Thursday, April 21st 2011
Almighty Thor Trailer...not what you think...
A new Thor trailer has surfaced...just this one has Kevin Nash in it.
...WTF!!!
The Asylum, company behind such movies as Battle of Los Angeles (NOT Battle LA) and Snakes on a Train (NOT a plane), has created a low budget movie to ride the media wave of Marvel Comic's soon to be blockbuster, Thor. Set to hit SyFy on May 7th and DVD on May 10th, this film features former WWE and TNA star Kevin Nash as the All Father, Odin.
Crazy? Yes, but funny thing is I'll still watch it.
Filed Under: Movies
Monday, April 18th 2011
Marvel unveils a new Spider-Man
There is a new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in town.
Marvel Comics announced today that there will be a new Spider-Man in Marvel's Ultimate universe following the currently running "Death of Spider-Man" story line.
When they say new, they mean new: new costume and a new person under the mask. Here is what Marvel released today on their website:
Marvel has announced that after the shocking events of "Death of Spider-Man", the sold out storyline currently running through ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN and ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS. ULTIMATES, there will be a new Spider-Man and a new character under the mask. Something’s happened to Peter Parker and here comes an all-new Spider-Man…in an all-new costume!
“We called this story 'Death of Spider-Man' for a reason,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor In Chief. “This is a huge story that’ll have fans around the world talking for a long time as we set the stage for the debut of our new Spider-Man.”
For more on Marvel Comics, check out their website HERE.
Filed Under: Comics
Wednesday, April 13th 2011
Frank West returns in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Frank West is back...sort of.
Announced this week, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will put players in the driver's seat as war photojournalist Frank West, just in time for the outbreak of Fortune City...wait, didn't that already happen???
Think like Marvel Comics "What if" series: the game puts Frank at the center of the outbreak instead of Chuck Greene, Dead Rising 2's hero. Now, this isn't a rehash; the game is said to be more of a reinterpretation of Dead Rising 2, adding the camera game play mechanics of the first one with the combo weapons of the second, filled with new psychos and menaces to beat down with a spiked baseball bat.
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is slated to hit stores this fall for the X-Box 360, PS3 and PC.
Filed Under: Video Games
Thursday, March 31st 2011
Spider-Man returns to video games with "Edge of Time"
Marvel Comics annoucned today the next installment of the wall crawler to the land of video games. Coming this fall, "Spider-Man: Edge of Time" will be touching down from the same developers that brought the world last year's smash hit "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions". Like last years game, players will be controlling more than one Spider-Man. From Marvel.com:
Activision and Marvel today announced "Spider-Man: Edge of Time," where Spider-Man faces one of his greatest challenges ever--saving Spider-Man. Developed by Activision-owned studio Beenox, "Spider-Man: Edge of Time" challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.
Filed Under: Video Games
Thursday, March 31st 2011
Comic Spotlight: FF #1
How do you bring the Fantastic Four back to its roots?
Evidently, you minus the Human Torch, add one Spider-Man, mix and enjoy.
FF#1 is NOT the Fantastic Four, this is shown many times in this premiere issue. FF is the Future Foundation, composed of the three remaining members of the big four, everyone’s favorite wall crawler, a bunch of brain trust youths, long lost relatives and a few surprises. How does this reboot measure up to the Fantastic Four of years gone by?
I picked up a few Fantastic Four issues in the recent years, but I didn’t follow them. Too much was going on with characters I didn’t care about, it never grabbed my attention. Even the death of Johnny Storm we meddled in interweaving plots, making the death seem sudden and bland. But this, FF, this is the closet I have seen to the old, family like Fantastic Four. Yes, Spider-Man is not family, but with why he was brought, and with him being the humor much like the Torch was, it really does fit perfectly. Jonathan Hickman shines with this issue, making the characters seem lively but with a hint of sorrow. Steve Epting never disappoints on art, and he doesn’t here either. The costume redesigns work nicely, with a short explanation on why black and white. The last page throws you for a loop, making readers want to jump on board this fantastic voyage.
This is one of Marvel’s strongest debuts in awhile, and that is saying a lot with the string of hits they have had as of late. For more information on the Future Foundation, visit www.marvel.com.
Filed Under: Comics
