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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”,…
· Kyle Encina
China Just Unveiled The Most Futuristic Library Ever
China’s massive new library has such a sleek and futuristic design that it looks like it came straight out of the works of science fiction. The newly opened Tianjin Binhai Library situated at the Binhai Cultural Center covers an enormous 33,700 square meters (362,744 square…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino Artist Makes Special ‘Flip-Flop’ Hulk Figurine For Mark Ruffalo
Elmer Padilla, the Filipino artist who turns used and discarded flip flops into works of art, received a wonderful shout out from “Thor: Ragnarok” star Mark Ruffalo for his Hulk tsinelas. Ruffalo posted the picture on his Facebook account on Saturday, Oct. 21, posing with his…
· Ryan General
Finn Jones Finally Gets Martial Arts Training For ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2
After playing a super-powered martial artist for two seasons (one in “Iron Fist” and another in the “Defenders”), Finn Jones is finally getting around to actually training in martial arts for the second season of “Iron Fist”, Netflix’ worst reviewed Marvel show ever. The…
· Max Chang
Hollywood Producer Stands Firm on Why Ben Daimio in ‘Hellboy’ Was Not Whitewashed
On Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter published an opinion piece penned by producer Gavin Polone, wherein he discussed his thoughts on Whitewashing amidst the “Hellboy” controversy and the implications that recasting an Asian character had on diversity in cinema. In it, he argued…
· Guy Aoki
Meet Will Jay, The Man Who Should Be The Next Asian American Pop Star
In mid-May, I received an email from a manager who had read about MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans) speaking out against White actors taking roles originally written as Asian characters. Of his client’s video, he wrote, “I can confidently say right now there is no…
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Chloe Bennet Destroys Hater Who Condemned Her For Changing Her Chinese Last Name
Earlier this week, actor Ed Skrein announced his resignation from his role in “Hellboy” to fight against Hollywood whitewashing. His move was met with many praises from the Asian American community, among them was fellow actor Chloe Bennet, who plays Daisy Johnson in Marvel’s…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Dear Disney, Here’s 8 Extremely Hot Asian Guys Perfect as Mulan’s Love Interest
The live-action “Mulan” movie has been fraught with troubles since its inception. At first, Disney was entertaining a script that featured Mulan falling in love with some random White merchant. Then we discovered that they would adhere to the original a bit more with Mulan…
· Kyle Encina
‘Hellboy’ Reboot Becomes Latest Victim of Hollywood Whitewashing
The “Hellboy” reboot recently announced that Ed Skrein has been cast as former U.S. Marine Benjamin Daimio. The problem? This character is Japanese-American, with plot-twisting backstory that alludes to his Japanese heritage. The 34-year-old actor, perhaps best known for his…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Man in a Wheelchair Travels Around Japan By Heartwarming Strangers
Yusuke Terada, a 27-year-old office worker and Tokyo resident bound to a wheelchair, is now seeing more of his country after launching a campaign called “Helpush” with his university classmates. The project’s goal is to see Terada travel through the country with the assistance…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Disney Just Pushed the ‘Mulan’ Live-Action Reboot To 2019 and No One Knows Why
Disney has announced that the live-action “Mulan” will be released in 2019 instead of its original release date of November 2nd, 2018, according to Movie Web. The reason? No one is really sure. During the D23 Expo, Disney unveiled new details on a handful of movies, including…
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Randall Park to Play Badass S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent in ‘Ant-Man’ Sequel
Actor Randall Park will reportedly be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the sequel to “Ant-Man”, “Ant-Man and The Wasp”. According to Tracking Board, which first broke the news, Park is joining the cast as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jimmy Woo.
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Jetstar Airways Invited 40 Spider-Man Cosplayers to Fly in Japan
Low-cost airline Jetstar invited at least 40 Spider-Man cosplayers onboard one of its planes in Japan, making it much easier than using webs to travel around. #スパイダージェット #SpiderManHomecoming #SpiderMan 飛行機内〜✨ pic.twitter.com/BzK5ipRwyv
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