Tag: Mars

CONCRETE MARTIANS! Join the Invasion!

CM-cover-redux_webMartians invaded Concrete, Washington back in the 1930’s or so the legend goes!

  Concrete is in the beautiful North Cascades north of Seattle. This Pacific Northwest legend is the inspiration for a comic book just waiting for publisher.

Mitch Cook is a fellow comic book reader and co-worker (our day jobs) with a dream of being published. Mitch has been a big supporter of getting ComicsBlend up and running so I’m hoping to help you see his unique tale in your own hands!

Concrete Martians is the story of small town nightmares inspired by true events. It’s the kind of creepy Continue reading CONCRETE MARTIANS! Join the Invasion!

DOCTOR WHO Faces Old Enemy!

courtesy BBC One
courtesy BBC One

Whovians are counting down to the return of Doctor Who! In the second half of the new season the Time Lord and new companion Clara will face an old enemy! The reptilian Ice Warriors from Mars have a new look as you can see in this image courtesy BBC One.

 

The Time Lord last fought the Ice Warriors in the The Monster of Peladon starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor and Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith back in 1974.

 

courtesy BBC One
courtesy BBC One

The Cybermen will return this season in a story by Neil Gaiman (The Doctor’s Wife.) The Silurians came back under Steven Moffat’s watch. I’m still eager to see the return of my favorite aliens from the old days:

 

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Comic Book Picks for January 9, 2013

Star Wars #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Star Wars #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Detective Comics #16 While the Joker has been attacking the Batman family a smoother criminal has made his power play in Gotham City. Batman forms an alliance with the Penguin? Is the fowl rogue an endangered species?

Mars Attacks KISS Big brained evil aliens versus the Rock and Roll legends in 1970’s New York in a tale inspired from the original 1976 KISS comic book.

Star Wars #1 Rebels on the run. The Empire ruled. Go back in time for a new stories set before the destruction of the Death Star! The Force is with fans of the original trilogy in this new Dark Horse series from Brian Wood.

Superior Spider-Man #1 After the shocking events of Amazing Spider-Man #700 there’s a brand new Spider-Man vowing to be superior to Peter Parker!

Wolverine and the X-Men #23 Wolverine vs. Frankenstein!? Yes, Wolverine vs. Frankenstein! Will one of Logan’s students become a victim of the Murder Circus?

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John Carter Fights for Mars

  The new John Carter trailer ramps up action, reveals more of the enemy and how the Earth man (Taylor Kitsch) becomes a hero on Mars. When you see the trailer depicting the world Edgar Rice Burroughs created you realize what an imagination the legendary writer had and how he influenced so many other writers. Before Stars Wars and Avatar a man from Earth became a warrior hero on Mars. Mark Strong has played the villain many time and this looks like another great performance.

For more behind the scenes videos here’s the John Carter YouTube Channel link.

Cheering for John Carter the Underdog

Poster for Disney's John Carter

  Disney’s John Carter will leap and soar on Mars but some critics are predicting a downfall. Can the big screen version of Edgar Rice Burroughs literaray hero recoup the $250 million dollar budget? The Earth man will be a underdog on a world of giant green warriors, big white apes and other huge aliens but one film producer uses the same analogy for their film.

 “I think it’s kind of nice to be the underdog,” producer Lindsey Collins told CNN The Marquee “I’m trying to embrace it, to a certain degree, but I think it’s one of those things where this is the biggest movie coming out right now.”

Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in Disney's John Carter

 “If people really had crystal balls like that, they’d really make a lot of money,” Director Andrew Stanton said. “All I’ve ever been able to control is what the movie is itself. I came to that conclusion with ‘Toy Story’ 20 years ago. I don’t even pay attention to this outside stuff. Because if I did, I wouldn’t have made half the movies I made!”

For more of the interview here’s the link.

I’m a huge fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ hero and the director so I’m hoping this is the first of many cinematic adventures on Mars!

John Carter Pics and Poster

Disney's John Carter

Andrew Stanton has captured the spirit of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom (aka Mars) in Disney’s John Carter. A huge gallery of photos and posters is up at Ace Showbiz. I love the look of the Tharks.

Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in Disney's John Carter

Taylor Kitsch plays the Earthman transported to Mars to fall in love with a Princess of Mars (Lynn Collins of True Blood Season One and X-Men: Origins: Wolverine.)

Poster for Disney's John Carter

I really love this retro look – that 70’s sci-fi movie poster feel.

Thanks to Dark Horizons for the scoop.

Taylor Kitsch on The John Carter Workout

Taylor Kitsch as John Carter AP Photo Frank Connor courtesy Disney Enterprises

  I loved reading John Carter of Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs when I was younger and was thrilled to learn Disney and director Andrew Stanton would bring the adventure to the big screen.

  Taylor Kitsch will play John Carter in the upcoming Disney epic directed by Andrew Stanton. The British Columbia native said he underwent a tough regime to get in shape for his sword fights and sporting a loincloth.

  “It’s the most boring diet you could think of, really, it was four months before and seven months during, so an 11-month regimen with that. Good times,” he told The Associated Press. “Training at 4:30 in the morning before you go to work, and then training for the four months before as well. And then during the day, you’re training as well before takes.”

  For more of the interview click here.

John Carter: The World of Mars #4 courtesy Marvel.com

   

  While John Carter fans wait for the movie, you can experience the World of Mars in a new series from Marvel Comics.