By: Jacob Elyachar One of DC Comics’ latest lines of comics is called Earth One. Earth One brings some of the comic company’s best creators together to recreate several classic characters and bring them to the 21st Century. Current Shazam creative team Geoff Johns and Gary Frank have successfully retold the origin of the Dark […]
Jacob’s 20 Best Superhero Movie Performances of All-Time: Part Two
August 3, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Before you find out who made the Top 10, click here to read part one if you have not done it already: https://jakes-take.com/2012/08/02/jacobs-20-best-superhero-movie-performances-of-all-time-part-one/ This is it! Here are my 10 best performances in a superhero movie: 10. Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer, Batman Returns) The best female performance in a superhero film has […]
Jacob’s 20 Best Superhero Movie Performances of All-Time: Part One
August 2, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Recently, Newsarama.com released its list of the 10 Best Comic-Book Based Movie Performances: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/best-comic-book-movie-performances.html While I applauded at some of their selections, I thought that they left out some crucial performances. In this two-part series, I will look at 20 of the best performances from superhero movies, which ranges from […]
Jacob Reviews…Animal Man: The Hunt
July 21, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar DC Comics has been releasing graphic novels of the New 52’s first story arcs. One of the titles that I waited to read was Animal Man. Before DC Comics’ newest re-launch, I just could not get this hero. Bernhard “Buddy” Baker became a superhero after he discovered that he could briefly borrow […]
How the Dark Knight Rises could reignite DC Comics’ films
July 18, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar When the clock strikes Midnight on July 20, countless of fans will begin watching the finale of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise. Over the past seven years, both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight have earned $1.3 billion dollars in the Global Box Office. If The Dark Knight Rises continues to receive rave […]
Avengers vs. X-Men: War Report #2
July 9, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not read my last war report, please read before moving on to this edition: https://jakes-take.com/2012/05/18/avengers-vs-x-men-war-report-1/ Things have definitely changed since the last time I reported from the Avengers vs. X-Men battle lines. Warning! The next paragraphs contain spoilers! Avengers vs. X-Men: While attempting to destroy the Phoenix, Iron […]
The 10 Greatest Spider-Man Villains
July 8, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar My series on Spider-Man’s 50th anniversary continues as I countdown the Wall Crawler’s greatest and deadliest opponents. 10. Mysterio Our countdown begins with Mysterio, the Master of Illusion. Former stuntman and special effects master Quentin Beck became a criminal when he found out that his job was a dead-end. He frequently thought […]
Jacob’s Eye On…The Pre-Comic Con Announcements-Part Two: Marvel
July 6, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Comic book fans were given another surprise following DC Comics’ major announcements. DC’s top competitor Marvel Comics released its post Avengers vs. X-Men plans. The news first broke on Entertainment Weekly’s website and confirmed by Newsarama.com when a small drawing of the Silver Age incarnation of the long deceased Jean Grey appeared […]
Jacob’s Eye On…The Pre-Comic Con Annoucements: Part One-DC Comics
July 5, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar As thousands of fans start counting down to the San Diego Comic Con, both DC Comics and Marvel released vital information for the months to come that shook fans’ minds. In this two-part series, I will break down the announcements and what they mean for comic lovers and for each company. Today, […]
The Essential Ultimate Spider-Man Stories
June 27, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Spider-Man is celebrating his 50th birthday this year! Jacobelyacharjournalist.com will be celebrating this incredible milestone all throughout the summer with articles focusing Spider-Man’s greatest foes, reflecting back on the most important stories from the past 12 years and even giving you a simple Spider-Man 101 in order to prepare movie goers for […]
