Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

All-New X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #15 Young Cyclops may be losing the love of his life to his best friend. Jean Grey turns her affection to another beast of a man.

 

Detective Comics #23 When Batman falls who will face the Wrath? Alfred proves he’s not ordinary butler when he steps up to take on the Anti-Batman.

 

Fatale #16 Josephine’s enemy gets a step closer in this new chapter set in Grunge Rock era Seattle. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips horror/crime noir epic of an immortal woman on the run reveals her connection to rock bands and a serial killer in the 1990’s Pacific Northwest. Continue reading Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

Robocop Viral Ad for OmniCorp

  The genius viral marketing of Prometheus has inspired other studios with pending sci-fi spectacles. Viral videos revealed more about Peter Weyland and the projects of Weyland Industries.

  OmniCorp is the company bringing law and order with corporate efficiency in the world of Robocop. You can visit their site at omnicorp.com to view their full line of products except all those access denies projects! Watch the video below with a tease for the man who will become Robocop.

  Joel Kinnaman plays the police officer who will be transformed into Robocop in the new remake. Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson are part of the reboot. Thanks for Dark Horizons.

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Hugh Laurie As Robocop Villain

 

Robocop courtesy MGM

 Hugh Laurie (House) is in talks to play the villain the Robocop remake according to Heat Vision. Laurie will play the ruthless head of the company that created Robocop. Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) plays the heroic cop turned cyborg. Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) plays the creator. Samuel L. Jackson plays a media mogul.

  In the original I loved the villain Clarence Boddicker played with ruthless glee by Kurtwood Smith. No word if that character will be in th remake.

  Marvel and Dark Horse both produced comics based on Robocop.

Robocop Reloaded

Joel Kinnaman on The Killing photo by James Dittiger courtesy AMC

Robocop is back on duty. Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Safe House)signed on for the MGM remake directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) according to Deadline.

Peter Weller played the original Robocop in Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 version. Dark Horse Comics published several comic book miniseries starring Robocop including one in which the cyber law enforcer fought the Terminator. Marvel Comics publised an 23 issue series.