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· Ryan General
Marvel Exec Jeph Loeb Promotes ‘Iron Fist’ Wearing a Karate Uniform at SD Comic-Con
To add to the list of many questionable decisions surrounding the Netflix show “Iron Fist,” Marvel executive producer Jeph Loeb chose to grace the series’ panel at San Diego Comic-Con last week wearing a Karate uniform. The former comic book writer, who now serves as one of the…
· Ryan General
Marvel Fan Sets 6 ‘Ground Rules’ Before Taking His Girlfriend To See ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
“Avengers: Infinity War” is slated to release in theaters by the end of April, and every Marvel geek is beyond thrilled. With anticipation built over years, it is understandable that fans would prefer their movie-going experience to not have any distractions.
· Ryan General
Marvel’s EIC Gives the Worst Apology for Stealing Jobs From Asian Comic Book Writers
Akira Yoshida, the Japanese writer of “Thor: Son of Asgard,” “X-Men/Fantastic Four,” “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse” and “Wolverine: Soultaker,” was one of the Marvel’s most prolific writers in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, Yoshida did not actually exist. His identity was merely an…
· Khier Casino
Marvel’s New Editor-in-Chief Caught Pretending to Be Asian to Get More Work
C.B. Cebulski was appointed the new editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics earlier this month and he’s already under fire after admitting to Bleeding Cool that he wrote under the Japanese pseudonym, Akira Yoshida, from 2004 to 2006. Yoshida was brought onboard to bring “authentic”…
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Bad Reviews For ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ Are Blaming Iron Fist
Marvel’s “The Defenders” won’t be on our Netflix queue for a couple more weeks, but early reviews are rolling in and some people are pointing at Iron Fist as the major flaw in the miniseries. Four of New York City’s superheroes — Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten…
· Ryan General
Marvel Exec Claims Sales Are Down Because of Women and Diversity
Female and racially diverse characters have been causing the sales slump for Marvel Comics, an executive at the company claimed. Over the last few years, Marvel has introduced greater racial and gender diversity to expand their audience. Back in 2013, Muslim teenager Kamala Khan…
· Ryan General
Donnie Yen Fans Demand He Be Cast as Marvel’s Latest Rumored Superhero
When Reel News Hawaii sparked rumors that both Marvel’s “Sub-Mariner” and DC’s “Aquaman” could be filming in Hawaii at the same time via a tweet, comic fans everywhere became excited at the thought. While “Aquaman” is already slated for October 2018, a film about the character…
· Ryan General
Marvel Assembles its Asian American Superheroes in One Epic Team Up Event
Marvel is bringing together Amadeus Cho, aka The Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Silk, Shang-Chi and others in what is possibly the most significant team-up of Asian-American superheroes ever assembled in print so far. The epic gathering of our favorite Asian American heroes will be showcased…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin is Now a Marvel Comic Character in the New Hulk
NBA superstar Jeremy Lin made his first ever comic book appearance on the latest issue of Marvel’s “Totally Awesome Hulk” which was released on Wednesday. The Lin-Hulk team up was the idea of New York comics writer Greg Pak, who said he got struck with Linsanity during the…
· Ryan General
Marvel Misses Huge Opportunity to Give Asians a Hero in Favor of a White Guy
Asian American actor Lewis Tan said he worked hard and fought to land the role of Marvel’s Iron Fist but still ended up landing the role of one of the main villains instead. On Twitter, Tan posted how he “almost” played the hero Danny Rand, but it was Game of Thrones actor Finn…
· Waylae Gregoire
AfterShock’s Mike Marts: Marvel and DC’s Ex-Executive Editor Reveals Why We’ll Never Hate Superhero Stories
You’d literally have to be a hermit crab to not know we’re living in a golden age of comic superhero stories. Comics have become a platform for addressing social and racial issues more than ever before as we excitedly wait for Marvel or DC to drop the next superhero blockbuster…
· Max Chang
Marvel Just Upset the Entire Asian-American Community With One Announcement
Marvel has stirred the anger of the Asian-American community by missing an opportunity to right a cultural misappropriation long rooted in comic book history. This week it was announced that Caucasian actor Finn Jones, who plays Loras Tyrell in the HBO series “Game of Thrones”,…
· Carl Samson
Twitter Isn’t Buying Israel Broussard’s Apology for His Racist and Problematic Tweets
Israel Broussard has apologized for his offensive tweets that resurfaced just days after “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” started streaming on Netflix. In a tweet on Wednesday, the 22-year-old actor said that the controversy has been “a pivotal life lesson” and vowed to…
· Carl Samson
Mike Moh Cast as Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Mike Moh will play Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” a tribute to the legendary kung fu master coming to theaters next year. Moh, a martial artist himself, appeared as Triton in the 2017 Marvel series “Inhumans.” His other credits include…
· Bryan Ke
Rubber Chicken ‘Wedding March’ is What We Secretly Want But Are Too Ashamed to Admit It
After the massive success of the rubber chicken version of Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon,” classical music YouTuber TwoSet Violin added another iconic piece to his repertoire: Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.” The video starts off with Eddy Chen in a deep state of concentration…
· Ryan General
Flight Attendant’s Dream of Flying With Her Pilot Daughter Comes True on Her Last Day At Work
An Indian pilot recently took to Twitter to share a special moment about flying with her flight attendant mother on her last day at work. Guys, tomorrow I will be flying with my mother on her retirement day, when she gracefully operates her last flight as an Air Hostess with…
· Ryan General
Asian American Author Marjorie Liu Becomes the First Woman To Win An Eisner Award For Best Writer
Marjorie Liu recently became the first woman to win a Best Writer Eisner Award, the comic book industry’s top prize for writers. I fangirled so hard. Nichelle Nichols is a goddess.
· Eliza Romero
You Can’t Stop Chloe Bennet From Dating Logan Paul, But Here’s What You Can Do
Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is the founder and blogger of Aesthetic Distance. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely her own. Oh Chloe Bennet, honey, what are you doing??
· Carl Samson
Sony is Making a ‘Spider-woman’ Movie Starring a Korean-American Actress
A new Marvel superhero movie starring a Korean-American character is reportedly in the works at Sony Pictures. Cindy Moon, who first appeared in 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man #1,” is a student in Peter Parker’s class present in the public demonstration of the safe handling of…
· Bryan Ke
Military Veteran Scales Building to Save Boy Dangling from Fifth Floor Window Grate
A former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier is being praised online for his selfless act of saving a boy who was dangling from the fifth-floor window grate of an apartment complex in China. The heroic save happened on Wednesday while military veteran Zhang Xin was walking…
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Netmarble is Korea's mobile-game powerhouse that turns pop-culture IP into games — from BTS titles to Marvel — and is one of HYBE's largest shareholders, linking K-pop and gaming balance sheets.