Category: Fandom

12 Year Old “Secret Agent” Stops Super Villain

Colby confronts Rex Velvet! courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

Rex Velvet is the self-proclaimed Seattle super villain! Imagine the child with DNA from Lex Luthor, The Riddler and Norman Osborn with Harley Quinn as his mad mommy and you have Rex. The media savvy villain has been outdone by a kid!

 

A 12-year-old has foiled Rex’s latest scheme. Velvet “kidnapped” the Seattle Seahawk mascot but Colby the secret agent cracked the case and has his fantasy fulfilled thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Molly Shen of KOMO 4 News has the story.

You can help Wish families take flights, join KOMO 4 on Thursday, Aug. 2 for our annual Make Wishes Soar: KOMO 4 Wishes in Flight Mileage Drive. You’ll be able to donate your air miles to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

 

Thanks to KOMONEWS.COM for Cody’s story!

 

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Red, White and Dead Zombie Walk

Red, White and Dead by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

The Walking Dead #100 is out this week but the undead were living it up in Seattle this weekend. The Red, White and Dead Zombie Walk was in the funky Fremont (home of the Summer Solstice – aka naked cyclists) neighborhood.

Red, White and Dead by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

Thousands of the undead slumbered through the streets on a hot summer day. Photographer Josh Lewis captured the bloody good time for KOMONEWS.COM and Seattle Pulp.

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The Dark Knight Rises Collector Gift Cards

  Hello Batman Fans! You can now buy advance tickets and collector gift cards for The Dark Knight Rises via Fandango links on the site. Choose from Batman, Catwoman or Bane!

  Keep checking back for more news as we count down to Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale’s final Batman film! The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th.

Avengers Blu-Ray Trailer

Marvel’s The Avengers courtesy Marvel

  Marvel.com unveiled the trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers on Blu-Ray. What else is there to say? Behold:


 

Assemble September 25th!

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Ryan Reynolds As New Highlander

  There can be only one…and he is Ryan Reynolds? The man who played Deadpool (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Hal Jordan in Green Lantern has been cast as the lead in a new Highlander according to The Tracking Board. The site reports Reynolds will play Connor MacLeod and the remake is being directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

  If you’re not familar…Christopher Lambert played the immortal warrior in century spanning feuds with others of his kind. Once you killed a fellow immortal you absorbed their energy and strength. The film showed Connor’s life in the 1500’s in the Scottish Highlands and in the present day. Sean Connery played his fellow immortal and mentor Ramirez. The film spawned sequels and television series and is known for music by Queen. Here’s a link to the trailer for the 1986 film. Here’s the trailer for Highlander Endgame which brought together Connor from the original film and Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) from the television series.

  What I always found ironic with the original film is that a Frenchman was cast as a Scotsman and the most famous Scotsman was cast as a Spaniard but I still loved it.

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Secret Avengers Artist at Jet City Comic Show

Secret Avengers #22 art by Gabriel Hardman courtesy Marvel.com

  One comic book show is not enough in Seattle! The Jet City Comic Show will be September 22nd at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. The show just announced two new guests: Artist Gabriel Hardman (Secret Avengers, Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes) and his wife writer Corrina Bechko (Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes.)

  The talented couple joined previously announced guests: Joe Casey, Matthew Clark, Emi Lenox, Colleen Coover, Paul Tobin, Brandon Seifert, Seattle-based Moritat and many more.

  Come check out the one-day event in the shadow of the Space Needle – come see it while it’s got an orange top…seriously.

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Doctor Who New Season First Episode Title Is…

courtesy SFX.co.uk and BBC

  Asylum of the Daleks! A classic enemy returns for the first episode of Season Seven according to SFX. This 60’s era Dalek looks like it’s been packed away for while! Steven Moffat is writing this episode featuring Daleks from different eras.

courtesy SFX.co.uk and BBC

  The site also features this first official publicity photo of Doctor Who with Amy and Rory. The married companions are leaving mid-season. Sigh.

  This week the second issue of the Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 crossover comes out. The Doctor, Amy and Rory team up with Captain Picard and crew when the Borg and Cybermen united to attack the Federation.

  And speaking of classic Daleks…an Imperal Dalek is one of the Icons of Science Fiction currently on exhibition at EMP Museum in Seattle – home of yours truly.

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Avengers Firefly Mashup

 

Marvel’s The Avengers courtesy Marvel

  I bow to the Joss Whedon superfan who lovingly created this mashup of the director’s most beloved projects. The fan recreated the opening credits of Firefly with characters/stars of Marvel’s The Avengers.

By Editor with thanks to Huffington Post and this creative, passionate fan. This just fuels my wish for Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau as Hank and Janet Pym.