By: Jacob Elyachar Hello True Believers! Avengers vs. X-Men is over! After 13 issues of drama, betrayals and destruction, the combined might of both teams defeated the Phoenix Force and saved the Earth from destruction. However, their victory came with multiple consequences for all sides. Professor Charles Xavier, the X-Men’s founder, was killed by the […]
Jacob Reviews….The New 52 Zero issues
September 29, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar DC Comics celebrated the first anniversary of its company wide relaunch by releasing zero issues of all its titles. Now, while I did not have the privilege to read all 52 zero issues. This article will review eight of some of the most talked about titles that have fans talking Action […]
Cyclops: The fall of a hero
September 17, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar When Marvel Comics released a teaser of Fear Itself last year, they showed the X-Men leader dressed in Magneto’s clothing. While that did not play out in the epic Marvel crossover event, it was another stepping stone in the Mutant Leader’s fall from grace. Last week, Cyclops did the unthinkable and […]
A Tribute to Professor Charles Xavier (1963-2012)
September 13, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers to follow! One of the greatest comic book characters of all-time has been murdered. Scott Summers, also known as Cyclops, has killed his mentor and father figure: Professor Charles Francis Xavier, mutant rights activist and founder of the X-Men, in battle. Since his creation in the early 1960s, Professor Xavier […]
Jacob’s Eye On…The New 52: One Year Later
August 30, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar One year ago, the DC Universe was forever changed as the DC Comics Universe, the Wildstorm Universe and the Vertigo Universe all merged to one single universe. This was one of the most shocking and talked about reboots in comic book history. DC’s The New 52 saw major characters including Wally West, […]
Avengers vs. X-Men: War Report #3
August 16, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not read my last war report, please read before moving on to this edition: https://www.jakes-take.com/2012/07/09/avengers-vs-x-men-war-report-2/ Warning! This article contains spoilers! The tide is turning in favor of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as the Marvel maxi-series enters the home stretch. Avengers vs. X-Men: My last war report ended with an angry […]
The Best Spider-Man Stories of the 2000s
August 11, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers are ahead! In the next couple of weeks, Amazing Spider-Man will release its 50th anniversary issue. To celebrate the issue, I will be looking back at several of the crucial stories told in during the past 12 years. J. Michael Straczynski’s Amazing Spider-Man (John Romita, Jr./Mike Deodato, Jr./Ron Garney/Joe Quesada; […]
Jacob Reviews….Batman: Earth One
August 9, 2012 By
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://www.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 […]
