AVENGERS #30
GRADE: D-
STORY BY: Brian Michael Bendis
ART BY: Walter Simonson
COVER BY: Leinil Yu
PUBLISHER: Marvel
SYNOPSIS:
Its date night with Hawkeye & Spider Woman! While doing battle with the enigmatic Mr. Negative to keep him from stealing some Hydra tech, Hawkeye and Spider Woman find the time to have couples counseling while thwarting Negative’s evil machinations.
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93% (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Rian Johnson
Written By: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt
Studio: Sony Pictures
Synopsis: In 2072, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.
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The 411: Hollywood’s second attempt at bringing the British comic book icon to the big screen following the 1995 Sylvetser Stallone clunker, Judge Dredd. This time Karl Urban (Star Trek) puts on the signature helmet and takes to the streets of Mega City One delivering severe justice to lawbreakers under the guiding hand of director Pete Travis (Vantage Point).
Continue reading “Remake Rumble: Judge Dredd (1995) vs Dredd (2012)”
Back at the San Diego Comic Con, director Edgar Wright debuted the test footage he shot for his upcoming Ant-Man movie (still can’t believe that Ant-Man is getting a movie before The Flash and Wonder Woman) and it was raved about to no end by the select few who wwere able to squeeze into the showroom to see it. And of course all of us that were not able to schlep out to San Diego have been eager to see just what all the fuss is about but neither Marvel or Wright has seen fit to share the footage with the public at large.
Well fear not, true believers! A talented artist and comics fan, Samurai Jack, decided to do a shot for shot remake using his own artistic talent and his memory of what he saw at the San Diego Con. And let me tell ya something…this looks pretty damn spiffy as just animated line art which makes me want to see the live action footage that Wright shot even more.
So click on through to the other side to see one artist’s representation of what we have all been missing. Trust me its way cooler than anything having to do with Ant-Man has any right to be.
Continue reading “The Daily Nerdgasm: Artist Recreation of Ant-Man Movie Test Footage”
It has felt like more than just a few months since the last new episodes of Young Justice: Invasion (the best animated super-hero toon since Justice League Unlimited) and Green Lantern: The Animated Series were aired but the two shows will begin airing new eps tomorrow morning as part of the Cartoon Network’s DC Nation block of programming. And its not just these two shows that are coming back; we will also get more new DC shorts which have been just as much fun as the actual full length shows. Joining the returning Super Best Friends Forever, the Aardman Shorts, and Teen Titans Go! will be Batman of Shanghai, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Justice League of Animals.
I guarantee I will be in my PJ’s in front of the TV Saturday morning with a bowl of Apple Jacks just like when I was a little kid.
Continue reading “The New Season of DC Nation Returns Tomorrow!”
This pic by artist Travis Pitts is just one of several Scooby-Doo inspired artwork and it is definitely my favorite. I would geek out something fierce over a gritty new Mystery Inc. show that saw the gang battling vampires and zombies. You can also get this in a snazzy t-shirt too. Continue reading The Daily Nerdgasm: Velma Dinkley, Monster Hunter
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #15
GRADE: B+
STORY BY: Brian Michael Bendis
ART BY: David Marquez
COVER BY: Jorge Molina
PUBLISHER: Marvel
SYNOPSIS:
The events of “United We Stand” becomes a very large part of Miles Morales’ life which spurs him to contemplate joining the big dogs in The Ultimates. Plus Maria Hill questions Miles about his uncle’s death and Ganke comes up with the one thing that will make Miles the greatest superhero in the world.
Continue reading “Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Ultimate Spider-Man #15”
MARIJUANAMAN
GRADE: C+
STORY BY: Joe Casey
ART BY: Jim Mahfood
COVER BY: Jim Mahfood
PUBLISHER: Image
SYNOPSIS:
Marijuanaman is a strange visitor from another world who uses the powers he is granted through marijuana smoke to defend the peaceful denizens of Exodus from the evil corporation called Pharma-Con in this comic written by Joe Casey (Gødland) with art by Jim Mahfood (Grrrl Scouts) and based on a title character that was created by Ziggy Marley (son of Bob).
Sword of Sorcery #0
GRADE: C+
STORY BY: Christy Marx/Tony Bedard
ART BY: Aaron Lopresti/Jesus Saiz
COVER BY: Josh Middleton
PUBLISHER: DC
SYNOPSIS:
DC dives back into the world of fantasy comics with the launch of this comic that features the return of the 1980s character Amethyst who has been reimagined for the New 52 DC universe. This comic is written by Christy Marx who knows a thing or two about jewelry based heroines from her days writing for the Jem and The Holograms cartoon. The book also contains a back-up feature focusing on Beowulf by Tony Bedard and Jesus Saiz.
Continue reading “Good, Bad & Ugly Review: SWORD OF SORCERY #0”
Federico D’Alessandro, head Storyboard Artist and Animatics Supervisor at Marvel Studios, put together this animated pitch for a relaunch of the relaunched Halloween movie franchise (which was so necessary after the absolutely dreadful two films that Rob Zombie slapped together) that was being bounced around. Take a peak at the video after the jump.
Continue reading “The Daily Nerdgasm: The Halloween Movie That Could Have Been”
NEW TEEN TITANS: GAMES
GRADE: B-
STORY BY: Marv Wolfman
ART BY: George Perez
COVER BY: George Perez
PUBLISHER: DC
SYNOPSIS:
Legendary creators Marv Wolfman and George Perez return to their most successful work with the 20something years in the making GAMES Graphic Novel. Set in the heyday of the Wolfman/Perez Titans series, the team is recruited by shady government agent King Faraday to help him win a deadly matching of wits against The Gamesmaster.
Continue reading “Good, Bad & Ugly Review: New Teen Titans – Games”
THE TEN-EYED MAN
Real Name: Philip Reardon
Powers: 360 degree vision
Arch-Enemy: Batman
First Appearance: Batman #226 (1970)
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