Christopher Meloni photographed by Jeff Vespa courtesy wireimage.
Watch out Bill, Eric and Alcide – get ready for Team Christopher? TV Line reports that Christopher Meloni is joining Season 5 of True Blood as a regular cast member.
Creator Alan Ball say Meloni will play ”An ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands.”
For 12 seasons Meloni played Detective Elliot Stabler on Law and Order: SVU. True Blood marks a return to HBO for Meloni who played Keller on Oz.
Meloni is starring in the Zach Snyder directed Superman reboot, The Man of Steel as Colonel Hardy.
No word yet on if Meloni’s character is from the Sookie Stackhouse series of books or a new one created by Alan Ball but expect him to do bad things next season.
Amazing Spider-Man Ends of the Earth teaser courtesy Marvel.com
Spider-Island wasn’t big enough! The world is about to become Spider-Man’s arena against one of his oldest foes. The journey to Amazing Spider-Man #700 takes Peter Parker to The Ends of the Earth. Marvel revealed story details on Amazing Spider-Man’s 50th Anniversary in today’s presser.
Writer Dan Slott on Doc Ock, “He’s got one shot for one master plan. He’s going for the whole thing. He’s going for the world. … This is Otto Octavius’s big grab for the greatest master plan of all time.” Slott further said that the story would rival (“Rivals? Ha! Ha, I say!” said Slott) the scope of Spider-Island and this would be “Otto Octavius Earth,” which would see Spider-Man operating on a global level to stop his arch-rival.
Amazing Spider-Man #682 preview art courtesy Marvel.com
Slott teased that the Sinister Six lineup might change by the end of this story and “Spider-Man has designed a new suit and this is a suit specifically designed to go to war with the Sinister Six.”
This story will tie-in to the Amazing Spider-Man movie with an epic battle with the Lizard.
Christopher Lloyd photo by John Shearer courtesy wireimage
Doctor Emmett Brown of Back to the Future, Commander Kruge in Star Trek: The Search for Spock, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family! The man behind all these iconic roles is coming to Seattle for Emerald City Comicon in 2012. You have panels for each of his performances!
Christopher Lloyd will be here Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st. Along with his stellar sci-fi movie roles, Lloyd won an Emmy for Taxi.
The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster courtesy Warner Brothers
Director Christopher Nolan reveals why he chose Bane as Batman’s foe for The Dark Knight Rises to The Los Angeles Times.
“With Bane, the physicality is the thing. With a good villain you need an archetype, you know, you need the extreme of some type of villainy. The Joker is obviously a particular archetype of diabolical, chaotic anarchy and has a devilish sense of humor. Bane, to me, is something we haven’t dealt with in the films. We wanted to do something very different in this film. He’s a primarily physical villain, he’s a classic movie monster in a way — but with a terrific brain. I think he’s a fascinating character. I think people are going to get a kick out of what we’ve done with him” says Nolan.
Daken: Dark Wolverine #22 cover preview courtesy Marvel.com
Daken: Dark Wolverine ends with issues # 22 and #23 as “Daken’s terminal disease is in its final stages.”
This is the final confrontation between Wolverine and his son. There no plans for Daken to appear in another series. These issues come with a parents advisory
The man who played Sulu is acting like Ambassador Sarek with a hilarious twist. The “war” between William Shater and Carrie Fisher over Star Trek Versus Star Wars could be over. Takei urges all sci-fi fans unite to hate “Twilight.”
George Takei attempts to offer “Star Peace” by sacrificing vamps and werewolves saying “the new ominous threat to science fiction” is “Twilight” he told MSN. Click to see Ambassador Takei’s plea for “Star Peace!”
And don’t forget: George Takei is coming to Emerald City Comicon in 2012!
George Takei is scheduled to appear in Seattle at Emerald City Comicon in 2012.
Cable is back with this week’s Avengers: X-Sanction #1. Cable died saving the life of Hope, the mutant messiah and his adopted daughter. How is Cable reborn and why must he eliminate the Avengers? It’s connected to the return of the Phoenix Force and this series acts as a prelude to Avengers Versus X-Men in 2012.
With the mutant hero from the future attacking Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in such a crucial storyline here’s what you need to know about the fan favorite mutant with a complicated origin and future history.
New Mutants #87 the debut of Cable courtesy Marvel.com
Cable debuted in New Mutants # 87 as a cyborg warrior who took the kids of New Mutants and made them a pro-active fighting force. The title was soon reborn as X-Force.
The origin: X-Man Cyclops was married to a woman named Madelyn Pryor (she was actually a clone of Jean Grey/Marvel Girl created by Mister Sinister) and they had a baby named Nathan.
In the pages of X-Factor (the original five X-Men reunited) Nathan was infected by a techno-organic virus from the future by Apocalypse. Just when all hope was lost, a woman from the future appeared to Cyclops and said she could save his baby if she let him take the child into the future where they had the medical technology to save him. That woman was sent by Rachel Summers (the daughter of Cyclops and the real Jean Grey from the future.)
Nathan’s life was saved but he became a cyborg. His mutant powers of telekinesis help keep his body together and the virus at bay. Nathan grew up in a war-torn future ruled by Apocalypse.
Cable went back in time to prevent his future. Stryfe was Cable and X-Force’s archenemy and during the X-Cutioner’s Song storyline Stryfle revealed he was a clone of Nathan.
Cable #2 cover courtesy Marvel.com
Hope was the first baby born after the decimation of mutants and elimination of the mutant gene from humanity. The baby was hailed as a mutant messiah by some and the harbinger of a future apocalypse by others. Cyclops let Cable take the baby into the future to protect her. Hope returned as a teenager. Cable sacrificed his life to save her.
The Phoenix Force is speeding towards Earth. The Phoenix image manifested around Hope in the past so could the entity be coming to make her its new host? Marvel has said a surprise decision by one team related to the impending return of the Phoenix is what causes the AVX war.
Could this actually be Styfle attacking the Avengers? Has Cable returned only to be sacrificed again?
It seems way too soon for Cable to return. Honestly I was a fan when he first appeared in New Mutants before learning his real identity and origin. The only other time I enjoyed the character is during Second Coming when he was about to die. Cable’s scenes with his father and adopted daughter were moving. For such a man of action the best moments I like were very quiet and still encounters with Cyclops and Hope.
Ann Nocenti is back and taking aim at DC’s Green Arrow. The writer who gave us femme fatales like Typhoid Mary and Spiral is creating a female triple threat for the Emerald Archer.
DC previewed Green Arrow #7 which marks a new creative team: Ann Nocenti and artist Brian Tolibano. The March 2012 issue promised a new threat – 3 deadly women collectively known as Skylark are after Oliver Queen.
Nocenti knows how to write a beautiful, tragic but deadly villainess. Nocenti gave Daredevil one of his greatest adversaries in Typhoid Mary, a mob assassin with multiple personalities and multiple mutant powers.
Nocenti created the world of Mojoverse starring Longshot, a warrior slave from a dimension run by Mojo the alien television producer who keeps the world addicted to his Gladiator style shows. Longshot encountered stuntwoman Richchet Rita in our world but Mojo molded her in to Spiral, a six-armed warrior skilled in sorcery and teleportation. Spiral went to join the Brotherhood and later Sisterhood of Evil Mutants.
This March its Green Arrow’s turn to face the latest creations of female villainy from a truly inventive writer.
