Boston Comic Con Postponed Over Area Security Concerns

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As a consequence of the ongoing security concerns in the area as law enforcement officials pursue a suspect in this week’s tragic Boston Marathon bombings and violence in nearby Watertown and at MIT, the Hynes Convention Center has suspended all events. Among those is of course the Boston Comic Con, scheduled for this weekend but now postponed until further notice. The convention explained the situation in an update to the Comic Con’s website: Due to the unfortunate events that have transpired here in Boston, a lock down has been put…

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Disney XD’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

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Disney XD has announced premiere dates for its new animated series Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. The successor to the cable channel’s popular The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Avengers Assemble will receive a preview Sunday, May 26 at 11 a.m. ET/PT before making its official premiere in the same time slot Sunday, July 7. Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. will debut Sunday, Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. Both are part of Disney XD’s Marvel Universe programming block. “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble” reunites the most popular…

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Bruce Timm Continuing His Work at Warner Bros.

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It’s been over 20 years since Bruce Timm hopped from Tiny Toon Adventures to the Batman animated series sowed the seeds for what has become the DC Animated Universe. Timm became the supervising producer at Warner Bros. Animation, shepherding all of their projects up to and including the two-part Dark Knight Returns. As first reported by Voices From Krypton, Timm has now stepped down from his role as producer and has been replaced by James Tucker, producer of Justice League, Legion of Super Heroes and Batman: The Brave and the…

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Zack Snyder Hints At Man of Steel 2

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As we are counting down the days until the debut of the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, fans are also counting down until the announcement of more DC comic book movies. We’ve previously heard that the Justice League movie depends on the success of the Man of Steel, with most recently the head of WB movies, Jeff Robinov, stating an announcement would be coming in the next couple weeks. Now we hear from Man of Steel director, Zack Snyder, who states that he feels is isn’t done with Superman…

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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Animated Movie

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From DC Fan News: No, you haven’t woken up in an alternate reality, the newest entry in the popular series of DC Universe Original Animated Movies is based on Flashpoint, the popular, continuity-shattering graphic novel by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. Entitled Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, the PG-13 rated film is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, and will be available on July 30, 2013 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download. Even if you’re not familiar with the source…

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“Man of Steel” – Official Trailer #3

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“Man of Steel” – Official Trailer #3 A child sent to Earth from a dying planet is adopted by a couple in rural Kansas. Posing as a journalist, he uses his extraordinary powers to protect his new home from an insidious evil. Next summer, “Man of Steel” is coming to the big screen. The film is from director Zack Snyder and producers Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters…

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“Star Trek Into Darkness” – Official Trailer #3

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Star Trek Into Darkness” – Official Trailer #3 In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.…

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Man of Steel Pictures and Possible Story facts

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Man of Steel gets a new trailer in the coming days, but thanks to this week’s Entertainment Weekly and /Film, we have an inside look today! The images are small, as they were pulled from the digital edition of the magazine, but we should be able to update with larger ones later today. Also from the mag come a couple of tidbits – there will be no Kryptonite in the movie, for example. The producers also promise the movie will have the “wow” but also be “emotionally engaging.” Stay tuned…

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Boston Comic Con Goes on Even With Bombing

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MEDIA RELEASE CBR: Today during the Boston Marathon, two explosions hit the finish line around 673 Boylston Street nearby the Hynes Convention Center, the location of this year’s Boston Comic Con, leaving 23 injured and 2 dead at last report. The explosions sparked concern on social media across the world for friends and loved ones in the Boston area amongst the comics community. Many local comics professionals including writer Marjorie Liu and artists Ming Doyle, Joe Quinones and Maris Wicks have sounded off on Twitter that they are safe, and…

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‘Man of Steel’ will open door for more DC Comics superhero movies

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Man of Steel comes to theaters June 14th, 2013 and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Jadin Gould, Christopher Meloni. The film is directed by Zack Snyder. When Man of Steel hits theaters on June 14, it won’t just mark the arrival of a new Superman — it will also lay the groundwork for the future slate of films based on DC Comics. BEGIN INTERVIEW: Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, spoke to EW for this week’s cover story on the…

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Wrath of The First Lantern in Green Lantern

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Wrath of The First Lantern Story in the New 52 During an interview, Geoff Johns commented that The First Lantern will feature in a cross-over event called “Wrath of The First Lantern” and commented on the characters role in the story: “I don’t want to say he’s a villain or a hero,” Johns says of the First Lantern, who was introduced in DC Comics’ recent Green Lantern Annual. “He’s just a being who’s targeting our main lanterns, our guys, to see if there’s a way that maybe the universe could…

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‘Thor 2′ Set Photos Reveal Malekith & His Dark Elves

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Thor introduced moviegoers to the otherworldly locales Asgard and Jotunheim, two of the Nine Realms of Yggdrasil (Earth or Midgard as it’s also known as is another), home of Thor’s people and the Frost giants, respectively. In the Alan Taylor-directed sequel, fans are going to journey further and deeper into the Marvel cosmos. Where the first film pitted Asgard against Frost Giants, Thor: The Dark World aims to introduce another seemingly villainous faction in the Dark Elves, led by Christopher Eccleston’s Malekith the Accursed. Thanks to the production moving into…

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Marvel’s Infinity Coming in August

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This summer, the biggest event of 2013 reaches all corners of the Marvel Universe. Earth has been marked as an “Avengers World”, protected by Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more from the deadliest threats facing humanity. A powerful and destructive race is on a collision course with Earth and the only thing in their path is the Avengers! But even Earth’s Mightiest Heroes realize the one hope of defeating this dire threat is to unite every great hero across the cosmos…because only with a united Avengers Universe is there…

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From Wondercon News Marvel New Title ‘Avengers A1’

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Media Release: CBR Fans knew Brian Michael Bendis’ “Age of Ultron” event was going to have lasting repercussions on the Marvel Universe, and USA Today has announced the first series to spin out of the mass-murdering android’s rein of terror: “Avengers AI.” “The Marvel Universe within the blink of an eye is being colonized by A.I.s who may or may not have positive feelings about the way humanity has been treating them for the past 100 years,” said writer Sam Humphries of his new series. Featuring art by Andre Lima…

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The Wolverine’ trailer

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The Wolverine Movie Release Date: July 26, 2013 Rating [ Not Yet Rated ] Director: James Mangold Written By: Christopher McQuarrie, Mark Bomback Cast: Brian Tee, Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee Synopsis: Based on the highly regarded comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan (Hugh Jackman), the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, adamantium claws will clash with samurai steel as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will change him forever. Considering that it’s a spinoff-sequel of one of the…

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