Five other superhero films that would work as period pieces

X-Men: First Class
Seb Patrick Odd List Jun 1, 2011

X-Men: First Class works brilliantly as a period movie, so what other superhero franchises would work equally well if set in the past? Here are Seb's suggestions...

Is anyone else suffering from origin story fatigue?

Simon Brew News Apr 18, 2011

Why do big movie franchises seem intent on repeatedly telling the story of a character’s genesis? With Superman, Tomb Raider, X-Men and more following that path, we take a look…

Spider-Man joins the Fantastic Four!

Seb Patrick News Feb 10, 2011

Fantastic Four’s getting a rebranding and a sparkling new look, and its newest recruit will be none other than Spider-Man…

Fantastic Four reboot casting rumours

Simon Brew News Aug 23, 2010

Who will be playing Johnny Storm, Susan Storm and Reed Richards in the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four? We might just have some clues…

Top 10 ridiculous costumes in comic books

Robert Mclaughlin Top 10 Mar 1, 2010

If you're off to fight evil, then you need the right outfit. Sadly, nobody told this little lot...

Interview: Neil Edwards

Michael Leader Interview Sep 30, 2009

Michael gets to spend some time with Marvel comic artist Neil Edwards, a man with Spider-Man, Transformers and Fantastic Four on his CV...

Fox reboots Fantastic Four

Not fantastic enough, apparently.
News Sep 1, 2009

With legal obligations to make a new FF movie or lose the rights to do so, Fox are to flame on pretty soon in the wake of the last attempt...

The downside of being a superhero

Sinister Six
Ron Hogan News Sep 24, 2007

Having super powers is, undoubtedly, awesome. But there are drawbacks. Sometimes, in fact, a hero's powers are actually counter-productive, as Ron finds out...

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