Just days away until Emerald City Comicon turns Seattle into the center of the geek universe! Here’s an amazing memory from 2011! Watch Andrew Garfield – this Spidey fan is so authentic he insisted on showcasing his web shooting skills in our photo op! Now that’s dedication!
The final issue. The final stages of Daken’s terminal illness. The final confronation between Daken and Wolverine? Will Daken reconcile with his father of finally get revenge? Daken, Dark Wolverine #23 is the final issue of a fascinating character.
Just a few years ago, Daken exploded out of Logan’s past, took over his father’s title, impersonated his father on the Dark Avengers then starred in his own series. What if Daken could be saved and mind wiped for a fresh start? Daken’s tragic birth and upbringing is what turned him into a bitter, relentless force obsessed with vengeance. I kinda hope he gets another chance.
Astonishing X-Men #48 New creative team. New adventure. The first chapter of what Marvel is calling “the most controversial story of the year.” Wolverine, Gambit, Iceman, and Warbird are joined by fan favorite GLBT characters, Northstar and Karma, on a mission in New York City. Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins take over the team and have you saved the date? A June X-Men wedding has been promised so stay tuned to see the rocky road to the altar.
Avengers Vs. X-Men #0 The return of the Scarlet Witch and her connection to Hope, the mutant messiah. Can the fallen Avenger redeem herself? This is the book the kicks off the war between two of Marvel’s biggest teams as the Phoenix Force speeds on a collision course with Earth.
Rachel Rising, Shadow of Death A young girl digs herself out of a grave with no memory of how she got there. This horror mystery is by legendary independent writer/artist Terry Moore. A preview of Rachel Rising will appear in this week’s The Walking Dead #95. Rachel Rising was the Zanadu Comics Book Reading Club Book of the Month.
Dark Shadows Volume One If you’re excited by the upcoming Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie based on gothic soap opera then sink your fangs into this collection by Dynamite starring Barnabas Collins, the reluctant vampire tortured by a witchy woman.
Archie #631 Betty and Veronica watch out! Riverdale’s triangle is about to get cattier! Valerie of Josie and the Pussycats is moving into town and into Archie’s heart.
Emerald City Comicon is just days away! Time to share another great memory from 2011 when I got a photo op with 3 of my favorite X-characters! Hope to see you this weekend!
The plot of The Dark Knight Rises is one of Hollywood’s best kept secrets. Gary Oldman reveals he almost lost his script for the final Batman film.
“I was in a panic for 20 minutes,” Oldman told the BBC. “I thought, ‘where the hell have I put it?'”
“It had my name on it,” he added. “They would have killed me”. The script surfaced in his hotel room.
“I’d gone out for dinner,” he explained, “and I had put it in the room between the mattress and the bed, because I couldn’t scrunch it into the safe.
“I was half-thinking about something else and shoved it there.”
The actor who plays Commissioner Jim Gordon went on to describe how director Christopher Nolan and Warner Brothers protected the script.
“When he [Nolan] gives the script out, it doesn’t have the ending. Characters sometimes change, or their names change. And you have to go to the studio to read it.”
All the secrets are revealed when The Dark Knight Rises opens this summer. Thanks to Baird Warnick for the story suggestion!
Matt Smith must really enjoy wearing hats. The Time Lord is wearing a cowboy hat again in the trailer for season 7 of Doctor Who. (I prefer the cowboy hat to the fez!) The Doctor, Amy and Rory will face cyborg outlaws in the American Wild West, robots (that look like those big scarab metal bug aliens from The Fifth Element) and what I suspect might be Nefertiti in ancient Egypt.
This is the final season for companions Amy and Rory but don’t forget the Doctor’s team-up with Captain Picard! IDW is publishing a Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Generation series later this year.
Here’s the trailer:
You may have noticed I’m obsessed with Prometheus! Ridley Scott’s return to the world of Alien is everywhere. Here’s the latest TV spot in case you missed it. I saw the trailer on the big screen in front of The Hunger Games. IFC aired Alien last night and I watched extra close as the Nostromo crew looked at the Space Jockey. Thanks to The MovieBox.Net for the tv spot below. Enjoy!
I’m ready to see Tom Hiddleston ooze evil as Loki when he reprises his Thor role in The Avengers. The star won Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards and spoke about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in one big movie.
“‘Avengers‘ is the first of its kind because it’s a film about not one superhero, but seven or eight, all of whom are beloved already because of their first outings,” Hiddleston told Red Carpet News. “I’ve seen it once and it was a very rough cut, but it’s absolutely thrilling. It grips you on the edge of your seat from the get-go. It takes itself extremely seriously one moment and doesn’t take itself seriously at all in the next moment. It has a huge sense of humor but also real heart and action. It’s more fun than should be allowed.”
Thanks to Comic Reel.