The Film:
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Ahead of what’ll seem like a pummeling on Guardians, Russia’s entry into blockbuster superhero cinema, it’s worth mentioning that comic studios “liberally borrowing” concepts of characters and their powers from competitors has been going on for decades, especially between, y’know, the big two. Before the size-shrinking Ant-Man, there was Atom; before Hawkeye’s archery prowess, there was Green Arrow; before the cosmic sorcery of Dr. Strange, there was Dr. Fate; and so on and so forth. What separates these characters from one another can be found in the details of their personalities both big and small, and with time these traits overcome the similarities of their powers to other entities, a…Read the entire review
