Walk on the Quiet Side

By G.P. Avants Great job, Marvel, for bringing into the light the character of the Black Panther. In a time of racial tension having a black man of honor and dignity rise as a hero is ever so timely. (If you listen carefully when Black Panther hits to ground running, he is very quiet.) T’Challa…

When to Buck the System

Bucky Barnes used to be Steve Rogers hero. Somewhere along the way, their roles reversed. For a time, they were enemies, now the circle is now complete and Steve is a hero fighting for his friend’s very life. Isn’t that how friendship is supposed to work? I can’t imagine what it would be like to…

Seeing Gray in the Red, White, and Blue

By G.P.Avants Here we are dropped into the midst of a nation in conflict. In Captain America Civil War two different philosophies are coming head-to-head. I am an Ironman fan, but in this wave front I can see where Captain America is coming from. There are times when man-made rules don’t quite solve a problem….

Civil War – The Line in the Sand (Friendship)

R3 – Rodriguez Steve Rogers: “Sorry, Tony. You know I wouldn’t do this if i had any other choice. But he’s my friend. Tony Start: “So was I” Is everybody as excited about the upcoming Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War as I am? What an amazing movie this is going to be, which one…

The Webs We Weave

  How many times will we get to see Spider-Man reinvent himself? I am just wrapping my head around the fourth incarnation and there is a fifth one on the horizon. This is sort of a fan sharing his concerns and wishes for a hero who often hits hard times.   I have said it…