Since Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced their unprecedented deal to share the marquee superhero Spider-Man as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, speculation has been rampant as to exactly which version of the character would put a fresh face on the franchise in 2016 and beyond. Today, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige gave the perhaps to be expected news that the next big screen Spidey will in fact be another take on Peter Parker — this one firmly rooted in the hero’s high school years. Collider picked up the…
Read MoreThe man who writes Spider-Man talks Marvel’s Cinematic Universe
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…
Read MoreThe Flash: WonderCon 2015 Trailer
Putting WonderCon in high gear, Warner Bros. Television’s The Flash caught up with fans at WonderCon in Anaheim on Sunday, April 5 with series stars Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes, alongside executive producer Andrew Kreisberg for a lively Q&A panel session. Preview of Final Season 1 Flash Episodes By Nathan Lawrence – Warner Bros. Television has released an extended trailer for the conclusion of season one of The Flash. We know some of what to expect from the final episodes of The Flash season one, but there are…
Read MoreThe Maximoff Twins in Age Of Ultron Trailer
“With the [first] Avengers, everybody pretty much had the power of being able to punch somebody,” Joss Whedon tells EW in an extended excerpt of their interview from the Comic-Con preview issue. “And now we have a woman who can get inside your head and move objects, and a boy that can move faster than anything, and a robot [Ultron] who can self-replicate and is out of his mind. So all of sudden, it’s a darker, weirder, tougher world that they’re living in.” “They’re gypsies in a way,” says Aaron…
Read MoreDan DiDio Reveals Secrets of DC Comics’ “Convergence”
DC’s upcoming event Convergence is one of the most anticipated events from the publisher in recent years, and now after much waiting and speculation they have revealed which universes will be involved in the event. Among the cities involved are Metropolis from the Kingdom Come universe, and Moscow, the home of the Red Son Superman. “Here, we’re not only telling a story that not only touches upon every character and every generation of hero, but brings them all together in one story, one event,” says DC Comics’ Co-Publisher Dan DiDio…
Read MoreZack Snyder Talks Lex Luthor
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…
Read MoreBat-mobile Info-graphics 75 Years Old
After 75 years of omnipresence, one can make a very strong case that the Batmobile is the most iconic automobile in all of pop culture history. Since Batman’s debut back in 1939’s “Detective Comics” #27, the caped crusader has always relied on a car — usually a stylish, feature-loaded one — to get him from his cave to crime scenes. As a crucial part of the Bat-mythos, the Batmobile — dubbed such in 1941’s “Detective Comics” #48 — has appeared in everything from comics and cartoons to films and video…
Read MoreWho Was Curt Swan?
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…
Read MoreNew Avengers: Age Of Ultron Extended TV Spot Hits You Tube
Enjoy pure Avenger battle fun… Freaking amazing shot of the team at 0:23 seconds diving into battle. This Trailer definitely puts for the supposition that Hawkeye is the one who is recruiting Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch Can’t wait to see how this ties into the Inhumans story in Agents of Shield. For those of you out there not reading Marvel comics right now Marvel has decided Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are not the offspring of Magneto, but actually Inhumans.
Read MoreSilver Surfer #10 Review
I have read Silver Surfer stories for years and enjoyed them from the time since Norrin Radd first came to earth in Fantastic Four #48 in March 1966. There is something about the sad story of how Norrin became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus, who was a cosmic force of destruction. Galactus hunger drove him to devour and absorber the power and substance of a planet. Norrin’s sacrifice saved his planet homeworld Zenn-La but condemned him to search the heavens using his Cosmic powers to find more planets…
Read MoreThe Latest Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer
Ultron lays out his plans for decimating Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the latest trailer for Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” in theaters May 1! ► Subscribe to Marvel: http://bit.ly/WeO3YJ Follow Marvel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marvel Like Marvel on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/Marvel For even more news, stay tuned to: Tumblr: http://marvelentertainment.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/marvel Google+: https://plus.google.com/+marvel/ Pintrest: http://pinterest.com/marvelofficial/
Read MoreChris Hemsworth Talks Avengers: Age of Ultron
Warning: Some spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron are below. Actor Chris Hemsworth has opened up about his upcoming return as Thor in Avengers: Age of Ultron, revealing how the sequel and Marvel’s God of Thunder would ultimately affect each other. While Hemsworth couldn’t divulge too many details on the film’s plot, he did reveal that Thor will lock horns with The Vision. Little is still officially known about the character, other than that the super heroic Android will join the team by the film’s end. But like most most…
Read MoreStar Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Passes at 83
Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on the original Star Trek series, was hospitalized last week following complaints of severe chest pains. Nimoy revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. According to the Times, Nimoy’s wife Susan Nimoy confirmed the death while confirming COPD as the official cause of his death. Nimoy’s Star Trek series ran from 1967 to 1969 on NBC where he co-starred with William Shatner’s Captain Kirk. He would later portray the character in six Star Trek films that ran throughout…
Read MorePreview of Amazing Spider-Man #16.1
Marvel Comics has released a first look preview at Amazing Spider-Man #16.1, the beginning of the “Spiral” story by, celebrated Spider-Man writer, Gerry Conway. Conway teams with artist Carlo Barberi to tell a story of the Marvel Universe’s underworld, which has been in chaos since the demise of the Kingpin. As the war between Hammerhead, Tombstone, the Circus of Crime, Black Cat and Mr. Negative escalates, Spider-Man swings in the keep things under control, but is confronted by Police Captain Yuri Watanabe, who has become a masked vigilante called the…
Read More“One on One” Superman Short Film
Check out a cool Superman short film above with One On One. The film was actually posted a few years ago to YouTube, back in 2012, about a year prior to Man of Steel. It’s a really touching portrayal of Clark Kent and Superman done by Jake Thomas who obviously gets what being a super man is all about. Nicely done. One on One stars Erin Brown and John Nagle. Described as: Is it possible to believe in Superman and what he stands for, or is he mere child’s fantasy?…
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