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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America’s Got Powers Review

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Not to far off the beating path… For those of you who don’t know me I am a browser.  I go into my local comic shop and stare at the stuff I cannot afford to buy and look at the things I am not collecting often wondering if I should be collecting those.  This particular week I was excited for all the comics that I was going to get off my shelf, but I had to look at the Racks anyway. That is when I came across a little Gem…

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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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Spider-Men Coming in June: Marvel U. Meets Ultimate U.

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Since the initial, vague announcement back in February, Marvel has slowly revealed more information on Spider-Men, namely that it’s the first-ever meeting between the classic Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and the recently debuted Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales — and the first interaction of any kind between their two fictional universes. Spider-Men, a five-part miniseries by the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, debuts with two issues in June. The villain of the series is classic fishbowl-helmeted Spidey foil Mysterio, and the story is also…

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NO MORE AVENGERS? Marvel Teases AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Act Two

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The Avengers in Avengers vs. X-Men seem to have the upper hand right now but thanks to the Marvel teaser for Act Two , that might not be for long.  Promoting the second act of Avengers vs. X-Men, starting with June’s issue #6, Marvel released a teaser Wednesday stating “No more Avengers” — calling back to Scarlet Witch’s famous “No more mutants” proclamation at the end of 2005’s House of M, which led directly to the “Decimation” era of a depleted mutant population. What type of affect this statement will have…

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Star Trek 2 will Feature Khan Plus Leonard Nimoy

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MEDIA RELEASE: 1:00 PM, Monday, May 7th, 2012 – Posted by John Wilson TrekMovie is stating that 1, Leonard Nimoy is returning to the film as Spock Prime. In fact, he’s already done filming his scenes. His time in the movie will be much less than that of the previous film. 2, Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Khan in the new film. This, too, is according to several sources. There’s a lot to play with if this is the case. Spock Prime knows what a problem Khan can be, so he…

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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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What Is The Phoenix Force Marvel?

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The Phoenix Force is one of the oldest known cosmic entities, representing life that has not yet been born. The Phoenix Force is an immortal, indestructible, and mutable manifestation of the prime universal force of life. Born of the void between states of being, the Phoenix Force is a child of the universe. It is the nexus of all psionic energy which does, has, and ever will exist in all realities of the omniverse, the Guardian of Creation, and a de-facto guardian of the M’Kraan Crystal. The M’Kraan Crystal was…

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Emerald City Seattle Comicon 2012 Review

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We attended the the Seattle Emerald City Comic Convention again this year and we are pleased to report a successful event in the Great northwest for 2012. There were many attractions for all kinds of entertainment fans. The media guest included George Takei of Star Trek, Adam Baldwin and Summer Glau of Serenity and Firefly, Christopher Judge of Stargate, Lea Thompson of Back to the Future, Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica, Joh Bernthal and Laurie Holden of The Walking Dead, and James Oliver Phelps the Twins…

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