Tag Archives: Marvel Universe

The Devil (Dinosaur) and Ted Sallis

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 24, 2013

I like the Marvel superhero movies, some more than others. Most are good enough, and a few are exceptional. But what I love most about these films is their potential. When The Avengers teased the appearance of Thanos, a literal space god obsessed with the personification of Death herself, I realized that all bets might [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies | Also tagged Ant-Man, Avengers, Comic Character, Devil Dinosaur, Grade C, Greenlight, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Horror Flick, Iron Man, Man Thing, Marvel Movies, Marvel Superhero Movies, New Tv, Obscure Characters, Pacific Rim, Personification, Secret Invasion, Squirrel Girl, Stranger Characters | Leave a comment

The Squirrel Girl Dilemma

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 24, 2010

So the latest World of Warcraft patch has come out, and I have a tauren paladin to level. But I haven’t posted anything in a while, so let’s get to it. Recently, I tweeted that I’d like to write a story with either Marvel’s Squirrel Girl or DC’s Killowog. And I really, really would. This [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Batman, Butts, Comic Book Fans, Comic Books, Continuity, Dilemma, Greatest Superhero, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Joke, Mighty Thor, Out Of The Blue, Paladin, Sidekick, Squirrel Girl, Superman, Villains, World Of Warcraft, World Of Warcraft Patch | 7 Comments

Other People’s Toys

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 16, 2010

A. LEE MARTINEZ FUN FACTOID: I almost wrote an Iron Man novel. This was a few years back when the original Iron Man movie was about to come out. Or maybe it had just come out. Little hazy on the details, but I remember that some tenative steps were taken between me and a publisher to [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Adaptation, Alien Robot, Bad Guys, Board Games, Espionage, Exact Details, Game, Gorillas, Grasp, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Iron Man Movie, Justification, Love Interest, Man Love, Money, Novel, People Express, Sentry, Spy, Toys, Wit | 14 Comments

Fixing Comics (some friendly suggestions)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 6, 2009

Hi-dee-ho, superfriends. Here’s a list of things I’d like to throw out there to the powers-that-be in the comic book publishing world. It’s a list of challenges. Does anyone care what this humble novelologist has to say about the comic book world? Probably not. But it’s something I had on my mind and just thought [...]