comics – The Horizon

Margot Robbie shines in “Birds of Prey”

Wesley Stenzel, Arts & Entertainment Editor

February 12, 2020

It’s been four years since “Suicide Squad,” the critically maligned but wildly popular antihero movie that introduced Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. In that film, Quinn served as a comic relief sidekick to Will Smith�...

Our favorite films of 2019

November 20, 2019

Unpacking the Scorsese vs. Marvel debate

November 13, 2019

“House of X” is a bold new start for Marvel’s mutants

Craig Odenwald, Staff Writer

October 30, 2019

Professor Charles Xavier looks around at his newly formed council of mutants. Seated among him are friends, such as his student Jean Grey; enemies, like Magneto; and those who are in between, like the crafty Mystique. “Is what we have p...

Spider-Man sticks with Marvel in latest Sony-Disney deal

October 2, 2019

“Shazam!” electrifies with adolescent adventure

Wesley Stenzel, Staff Writer

April 9, 2019

Family entertainment has significantly shifted in the last ten years. Between the ever-increasing proliferation of computer-animated kids’ movies and the seemingly unstoppable rise of superhero films, it feels as though more ...

“Aquaman” delivers DC its biggest hit yet

Wesley Stenzel, Staff Writer

January 22, 2019

Following the spectacular failure of 2017’s “Justice League,” Warner Brothers and the DC Extended Universe needed a win. In an era when Marvel’s “Avengers” films crack a billion dollars in a matter of weeks, DC’s ow...

Remembering the life and legacy of Stan Lee

Wesley Stenzel, Staff Writer

November 20, 2018

Superhero fans around the world were saddened by the death of comic book legend Stan Lee last Monday. Lee was best known for his work with Marvel Comics, where he co-created many of the company’s most iconic characters, includi...