Simple Guide to Comic Books for Newbies

 

So young padawan, you have decided for whatever reason there is that you want to know more about the world of comic books? Saw one of the latest superhero movie and thought ” man, I’d like to know more about that guy!”? Well, congratulation first of all on seeing the light, I promise you won’t regret the ride.

 

With so many superhero movies coming out in the next few months, like Captain America: The Winter Soldier who just came out about a week ago, X-Men: Days of Future Past ( I might cry and faint in the theater, that’s how big of a nerd I am), and Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s the perfect time to start looking at their comics.

Yes? what is it? You tried by yourself to look at a few comics and it didn’t end well? You felt overwhelmed, lost in the sea of series, characters and publishers?

Sit down you poor soul, and take some notes because this guide is exactly for you then. With the help of various comic books lovers and experts, and with my humble knowledge, I put together a simple and easy guide full of pointers to make your experience enjoyable.

 

Hold on to you tights and cape, and Allons-y!

 

A Trip Back in Time: Looking Back at Hollywood’s Great Ones

Today we take a look at an unlikely collaboration, as a young and unknown 23 year-old director was making his debut in television, and a well-known Hollywood’s femme fatale came together for Rod Serling.

Here’s a look at The Night Gallery‘s Pilot;  EYES.

I went to an Imagine Dragons concert, and all I got was this lousy review!

I have been known among my friends to be the one with the questionable music taste. Apparently my iPod  is the constant go to if everyone wants to have a good laugh, as it range from Vivaldi, to the Backstreet Boys, passing by movie soundtracks and obscure Indie Rock. And of course let’s not forget my shameful love for early 2000’s bands.

The newest source of their laughter these days has been my growing love for the Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons.

Be Careful, You are not in Wonderland

Killing Your Darlings Movie Review

By Alex Giubelli

The life of writers and poets is often more than not a complicated and tormented one. Complicated seems to be something they dwell in, and even find comfort in it in a world where they don’t always fit in with their revolutionary ideas.

Complicated.

Just like a relationship status, Killing your Darlings takes complicated in every sense of the word, and twist it around in a tale between reality and fiction.

The tale starts with a young and naïve 19 year-old Allen Ginsberg, portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, as he makes his way to Columbia University in the mid 40’s, all star-struck and optimistic.

His fascination soon wears off as he finds himself constricted by the rules and conformism of the time that his teachers expect of him.

And this is where complicated starts.

The British are coming! The British are coming!

By Alex Giubelli

Sunday February 9, 1964. On that date, at eight o’clock sharp, more than 73 million people, mostly young ladies, eagerly sat in front of their black and white television set waiting for the popular Ed Sullivan Show to begin. As the curtains went up, and four young man with identical haircuts and suits appeared on stage, the sold out crowd went wild. The Beatles had just made their very first appearance ever in the United States, putting in motion a phenomenon never seen before in North America.

The Beatles with host Ed Sullivan in 1964

That phenomenon was given the name of British Invasion. It started out in the mid 60’s, when rock and pop bands from the U.K. were becoming more and more popular in the U.S. By 1965, nine of the top 10 songs of the Billboard Hot 100 were from British artists, and 50 out of the 100 were also British.

This phenomenon didn’t simply happen in the music industry. In 1962, the beginning of the James Bond series with Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery gave an extra boost to everything British. Also, Mary Poppins starring British actress Julie Andrews was released in 1964, becoming the most Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated Disney movie in history. In the fashion world, the ‘mod’ look became extremely popular in the U.S., promoted by international supermodels like Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton.

Twiggy