Question(s) of a Lifetime – Part One
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
February 18, 2018
Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is a hot dog a sandwich? These are all some of the greatest questions humanity has faced; here are some more.
A More Potent Poison Than Venom
Mark McCarthy, Staff Writer
February 11, 2018
Sony please, for the love of god, step away from the movie rights. I know you think you're good at comic adaptations, even though everyone says that you aren’t. I know that you think the success Spider-Man Homecoming has more to do with you and less to do with Disney stepping in to write the whol...
How Fortnite: Battle Royale Has Risen Above All Expectations
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
January 27, 2018
With the gaming industry at a point where micro-transactions have taken over and companies are moving away from the players' voices, Fortnite: Battle Royale continues to be an outlier. So the question that needs to be asked is: how did we get here?
Marvel and the Un-Killable Status Quo.
Mark McCarthy, Staff Writer
September 25, 2017
Remember when death held some sort of consequence? Marvel doesn’t because they brought back another character from beyond the grave just to milk their popularity. The lucky victim this time around is Logan, aka the original Wolverine. Now, for those out of the loop, Logan’s been dead for about...
The Limitations and Shortcomings of Infinity.
Mark McCarthy, Staff Writer
September 16, 2017
With Marvel vs Capcom Infinite hitting store shelves in a few days, the time has come for everyone to join hands, take a deep breath, and admit that the roster is garbage. That’s right the franchise that started out as the natural successor to a what-if scenario that pitted “Xmen” and “Street...
“The Wolverine” Slashes Into Theatres Summer 2013
Sasha Majette, Online Editor
March 3, 2013
Marvel continues to cash in with even more action movies based on their beloved comic books. One of their next big releases will be a sequel to their already popular movie franchise X-Men. This movie is not considered a sequel to Wolverine’s solo movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” seeing as how that...
Iron Man 3 Releases Official Trailer
Sasha Majette, Staff Writer
February 13, 2013
One of the highly anticipated movies of the year is Iron Man 3. People love Robert Downey Jr. as the millionaire playboy Tony Stark. With both the original and sequels being huge successes it’s safe to say that no matter how the movie turns out it will be a box office hit. Gwyneth Paltrow is set...
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