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MCU REVIEW: Spider-Man Homecoming

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Episode 48 - Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie Review

So this week it feels like we have gotten lost in time, somewhat.  We are talking about a Spider-Man movie, but NOT the $120 million dollar opening weekend blockbuster that just released.  That comes later!  This week we are heading to the first MCU Spidey movie from 2016 – Homecoming starring Tom Holland! 

This Week In Comics

J. Michael Straczynski Is Returning to Marvel For a New Captain America Run 

  • Interview: https://gizmodo.com/j-michael-straczynski-captain-america-2023-reveal-1850499840
  • Official Release: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/j-michael-straczynski-returns-to-marvel-captain-america-1

    • Jed MacKay’s Moon Knight run is meeting it’s Knight’s End

    • https://www.gamesradar.com/jed-mackays-moon-knight-run-will-come-to-a-close-with-knights-end/
  • Official Release: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/moon-knight-25-knights-end-teaser

    • New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-06-04
  • Spider-Man: Unforgiven, Murderworld: Game Over, Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones, Hallow’s Eve and I am Iron Man #1 all debut on Marvel Unlimited this week.

    • Recommendation: Wool, the first book of the Silo series written by Hugh Howie and read by Edoardo Ballerini

    • https://hughhowey.com/books/wool/

    Film Facts

    Tagline: Homework can wait. The city can’t.

    Released: July 7, 2017
    Runtime: 133 minutes
    Box Office: worldwide: $880,166,924 / domestic: $334,201,140
    Budget: $175,000,000
    IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 
    Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon and Zendaya
    Directed: Jon Watts
    Screenplay: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Recap in parts with discussion

    No Origin Story

    Tony Stark, the Mentor

    Tom Holland felt like Peter Parker/Spider-Man from the comics

    Michael Keaton is a better version of the Vulture

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    • Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

    Correspondence

    • Phases email from Amanda

    What's Next: DC's the Flash

    • The Flash (vol. 3) #8–12 
  • Flashpoint #1–5 

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

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    Comics Over TimeBy Duane Eckholm and Dan Newland