Kevin Phelan
Location
Rockland County, NY
School
Saint Thomas Aquinas College
Expertise
Comic Book Movies, Marvel Comics, DC Comics
- While covering a convention, Kevin was called a slacker by James Tolkan, the actor who played Principal Strickland in the "Back to the Future" movies.
- Kevin met a Chewbacca cosplayer at New York Comic Con and was shocked to learn months later (via YouTube) that it was actually Adam Savage in disguise.
- Despite a crippling fear of heights, Kevin once flew in the original 1966 Batcopter.
Experience
Kevin has worked in entertainment journalism for just over a decade. His past work has appeared in outlets including USA Today, The Huffington Post, Cracked, and The Journal News. Most recently, Kevin served as an editor at Screen Rant, where he helped to manage both the site's Comic Book and Movie/TV News sections. Over the years, Kevin has interviewed countless musicians, actors, artists, writers, comedians, and even an astronaut. He considers himself lucky that his job allows him to share his love of all things pop culture with the world.
Education
Kevin graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts.
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Stories By Kevin Phelan
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"Batman v Superman" and "Rebel Moon" director Zack Snyder said he'd only return to the DC Universe if he got to adapt Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns."
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In Marvel Comics, Jimmy Woo is a legitimate badass super spy, but in the MCU, Randall Park portrays him as an amiable and bumbling government agent.
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Tom Hiddleston has teased his future as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a couple of interviews following the series finale of "Loki."
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Thor and Thanos are two of the MCU's most powerful beings who have been around for a long time when audiences first meet them. But which one is older?
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Marvel boss Kevin Feige has addressed the rumors of an Avengers reunion and confirmed that one of them will be returning in a future project.
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For the first time in slightly more than a decade, there will only be one Marvel Cinematic Universe film in a single calendar year when 2024 rolls around.
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"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" gives Topo, the drum-playing octopus, a larger role. But is that really the best decision for the movie?
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According to "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" star Kumail Nanjiani, the film just might remind longtime fans of the "Real Ghostbusters" cartoon from the '80s.
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Tony Stark's Iron Man armor is a technical wonder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but his armor in the early comic books has much more humble origins.
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Sony Pictures, which owns the movie rights to Spider-Man and associated characters, refused to let Marvel use this classic villain in "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
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It remains very hard to explain why Iron Man is able to function despite the fact there's a big, gaping hole in Tony Stark's chest where his heart should be.
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The Rocky franchise is beloved, but not every installment is a winner. Even Sylvester Stallone admits one entry was extremely poor.
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Before Spider-Man joined the MCU, Disney had to strike a deal with Sony, highlighting the complicated nature of Peter Parker's movie rights.
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A recent TikTok fan theory suggests that "The Blair Witch Project" had some time travel elements that could explain a lot of what happens in the film.
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Elizabeth Olsen opens up about some of Scarlet Witch's controversial decisions in the MCU and why she finds the character's journey so interesting.
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Batman has been fighting crime for decades, alone and as a Justice League member, but exactly how old is Bruce Wayne's Caped Crusader in the pages of DC Comics?
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In celebration of Filipino American History Month, Kwento Comics and Clover Press are partnering for a YA graphic novel that will explore Philippine mythology.
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Longtime fans of Michael Bay may not know that he actually helped debut a very famous milk commercial and its ensuing tagline.
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Laurie Strode and Michael Myers are sworn enemies in the "Halloween" franchise, but the reasoning behind their rivalry is quite complicated.
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The protagonist of the upcoming DC animated series "Kite Man: Hell Yeah!" seems like a silly, comedic villain, but he has a tragic backstory in the comics.
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"The Batman" director Matt Reeves recently commented on the theory that Robin might have been quietly introduced in the film's opening sequence.
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Ever since the setting of "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" was announced, the question has lingered as to how Daryl got to France and why he's there.
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Being "excommunicado" is a serious offense in the "John Wick" franchise. Some fans may wish to learn more about this particular sentence.
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Thomas Haden Church is ready to play Spider-Man villain Sandman again, but only if the project's storyline involves one very important development.
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Spider-man's vaunted Spider-Sense may be a fictional superpower, but a spider expert explains how it does have some basis in scientific fact.
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There was a scene in the original cut for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" that was removed because Marvel felt it was too out of place and disturbing.
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Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's "Better Call Saul" episode involved some real-world scheduling magic in addition to careful continuity research.