On the face of it, the Marvel Comics character Black Cat could seem like a complete ripoff of DC Comics’ Catwoman. Catwoman predates Black Cat by several decades, and they’re both infamous female cat burglars who wear black, skintight costumes. They both have “cat” in their name. And they both enjoy a will-they-won’t-they relationship with an urban male superhero — Batman and Spider-Man, respectively — who feels conflicted about dating them because of their illegal activities. But the unlikely truth is that all of those similarities are pure coincidence — or maybe just Felicia Hardy’s bad luck to be created second. Let’s go to the timeline Black Cat was created by writer Marv Wolfman (also co-creator of the Teen Titans, Blade, Bullseye and Spider-Woman) and artist Dave Cockrum (also co-creator of Nightcrawler, Storm and Colossus) and made her first appearance in 1979’s The Amazing Spider-Man #194. And, to be fair, … [Read more...] about Black Cat isn’t a ripoff of Catwoman
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‘Star Wars’ universe’s new Chewbacca reveals all the furry details
There’s too much “Star Wars.” A new “Star Wars” movie five months after the previous “Star Wars” movie — whether it’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” or “Kenobi: A Star Wars Story” or “Star Wars: The New Jedi After the Last Jedi” — is too much “Star Wars.” I say that as a lifelong, 40-plus-years true believer. Anticipation is as much a part of “Star Wars” as Stormtroopers. Memo to Lucasfilm: Make “Star Wars” a holiday event, a seasonal treat, an annual happening, out of your life long enough to allow us to miss it.With one exception.There’s never enough Chewbacca.He is the series’ most dependable source of warmth, the shambling, impenetrable, unintelligible leading man who never was — decades before Vin Diesel’s Groot came along. Is it wrong to say you welcome Chewie back every time with the same broad smile you welcome your dog? I … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars’ universe’s new Chewbacca reveals all the furry details