by Jim Smith | Oct 13, 2023 | Disney, Marvel, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on October 20, 2023.) Since the outset of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in 2008, Marvel’s storytellers – led by president and chief MCU mastermind Kevin Feige – have wowed...
by Jim Smith | Oct 3, 2023 | Fun Facts, Lists and Trivia, Marvel
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on October 5, 2023.) The self-proclaimed “God of Mischief” is about to make his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with season two of the Disney+ series Loki. The confounding...
by Jim Smith | Jun 20, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Marvel, Role Call - The Best of Disney
Nowadays in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stories rarely turn out how we expect. The onset of the Multiverse has shattered our ability to trust what we see, and therefore we never quite know what to believe. This environment of uncertainty is primed for deliberate...
by Jim Smith | Dec 27, 2021 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Marvel, Media, Spotlight
When former Disney CEO Bob Iger made Disney history with his November 2018 announcement of the planned rollout of the Disney+ streaming service, social media buzzed over how Disney would impact the direct-to-consumer (streaming) market. During an anticipation-filled...
by Jim Smith | Jul 12, 2021 | Bits & Pieces, Disney, Marvel, Media
Loki – Marvel’s most anticipated streaming series to date – has introduced five new variant show posters, featuring the most memorable of the new Loki variants. We’ve all seen the posters highlighting Loki, Mobius, Ravonna Renslayer, Hunter B-15, the Loki...
