From the “Stargirl” television series: Yolanda Montez aka Wildcat vs. Paula Brooks aka Tigress. In this fight we revisit some of the most common tropes in comic book combat, as well as in real life combat sports: veteran vs. rookie, ability vs. skill, aggression vs savvy. Let’s take a closer look:
By Schwan Humes After 56 episodes on the CW network, the Black Lightning series reaches its series finale this week. And although we may yet see these characters again in the spinoff series for Painkiller (who was the focal point of the first Black Lightning breakdown), it’s important to note the end of the Pierce…
By Schwan Humes Three years ago the CW added a new property to their group of live action comic-based properties. That show was Black Lighting. Much like other CW properties (Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, etc), the show was focused on a titular superhero, Jefferson Pierce, and dealt with the protagonist’s reintroduction to the world, how it…
By Schwan Humes On March 19, 2021, we saw the continuation of the Captain America trilogy, as two of Cap’s most popular supporting characters were put into the spotlight as the stars of the Disney Plus series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. It’s a story that is built around the legacy of Steve Rogers,…
By Schwan Humes On March 18th, fans of the DC film universe crafted by Zack Snyder finally got their wish when Warner Bros released Zack Snyder’s Justice League, aka “The Snyder Cut” where fans got to finally see the film as envisioned by the polarizing director. Oftentimes in circumstances like this we get DVDs with…
By Schwan Humes Nearly seven years ago we got an interesting twist on the Marvel CInematic Universe. No longer were we operating on the large screen, telling the story through the eyes of super soldiers, billionaire armored tech geniuses, super humans, and gods. The story was now being told through the eyes of men and…