Tag: Los Angeles

‘Calexit’ Comic Book Imagines California in Revolt

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A new comic book hitting shelves this week imagines a full-scale revolt against the federal government in the state of California over President Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies. Calexit, a new series from Black Mask Studios, is set in a bitter future in which the state of California is plunged into a war with the federal government and a civil war within its own borders. The story in the the comic describes a world in which climate change has ravaged much of the state, while masked Californians battle the government…

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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 4 Sneak Peek “The Ghost”

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Marvel has released what appear to be the opening few minutes of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4 premiere, along with a stylish batch of character banners and a group shot. Take a look… Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 4×01 “The Ghost” Sneak Peek – Agent May informs Coulson and Mack that Daisy (a.k.a. Quake) was identified as the attacker in a vicious assault in Los Angeles. They realize they must find her quickly and uncover the truth before the military, who has orders to kill. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns Tuesday,…

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J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Is Leaving Comic Books

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[Editor’s Note: At Comic-Con International: San Diego, J. Michael Straczynski announced that he would no longer be writing comic books. Newsarama reached out to the author, who provided this letter to readers. Because of our great respect for this great talent Comics talk is providing the letter in it’s entirety as found at Newsarama] I’ve had a very funny career. Multiple careers, actually. I was a reporter in San Diego for many years, working for a host of local newspapers and magazines, including the San Diego Reader and San Diego…

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Star Wars: Invasion Los Angeles

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Star Wars: Invasion Los Angeles video was released recently by Kaipotainment on youtube. It is very good so we brought it to our readers. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) coming to the big screen 18 December 2015 (USA). A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Director: J.J. Abrams Writers: J.J. Abrams (screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay), 1 more credit » Stars: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

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Green Lantern Movie Review

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I was waiting to give a review of Green Lantern the Movie till I saw it again with a friend to brainstorm the good and the bad points of the movie. After the mixed reviews I wanted not to rush to a hurried conclusion. Below is some of the reviews of critics of the movie. 6 out of 36 critics gave a fresh rating to the movie on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 gave a rotten rating. Resulting in an overall 17 rating: Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an…

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Wonder Woman NBC pilot reveal Palicki’s new look

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NBC came under fire when it released the first photo of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman earlier this month. As THR.com Heat Vision blogger Borys Kit pointed out, fanboys said she looked “too trashy, too bad-porn-y,” Fox said her look wasn’t patriotic enough and even Lynda Carter, who played her in the ’70s TV series, weighed in with a big negative with glossy look. Los Angeles Times ran a poll asking readers whether the new version was a good representation of the Amazon princess character or more akin to a…

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Wonder Woman NBC pilot reveal Adrianne Palicki’s new look

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NBC came under fire when it released the first photo of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman earlier this month. As THR.com Heat Vision blogger Borys Kit pointed out, fanboys said she looked “too trashy, too bad-porn-y,” Fox said her look wasn’t patriotic enough and even Lynda Carter, who played her in the ’70s TV series, weighed in with a big negitive with glossy look. Los Angeles Times ran a poll asking readers whether the new version was a good representation of the Amazon princess character or more akin to a…

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