Captain America

You are currently browsing articles tagged Captain America.

The Tortured Soul of Tony Stark

May 1, 2010 in Comics, Movies, Superheroes by faltarego | 2 comments

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, Iron Man is one of my favorite Marvel heroes. Spider-Man is, of course, my favorite, but Iron Man is right up there in second place. If I had to pick a top three, Captain America would probably round it out.

As with most of their heroes, the creators at Marvel have given Tony Stark a human face. He’s a flawed individual. He has problems. Sure, he’s brilliant, rich, handsome, charming, and stylish, but he’s also a womanizer, an alcoholic, and a bit of a megalomaniac. Never mind the fact that he has a serious heart injury.

Dude’s messed up.

And that’s what makes him a great character. He’s got all this fantastic stuff going for him, but underneath it all, he’s just a human being. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Marvel Super Heroes Have Arrived!

September 19, 2009 in Comics, Internet, Software, TV by faltarego | No comments

We take you now to a conference room somewhere in the blogosphere. Five superheroes, all veterans of the 1960s animation scene, gather to discuss an issue that has suddenly reappeared on their collective horizon.

Iron Man: Thanks for coming, fellas. The reason I asked you all to meet me here—

Hulk: Meetings! Tin-Head always calling meetings. Business brain can't think for self. Tin-Head can't take piss without calling meeting first.

Captain America: Now, Hulk, let's be fair here. We don't even know what Tony wants to talk about.

Hulk: No. But good bet it something Hulk not interested in.

Namor: I'd give that good odds. Because the list of things you are interested in could be rattled off in about three seconds.

Hulk: Short list, but making fish-meal from Namor's face on it. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

What Would Captain America Do?

September 5, 2009 in Business, Movies, Superheroes, TV by faltarego | No comments

I decided to wait a bit before commenting upon the whole "Disney acquires Marvel" thing. I had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to it, I will admit, and I scowled and fumed a bit. But I decided not to go off half-cocked. I thought I'd wait a while, read some articles, and let it settle into the old brain somewhat.

Okay, here's the thing. I'm not an avid researcher of things Disney. I don't scour the internet looking for information that will support one view of Disney or another. Despite that, however, I seem to have developed a mental picture, both of Walt Disney the man and Disney the corporation, that is not particularly appealing.

Why do I have the impression that Walt Disney was a racist? Why do I have it in my head that he was interested in what the Nazis were doing in 1930s Germany? Why do I have the sense that Disney employees are overworked, underpaid, and subject to near-tyrannical rules and regulations?

Did these notions just appear unbidden in my head? Have I been reading the wrong websites? Have the opinions of many ill-informed readers and writers simply overwhelmed our current zeitgeist?

Or is there something to it? Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

The God of Thunder: Mighty Thor

August 15, 2009 in Movies, Superheroes by faltarego | 3 comments

Well, I was trolling the internet, looking for information on the Captain America movie that Marvel Studios has in the works, but all I could find was the release date, the director, and the title. The release date is currently listed as July 22nd, 2011; the director is currently listed as Joe Johnston, who directed The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, and Hidalgo, among others; and the title is currently listed as The First Avenger: Captain America.

A release date is good. A solid director is good. But the title? Geez, don't these folks have a lame-o-meter? Who thought this one up? I know they want to tie in with The Avengers (which is currently scheduled for a May 4, 2012 release), but couldn't they have at least switched the title elements around to make it Captain America: The First Avenger? Admittedly it's only marginally better, but it is an improvement.

I was a bit disappointed not to find more info on ol' Cap (as he's my third favorite Marvel Hero after Spider-Man and Iron Man), but I did find more information on the Marvel Studios project that's slated to come out just before The First Avenger, on May 20, 2011.

And that project is called Thor. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Twitter, Favreau, and Iron Man 2

August 8, 2009 in Movies, Superheroes by faltarego | 2 comments

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I use Twitter. I was a bit hesitant at first, because I really didn't "get" what it was all about, but I learned in short order that it's fun, interesting, and pretty darn easy.

I follow about 89 people right now, some of them people I know in real life, some I know from other online communities, and others I don't know at all.

Amongst the people I've never met either online or off are a few well-known personages: People like Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, William Shatner, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Jon Favreau. (Can you tell my tastes are eclectic?)

It's a lot of fun seeing what celebrities have to say in 140-character snippets, and there are enough famous people using the service that you could make a career out of following them (though how you'd get paid in that career is something I'd be interested in knowing).

Of my well-known tweeters, I've been paying particular attention to Jon Favreau. He recently wrapped principal photography on Iron Man 2, and all through the shoot, he gave us little updates and glimpses into the production process. I think this is very smart use of Twitter, as it keeps fan interest in the production high and keeps people talking about it. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,