Bryan Hitch Leaving Marvel

Bryan Hitch art from Ultimates #13 courtesy Marvel.com

  A major clue to the the Bryan Hitch Countdown mystery revealed. The artist announced via Twitter he was leaving Marvel Comics after 10 years.

 “In two days time, an amazing decade at Marvel closes for me. What a wonderful time to have joined the party. Very proud and honoured.”

  Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch were frequent collaboratrs on Marvel’s Ultimate Line with the Ultimates and Ultimate Fantastic Four then later the Marvel line’s Fantastic Four.

Ultimates 2 #7 cover by Bryan Hitch courtesy Marvel.com

 

Hitch will apparently end with the Ultron War.We know where Hitch is leaving but where he’s going…stay tuned. A reunion with Millar on Millar World titles is the big speculation.

 

Fantastic Four #559 cover by Bryan Hitch courtesy Marvel.com

This post features some of my personal Hitch/Marvel favorites but I’ve provided link on Marvel.com showing his work over they years.

Catwoman’s Claws in The Dark Knight Rises

 

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Image Courtesy Screen Rant

  Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman will have a nasty secret hidden in her costume according to an upcoming interview in L.A. Times Hero Complex.

  “I love the costume… I love the costume because everything has a purpose, nothing is in place for fantasy’s sake, and that’s the case with everything in Christopher Nolan’s Gotham City.” Hathaway says.

  The publisher describes Catwoman’s boots with “…stiletto heels that, on closer inspection, turn out to have serrated edges capable of leaving nasty claw marks in a fight.”

  Earlier Hathaway talked about how her portrayal of Catwoman will not be influenced by previous Catwomen but based on Nolan’s Gotham.

Catwoman: The Dark End of the Street courtesy DC Comics

  This latest on-screen version of Catwoman looks similar to the comic counterpart from Ed Brubaker’s run on the title – minus the hair.

Bond Versus Bardem! A Gene for Bad Guys?

Courtesy Cracked.com

  Bond Versus Bardem!

  I’m thrilled for any new Bond film but the fact that Javier Bardem is playing the villain in Skyfall just skyrockets the cool factor and excitement level.

  I wanted to share what came up on StumbleUpon via Cracked! A hilarious look what makes a Hollywood good guy or bad guy with Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem at the top of the hair color chain.

Blade Runner Sketchbook

“If you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes…” Roy Batty, replicant

 

Blade Runner Sketchbook cover courtesy BuzzFeed

I absolutely LOVE Blade Runner. I’ve seen 4 versions on the big screen and own the collectors edition. 

Now humans can see this great out of print art book based on what is one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

The Blade Runner Sketchbook has been out of print since its 1982 publishing date, but, thanks to this “BR” fanatic, we can now scan every page of the collector’s item online. Check out highlights from Director Ridley Scott and the film’s conceptual designers. Thanks to BuzzFeed and ComicsAlliance.

The sketchbook is listed on Amazon.

Here’s hoping Ridley Scott will return to the world of Blade Runner like he did Alien with his new film Prometheus.

A Geek Can Dream…Ms. Marvel & Wasp Casting Call

As I poured through my sources for news and inspiration I had casting visions.

2012 will see comic book and movie stars shine in Seattle for Emerald City Comicon this Spring and The Avengers assembled on the big screen this Summer.

I’m already thinking of a sequel featuring more favorite Avengers and I had casting ideas inspired by ECCC’s media guests.

Katee Sackoff as Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel. Katee’s portrayal of Kara “Starbuck” Thrace proves she could play the tough Air Force officer/CIA agent turned Kree ignited superheroine.

Summer Glau’s turn as River Song (I meant Tam, thanks for a follower for the correction) in Firefly and Serenity showed how she could play the vulnerable yet powerful Wasp. The Avengers director Joss Whedon knows what Glau can deliver based on their previous experience together. She just needs the short cut and Janet Van Dyne’s glam.

If you have the Wasp you must include Hank Pym. Could Tom Felton play the genius scientist with multiple super hero identities and a dark side?

Of all the possible Avengers in possible Avengers sequels I think these ones I would want to see on the big screen.

A geek can dream…

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Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Image Courtesy Screen Rant

  Anne Hathaway joins a famous sorority of actresses who have made Catwoman come to life. The actress is talking with the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex about her Catwoman and the connection to Bane.

  Hathaway wants fans to know her portrayal of Selina Kyle will be unique and based on the situation she finds herself in The Dark Knight Rises:

  “What’s come before doesn’t limit or even affect this new version. It doesn’t affect me because each Catwoman – and this is true in the comics as well – she is defined by the context of the Gotham City created around her. Catwoman is so influenced by Gotham and whoever is creating Gotham at the time… You have to live in whatever the reality of the world is and whatever Gotham is.

“Gotham City is full of grace. You look at Heath’s performance as the Joker, there was a lot of madness there but there was also a grace and he had a code there. There’s a lot of belief and codes of behavior in Gotham and my character has one, too. A lot of the way she moves and interacts with people is informed by her worldview. Chris has given us all such complex, defined, sophisticated worldviews that it’s just a matter of doing your homework and getting underneath the character’s skin.”

Courtesy The Daily Blam

Will Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman purr or roar? After The Dark Knight Rises her performance may claw up to the top of my Catwoman’s Greatest Cuts.

Thanks to the Daily Blam for the Hero Complex interview.

 

Age of X – 11 for 2011

X-Men Legacy: Age of X collection cover courtesy Marvel.com

  Mike Carey’s final year on X-Men Legacy took us to the Age of X – one of my top 11 for 2011. In this reality warped tale mutants are on the verge of extinction. The survivors are making a final stand inside Fortress X against constant attack but a conspiracy within threatens mutantkind. Carey tactically reimagined favorites like Cyclops. Scott is known as Basilisk and married to Frenzy. Rogue is called Legacy because Magneto forces her to keep the memories of millions of dead mutants.

  The truth behind the Age of X reality is a mindbender and impetus for Carey’s follow-up arcs. I particular loved Carey’s transformation of Frenzy in Age of X and beyond.

Uncanny X-Force Dark Angel Saga: 11 for 2011

Uncanny X-Force 17 from Marvel.com. Cover Art by Esad Ribic

  The Dark Angel Saga is one of the most violent and compelling stories of 2011. Rick Remender took Wolverine’s covert team into the Age of Apocalypse in order to save Angel’s soul.

 After years of struggle with the evil Archangel inside him, Warren was about to become the next embodiment of Apocalypse. I recounted the The Seeds of the Dark Angel Saga and how the once golden boy of the original X-Man had transformed into the cold, calm executor of Apocalypse’s vision.

  One of the best aspects of Remender’s run this year is his redefining of Psylocke. You felt Betsy and Warren’s love deteriorate with heartbreaking moments and punches in the gut. Like Mike Carey’s portrayal of Rogue on his X-Men: Legacy, I think Rick Remender will be known for his writing of Psylocke.

If you missed the single issues The Dark Angel Saga is collected in two volumes.