In the build up to “Ends of the Earth”, Marvel are publishing a special issue of Amazing Spider-Man focusing solely on Doc Ock and his Sinister Six! PLUS: Check out a sneak peek of Daredevil #7 while you’re at it!
RETURN OF THE SINISTER SIX! Find out what everyone’s favorite sextet of super villains has been up to while New York was spidered out. All leading up to Doc Ock’s master plan to—well—you’ll have to wait and see as 2012 promises to be the END of Spider-Man!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #676
Written by Dan Slott
Pencils & Cover by Humberto Ramos
Here we have a 4 page preview of the issue which marks the beginning of the “Exalted” story arc, and the beginning of much more besides by the looks of it!..
If you were wondering which of today’s new comic releases pick up this one has to make the list. Issue #44 of Astonishing X-Men begins a new storyline which is being hailed as “the biggest, most exciting X-Men story in years”. We’l see about that, but that cover image immediately grabs my attention anyway. Here is the preview..
GREG PAK (WORLD WAR HULK) and MIKE MCKONE (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) are here to put the ASTONISHING back in the X-Men. Storm needs Cyclops’ help with a special mission, but it ends up being much more than they bargained for. Oh, and they kiss. WHAT!?!? The biggest, most exciting X-Men story in years starts here!
They may now be owned by Disney, but that doesn’t mean Marvel have gone soft! At yesterday’s “Cup ‘O Joe” panel, it was revealed that the creator of the TV show will write an ongoing comic book series featuring the serial killer…
Well, this should please fans of Dexter! However, if like me you prefer the TV show over the novels, this may not come as such great news due to the fact that the planned comic book series will be written by the creator of the character and set in the world of Jeff Lindsey’s books – and as you may know, they’re pretty different from the Showtime series starring Michael C. Hall! Many thanks to Comic Book Resources for the following.
The panel wrapped with Quesada saying, “I don’t know if you guys are fans of this little series called ‘Dexter’…” He then revealed that novelist Jeff Lindsay will bring the popular character to comics with an all-new ongoing series with new stories set in the world of the “Dexter” novels (as opposed to the TV series).
And thanks to the guys over at Bleeding Cool for this photo taken at the panel in New York.
A new trailer for the season 2 of The Walking Dead has been released, more like a short version of the first trailer mixed with a few scenes from the Tv spots, but it’s worth watching.
The new season of The Walking Dead starts with a 90 minute event on AMC at October 16, 2011!
Matt Naismith and Will Simers thought they had this College thing figured out. One trip into the depth of Irvine State University’s library has them rethinking everything!! Witness as they unearth the Tomb of the ZOMBIE OUTLAW!!!
With the recent runaway success of The Walking Dead it seems that zombie comics are suddenly everywhere again. A lot of writers are looking to jump on the bandwagon in the hopes of earning a quick buck by making something that looks like TWD but unfortunately for them they mostly comes off as what they are, a second rate knockoff. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when I received my copy of Zombie Outlaw #1 in the mail. Zombie Outlaw is an interesting take on the zombie tale that’s not afraid to try something original and move away from what everything else is doing.
As far as origin stories go it was certainly nothing I’ve seen in any other comics before. It’s a bit of a romantic comedy setup mixed in with some wild west zombie attack flashbacks and what may be a promising bromance. When Matt Naismith is paired with the girl of his dreams as his lab partner he looks to his friend Will Simers in the hopes of getting some help wooing the lovely lady but Will’s research for his thesis does not go as planned and now they all find themselves on very unfamiliar turf.
I enjoyed reading this comic very much. Like I said before it’s an interesting and original take on the tired zombie concept. I enjoyed the quick pace of the writing and found the art style to be interesting and original which is not something you see every day in the comic world. I would certainly recommend picking this up and I hope to see more work from these guys in the future.
I still haven’t sat through the entire first Human Centipede film but I know what it’s about and we interviewed the stars of the film last fall at Austin Comic-Con so I’m kind of interested to see where they go with the upcoming sequel. Here’s a look at the Australian “teaser” trailer whose whole purpose is to tell you how terrible what you will see in this movie is and show peoples disgusted reactions to the film. That doesn’t seem like the best way to sell a film but if you want to weed out the people with weak stomachs from your audience before you even start then this may be the way to go.
The short-lived 1980s Marvel Comics series Strikeforce: Morituri will reportedly be turned into a feature film.
The short-lived 1980s Marvel Comics series Strikeforce: Morituri will reportedly be turned into a feature film. I’ll admit, I’m unfamiliar with this comic series, but the premise sound’s really interesting.
Strikeforce: Morituri, which ran from 1986 to 1989, was set on an Earth nearly conquered by resource-stealing alien invaders [The Horde]. A scientific process is designed to give a squadron of humans super-powers to fight the aliens, but it also dooms them to die within a year. The series followed the heroic exploits of the strike force who knew they’re doomed regardless of how they fare against the aliens.
According to Variety, the screen rights to the title were snagged by Waterman Entertainment who have tapped the series’ creator-writer, Peter B. Gillis, to script the movie along with Connor Cochran. Jeff Beard will produce. The trade says Waterman Entertainment aims to start production this December.
Note:While the setting of Strikeforce: Morituri resembles no future seen in any other Marvel title, the Horde appear to have gathered trophies from residents of the Marvel Universe, including Captain America’s Shield, the Silver Surfer’s board and Galactus’s helmet, as well as shelves of what appear to be power batteries used by DC’s Green Lantern Corps. At the time, that appeared to be an in-joke rather than a serious plot point. But it is now considered serious since Marvel has designated the Strikeforce Morituri universe as Earth-1287 of its shared multiverse, as seen in Marvel Alternate Universes 2005.
Strikeforce: Morituri is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1986 to 1989. The series was created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Brent Anderson.
The premise is that aliens have invaded Earth and nearly succeeded in conquering it and stripping it of its resources. A scientist discovers a process which can provide humans with superhuman powers, effectively creating a group of defending superheroes. However, the process would also ensure that the empowered humans would die within a year of being empowered. The series thus focused on the heroism of the main characters in fighting the invaders, while living with the knowledge that their fates were sealed regardless of whether or not they prevailed.
The title comes from the Latin phrase: “Morituri te salutamus” (We who are about to die salute you!), a salute that according to popular legend (not academically agreed) was uttered by Roman gladiators before battle in the arena. The subtitle of the comic was “We who are about to die”.
Gillis and Anderson left the series within two years. The series was eventually ended after 31 issues, under the tenure of writer James Hudnall and artist Mark Bagley.
While we’ve already heard rumblings that Captain America will have a presence at the San Diego Comic Con, we now have a few more details including “a military salute” and special screening of the movie…
Marvel may be one of the many film studios scaling back their presence at this years San Diego Comic Con, but just because there won’t be a panel in Hall H, doesn’t mean they don’t still have something big planned. According to an exclusive report over at The Hollywood Reporter, Captain America: The First Avenger will be there in full force…as long as Chris Evans isn’t too busy working on The Avengers of course!
Well, there will be no panel, but Heat Vision has learned that, while details are still being worked out, Marvel and Paramount, which is distributing the film, are planning a military salute that would involving star Chris Evans and soldiers stationed in San Diego.
Evans would also attend the Con to do to signings at the Marvel booth.
Additionally, whispers suggest a special Con screening of the film.
One of the details needed to make all this happen is smoothing out Evans’ schedule, so who knows how much of this will come to pass.
With an all star cast which includes Chris Evans as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Hugo Weaving as Red Skull, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips, Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine and Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Captain America: The First Avenger will be released in 3D on July 22, later this year!
DC have given io9 an exclusive glimpse at some of their upcoming relaunched titles including the new look Teen Titans. Check it out..
So we have Red Robin, Wondergirl, Superboy..I’m guessing that must be Starfire in the background. No idea who the chick on all fours is supposed to be? Anyway, for a look at Hawk & Dove, Legion Of Superheroes, static shock as well as an interview with Jim Lee and Dan Didio click the link below back to io9.
Tim Drake is forced to step out from behind his keyboard when an international organization seeks to capture or kill super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he must team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and a hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash in TEEN TITANS #1, by Scott Lobdell and artists Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund.
Another cover art from an issue of the DC Comics relaunch has been released, this time featuring the new team Justice League Dark, giving us first new look on characters like Deadman and Zatanna. Hit the jump to check it out!
Thanks to Bleeding Cool for the cover of Justice League Dark below, which is being said to be the universe’s new version of Hellblazer:
Nonetheless, the creative team of this issue hasn’t been released, but like all the other the issues, it can be expected to hit the stores on September.
When picking up a comic such as Grimm Fairy Tales by Zenoscope (who have been building the Grimm Fairy Tales brand since 2005) you often find your self behind the cart before you even get started. The characters in these books are not your every day super heroes or characters that you would usually recognize from other comics so you have to do a little research or pick up some back issues to get up to speed on the story. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not a lazy reader but that’s a lot of catching up to do and a lot of old comics to go on the hunt for and I just don’t have the time for it. Well for all you time challenged readers like me who just can’t fit a day of research into your comic reading this book is for you.
Grimm Fairy Tales: The Death Eater Saga #0 serves as both a beginning to a new story arc, the before mentioned Death Eater Saga, as well a detailed compendium of characters and background information on the series sure to quickly get you up to speed. Much like the .1 series of comics by Marvel, if you want to jump into the Grimm Fairy tale world this is the issue to pick up.
The Death Eater Saga begins with a brief 11 page back story on one of the main characters in the Grimm Fairy Tales world, Baba Yaga and how she became who she is. I don’t know if this story line has every really been touched on in this series before but they do a great job here of setting up her character and giving here a reason for being the vengeful, angry witch she has become.
However, When i reached the end of the first 11 pages and the story ended with only half the book gone I was a bit confused, that is until I turned the page and found a detailed description of the earth and realms, classes and factions, bios, as well as a check list of all the previous books and volumes to catch up on. Nice.
While I was originally expecting a more detailed story with more than just an intro to the character of Baba Yaga I found myself more than happy with what I got, and that was a well done introduction to the Grimm Fairy Tale world that left me excited and ready to pick up the next issue.
Written by: Daniel Corey
Art by : Anthony Diecidue
I’m a big fan of the Sherlock Holmes series. I enjoy the complexity of the mysteries, the science used to solve the cases, and I really enjoy the character that inhabit the world of Sherlock Holmes. Moriarty is one of the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that has actually had a much larger role in the films and movies based on the original series of books than he ever did in the two books he actually appeared in and that’s not a bad thing. Writers and filmmakers over the years have expanded on the myth of Moriarty so much that he has now become synonomous with Sherlock Holmes and now you can follow his post Sherlock Holmes life in Moriarty: The Dark Chamber.
The Dark Chamber picks up some 20 years after the death of Sherlock Holmes. Having spent the last 20 years trying to escape the demons of his past, Moriarty has now taken on a new persona and picked up where Sherlock Holmes left off, just on the dark side. He is now an investigator of sorts for the criminal underworld who also dabbles in shipping to fill his free time and give him a legitimate front. Just when things are seeming to reach normality he is threatened by a force from his past when he is hired to find Sherlock Holmes’ missing brother as well as a former professor he once knew who has also gone missing. This of course leads him back into a world he has been very careful to avoid, putting himself and everything he has worked for over the past 20 years, in danger.
I didn’t really know what to expect when I picked this book up but I soon found myself engrossed in an exciting tale not unlike many of the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries. While the dialogue was at times a bit wordy, I never found myself bored, I actually quite enjoyed the witty banter of the many back and forth conversations Moriarty had while trying to suss out clues from the crafty thieves and villains that populate this book. I would definitly recommend this to both fans of the Sherlock Holmes series as well as anyone just looking for a good read.
This week on Noob Radio Richard and Christian discuss whether or not his new house is haunted, if Dinosuars vs. Aliens is the greatest movie idea of all time, as well as a ton of comic reviews in this weeks Comic Break. All this and much more on this episode of Noob Radio…
Inro, new house chat, whats that like? Plans for geeking it out? What’s the biggest difference in owning and renting? Are there any ghosts?, thor screening talk, free comic book day haul, what I got.
Quick hits…
Movie news
1. Alec Baldwin has dropped out of Adam Shankman’s adaptation of Rock of Ages at New Line. Earlier Shankman had Tweeted that Baldwin had joined the cast. Since March, he has been set to play Dennis Dupree, the owner of the Bourbon Room, the Sunset Boulevard nightclub at the center of the movie.
The film still has a great cast that includes, Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough, and newcomer Diego Boneta.
Based on a play, has a huge cast, thoughts? Does this look like the next big musical ala moulon rouge or dream girls? Can’t go wrong with 80s music, have you seen rock star with mark Walberg? My favorite Walberg movie…
2. Barry Sonnenfeld has found his next project once he wraps Men In Black III. He is teaming up with comic book writer Grant Morrison to develop a graphic novel and film entitled Dominion: Dinosaurs Versus Aliens.
The graphic novel will be published in both print and digital formats later this year. It will tell the story of “a secret prehistoric world war battle. When an alien invasion attacks Earth in the age of the dinosaurs, the planet’s only hope is the giants that roam the planet with, it turns out, a lot more intelligence than previously realized.”
Can you go wrong with this? Its dinosaurs and aliens, sounds like a winning combination to me. Does this go serious or campy? Live action or cg or animated? Will the dinosaurs talk?
3. Chris Hemsworth has officially been cast in Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman. He will star opposite Kristen Stewart as Snow White and Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen and Sam Claflin as the prince. Rupert Sanders is directing the film, which is said to change the traditional fairy tale story to focus on the Evil Queen ordering the death of Snow White and the Huntsman decides instead to protect and teach her to fight back.
The success of Thor this past weekend with $66m at the box-office had to have helped solidify the deal. Before being cast as Thor, Hemsworth had only had supporting roles in Star Trek and a brief role in A Perfect Getaway. He also starred in the remake to Red Dawn and Cabin in the Woods, which are both awaiting distribution. I am hopeful that those deals will get inked over the week at Cannes.
I think this guy is gonna be a huge star, I also think that if this movie is successful than we will see a rash of movies based on fairy tales. What fairy tale would you make into a movie. Mine is the billy goats gruff starring steve buschemi or danny devito as the troll.
Television News
1. Colin Hanks Joins Dexter for season 6. According to TVLine, Hanks will play a young ancient artifacts expert who is tied to a series of murders in Miami. The role was not included in some casting breakdowns that came out last week.
Thoughts on colin hanks? Will ever live up to his father’s name? im excited to see him and dexter mix it up. He brings an interesting quirk to his characters that will keep dexter interesting. I have a hard time seeing him as a serial killer though.
2. Wonder Woman was recently screened and I have spoilers from the pilot…
*The pilot felt more like a cross between “Ally McBeal” and “Boston Legal” than Wonder Woman.
* Diana both kills (apparently quite cavalierly) and tortures men in the pilot
* The lasso is frequently employed as an Indiana Jones-type whip.
* which Diana comes off as “a warrior” in the fight scenes
* We learn Diana left Trevor (and a life in New York) because she feared her enemies could harm any romantic interest she might pursue.
* In the pilot, Diana’s home island of Themyscera is apparently a lot like Dharma Island from “Lost”: once one leaves it, it’s essentially impossible to find again.
NBC will announce whether or not it’s taking “Wonder Woman” to series no later than next Monday.
Does this sound like a winner? Any interest in this or will this fall the way of the 6 million dollar woman or night rider?
3. This is for all you Glee fans (Gleeks) out there. 20th Century Fox TV and film divisions have partnered up to produce Glee Live! 3D! which will be a feature film based on the live concert that will run through June 18th here in the states before heading over to the UK. Now I bet some of you are so excited you just screamed and called your BFF and screamed even louder. One more big thing is the original cast will be in this, The movie will have a two week engagement starting on August 12th. Glee Live! 3D! is directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame, Mortal Kombat: Legacy) and will feature some behind the scenes moments.
Does this excite the glee fan in you?
Game news.
1. PSN is still down, will not be up until possibly the end of may, beginning of june. This is effecting me in that I bought a game that requires internet content from the psn and now im stuck with it until I they get it back up. This is a major pr blow. They will try to make it up but it think this really hurts them in the long run.
2. There’s been a lot of talk regarding and alan wake sequel recently,
Remedy, Alan Wake’s developer, sent a statement to Joystiq.com to explain (sort of) what was going on with the franchise. Here’s an excerpt: “Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that, yes, more Wake is coming! …this next Wake installment will not be Alan Wake 2. But neither will it be DLC.”
He promises that whatever the game is will “give more” to pre-existing Alan Wake fans and be a good jumping on point for those who’ve yet to try out the first game. Kevin never finished the review for this game in December but talks incessentlay about how great it is. Does it interest you?
Alan Wake is a story-driven action game in the psychological thriller genre, developed by Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios, released for the Xbox 360 video game console in 2010. The plot follows bestselling thriller novel writer Alan Wake as he uncovers the mystery behind his wife Alice’s disappearance while both are on vacation in the small town of Bright Falls, Washington, where he experiences blackouts and visions of characters and ideas from his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, coming to life.
3. I pad 3 may be glasses free 3d for both games and movies. Producers are rushing to get more content created so they can have it ready when the 3ds hits. if it is will this kill of the 3ds? I actually got my hands on a 3ds and wasn’t impressed.
The Comic Break
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1. The Avengers 12.1
Written by Brian Bendis
Art by Bryan Hitch
This issue begins with Spider woman/ Jessica Drew of the avengers and shield secretly investigating a strange energy source in a cave, (here’s a hint to all hot super women, don’t go in caves. It’s dangerous!) she is promptly captured and it’s now up to the avengers to find and rescue her. They group up and head out to find her. We learn she has been captured by a group called the intellegencia who have found a crashed space night and she just happened to be there to get captured when they showed up. Just in the nick of time the Avengers show up and save her but just as they do, the space night awakens and were off with the next story arc of the avengers.
2. The Mighty Thor 1
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Oliver Coipel
Asgard has fallen to earth, Loki who’s responsible for all this mess has been reborn as a child and Thor has split the yggdrasil in half, fixing the bridge of worlds and this sends a beam of light into space, drawing the attention of the silver surfer, and you know what that means, The Galactus stirs. All this is going on while Thor is traveling to the root of the world tree with Sif to fetch the seed of light with young Loki on their heels. All of this leads us to the silver surfer and what he has in store in future issues.
3.Future Force 2
Written by Jonathan Hickman
art by Steve Epting
In the aftermath of the human torchs death we learned in the last issue that the fantastic four would rename themselves the future force and be joined by spiderman as human torch’s replacement. We also learned that Dr. Doom would be joining them and this issue we learn why. Doctor Doom has suffered brain damage and the ff are trying to find a way to return him to previous state. Some agree with this, some in the group don’t I personally don’t understand why they would help doom but who am I to judge. Ultimately it turns out that Reed rogers’ daughter has made a deal with dr doom that she would help him get his powers back and he would kill her father. The old double cross, we haven’t seen that before, or have we? So doom’s got his powers back and so the cycle continues…
The Noob News Movies of the week…
The Horde
When four corrupt policemen invade a gangster’s hideout near Paris to avenge the death of their colleague, they quickly find themselves outmanned, outgunned and trapped. That is, until a legion of vicious zombies swarms through the building. Now, the cops, the crooks and the undead are swept up in a bloody three-way rampage.
Get your hands on these damn dirty Apes! Beginning an all-new series that takes place before the original 1968 Planet of the Apes movie in the continuity of the first five films! Ape society has reached a new golden age. But there are ripples of dissent in both the ape and human ranks. Tensions will rise and soon all will be caught in chaos! And amidst all this uncertainty, what is the fate of The Lawgiver?
I’ve read a lot of comics lately that were adaptations of either movies, tv shows, or even video games and they all seem to make the same mistake when it comes to presenting material that we’ve seen in other forms and that is the constant rehashing of material. It seems that the writers are far more interested in sticking with tried and true story lines and formulas rather than taking on something new. Fortunately for us, Planet of the Apes: The Long War does not fall into that category. It is a fresh take on the old tale that has previously been covered by both movies, live action television series and cartoons as well as previous comics but with a perspective that makes it new again.
Planet of the Apes: The Long War takes place 1200 years before a man named Taylor fell from the stars. The humans and apes share the earth but with an uneasy co-existence. The dynamic created here is quite striking and sets up what’s to come very well. Humans are second class citizens, but they are not hunted, yet. There is a deep mistrust between the two species that we know will one day lead to bad things for the humans but at this point it is still relatively unspoken.
This is a well written book that takes place in continuity with the movies that came before it. This series basically fills in the history and provides us with an insight into what lead us to the situation that Heston encountered in the 1968 film. I enjoyed the characters and the back story between the ape, Alaya, and the human, Sullivan, who at one point lived as family members. These are the types of stories that make me excited about what’s coming up next. Even thought we know what the long term result is, the story was well written enough to make me want to know led them to that point. For Planet of the Apes fans, this is a must have and for comic book fans looking for a story with long term potential to create something very cool, this is certainly worth picking up.
Written by: Art Baltazar and Franco
Art by: Mike Norton
In issue three of Young Justice, Robin stumbles upon a plot by the League of Shadows to assassinate a local CEO. He recruits the assistance of Kid Flash and Aqualad to attempt to foil the League’s plan. Despite resistance from Aqualad about not including the rest of the team these three heroes set out on a stake out. They encounter The Hook and Black Spider and despite their attempts these heroes appear to have bitten off more than they can chew on their own…
I’m not usually a fan of companion pieces to tv shows, they are usually watered down version of what’s on television or based on scripts that weren’t good enough to get produced. Young Justice on the other hand, was actually pretty decent. Based on the Cartoon Network show of the same name, Young Justice tells the story of a young group of superheros doing their best to learn the tricks of the trade and getting in a bit over their head.
I found the story interesting, the characters likeable, and the art exciting and well drawn. They have taken their visual cues from the show and stuck with what worked. That combination of things made for a quick read that actually had me excited about flipping to the next page.
What did I not like about it? I could have used a few more recognizable characters. I enjoyed the characters of Kid Flash and Aqualad but would have preferred a higher caliber superhero or two to take some of the focus off Robin. Am I really supposed to buy that he is a leader after years of being Batman’s sidekick? Other than that it was a fairly solid book and a good read for fans of the show or for younger fans looking for an interesting read.
This week on Noob Radio Richard and Christian discuss the future of the Fast and the Furious franchise, Jeremy Renner becoming the lead in the new Bourne movie as well as tons of comic reviews in this weeks comic break sponsored by www.comicbreak.com. All this and much more on this episode of Noob Radio!
Intro what’s on the agenda for today, promotion news (free comic book day, comic con),
Quick hits…
Movie news…
Fast 6, the sequel to fast five will move forward in a new direction away from the street racing world more into the organized crime world ala oceans eleven, ‘The French Connection’, ‘The Bourne Identity’, ‘The Italian Job’.” All which feature great stories as well as action sequences…
So I guess the question is , can they? Do you dig these movies? Fast 5 actually outgrossed thor in its opening weekend in Australia. I think its gonna be huge…
Scream 4 got off to a relatively modest start at the box office in its opening weekend, but experienced a pretty huge drop-off over the Easter holiday frame. That news left many a fan of the horror franchise wondering: what exactly does that mean for Scream 5 – and the future of the series in general?
Wes Craven has said in the past that he’s up for directing another scream trilogy; however, with the fourth flick in the series under performing at the box office, that doesn’t look likely to happen. Here’s the more disconcerting question for Ghostface fans: Does that mean the franchise could eventually end up being rebooted?
Thoughts on this? Scream 4 sucked the ending was awful, they should let it die. It became exactly what it was mocking in the beginning.
Bourne Legacy casting news
Deadline has confirmed Latino Review‘s scoop that Renner will take-on leading man duties for the sequel. Renner will play Martin, like Bourne before him, a super-spy on the run from the top-secret government program that trained him. While the program is not Treadstone, the one that produced Jason Bourne, it’s very similar and somehow even more dangerous.
As previously stated, Jason Bourne as played by Matt Damon will not be appearing in the film but his existence will be felt throughout. Hence the title.
I believe they should start this movie with renner standing over a dead matt damon and go from there. Nor reboot, just another branch in the story. Do you dig the bourne movies? It gave damon a chance to play an action hero type.
Tv news
After two weeks of dismal ratings and poor critical reception, The Paul Reiser Show has been pulled from NBC’s Thursday night line-up.
The Paul Reiser Show, a mid-season replacement for the struggling Perfect Couples, got off to a very rocky start.
According to The Wrap, the debut episode managed to snag the lowest ratings for a regular season premiere in NBC history – grabbing the attention of a paltry 3.3 million viewers. The following week, the show managed to lose 18 percent of those initial viewers. After such a poor showing, it came as no surprise when the network promptly pulled the plug.
First off it was a rip off of the much better curb your enthusiasm, a much better show. Even featured larry david in the show. Terrible show, just terrible. Why not just replace it with curb?
Internet streaming service Netflix has passed a major hurdle in its quest for video dominance: its worldwide subscriber count is higher than Comcast’s US numbers.
Netflix announced the impressive accomplishment in its quarterly earnings call. The company added more than three million subscribers in the first three months of 2010 alone, bringing its total to 23.6 million. The exact number of current Comcast subscribers isn’t known, but has been steadily declining: in the fourth quarter of last year they lost 135,000 viewers for a total of 22.8 million.
This means Netflix now has more subscribers than any single cable company. Internet tv is the way of the future, get used to it…
Game news…
Wii2 or project cafe as its now known has been announced…
It will be announced and playable at E3 this coming June.
“We will show a playable model of the new system and announce more specifications at the E3 Expo, which will be held June 7-9, 2011, in Los Angeles,” the company said in a brief statement. Nintendo did not reveal any additional details.
the console – dubbed Project Cafe – will be “significantly more powerful” than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and be backwards compatible with current Wii software. The console will also utilize a new, tablet-shaped controller. Sources say it will have a 6-inch touch screen display, dual analog sticks, and has the ability to stream content directly from the console.
According to sources with knowledge of the project, Nintendo’s next console could have a retail price of anywhere between $350 and $400 look for it in early 2012.
How do sony and Microsoft react to this expecially with sony’s recent network problems? They are moving away from the wii remote system to a ds style interactive controller interface, is this a game changer?
Xbox live expects network traffic to grow while psn is down, they say the are ready for the increases in traffic, are trying to take advantage of sony’s problems. If they truly wanted to take advantage of the problem they’d stop chargin people to use it.
This from Microsoft
Of course it’s regretful that Sony is encountering issues at such a busy time, and Microsoft takes no joy in the problems gamers are having playing their favourite games online. That being said, we are expecting Microsoft’s robust online network to see an increase of traffic from those gamers who own both systems. Being able to play their games via the Xbox LIVE network could make all the difference for some gamers, and the Xbox Nations event will allow all of them to do just that – whether they have a Gold subscription or not.”
Thoughts on the psn outage? Has it effected you? It has made it difficult for me at times to get online on my Netflix, I don’t play online but I do use my ps3 for online stuff… psn says to change your password info may have been compromised.
Comic break…#0 cover b variant
GI Joe-Cobra Civil War
written by chuck Dixon/mike Costa
Art by Javier Saltares/Antonio Fuso/Agustin Padilla
Takes place after the death of Cobra Commander who was assassinated by gi joe, but they are not aware it has happened yet. 3 separate stories that tell the aftermath of the assassination from different perspectives. #1 is Gi joe perspective, #2 is Cobra commander perspective to name a replacement. The other commander must compete for the role. They don’t trust each other. Interesting to see the snake eat it’s own tail. #3 is the Snake Eyes perspective. Interesting stuff, each story branches off into it’s own comic for the next issue to tell it’s part of the story.
Red Hulk 30.1 The Whale
written by jeff parker
Art by Gabriel Hardmen
This picks up with red hulk/general thunder bolt ross trying to learn to control his powers with guidance form bruce banner and steve rogers, he is being pursued by the military, studied for his weaknesses, then attacked when he is most vulnerable. Reginald forteen disables the hulk and gives him til the next morning to surrender, we learn about the history of the two and this sets in action a show down that will move the story line in a very interesting direction.
Uncanny XMen 535 Breaking Point part one
Writer keiron Gillen
artist Terry Dodson
Kind of a mess, sword calls upon the x men to save them from a threatening alien force from break world, the last time xmen went to break world to take on powerlord cruu colossus cut off his arm. Also kitty hawk is stuck in phase mode caused by a piece of metal from breakworld so this plays into the story, the head off to defend sword and quickly find that Cruu is no longer a powerlord, and they have come to the xmen for help.
The Incredible Hulks 626
The spy who smashed me pt 1, when in rome
written by greg pak
artist tom grummet
This is a play off the james bond story, hulk and red she hulk are having problems, he loves her but she doesn’t want to be with him so she takes off. He tracks her to a party in rome and goes to get her thinking that she needs to be saved and falls right into tyrnaus’s plan, he and red she hulk trick hulk into breaking into a vault and the steal a historical item that has magical powers.
Shield Infinity
writer jonathan hickman
art by nick pitarra/Zachary baldus/kevin mellon/gabriel walta
This is a collection of the history of shield going back to ancient Greece. Focuses on the great philosophers in history being the original members of shield including Archimedes, tesla, newton, Michelangelo, and da vinci. Their stories will all come together in future episodes and ancient technology will mix with modern science to tell interesting stories.
Halo Fall of Reach Covenant chapter 1 of 4
Writer brian reed
Artist felix ruiz
This is a promotonial piece for Halo, Tells the backstory of Halo Reach, filling in the story from the video game, A frigate comes under attach from a covenant ship, sends a message for help to the Spartan soldiers who are testing a new armor. The covenant ship shows up and the Spartan soldiers then jump out of a space ship to put a nuclear bomb on the covenant ship. Pure promo piece for the video game.
Movies of the week…
Super
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
An amazing movie, available on demand on many cable systems…
Elizabethtown
During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a young woman and man.
Ok, App Junkies, here’s an app for all you artistic types out there. The quite unique thing about this contraption called the iPhone is that the artistic abilities are endless. With the power of photography combined with capable software, you have a recipe for some potentially phenomenal results. ToonPAINT is one app that can turn your average photography into comic-book style masterpieces.
ToonPAINT is allows you to make cartoon-like paintings with your own photos. You can import photos already on your phone or take a snapshot from the app. The MagiSketch image processing imputs your image to create a customizable sketch automatically. You can adjust the settings to perfect your photo by using the sliders to increase or decrease your inklines and darken or lighten the blacks and greys. Once it is to your liking you can paint away! Select colors and change your brush size to get it just perfect. You can even zoom in and pan around your image to get those small spots. And if you don’t have time to finish it up, don’t worry. The app saves every image as a session that you can continue at a later time.
So far, this is the best app I have seen as far as converting a photo into a pretty descent high contrast sketch image. I have used several before it that did an okay job but didn’t have near the customization. Most times I don’t even have to adjust the settings it does such a great job on the first process. The cons here, are in the painting. If you take your time, you can get these tools to work for you, but it takes a lot of patience. One feature I don’t see that would be great is an opacity. It takes quite a bit of trial and error to get just the color you are looking for. Another great idea for this app would be for the sketch image to actually be like a bottom layer that you can color over similar to PhotoShop, so when you adjust or erase, it is only effecting your top layer. As it is now there is an eraser, but it will actually erase the sketch as you go! Thank goodness for Undo!
The other great features this app has is “Auto Color” and “Alpha Brush”. “Auto Color” will automatically color your toon, and “Alpha Brush” will allow you to paint directly from the source photograph. Both seem like great features, until you find out they are in-app purchases for .99 cents each. Now apparently this didn’t always used to be, and has only started charging for these features in the last update. Seems to have caused quite the uproar among the app store reviewers, but only time will tell if Toon-FX will change it back. All in all, still a descent app. So cartoon yourself junkies, and stay away from the DIP!
Rocketing out of the events of the monster hit movie, follow the continuing adventures of Green Hornet and Kato as a power struggle for control over drug trafficking in Los Angeles turns violent. Green Hornet and Kato are just starting out, but they’ve attracted attention from the cops, the drug pushers, and even Homeland Security! Britt and Kato keep their alter egos hidden, but a new set of masked men on the scene complicates matters.
I’m not a huge fan of movie/comic crossovers. I prefer them to stay within their own that’s why I didn’t think much of The Green Hornet: Aftermath when I picked it up. It looked like a piece of promotional material for the movie that came out a few months back and I don’t need to be sold on a movie that I was never really interested in seeing in the first place but I read it anyway and suprise of all suprises, it’s actually not a bad comic.
The book picks up where the movie left off, which is a bit of a mystery to me since i didn’t see the movie but that didn’t really hurt too much. It starts with the typical scenario of Kato doing all the heavy lifting and The Green Hornet showing up at the last moment to take all the credit only this time the credit is being given to someone else by a pair on nosy Home Land Security officers. They think TGH is one of Reid’s reporters, Cullen Hurtt and this doesn’t sit well with either of the guys. Kato and TGH want a bit of the credit they feel they should be getting but don’t want to out themselves to accept it.
I like the book, the character chemistry is interesting, the art is classic comic inspired and the cover is dynamic, straight off a movie poster. If you enjoyed The Green Hornet than this is certainly worth picking up and if you haven’t seen the movie but would like an introduction to the character this is definitely a good point to jump on and check it out.
‘War of the Green Lanterns’ ignites with part 1 of the blockbuster event that’ll burn into the summer! A malevolent force has usurped control over all the power batteries, leaving the Corps powerless except for a select few members. Now it’s up to Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart and Sinestro to regain control – but can these warriors overcome their differences in time to save the universe?
“War of the Green Lanterns” is everything you’ve come to expect from a GL comic and that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you are looking for. If you are looking for an easy story to jump into with a simple storyline and characters that are easily discernible, than this is not the book for you. On the other hand if you are a long time fan who has invested years in learning the characters and the powers their rings posses and are capable of keeping the many characters from becoming a jumbled mess than more power to you. You might enjoy this book, I on the other hand, did not.
I’m not a simpleton by any means but the sheer amount of ring bearers compounded by the complex back story that all these characters are a part of made it near impossible for me to get into it. At times I found myself dreading turning the page because there might be another character introduced that kind of look like that other guy who looked a lot like that first guy. Keeping up with all of them left me with a headache and the strong urge to not see “The Green Lantern” when it hits theaters this summer.
The art was nice, well drawn, lots of green complemented well by the reds that really pop off the page. The environments were well defined but the locations the story took place limited my interest in what I was seeing. The cover was well drawn but ultimately it represented my major problem with this book, a jumbled mess of characters who I had a hard time telling apart. I say skip it and find something with a little more substance over style.
It seems that the “Royal Couple” have gotten an illustrated treatment…
As if they hadn’t gotten enough coverage for their upcoming nuptials, Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton can now be found in your local comic store…on the pages of their very own book.
As with every comic, it starts out with the origins of both characters and their eventual engagement.
Courtesy of CBS News:
“The story of their romance is illustrated starting with the lovers’ early days.
Prince William can be seen on a family vacation while Kate Middleton daydreams about being a princess.
Then the plot thickens.
Kate wears a now infamous see-through dress at a school fashion show.
The Prince is smitten, they meet and sparks fly.
How was the idea hatched?
“It literally was a joke e-mail sent to me by a friend, saying: ‘I bet you couldn’t do a comic book on the Royal Family’s wedding,’” writer Rich Johnston said. “I said I bet I could.”
Johnston spent two months researching and writing the comic.
“I loved finding a way to tell their stories independently. So I have Kate telling her story, using a fictional diary which she keeps from a young child. And then from William I was able to use a mixture of newspaper headlines going through his whole life and taking the idea of like army — RAF mission briefings.”
Not sure what to think of this, but they are just two more celebrities in a long list who have gotten comic books of their own, right next to our beloved Dark Knight, Man of Steel, and Sentinel of Liberty.
The stories are available together in a flip-book version or as separate issues.
The combined edition “Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story” is currently limited to 3,000 copies.
The story of “Kate – A Very Private Princess” and “William – A Very Public Prince” have 2,500 copies each.
