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Batman v Superman had the potential to be the greatest superhero clash ever. Sadly, it crumbled under the weight of its own ambition. Zack Snyder’s visually stunning, but tonally heavy film tried to combine “The Dark Knight Returns,” “Death of Superman,” and Justice League setup all at o
Superhero movies are filled with unforgettable lines. The MCU timeline ’s “I am Iron Man” and Spider-Man ’s “With great power” speeches defined the genre and even transcended it. However, these lesser-discussed moments deserve more recognition – not just for their delivery, but for how powerfully they capture the heart, humor, and humanity of superhero storytell
At GDC this week, The Hollywood Reporter chatted with TQ Jefferson, VP Games Production for Marvel, briefly (and safely) touching on the topic of Sega published Marvel games as well as the problem of licensed movie ga
Is that why this continued for three years, releasing five of these poorly conceived games for every platform? We know Sega’s not working on a game for The Avengers and the one THQ was working on got canned . Is there going to be a full console release or is Marvel (and parent company, Disney) just focusing on social and free-to-play games going forw
Doctor Octopus’ entire life is a cycle of ambition and inevitable failure. Otto Octavius’ inventions are objectively revolutionary, but they’re usually undermined by his self-serving personality. Even when Doc Ock tries to reform or reinvent himself , his own hubris pulls him back into self-destruct
It’s the perfect mix of camp, rage, and reclamation . It’s a line that defines Selina Kyle’s transformation from victim to predator. The moment is electric, dripping with the twisted empowerment that made Pfeiffer’s Catwoman unforgettable. She’s taking control of a world that crushed her and reclaiming a word used against women with unapologetic f
Alfred Molina’s portrayal in Spider-Man 2 immortalized the villain’s tragedy on the big screen. Molina’s Doctor Octopus starts out as a hero and a mentor to Peter Parker, loses control and becomes a full-fledged villain, and ultimately achieves a final act of redemption by sacrificing himself to undo his own catastrophic experiment. Marvel Zombies: Red Band ‘s Doc Ock might need to do something similar to save the Avengers from Zombie Phoe
For years, on both Game Rant and Screen Rant, we’ve suffered through the awkward video game-film relationship. The sad reality, as we so often repeat, is that movies based on video games and video game movie tie-ins all suck, with the rare exception here and th
Yet, Doc Ock’s plan to cremate Jean Grey before she turns into a zombie backfires in a way nobody expects. Instead of incinerating her body, Octopus’ machine leads Jean to transform into the Phoenix, who may or may not also be a zombie. This version of Marvel Zombies ‘ infection may place Jean Grey in a similar spot as the MCU Marvel Zombies ‘ Scarlet Witch , who claims the title of the Red Queen, leader of all the und
As shown in the previous issue and in previous iterations of Marvel Zombies , infected superhumans are extraordinarily durable, and even more intelligent than traditional zombies. Similarly to Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 , Marvel Zombies: Red Band ‘s Doctor Octopus creates his small star with noble intentions, though “the power of the sun” could quickly get out of control, as it’s capable of incinerating anything it comes in contact w
At first glance, these games may not appear to be Christmas tales, but their developers used the holiday setting in several interesting ways to give players unique experiences with Christmas and the winter season as a fun backd
One thing leads to another, the two runaways accept an offer to go to a shelter with strange men, the men forcibly take the runaways to a criminal chemist who tests synthetic heroin on them – and voila! They get superpowers (although this was later retconned so they were mutants all along, and the synthetic heroin simply triggered their x-gen
Meanwhile, 2025’s Marvel Zombies: Red Band #2 offers a twist on Marvel Comics’ zombie virus . This time, all characters are sent to Battleworld, divided between the surviving heroes and the horde of the undead. For weeks, the survivors’ numbers are gradually reduced as more and more of them get infected, making the zombies’ threat exponentially big
Awkward exposition, wooden performances, and dated editing turned this would-be mystery thriller into a punchline. Much of the problem stems from the fact Sony manufactured an origin story that doesn’t exist in the comics (and nobody really asked for). Though perhaps more galling, is how it wasted multiple Spider-Wo