It seems Disney has wimped out from using the famous “Demon in a Bottle” storyline in Iron Man 3. A few scenes in Iron Man 2 suggested that Tony Stark’s partying was a little out of control, but the hero can’t take a fall this time out.
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales March 2013
04/18/2013 by 45 Comments
The Marvel Now launches rumble on in March, with the first issues of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and the relaunched WOLVERINE, not to mention the long-awaited AGE OF ULTRON event. Meanwhile, as the first wave of Marvel Now launches start to settle into their runs, we’re beginning to get a clearer idea of which ones are working. (And which ones, well, not so much.)
Patton Oswalt Pitches a Star Wars/Marvel Crossover Movie
04/17/2013 by 5 Comments
TweetPatton Oswalt has been rather busy over the last few weeks. When not convincing the World that he should be cast as The Penguin in the next Batman movie, he’s appearing in Parks and Recreation, and delivering a message of unity. And that message of unity is for the union between Star Wars and Marvel. [...]
Is Ike-ification hitting all of Disney?
04/12/2013 by 15 Comments
Have Ike Perlmutter’s penny-pinching ways spread to all of Disney?
Disney/Marvel release first Captain America: The Winter Soldier photo and final cast
04/08/2013 by 4 Comments
Tweet Production is underway on Captain America: The Winter Soldier — it will film in LA, Cleveland and Washington DC. Anthony and Joe Russo direct from a script byChristopher Markus (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) & Stephen McFeely (“Captain America: The First Avenger”). The cast includes Chris Evans as Cap, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, [...]
Marvel Tell Us More About Infinity
04/05/2013 by 3 Comments
TweetI’m not talking about the constantly-developing fifteen-page theoretical shadow-physics equation Jonathan Hickman emails every member of the comics press once weekly – this is the Infinity storyline which will start on Free Comic Book Day for Marvel. A story returning Thanos as a mainstay villain in the Marvel Universe, Infinity has been outlined a little more [...]
Zoe Saldana in talks to play Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy
04/03/2013 by 1 Comment
Tweet Zoe Saldana might just add to her geek cred by adding Gamora from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY to her nerd icon roles as Lt. Uhura in the Star Trek reboot and Neytiri in AVATAR. If she gets the role, it would not be her first comic book performance. She played Aisha in THE LOSERS, [...]
Lady Gaga cast as the Dazzler…beware the First of April!
04/01/2013 by 1 Comment
The rumor’s provenance was impeccable: director Bryan Singer.
Marvel’s Infinity shifts the spotlight to the Inhumans
04/01/2013 by 3 Comments
Marvel is getting all cosmic with the looming threat of Thanos in the second Avengers movie, and in the run up to it, the new Infinity comic will reintroduce the weirder side of the Marvel U, with the Inhumans mixing it up weith Thanos in a saga penned by Jonathan Hickman (Avengers, Avengers VS. X-Men) and illustrated by Jim Cheung (Avengers: Children’s Crusade) Jerome Opena (Avengers, Uncanny X-Force), and Dustin Weaver (Avengers, Uncanny X-Men). Infinity kicks off with a Free Comic Book Day preview and then as a six issue mini-series in August.
Who Owns Marvelman – An April Fool’s Day Speculation
04/01/2013 by 12 Comments
I’m breaking continuity on Poisoned Chalice, my history of Marvelman, to say something about the current disposition of the character, and particularly to speculate on whether Marvel Comics are actually getting any closer to being able to publish it, as is being suggested around the Internet this past while.
Now a big softie, Todd McFarlane comments on the return of Angela
03/27/2013 by 10 Comments
Tweet Although once known for combative rhetoric and an aggressive stance, McFarlane Toys CEO Todd McFarlane sounded a conciliatory note when asked about the return of Angela in the pages of ULTRON WAR #10. McFarlane once fought a bitter lawsuit over the ownership of Angela with Neil Gaiman, and perhaps the settlement included a non-disparagement [...]
You might be watching a Wolverine movie this summer, and here’s the poster that proves it
03/26/2013 by 4 Comments
Tweet 2013 is a busy year for comic book movies — we’ve already had Bullet to the Head and coming up there’s Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Man of Steel, Two Guns, Kick-Ass 2, R.I.P.D. and many more on their way. As is The Wolverine, a new take on you know who. We haven’t had [...]
New Iron Man 3 TV ad
03/26/2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Oh boy, this is going to be dramatic! How is Tony going to get out of this one? IRON MAN 3 opens on May 4.
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: February 2013
03/19/2013 by 33 Comments
Marvel Now rolls on into February. This month’s major events are the relaunch of UNCANNY X-MEN, the “Point One” prologue issue for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, the return of NOVA with Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, and a new take on SECRET AVENGERS. More generally, the first wave of relaunched titles have now been around long enough that we’re starting to get a sense of which ones are already settling down, and which ones aren’t.
Though DC had the top selling book of the month – JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA – Marvel still had the largest share of the North American direct market, leading DC by 38% to 33% in units and 35% to 29% in dollars.
Mini Marvels: Fearless Defenders, Cheesecake for Women!
03/18/2013 by 14 Comments
TweetMarvel continue to tempt me with their extraordinary cover designs that are leaving many other publishers in the shade. Coming to Fearless Defenders blind of recent continuity, I had high hopes for this all female line-up, and was promptly swept off my feet.
Former Marvel head in sexting scandal
03/14/2013 by 12 Comments
Okay he was only the head of Marvel for six months during Ron Perelman’s murky march to bankruptcy—in fact he was the guy in charge when Marvel filed—but former Marvel CEO Scott Sassa has been canned from his current gig at Hearst after steamy texts from a Las Vegas stripper showed up somewhere they shouldn’t.
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