Author: Walt

Avengers Movie New Trailer Reveals A Lot

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The Avengers Movie has to be the most anticipated movie of 2012. A culmination of stories hinted at in the Marvel movies that came before and should be a colossal success if done as well as their previous movie productions. With Director/Writer Joss Whedon and an all star cast Robert Downey Jr. as Ironman, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, and…

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Amazing Spider-Man Movie New Trailer: Movie Coming 7/3/2012

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Amazing Spider-Man reboot starts July 3 2012 in theaters. The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high school student who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with…

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DC Sells Top 10 Comic Titles in January 2012

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DC Comics has all the titles in top 10 in January great sales beginning the new year. Diamond Comic Distributors shows Marvel comics with slight lead in Dollar sales DC leads in Unit sales and has become very popular since coming out with the New 52 back in September 2011. DC had a great month, taking every slot of the top ten single issues and topping the industry in overall units sold with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s “Justice League” #5 leading the pack. “Justice League” has been the top…

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DC Comics announces new and cancelled THE NEW 52 titles

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Media Release — In May of 2012, DC Comics will release a “Second Wave” of titles as part of its historic DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 initiative. Six new, ongoing series will build on the shared universe and bold concepts introduced in September 2011 with the renumbering of DC Comics’ entire line of comic books. Featuring a variety of different genres and storytelling sensibilities, the titles in the “Second Wave” will be helmed by some of the most legendary writers and artists in the comic book industry, and will also feature…

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WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #9 will be an Avengers Vs. X-Men Tie-in

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Media Release— This April, as the Marvel Universe waits on baited breath for the arrival of the all-powerful Phoenix Force, Wolverine must choose a side of the coming war…but will the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning follow? Find out if Logan fights for mutantkind or mankind in Wolverine & The X-Men #9 from the blockbuster creative team of Jason Aaron & Chris Bachalo available in comic shops worldwide and on the Marvel Comics app this April! Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX! For…

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The World of Comic Con Comic Book Conventions

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With the new year comes the new season of Comic Book Conventions. If you have never been I ask you one question, Why Not? They are all over the country theses days and there has to be one close to you. I will make a case for you to attend a major or minor convention near you. What is your preference in the entertainment world? Movies, comics, superheroes, collectibles, publishers, artist, writers, graphic novels, movie stars, TV programs, costumes, shows, previews, inside discussions, free stuff, interesting people, panels, and much…

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What Is The Top Selling Comic Book Issue Of All Times?

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I have been around comics for many years and I know comics as well as the next guy but this question got me thinking for a while. What single issue comic sold the most issues of all times. I thought of the Death of Superman in Superman #75, The Amazing Spider-Man #583 (the Obama issue) went into I think six printings, and the Death of Robin in Batman #428 one of the first comic events to make mainstream news. Then I remembered the comic event by Marvel of the 1991…

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Year 2011 Marvel Lead in Comic Book Sales DC Close Second

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Marvel Comics was the leading publisher in Retail Dollar and Unit Market Shares based on total sales of comics, graphic novels and magazines to comic book specialty stores in 2011, according to Diamond Comic Distributors. Justice League #1 was the top seller for the year, with more than 230,000 copies sold to North American retailers across several printings. The top winners in sales DC the New 52, Marvels Mega series, and Image Comics “The Walking Dead”. Marvel, DC Comics and Image Comics all shared 81% of the market share according to…

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Comics in Review 2011 at Comics Talk

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2011 has come and gone but not without some outstanding comic book publications. While DC Comics and Marvel were the top sellers there was some great work done in other publishing comic companies. Dark Horse Comics led with the death of Hellboy in Hellboy the Fury #3 while comic heroes tend not to ever die in the comic book world Mike Mignola really did it he killed his most well known character Hellboy. Very well written I am sure the series may still be available. Also at Dark Horse Jim Shooter…

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Incredible Hulk Avengers Movie Hulk: Kevin Feige Interview

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There is a lot of information and curiosity about the Avenger movie on May 4, 2012. It stars Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, & directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay by Joss Whedon. I wanted to talk about the Mark Ruffalo-inspired Incredible Hulk. Back in July of 2011 Kevin Feige president of Marvel Studios and producer of “The Avengers,” was interviewed By Geoff Boucher of the LA Times about the Hulk in the Avengers movie. Below is…

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Trailer For THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Movie

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First official trailer has been revealed for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel to the highly popular The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into…

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Avengers Annual #1 Preview “Revengers Attack”

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Simon Williams (Wonder man) and his Revengers have attacked the New Avengers and left the Avengers Mansion in shambles and many Avengers hurt. This happened in New Avengers Annual #1. This is to be concluded in Avengers Annual #1. Iron Man notes that Simon is ‘leaking’ ionic energy, suggesting that his current mental condition may relate to his powers rather than being simply a matter of choice causing him to be very unreasonable and not in a stable mental state. Because of the anger in Wonder Man he put together…

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All Batman Costumes in One Convenient Infographic [Art]

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Benjamin Andrew Moore impresses us greatly with this remarkably thorough chart which tracks every major revision of Batman’s costume, starting from its first appearance in 1939 and all the way through 2012’s Batman: Earth One drawn by and Gary Frank. See the full-size image Click image above.  This is brought to us thanks to ComicsAlliance.com. It shows all the versions on Batman costumes in history of the character since Bob Kane  in 1939. Batman is an classic hero who has survived over the years and actually gained in popularity for…

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Cast of Avengers Movie Talks in Video

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The cast of the mega Marvel movie storms this year’s D23 Expo and IGN is there to chat with them about the highly-anticipated adaptation. The official description of the movie is: The S.H.I.E.L.D. agency brings together a team of superhumans to help save the Earth from annihilation by extraterrestrial invaders. You put that together with the interviews by IGN at D23 Expo and you get a picture of what the synopsis will be especially Tom Hiddleston who reveals that Loki (his Role) plays a major role in the movie and Robert Downey…

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Official “Dark Knight Rises” Trailer Debuts

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Warner Bros. has officially released the long-anticipated first extended look at director Christopher Nolan’s final installment in his three-part Batman epic. I have been slow to comment about the new Batman movie because there has been very little information released about the story until now but the trailer reveals more mystery than answers about the the last of the Nolan trilogy. The trailer begins in a football stadium then goes to Alfred (Michael Caine) who relates how he has failed to protect Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale).  Bane (Tom Hardy) coordinating…

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