We had an interesting question pop up in NicheIQ. Anyone who follows this site knows we have gotten topic ideas for Harry Potter, and we try to do individual posts as there has been every topic under the sun that has been written about in the almost 30 years since the first book’s release. So, …
Wonder Woman is one of the first superheroines who has never had to answer to a man or be rescued like a helpless damsel. The actresses who have portrayed the character over the years can contest that. This post will focus on the actresses who have bought Wonder Woman to life in some form. The …
GI Joe: A Real American Hero is a line of action figures that have been distributed by Hasbro since 1982. There has been an expansion in recent years, including comics and a couple of movies. The films included GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra, GI Joe: Retaliation and Snake Eyes. There was also an animated …
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around since the publication of the first comic in 1984. Since then, they’ve expanded to both the big and small screens. While we all know Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo as the core four, did you know there has been a fifth turtle in the past and present? …
What started turned into a circus of he said, she said. Now, the Daily Mail is reporting that Brittany Higgins might not be as innocent as she makes out to be. According to the police file, the former liberal staffer had allegedly been ‘counselled multiple times for lying’. It also claims she had had an …
Matt Smith will always be Doctor Who to science fiction fans. However, in George R.R. Martin’s Westeros, he is the infamous Daemon Targaryen, the brother of Viserys I Targaryen and the uncle-husband of Rhaenyra Targaryen. In House of the Dragon, Smith’s character is one of those who have an agenda that doesn’t always align with …
How to Train Your Dragon is one of those franchises with vibrant, fun characters that never get old. In this post, we’ll look at the characters from the media franchise, but only those from the films and the television series associated with Hiccup. This post will not include The Nine Realms series. There will also …
Jon Favreau has directed a ton of different genres over the years. He is involved in the 2016 The Jungle Book remake, where he is the director. In this post, we’ll explore the live-action cast of this adaptation. Please use the film’s Wikipedia link for the complete cast list. Moreover, this film is one of …
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is one of the best Disney movies of the early 21st Century. It was one of the first animated films to lean away from traditional hand-drawn animation and into the grasp of CGI animation. While the film underperformed thanks to the success of Shrek and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the movie, …
Disney is well-known for its Princess franchise, and amongst them is Princess and the Frog. However, while it is about Tiana, a waitress wanting a better life and her meeting her prince in Naveen, the true hero is little Ray, a firefly with a massive heart. Short for Raymond, Ray was a sweet friend to …
Lily Evans and James Potter are the parents of Harry Potter. They were both twenty-one when Lord Voldemort killed them on October 31st 1981. Their deaths left their son orphaned and left to be raised by his only living family; the Dursleys, who were Lily’s sister, Petunia, brother-in-law Vernon and nephew Dudley. His parent’s deaths …
We all remember Willem Defoe chewing up the scenery with the dual personality of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films. But did another version of the character appear in the Andrew Garfield-led Amazing Spider-Man 2? That’s what we’re going to review here. Before jumping into this post, we have not seen the Amazing …
John Stewart is a Green Lantern we know the name of, but who is he? Introduced into DC Comics in 1971, the character became one of the few African-American characters to appear in the earlier days of DC. Like every Green Lantern, John Stewart wears the same power ring. He has often been partnered with …
The wizarding world is full of unique characters. Some are named after mythological characters. In the case of Argus Filch, that was the point, as he has eyes everywhere around Hogwarts via his beloved cat Mrs Norris. From threatening to hang Harry Potter and others from their thumbs in the dungeons to hating the students, …
The Harry Potter franchise has a lot of families. The Potters. The Dursleys. And yes, even the Malfoys. But where does that put the Blacks? They were a large family that linked almost every known wizarding clan. But one mystery arose when Sirius Black’s brother, Regulus Arcturus Black, suddenly died and ended up with a …
No one does pomp and circumstance quite like the Brits, which is why they do coronations so damn well. The coronation of King Charles III went off without a hitch, though the Waleses did arrive late, that is neither here nor there. The lone figure was Prince Harry walking in alone speaks volumes regarding his …
Princess Fiona was a lead character in the Shrek franchise. She started as the rescue who was to be married to Lord Farquaad so he could become king before he got eaten by Dragon at the wedding for being horrible and a woman hater. She later marries Shrek, which makes him a prince for marrying …
The Lady Dragon in the Shrek films was an exciting twist on an old tale of fairytale creatures. First seen as the guardian of Princess Fiona’s tower, she later married or mated with the beloved best friend of Shrek, Donkey. Unfortunately, she was out of the picture during most of the second film. In the …
Disney has a lot of underrated movies in its library. Treasure Planet is one of those. From its alien characters to its story, it has much to be desired, preferably in a good way. It has developed a sizable cult following in the 21 years since its release. So, in this post, we will cover …
Bellatrix Lestrange is irredeemable as a villain. Twisted, demented and loyal to Harry Potter’s most feared adversary Lord Voldemort, she is someone to be feared. The cousin of Sirius Black, the sister of Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy, and the aunt of Draco Malfoy, Bellatrix is a nasty piece of work. She has murdered and …
He’s the youngest ninja turtle. Michelangelo, better known as Mikey to his family and friends, is the only one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that doesn’t have a dark side in the earlier comics. However, we know he has a dark side during the Last Ronin storyline. As the youngest of Master Splinter’s sons, …
Everyone has their favourite Harry Potter characters. From the golden trio to the villains, there is always an air of “who is the biggest, most important” of them all? Well, that’s what we’ll explore here. Without many of these Harry Potter characters, the storylines would not have played out as they should have. The Golden …
The Prisoner of Azkaban was the Harry Potter book that introduced the concept of the Patronus charm to the Wizarding World lore. Over the following few books, other characters are given a chance to conjure their Patronus. First, however, in this post, we will review Harry’s patronus and its meaning. In the third novel, Harry …
Thalia Grace wasn’t supposed to exist. After World War II, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades made a pact not to have any more demigod children. The only brother not to break the vow was Hades, as his two children with Maria Di Angelo who were Bianca and Nico, were born before the war. So the god …
Percy Jackson could not have gotten a better little brother than Tyson the Cyclops. Introduced in the second book, The Sea Monsters, Tyson was an orphan living on the streets until he was found and taken in by Percy’s second school as a project to help people experiencing homelessness. Percy and Tyson became incredibly close, …
