Annual Lubbock-Con showcases both fan and fandom

By Avery Mendoza Stormtroopers marched for the Empire, medieval warriors engaged in simulated combat and an assortment of vendors from across Texas made sales to people dressed like Ghostbusters – among other sights at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center this past weekend. Lubbock-Con, a Hub City nerd’s paradise, attracted crowds of citizens Saturday through Sunday. […]

New Book Analyzes Marvel Comic Films

By Jayme Lozano Marvel superheroes like Iron Man and Captain America have gained popularity in recent years, thanks to their blockbuster films. But before they were big screen stars, they were just comic book capers. “Marvel Comics into Film” is a collection of essays and articles about bringing Marvel comics to the big screen. The essays […]

Superhero Movies Continue to Fly Towards Success

By Jayme Lozano With eight superhero films scheduled for release this year and over 30 Marvel and DC Comics movies planned through 2020, the heroic flick trend shows no sign of hanging up its cape anytime soon. Rob Weiner, a Texas Tech librarian specializing in popular culture and humanities, has studied comic books, but the superhero trend confuses him. “Whether they’re […]

Top 5 Must See Movies of 2014

So far, 2014 has been a great year for film, and it looks like it will continue to “wow” audiences. From a “reboot” of an old classic to a real-life remake of an animated Disney movie, these five films will not let you down. 1. “This Is Where I Leave You” Based on a novel by Jonathan […]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

So far, we’ve had kind of a rough time with Marvel’s “Phase 2,” facing rehashed story elements in “Thor: The Dark World” and disappointing characterizations in “Iron Man 3.” It doesn’t help that “expanding the cinematic universe” has mostly meant just making sequels to movies featuring characters we’ve seen already, with typical self-contained stories that […]

Movie Review- Thor:The Dark World

Over the last five years, Marvel Studios has done the impossible: create four consistently successful comic book movie franchises that culminate into a gigantic team-up movie with “The Avengers”(2012). Considering the last blockbuster clash of separate franchises into a single event occurred in 1962 (“King Kong vs. Godzilla”), all odds were against this plan being […]