Day two of Toronto Comicon 2024 featured a host of panel discussions about the world of pop culture, and intellectual property. The sessions were a mixed bag.
REVIEW: Wish is a Surprisingly Dark but Riveting Disney Film
In Wish, Asha (Ariana DeBose) wants nothing more than to ensure her family’s wishes come true. But when King Magnifico (Chris Pine) shows his true colours, Asha ends up making a wish of her own that changes the course of the kingdom’s destiny.
REVIEW: Loki Season 2 is a World of Pure Imagination
Loki, the variant God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston), needs to save the Time Variance Authority, the multiverse, his one true love (debatable), and hopefully himself in Loki Season 2. That’s a lot, even for an Asgardian-Jotun god who gets by with a little (okay, a lot of) help from his friends. And these are just…
Review: ‘The Marvels’ is Action-Packed, Comedic and an Absolute Delight
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) are brought together under mysterious circumstances in The Marvels just when a new intergalactic threat appears. The whole universe could be at stake — how will the heroes navigate their unusual situation?
REVIEW: The Art of Ducktales is a Hidden Treasure
If you were fond of Disney’s Ducktales reboot and want to know more about how the show was produced, written, and composed, The Art of Ducktales is the book for you!
REVIEW: Disney Princesses: Beyond the Tiara Is Just a Little Too Commercial
Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara tells you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about how Disney Princesses became such a cultural force in American life. The book promises to explore the whys and hows of Walt Disney’s decision to make Snow White, to how Anna and Elsa evolved out of The Snow Queen. It’s a…
REVIEW: She-Hulk is Refreshing, Hilarious and Relatable—Who Cares About the CGI?
Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is a great attorney who just wants to do her job, win her cases, live her life, and pay off her enormous student loans. But when an accident turns her into She-Hulk, a green superpowered being, Jennifer’s life is turned upside down, though not always in a bad way.
Previously on Comics: Of Mouse and Marvel (and Copyright)
Hello again faithful readers! I’m back this week with another Previously. There’s a lot of news to share, so I’m gonna jump right in to talk about the biggest story early in the week, which is the news that Disney is pulling the same bullshit it pulls with The Mouse and using all of its…
Blame Marvel Execs, Not Creators, For Lack Of Representation
It was an unprecedented move by Marvel Studios. In the third episode of the Disney+ show Loki, the titular character was asked if he had been with any princesses or “perhaps, another prince.” He responded with “a bit of both.” It appeared he was openly confirming his comic counterpart’s bisexual identity — a first for…
REVIEW: Disney Bento is Easy on the Eyes, Hard on the Hands
Disney Bento is a surprisingly complex little cookbook. While younger children won’t have a smooth time creating magical concoctions on their lonesome, it’s an ideal project for families, older teenagers, or grown-ups who want to take a (literal) slice of Disney magic to lunch with them.
Aiming for the Proper Target: Kate Bishop, Mia Dearden, and the “Good Girl”
In 2021, Disney+ is slated to debut their Hawkeye series, starring Hailee Steinfeld as the eponymous archer alongside Jeremy Renner (who is also, of course, Hawkeye). The series appears to be loosely based on Matt Fraction and David Aja’s 2012-2015 comic. (Fun fact: in 2014, when I first read that comic, I told my partner…
Last Week’s Episode: The MCU News is Back Baby
After a year that was, depending on how you looked at, it blissfully or depressingly free of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the all consuming Disney entertainment powerhouse is back. In a week that has felt like a year it might have been easy to miss all the entertainment news. But thanks to the arrival of…