Author: Walt

STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS Breaks Opening Day Record With $120.5m

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December 19 at 12:03 p.m. E.T.: Like the Millennium Falcon and the Kessel Run, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken the record for opening day box office sales according to Variety. Current estimates have the seventh installment of George Lucas’ franchise earning $120.5 million in its opening day, beating previous record-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2’s record of $91m. Original Story: Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $57 million in its Thursday night showings, breaking a record previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:…

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Doomsaday Arrives In The New “Batman v Superman” Trailer

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Here it is! The newest trailer for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” – in theaters March 25th, 2016. The newest edition in the highly anticipated movie pitting Batman the Dark Knight against Superman the last son of Krypton is here and it reveals a lot of previously unanswered question. First of all the common foe which unites Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman is Doomsday. No doubt Lex Luthor is involved in the creation or discovery of Doomsday. Somehow Zod’s dead body is part of the story, possibly the source…

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MARVEL 101 gives fans educational tour

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Media Release — Please take your seats. Class is now in session. Since its inception, Marvel Comics has been defined by hard-hitting action, engrossing story lines and an ever expanding library of some of the most heroic and complex characters of all time! Beginning today, Marvel is excited to present an all-new video series devoted to giving fans an educational deep dive into some of the most iconic Marvel Super Heroes, you may, or may not be, familiar with. Start taking notes – this is MARVEL 101. Starting November 23rd,…

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Is Rey the Daughter of Leia and Han?

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I am not one for the rumor mill, but what I noticed in the new Star Wars Tv Spot it seems to confirm what I have been suspecting, that Rey is at least the daughter of Princess Leia if not the daughter of her and Han Solo. Check out The scenes at 0:47 to 0:49 it appears that Rey is moving with trepidation towards Princess Leia and the feeling I got from that moment is this girl is seeing her mother for the first time in a long time. Anyway…

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DC Comics Profits Down in 2015

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Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC Comics is down over 2 million dollars for their financial year beginning in 2015. Reasons cited include the cost from moving the offices from New York to Burbank were higher than expected as well as the poor performance from the less than stellar Convergence event series and tie-ins, in addition to the post-Convergence relaunch doing all that not great. DC also offered their comics to be returnable, which has only added to the problem, as obviously the issues are not selling and retailers are…

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Jesse Quick in The Flash Season 2

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Joining Barry Allen and Jay Garrick in The Flash Season 2 is a third speedster with Jesse Quick. TV Line reports newcomer Violett Beane has been cast in the role. It’s said Beane will appear in multiple episodes as Quick who is described as: a brilliant but quirky college student who gets caught up in the battle between The Flash and Season 2 big bad, Zoom. Jesse Quick, aka Jesse Chambers in the comics, is the daughter of the superheroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. Jesse Quick has the speed…

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‘Jay Garrick’ Coming In Season 2 Of The Flash

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The CW has today unveiled our first official look at Teddy Spears as Jay Garrick, but if you thought they were going to make us wait to see him as The Flash of Earth-2, think again! In an image paying homage to The Flash #123 (“The Flash of Two Worlds”), he speeds into action… Follow Josh: View CBM Profile Follow on Twitter Follow on Google By Josh Wilding – 8/11/2015 Teased in the season one finale, we’ve known that Jay Garrick is coming to The Flash since Comic-Con. The CW…

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Jurassic World – Official Global Trailer

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Jurassic World – Official Global Trailer (HD) The Park is Open June 12 The story unfolds 22 years after the events of “Jurassic Park,” in a fully functional resort on Isla Nublar that sees more than 20,000 visitors a day. Guests arrive by boat from Costa Rica, and the new park includes a biological preserve, a safari, a zoo, and a theme park type setting. The island also contains a luxury resort with hotels, restaurants, nightlife, and golf. And, of course, unprecedented up-close access to real, living dinosaurs – the…

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Supergirl – First Look TV

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It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s not a man. It’s Supergirl. In the new drama from the world of DC Comics, Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, embraces her superhuman abilities and becomes the hero she was always meant to be. This Fall on CBS. CBS has officially released their trailer for Supergirl. Starring Melissa Benoist as Superman’s Kryptonian cousin, the series follows the iconic heroine as she makes her public debut as a fully-fledged superhero. She’ll star alongside Golden Globe winner Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant and Mehcad…

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Fantastic Four | official trailer #2

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FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. Fantastic Four | official trailer #2 7 August 2015 (USA)

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Marvel’s Daredevil – Netflix Review

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It’s time to let the devil out. Marvel’s Daredevil is here to clean up the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Lawyer by day, street-level hero by night, Matt Murdock is on a mission to make his city a better place against an underground terror within the city. All episodes arrive only on Netflix, April 10th. The first in a planned series of shows on TV detailing the Marvel universe, “Daredevil” follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night. Blinded in an accident as a child, Murdock uses…

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Star Wars: Invasion Los Angeles

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Star Wars: Invasion Los Angeles video was released recently by Kaipotainment on youtube. It is very good so we brought it to our readers. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) coming to the big screen 18 December 2015 (USA). A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Director: J.J. Abrams Writers: J.J. Abrams (screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay), 1 more credit » Stars: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

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The man who writes Spider-Man talks Marvel’s Cinematic Universe

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A chat with comics writer Dan Slott about Spider-Man from the Verge: What were your thoughts around Spider-Man finally coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?: I was completely side-swiped. I didn’t see it coming at all. I had so long been told about the politics of it, and had been told by the powers that be that it was never, ever, ever going to happen. So, I was gobsmacked. You write Spider-Man right now, but you’ve also written The Avengers in comic form. Especially since there can’t exactly be a…

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Zack Snyder Talks Lex Luthor

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Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is more than just a parade of heroes, and a new image just revealed is reminding us of that. Entertainment Weekly has posted a new photograph of Jesse Eisenberg in the first official look of him as the bald Lex Luthor. “He’s not any of the Lexes that you’ve seen, that’s for sure,” director Zack Snyder says to EW, “other than him being a captain of industry and one person to the…

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Who Was Curt Swan?

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Born Douglas Curtis Swan February 17, 1920 Died June 17, 1996 (aged 76) Nationality American Area(s) Penciller Notable works Action Comics Adventure Comics Superman Awards Inkpot Award, 1984 Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 1997 Douglas Curtis “Curt” Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comic book artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Silver Age of comic books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. I began reading comics in the fifties and if…

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