http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/70092/academics-on-legacy-of-fox-x-men-films-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/70092/academics-on-legacy-of-fox-x-men-films-2/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2019 17:13:47 +0000 Nicholas Yanes http://sequart.org/?p=70092 Given how fast our current news cycle moves, it is often difficult to remember a time when comic book movies thrived before the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, if we cast our minds to the early… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53757/x-men-films-spoiled-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53757/x-men-films-spoiled-2/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:00:41 +0000 James Kelly http://sequart.org/?p=53757 The two films that birthed the popularity of modern superhero films were Spider-Man and X-Men[i]. The two films were massive successes and demonstrated that there was interest in superhero films. The two films also were… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28459/the-wolverine-is-a-cut-above-the-rest/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28459/the-wolverine-is-a-cut-above-the-rest/#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:00:49 +0000 Mike Greear http://sequart.org/?p=28459 (Sorry about the headline. Low-hanging fruit.) A few months ago I sort of picked apart the trailer for The Wolverine and voiced my disappointment in the direction that they’d seemingly taken the movie in. I… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28391/half-action-movie-half-art-film-the-wolverine-delivers/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28391/half-action-movie-half-art-film-the-wolverine-delivers/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:00:22 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=28391 The Wolverine has everything fans require. It’s got lots of great actions sequences, culminating in a big showdown. But it’s also got some art-film DNA in the mix. It’s an action film that also works… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/21855/the-other-marvel-cinematic-universe/ http://sequart.org/magazine/21855/the-other-marvel-cinematic-universe/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=21855 With all of the attention paid to the development of the Marvel cinematic universe, it’s worth addressing the other Marvel cinematic universe: the one run by 20th Century-Fox. Yes, I’m talking about the X-Men franchise.… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/20720/maybe-my-grandkids-will-get-a-decent-wolverine-movie/ http://sequart.org/magazine/20720/maybe-my-grandkids-will-get-a-decent-wolverine-movie/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:00:45 +0000 Mike Greear http://sequart.org/?p=20720 How hard can it be to get a Wolverine movie right? I mean “right” as in a movie that understands what has made the character a fan favorite for the last two or three decades… [more]]]> 1