X-Men To Appear On The Super Hero Squad Show
If you haven’t been watching The Super Hero Squad Show on the Cartoon Network, then you’ve been missing out on a really fun show. Tonight also might be a good night to jump onboard, because the X-Men will be making an appearance in an all-new episode.
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Bryan Singer to Direct ‘X-Men: First Class’
The best thing about the red carpet for movie premieres is that a lot of other juicy news gets leaked. Case in point: While talking to a MySpace crew, Bryan Singer revealed that he will direct ‘X-Men: First Class.’
“I’m ramping up to do a movie called ‘Jack the Giant Killer’ at Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an ‘X-Men: First Class Origins’ picture, which is kind of cool. I’m very excited.”
Seeing that the film will follow the original X-Men (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman and Jean Grey), we’re assuming that this will be a true origins film and disregard the three previous X-Men films.
Earthquakes, Crises and Wars, oh my! 10 Memorable Comic Book Disasters
Does there exist a more threatened group of people than those who inhabit the earths and universes of our beloved comic book heroes and villains? What other fictional population seems to live under the constant threat that at any given point their world could be turned into zombies, an earthquake may shut down the city, or that their universe may cease to exist altogether!? The past few decades have seen several major disasters, manmade, natural and perhaps supernatural, that have caused devastation and damage beyond the norm for several comic book universes. Here, in no particular order, are ten of the most memorable and, pardon the pun, earth-shaking disasters and crises to hit the comic book populace. Read more
Jack Kirby’s Family Seeks to Reclaim Rights From Disney, Marvel
Acclaimed comic book artist Jack Kirby was responsible for co-creating some of the most memorable characters in comic book history, as well as illustrating some of its iconic and classic battles. Now, Kirby’s children are possibly creating an epic battle of their own. According to the L.A. Times, the late Kirby’s four children have filed what has been referred to as “notice of copyright termination” for 45 characters to companies such as Marvel Entertainment, Disney, Universal Pictures, the owners of Hulk distribution rights, and 20th Century Fox, owners of the movie rights to distribute X-Men and Fantastic Four films. Read more
Comic Book Previews for the Week of September 23rd, 2009
The days of summer are slowly waning, soon we’ll break out sweaters and jackets, and pumpkins, hopefully not of the bomb variety, will pop up everywhere. That doesn’t mean we have to slow down our reading of comics, especially THIS week!! Marvel brings the long-awaited, much-ballyhooed, debut of the new Spider-Woman solo series is HERE!! Spider-Woman #1 arrives, courtesy of power team Bendis and Maleev. What will await Jessica Drew as she makes her way in a savage new world? Dark Reign: The List takes aim at the X-Men this week, and also look for the one-shot Dark Reign: Made Men, which will focus on the lesser villains of Marvel and how Osborn’s world has affected them. Amazing Spider-Man #606 brings old flame/nemesis/ally The Black Cat back into Spidey’s life, and look for Ms. Marvel #45 as the battle between the original and current Ms. Marvel reaches its climax! Read more
Dark Avengers/X-Men: Exodus Delivers a Masterful Finishing Punch!
The battle between the Dark Avengers, the Dark X-Men and the Uncanny X-Men comes screaming into full daylight with the final and concluding issue of the Utopia storyline, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus. Matt Fraction crafts an exciting and crackling ending to a story that can arguably be said to be the best of the Dark Reign tie-ins and stories thus far. Over the past couple of months Norman Osborn looked to turn his alliance with Emma Frost, first shown in Dark Reign: The Cabal, into a take-over and shut down of Scott Summers’ X-Men. Everything looked to be going his way, until now. Read more
Comic Book Releases for September 10th, 2009
Now that you’ve taken the Labor Day holiday to rest up and catch up on all those comics you keep meaning to get to during the regular work week, it’s time to get a fresh stack! There’s plenty to pick up in stores this Thursday, and the adventure and spandex-covered heroes are happy to oblige!
From Marvel this week, more pieces of Norman Osborn’s master plan for the world come into focus, as Dark Reign: The List begins with an Avengers one-shot. Norman’s not happy with the way things are, and this new arc proves it! Be sure to read Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 before reading The List! Read more
Disney Marvel Acquisition Nightmares
I woke up Monday morning to read the news that Disney was acquiring Marvel, and while I guess this could be a good thing for the future of Marvel Comics, I’m also a little bit scared. I couldn’t help but immediately envision the following Disney Marvel acquisition nightmares.
“Battlestar Galactica” Film to be Directed by Bryan Singer
Already familiar to comic book and science-fiction fans for his work on the X-Men film series, director Bryan Singer has been tapped by Universal Studios to helm a big-screen adaptation of the widely popular and heralded reboot of Battlestar Galactica. The seventy-three episode series, seen on the SyFy network, recently ended, but talk of a film surfaced quickly. Singer’s involvement in the film was reported on the website Hitflix and has since been confirmed! Read more
Comic Book Previews for August 12, 2009
What could be causing part of the oppressive heat this summer, at least this Wednesday anyway? Those SEVENTY candles on the top of Marvel’s cake, that’s what! Happy birthday to the home of some of the most recognizable characters in pop culture today! With that, Marvel has a big birthday bash planned, with several powerful new releases this week!
First up for the birthday boys and girls is Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition. It starts here! The original Human Torch, Ka-Zar, and Sub-Mariner are all here, brought to you in a stunning new edition by some amazing talent in the industry today! That’s not all birthday fun! The Marvel’s Project #1 debuts, with this Ed Brubaker penned tale kicking off the ultimate origin story of the Marvel universe! Look also for the releases of Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1. Both of these titles will give us a post-Ultimatum look at the Ultimate universe. Look also for the continuation of the powerful Dark Avengers/X-Men crossover, Utopia, in Uncanny X-Men #514. Read more
