Comic Book Movie

The Rocketeer (1991)

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The Rocketeer Poster

The Rocketeer landed on Home Video today in 1992, after a lukewarm June 21st, 1991 theatrical takeoff. The shadow cast by 1989’s Batman loomed large in the ’90s, and Hollywood spent most of the decade scrambling for the next big superhero-esque blockbuster franchise. While Underoo A-listers like Superman and Spider-Man were doomed to sit out … Read more

Blade (1998)

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Blade 1998 DVD ad.

Part vampire, part human. All edge. Some mofos are always trying to ice skate uphill. Back in ‘73, writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan introduced the Daywalker in issue 10 of Marvel’s moody Tomb of Dracula comic. While the character’s roots weren’t far removed from the era’s blaxploitation mould of Shaft or Superfly, the … Read more