Lex Luthor and Alfred Cast in Man Of Steel 2

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Warner Bros. has announced that Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons have been cast in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” sequel. Eisenberg will play Lex Luthor, while Irons has been cast as Alfred. “Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman’s rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940,” Snyder said via press release. “What’s great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He’s a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals…

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Fantastic Four #1 In 2014 Preview

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  Story by James Robinson Art by Leonard Kirk Cover by Leonard Kirk, Alex Ross, Jerome Oepna Publisher Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date Wed, February 19th, 2014   Cosmic explorers – heroes forever united as family. The world’s greatest comic magazine begins anew as Marvel’s First Family bursts back into the spotlight in FANTASTIC FOUR #1, from Eisner Award winning writer James Robinson and critically acclaimed artist Leonard Kirk! The brilliant Mr. Fantastic, the compassionate Invisible Woman, hot-headed Human Torch, and the ever-lovin’ Thing return for a new…

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Dan Slott Interview Amazing Spider-Man 1

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CBR: Remember Peter Parker? Brown hair, a little nerdy, internationally beloved pop culture icon? Peter’s been mostly absent from Marvel Comics as of late, since the dawn of the “Superior Spider-Man” era in January 2013. As you are very likely familiar with, a circa late 2012 Dan Slott-written storyline saw perennial nemesis Doctor Octopus switched brains with an unwilling Spider-Man, just before Doc Ock’s ailing body met its seemingly permanent end. Things looked just about as bad as they could get for Spidey, but a shred of Peter Parker’s consciousness…

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Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman In Man of Steel 2

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Since being cast as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel, actress Gal Gadot has been at the center of quite a bit on controversy. Because the Amazonian superhero has forever been drawn as a statuesque, strong woman, many comic book fans have complained that Gadot is too small for the part, both in musculature and height (she is 5’9″ while her co-stars Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck are 6’1″ and 6’3″, respectively). Since the casting was announced earlier this month there has been no official word…

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Marvel’s Peter Parker Is Coming Back

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Recently in Superior Spider-Man 25 we saw the return of ghost Peter Parker which looks like will lead to the real Peter Parker’s return to the pages of Amazing Spider-Man. See the news release below this article. Here is Peter showing his face in Superior Spider-Man 25. Spider-Man comics have been part of the controversy about the killing of Peter Parker, now the real Peter even as “Ghost Peter” it is welcome to many Spider-Man fans to keep their hopes up for his return which has been confirmed with the…

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Marvel vs DC in the Cinema

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Recently a concerned 7th grader wrote DC Comics, the student had a few comments about what he liked at DC, TV, movies and comics. He also asked what DC was going to do in a world that is going digital to compete and what DC cinema is going to “do to compete against Marvel movies when Marvel seemingly dominates the live action superhero movie industry.” Well the folks at DC Comic sent a return letter thanking him for his kind words then they said “DC has been the leader in…

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Marvel’s Original Sin: The Next Big Thing

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IGN REPORT: Like it or not, the steady cycle of event comics at Marvel will continue in 2014. Last year, the publisher gave us Age of Ultron and Infinity as the two big, universe-spanning events. And it seems we’ll be getting at least one project of similar scope this year. Today Marvel announced their next big event mini-series, which will be called Original Sin. This event will revolve around the murder of the Watcher and the efforts of various Marvel heroes to uncover the identity of his killer. Original Sin…

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Justice League: War – Trailer Video

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Before there was the Justice League…there was The War. From DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment comes an all new animated movie based on the graphic novel Justice League: Origin by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. Watch the epic battle between Darkseid and the newly forming members of the Justice League including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg and Shazam! Justice League: War arrives February 4, 2014 on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download. Warner Bros

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Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short

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Published on Oct 15, 2013 From the creative minds of Zack Snyder (Man of Steel) and Bruce Timm (Superman: The Animated Series) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this short follows Superman through the years, from his first appearance on the cover of Action Comics #1 to Henry Cavill in this year’s Man of Steel…all in two minutes!

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Dan Slott Talks Superior Spider-Man and Goblin Nation

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“Superior Spider-Man” writer Dan Slott dives headfirst into his work on the Marvel title, covering the recent twists and turns involving the rise of Alchemax and Spider-Man 2099 finding himself stranded in the current Marvel U, the fact that nobody is safe when “Goblin Nation” hits the book, the effect “Age of Ultron” did and did not have on his plans for the series and the continuing struggles Doc Ock is having in his attempt to be the best hero he can be. On the current status of Doc Ock…

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First Trailer X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – Movie (2014)

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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past — to save our future. Opening May 23, 2014, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” also stars Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Lucas…

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NYCC: Dan Slott Talks Silver Surfer

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“Superior Spider-Man” writer Dan Slott visited CBR TV on Preview Day at New York Comic Con, sitting down with CBR’s Steve Sunu to discuss his just-announced All-New Marvel NOW! title with Mike Allred, “Silver Surfer.” The pair talk about Slott’s excitement for the character, how much he loves science fiction, how the book will appeal to fans of his “She-Hulk” work, why the Surfer no longer has to be lonely and why Mike Allred is the ideal artist for this Kirby-esque project. They wrap up the conversation with Slott speaking…

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Is Dan Slott Loosing Spider-Man?

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Well times are changing and people are wondering how long the Superior Spider-Man story can go on. Doctor Octopus as Spider-Man is changing drastically the world that the real Peter Parker built. The teasers from Marvel “The End” hints at the fact that Superior Spider-Man’s existence may be ending, and the teaser Rad! We learned is the start of a new series about the Silver Surfer written by Dan Slott and drawn by Mike Allred. And the 3 part story The Arms Of The Octopus written by Michael Costa has…

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Silver Surfer Series by Dan Slott and Mike Allred

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Marvel announced a brand new Silver Surfer series coming in March from the dream creative team of Dan Slott and Mike Allred! After one of Marvel’s pre New York Comic Con teasers which promised something “Rad” coming to NYCC, today it was revealed that the book in question is Silver Surfer by Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott, and current FF artist Michael Allred. Slott told the NYCC crows that Silver Surfer was the first Marvel hero he ever read. At first he couldn’t pitch for it because his Spider-Man schedule…

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