Author: Walt

Justice League Movie Coming?

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With Marvel’s Mega success of The Avengers Warner Bros. has revived the idea of having a Justice League movie. Writing has begun in earnest but that project has been in different stages of development for years. The Avengers movie was very well planned and started back with Iron Man in 2008 and was seeded in mystery by every movie produced since then till the result was brought to us this year in the blockbuster movie. It also had an outstanding acting core with great director in Joss Whedon, some one…

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Superman: Man of Steel Movie Flop or Success?

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In the world of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question ‘Why am I here?’ Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater…

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Amazing Spider-Man the Movie Review

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Spider-Man is Marvel’s most identifiable hero not because he is the most powerful or smartest or invincible but because he is just like us with all the problems of life of a young person growing to adulthood. And its cool he can walk on walls and swing through the streets. The latest version of the Spider-Man movies the The Amazing Spider-Man a reboot of the legend started by Stan lee and Steve Ditko in 1963 does a decent job of retelling the story of Peter Parker and how he became…

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Northern California Stockton Con Pop Culture and Comic Convention Coming

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Coming this August 5th at the University of the Pacific’s Spanos Center in Stockton California. This beautiful UOP campus will host the first Comic and Pop Culture Event of this kind brought to the central valley area. The day-long event, which will feature exhibits from artists, fans dressed as their favorite pop culture icons, several game tournaments and more. Proceeds from the event will benefit St. Mary’s Dining Room and United Way. “I’ve been attending numerous comic-book and pop-art conventions for years, including Comic-Con, Sac-Con, Wonder-Con and APE (Alternative Press…

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Before Watchmen Comic Series

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Before Watchmen is a series of comic books now being published by DC Comics in 2012. Acting as a preque to the 1986 12-issue Watchmen limited series by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, the project will consist of seven limited series and an epilogue one-shot. Moore stated in 1985 that if the Watchmen limited series was well-received, he and Gibbons would possibly create a 12-issue prequel series called Minutemen featuring the 1940s superhero group from the story. DC offered Moore and Gibbons chances to publish prequels to the…

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The Phoenix Force New Hosts Avengers VS X-Men 6 Preview

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Media Release — The all-powerful has found not one, but FIVE hosts and in Avengers VS. X-Men #6 – their mission is clear, remake the Marvel Universe in their image. Kicking off the world changing second act of the comic book event of the year, the blockbuster team of Jonathan Hickman and Olivier Coipel show fans just what Pax Utopia looks like through the eyes of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus & Magik! How will Earths Mightiest and the other X-Men respond to this new development? And what role will…

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Earth 2 #2: Why Do You Read Comics? DC New 52

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DC Comics reveled that the New 52 version of Alan Scott is gay in Earth 2 #2 this week. As the original Green Lantern it is quite a change from the character created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with story development from Bill Finger. Both men if still alive would be startled by the new direction of their superhero. He was one of the founding members of the Justice Society of America the early superhero group before World War II. He also had a daughter in time called Jade and…

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The New 52: Earth 2 #1

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MEDIA RELEASE: First issue of an ongoing series from writer JAMES ROBINSON and artist NICOLA SCOTT!• Who are the heroes of EARTH 2 – and what befell them?• Starring ALAN SCOTT, JAY GARRICK and many others!• You may think you know Earth 2…but this is DC Comics – The New 52, where anything can happen! “EARTH 2 is a big step in a new direction for me. “I haven’t previously had many opportunities to work on a truly epic scale but working with James [Robinson], on some of his favorite…

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Marvel, DC, to Feature Gay Characters

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Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of Alpha Flight No. 106 in 1992. He was one of Marvel’s first characters to do so. Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been identified as gay, lesbian or transgender. The decision to wed Kyle and Northstar in Astonishing X-Men #51 has brought with it a lot of controversy. Marjorie Liu is writing the series. She says the decision to have the pair marry was fitting, noting that the relationship between Kyle and Northstar has grown in recent years,…

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Amazing Spider-Man Movie Trailer: Coming 7/3/12

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The Amazing Spider-Man is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the comic book of the same name and starring Andrew Garfield as the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. In a year filled with mega super hero movies here comes The Amazing Spider-Man is back in an attempt by Marvel to bring one…

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The CW Television and the Green Arrow

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The question has been answered The CW is going to bring Arrow to television. Here what we have found out thanks to Greenarrowtv.com it will begin in the fall on Wednesdays with the first season. It will star  Stephen Amell a solid actor with a real hard body as you can see in the trailer provided on You Tube. This one looks like a keeper for Wednesday night TV. Here are some of the Characters in the show: Oliver Queen – It’s pretty obvious this would be the name of…

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Who is the villain at the end of ‘The Avengers Movie?

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The Avengers movie was great for Marvel fans. It had everything dialogue, intrigue, suspense, Thor vs Hulk, Iron Man vs Thor, Hawkeye vs the Black Widow, Aliens vs the Avengers, Loki vs everyone, and Hulk smash. Josh Whedon really did an outstanding job as director and turning the screenplay into a great action movie. If you are comic and Marvel savvy you will love this big screen version of the Avengers. A band of heroes learned to put their differences aside to become earths mighty Avengers. This movie is a…

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Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #9 Review

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Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and Dean White have produced one of the best comics at Marvel. With no continuity concerns, it’s been a comic where anything can happen and does with every issue out doing the other in surprises. Imagine Jonathan Hickman with his writing skills allowed to reshape the Ultimate Universe bringing forces more powerful that all the super-powered heroes combined. More powerful than all the nuclear might of the United States. Creating a race of people that have the power to destroy all there is and children of tomorrow…

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Avengers Movie Spoilers

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The movie that will officially come to the big screen on May the first but some have pre-screened the movie and we have their comments read them if you dare. Beware SPOILERS AHEAD. Thor vs Hulk ends in a stalemate. The fight begins on the heli-carrier after Banner hulks out and almost kills Black Widow. A huge fight between the two ensues (they’re about even in terms of power levels) but eventually ends when Hulk is distracted by a SHIELD fighter jet. Stark Tower becomes The Avengers Mansion. It’s damaged…

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Incredible Hulk 7 Review Marvel

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WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD: I have been reading comics for many years and thought I had seen everything but Incredible Hulk 7 gave me quite a surprise. Writer Jason Aaron has really done something with the relationship between Bruce banner and his alter ego the Hulk that has never been done. He has killed Banner and introduced the idea that the creature instead of the man may have been the calming part of the Banner/Hulk. Well when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the character the Hulk back in 1962 Bruce…

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