Tassone | April 28, 2019

So what happens when a book is hyped as the next big thing and seems all set to get its own movie/TV series, but then doesn’t and instead looks like it might get cancelled? We have an example of this very scenario with the recent cancellation...

by Blaise Tassone | April 26, 2019

Hello true believers! This post contains spoilers for the just released ‘Avengers: Endgame’. If you haven’t seen the film (and don’t want major plot points revealed) do NOT read this blog post at this time. Come back after you’ve seen the fourth Avengers movie. Okay,...

by Blaise Tassone | April 25, 2019

As the first generation of the Avenger’s plays out its ‘Endgame’, it's wise to look at possibilities for the future. One of the possible rising stars of future MCU movies and comics might be Cassie Lang. The daughter of Scott “Ant-Man” Lang, the character of Cassandra...

by Blaise Tassone | April 22, 2019

It’s no secret that the Taika Waititi directed 2017 film ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ was a huge box office success. Earning an amazing $853,977,126 worldwide; far more than the first two Thor films (Thor 2011: Worldwide total = $449,326,618) and Thor: The Dark World (2013) = $644,571,402). ‘Ragnarok’...

by Blaise Tassone | April 18, 2019

This week, people of all faiths were saddened by the images of fire ravaging the beautiful structure of Notre Dame. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is one of the most iconic European Medieval churches. In this post, I want to explore significant comic book appearances of...

by Blaise Tassone | April 16, 2019

With all things ‘Immortal Hulk’ currently absorbing the attention of comic book fans, now we get a new twist on future Marvel plans for the Hulk family. According to the latest rumors, see here, the upcoming Disney+ streaming service is planning to release a Hulk/She-Hulk...

by Blaise Tassone | April 14, 2019

The trailer for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ dropped the other day. We now have a glimpse into the final film of the current trilogy, and what’s more we now know its name: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. But will this latest entry into the beleaguered Abrams’ Disney...

by Blaise Tassone | April 13, 2019

The 1980s were a fast-paced decade that featured an ongoing cold war, hot economic growth, new wave music, rad fashion and comics based on toy lines. The strange thing is, all the above - excepting economic growth and comics based...

by Blaise Tassone | April 11, 2019

Of all the comics sought out by collectors there are none more valuable than the very first appearance of a popular character. But while the debate still rages over whether a cameo is more important than the first full appearance of a popular hero, there’s a...