Things Are About To Get A Little Strange: Doctor Strange Has Its Director

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"My next movie will be STRANGE..." Doctor Strange has found its director!

Family, Fun, and Comics: Free Comic Book Day 2014

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Free Comic Book Day, takes place on the first Saturday of May. It is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Retailer Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, California brainstormed the event in his "Big Picture" column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer magazine. Free Comic Book Day started in 2002 and is coordinated by the industry's single large distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors.

It is safe to say that this year was a successful one! People of all walks of life went down to their local comic store and immersed themselves into the geek community. Young or old, Free Comic Book Day had something for everyone. All stores were friendly and completely in the spirit of this grand holiday.

The best part of this event has to be seeing kids at very young age being introduced to a brand new world. A world of all things superhero and comics. (Personally, I'd rather see a kid with a comic than a cell phone.)

At any rate, Free Comic Book Day 2014 was a blast. It was fun meeting and talking with everyone. We can't wait for next year!

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DC Has Found Its Loveable Friend, Cyborg

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With DC's Batman VS Superman underway they have found and added another character to it's already epic cast, Cyborg. Find out more below!

Check It Out: X-Men Days Future Past Opening Battle Scene

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If you missed this years MTV Movie Awards then you probably missed this. 20th Century Fox debuted the first opening battle scene for Bryan Singers, X-Men Days of Future Past. Check it out HERE!

Just For Kicks: Guardians of the Galaxy as Parks And Rec Opening

This is a short video of the new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer cut into a Parks and Rec opening sequence. 

Andy Dwire is no longer Bert Macklin. He is stepping down from the FBI and will be defending our galaxy as a guardian.

Thanks to AwesomenessX for this great video.

And don't forget to watch the real trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy HERE!

Written by Anthony Centeno

DC Comics: Comic Book Buy List- Week of February 19th!

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Welcome to my first official post (not just recommendations!) on this lovely site!  My name is Dan and I am here to take you on a wild journey into what some call Marvel after dark.  That's right baby, I'm talkin' DC Comics!  Though we may lose the vibrancy,  colorful humor, and charm that Marvel swings around on occasion in this 'verse, here you will find the dark, the gritty and the  *gasp!* brooding world of angst we call Batman. If that doesn't grab you by the collarbone and shake you into a squirming puddle of joy fret not! All heroes are valid, no matter the publisher! I am just going to be giving you the what's what and the who's who with this, The New 52. There are some really great things going on this month so let's dive into this week, shall we?

The Superior Spider-Man #027.Now - Comic Review

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title: The Superior Spider-Man #027.Now

publisher: Marvel Comics

price: $3.99

writer: Dan Slott

artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli

Review: Alter Egos

Director: Jordan Galland

Writer: Jordan Galland

Starring: Kris Lemche, Brook Nevin, Joey Kern, Danny Masterson, John Ventimiglia, Christine Evangelista

Release Date:  November 20, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Plot: At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his emotional crisis.

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 12th!

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I had another hard time putting this list together for the Marvel books coming out this week. There aare about 5 books in total that I think you should go out and buy this week, which is why we have that cute little notables section at the end of the list! With that being said, there are A LOT of awesome books out this week from Marvel, so lets see what made the Top 3 list!

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The book is signed by artist Richard Friend and is easily in NM condition. The book was signed at Long Beach Comic & Horror Con 2013 in November! It's an awesome book to read and I mean, who doesn't love comic books!?

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Comic Review: The Punisher #001

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title: The Punisher #001

price: $3.99

publisher: Marvel Comics

writer: Nathan Henry Edmondson 

artist: Mitch Gerads

Story/Premise

For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west. NOW! Frank Castle's in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. Caught between a posse of Punisher predators and targets of his own one-man-war, Frank's manifest destiny may be a shallow grave! 

Review of the Book

When Marvel announced that Frank Castle aka The Punisher, was getting his own on going series once again, I was really nervous. Why was I nervous? I honestly have no idea, but since Castle is one of my favorite Marvel characters I was scared that he wasn't going to be represented the correct way. Well, I was wrong. And was I wrong big time! This book gives you everything you want out of a Punisher title! Gore, action, brutality, twisted acts of violence, and awesome hilarious dry humor! Plus, there is a Danny Trejo cameo in the beginning of the book which gives the book some extra points in my mind. The writing from Nathan Edmondson does a perfect job of capturing the brutality and essence of who Frank Castle really is. In this issue, we are introduced to a few new characters I expect that we are going to be seeing a lot of in this monthly title. Officer Sam, who I suspect will be a love interest some time down the road, Lou, who is a cook in a small diner that Frank seems to frequent often and an arms dealer from the military who Frank uses to get his array of bad ass weapons. Upon the first look of the art I was not a fan, but as I continued reading on, I found that the art style of Mitch Gerads fits this book perfectly. I've always been more a fan of the very clean and crisp art style, versus the sketched out looking art, but Gerads does an amazing job of blending the two styles enough to where it feels like a gritty and dirty book. Overall I really loved The Punisher #001 and it reminded me exactly why I love the character of Frank Castle so much. The only thing I am concerned about is whether or not Edmondson's writing will be able to stay constant and give us something as fun as this issue every month, if this series stays constant with how good this first issue is, I have a feeling that this monthly, ongoing title, could turn into Marvel's own "Breaking Bad."

Why to buy & Rating!

WHY TO BUY!

It's brutal, gory, intense and hilarious all at the same time, plus you get a cameo of Danny Trejo! The art and writing compliment each other perfectly and give you exactly what you want out of a book starring The Punisher!

RATING!

8/10(B+)

Written by Matt Skajem

Films I Like, But Everyone Else Hates

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When talking about film you tend to bring up movies that were complete and utter brilliance. You mention in detail films that changed the way we look at how the art form is done today. You probably even go on copious amounts of rants and tangents explaining how said film has inspired you in various ways.

I on the other hand, do the exact opposite.

To me these conversations tend to lose their interest. I do in fact enjoy them, but I feel you end up spewing same points and bullets over and over again. Why not bring up films you enjoy for the sake of enjoying? Whether they be good or bad bring them up. That is exactly what I'm going to do.

I have for you all a list of the top 5 films I like that most people tend to hate. Check it out HERE:

Comic Review: The Superior Spider-Man #025

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title: The Superior Spider-Man #025

price: $4.99

publisher: Marvel Comics

writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos Gage

artist: Humberto Ramos

Story/Premise

Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, in a life-or-death struggle against the original Superior Venom! Plus: With one last goblin on his side, the Goblin King's court is now complete! Guest starring: The Avengers!

Review of the Book

With this issue of Superior Spider-Man being the final in the Darkest Hours story arc, I feel like I was expecting a bigger, and bit more complex ending to the arc then what we got. This issue was not bad by any means, but I can't sit here and say it was a 10/10 book either. It was a fun ride and we finally got the "return" of *spoiler warning* Peter Parker! Well, kind of. I was happy yet annoyed at the same time because, well, IT'S PETER! I was annoyed because it's somewhat of a plot hole. How did Peter's conscious come back when in issue #09 he completely forgets who he is? *spoiler over* Most of this issue consisted of us seeing an all out brawl between the Avengers, and "The Superior Venom" which was epic and crazy! Finally the Avengers get called in, and they're finally doing something about Spider-Ock! But yet when the dust settles, they still think everything is fine and dandy once Flash has the symbiote? The issue ends with the Avengers as well when we see Tony looking through the files and finding something out about Spider-Man that we all don't know and Captain America saying "That's it. Time to bring in Spider-Man." Okay? Wasn't that supposed to happen in this issue? I'm kind of irritated with the fact that most of the MU's character's intelligence has had to be dumbed down in order for Spider-Ock to continue on. Even when Stark was going through the avengers files, Spider-Woman was trying to tell him that he isn't a Skrull so there isn't anything to worry about. I don't know if it's just me, but I really think that they would realize something is still up. Which, they somewhat did after the fight, and THANK GOD Tony Stark still thinks something is up. So I'm expecting that the next issue we will see the Avengers really confront Spidey while Hobgoblin and Green Goblin are going at it. Speaking of Goblins! We see the introduction of a new Goblin! It's a certain little police lady turned Goblin and I think it'll be interesting to see how big of a role she plays in the upcoming Goblin arc. We may have also found out who is behind the Green Goblin mask because he nonchalantly said that he's Norman Osborn. Do I think he really is? No. I don't think it's Slott's writing style to just put something out there, and as he said in a recent interview, "there's always a twist." The best part of this issue in my opinion is definitely the development right now going on with all the Goblins. Kingsley, and the Goblin Army are an awesome side story going on, and next issue it all comes to a head and I cannot wait! Slott is doing a fantastic job of developing that side story! Overall the writing in this issue stays constant with how the writing has been in the entire Superior Spider-Man series. Absolutely AMAZING at times, and just average or below average at other times. I think the only reason I'm disappointed in this issue, and somewhat in the arc, is because I was hoping we would see an all out brawl between Agent Venom and Spider-Ock, but hey! It was still fun seeing Spider-Ock bond with the symbiote. The art by Humberto Ramos in this issue is standard Ramos art though I think it felt a bit rushed in some parts of the issue, but is still very well done as it usually is. Overall, the Darkest Hours story arc was one of the better arcs from this series so far and with the ending of series coming up, I'm interested and excited to see what the final chapter has in store for us! 

Why to Buy & Rating:

WHY TO BUY!

Good writing, good art, interesting plot changes, great story development(specifically with the Goblins! Kingsley, and the Goblin army were the best part of this issue)

RATING: 8/10 (B)

Comic Review: Nova #012

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title: Nova #012

price: $3.99

publisher: Marvel Comics

writer: Gerry Duggan

artist: Paco Medina

Story/Premise

Hot on the trail of the missing Nova Corps, Nova and manages to save the lives of some new friends in deep space.

Review of the Book

I started reading Nova back on issue #07 because of the Superior Spider-Man appearance but ended up loving the character of Sam Alexander, and loved the way the book was structured. I then picked up the book during Infinity because two of the issues were tie ins so I wanted to see exactly how much it would actually tie into the story. THEN I found out that Gerry Duggan(current Deadpool writer) was going to be taking over the series so I decided to read it monthly as it would come out. I have to say, I believe that Gerry Duggan does a great job, especially in this issue, of characterizing Sam and further developing him as a young hero, and just a person in the Marvel Universe. Issue #012 was a fun ride that takes place completely in space and to me, felt heavily like Sam had entered the Star Wars universe. There were tons of aliens, a large space battle, and that perfect amount of sci-fi and super hero realism. One of the issues I had with this issue though was in the very beginning when Sam encounters the Nova hunter, Cadivan. Based on issue #11 I expecting Cadivan to play a large role and there to be some crazy battle between Sam and Cadivan. Instead, we got, what I felt was portrayal of what could have been something epic. In issue #11 Cadivan was shown to be almost as a Kraven the Hunter type of character, but in this issue, he seemed very timid and weak. It could quite possibly be that way because Duggan wants us to feel like Cadivan doesn't  care about Sam, but when Sam proves himself sometime down the line, the hunter realizes that Sam's helmet is an applicable and good trophy to have. Or, it just might have been mis-representation, or me expecting to much. The major part about this book that I really enjoyed was the scene where Sam finds the old broken down Nova ship, that turns out to be *spoiler warning* a space pirate ship *spoiler over* and ends up helping them escape from the good guys. I felt like it was a great twist and sets up the encounter with Beta Ray Bill, which is set to happen next issue. The art in this book has consistently been good and has a total Marvel-esque feel to it. Nothing special, but definitely not bad and fits in with the universe.  As I said earlier in the review, Gerry Duggan has really brought a new charm to the character of Sam Alexander and I can't wait to see how much Sam learns, when he comes face to face with Beta Ray Bill!

Why to Buy & Rating:

WHY TO BUY!

Fun story, great space/sci-fi adventure, great characterization/development, good writing

RATING: 8/10 (B+)

COMIC REVIEW: Deadpool #020

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title: Deadpool #020

price: $2.99

publisher: Marvel Comics

writer(s): Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan

artist: Scott Koblish

Story Summary/Premise

Another flashback to Deadpool Stories Past!This time, Deadpool wreaks havoc on a cosmic level!

Review of the Book

To start this review off, I have absolutely loved the current Marvel Now Deadpool run. So far I have thought that the writing has been hilarious and the art has been really well done. This issue I unfortunately thought it was all just decent. Gerry Duggan is one of my favorite comic book writers but I felt like he and Brian Posehn were trying a bit too hard with this issue. It's another flashback issue which, up until this point have been great and hilarious. There were parts in this issue where i was laughing and thought were really funny but ultimately I thought some things were a bite to try hard. For example, the watcher, cosmic baby, and the ruler were all a bit to cheesy/slapstick for me. The art in the throwback issues is a bit different than standard comic art but still good

Pros, Cons, and Rating

PROS: Cool art, some funny moments

CONS: decent writing, and a bit try hard at times

RATING: 5/10

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COMIC REVIEW: The Star Wars #004

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title: The Star Wars #004

price: $3.99

publisher: Dark Horse Comics

writer: J.W. Rinzler

artist: Mike Mayhew

The reviews for now on will be a little bit different, instead of me writing a full summary, the premise from the publisher's website will now be posted :)

Story Premise/Summary

General Skywalker and Jedi-in-training Annikin Starkiller have a deadly encounter with mounted Stormtroopers! An encounter with outlaws in a cantina leads to a meeting with smuggler Han Solo! And a Jedi makes the ultimate sacrifice to save one of Princess Leia’s younger brothers!

Review of the Book

Since issue #1 of The Star Wars I have been saying that this is something I really would have liked to see put to film and would really like to see done on a large scale. In order to read this series I believe that you really have to go in with an open mind and you can't really compare the book to the original trilogy because it's not the same Star Wars that we all know and love. It's something brand new and great! Issue #4 of The Star Wars has probably been my favorite issue in this miniseries yet. It's action packed and a lot of fun! We also got to see the cantina scene! I personally really like this writing versus what George Lucas actually settled on, but I don't know how much of it can be attributed to Rinzler mostly because it's an adaptation, but I really think that the writing for this series is very strong. The art in this book is definitely something I love the most out of this book. It's really some of the best art in comics today. Really realistic, and really believable. Props to Mayhew for that. It's really hard to find issues in this book because it is a new series and hasn't been done before so I can't say "oh this character would never act that way." I can compare it to the original trilogy, but it's not meant to be compared to it. It's meant to be it's own entity.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Beautiful art, good writing, good action sequences
CONS: Still a setup for a bigger plan, so it will be interesting to see how much of a role the newly introduced characters play in the upcoming issues

RATING: 9/10

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MARVEL COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - December 4th 2013

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Onto this week's upcoming releases from Marvel Comics! Hope your favorite Marvel book made the list!

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#3

title: Inhumanity #001

price: $3.99

writer: Matt Fraction

artist: Oliver Coipel

PREMISE: After INFINITY, The Marvel Universe has changed.The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered The secret of The Inhumans THAT will shake The Marvel U to its core.

#2

title: Deadpool #020

price: $2.99

writer(s): Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan

artist: Scott Koblish

PREMISE: Another flashback to Deadpool Stories Past!This time, Deadpool wreaks havoc on a cosmic level!

#1

title: The Superior Spider-Man #023

price: $3.99

writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage

artist: Humberto Ramos

PREMISE: DARKEST HOURS Part 2 of 4: "Complications" As Otto Octavius takes another big step in his life as Peter Parker... could a big part of Flash Thompson's life be coming to a close? Will he be... VENOM NO MORE?!More with MJ! More with Carlie! More with the Green Goblin! And, after half a century, one of the most cringeworthy moments in ALL of Spidey - history! You do NOT want to miss this one!

Superior Spider-Man is #1 on the top 3 Marvel Buy List for the 3rd week in a row! Will this book ever be de-throned? Will they ever not release a Superior Spider-Man book every week? Did your favorite Marvel book make the top 3 this week? Let me know in the comments below! 

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DC COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - December 4th 2013

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Another week means more new comics! Below I have listed my top 3 books from DC Comics coming out this week! Did your favorite book make the list!?

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#3

title: Swamp Thing #026

price: $2.99

writer: Charles Soule

artist: Jesus Salz

PREMISE: The Avatar of the Green has something to prove, and he’s going to do it by killing Animal Man and/or destroying the world—not necessarily in that order! Plus, the origin of Swamp Thing’s newest foe, the implacable Seeder, in a story filled with cameos from some of the DCU’s darkest magical denizens!

#2

title: Earth 2 #018

price: $2.99

writer: Tom Taylor

artist(s): Nicola Scott & Trevor Scott

PREMISE: The new Batman of Earth 2 tries to turn the tide in the war against the forces of Darkseid and Apokolips, but even as new allies reveal themselves the planet trembles before its new rulers. 

#1

title: Batman/Superman #006

price: $3.99

writer: Greg Pak

artist(s): Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund

PREMISE: Throughout the cosmos, one name commands respect and fear above all others. That name is MONGUL, and the world-conquering despot has his eyes set on Earth! And unless Batman and Superman can take down the mad, monstrous might of Mongul, the whole world will suffer! 

Did your favorite DC Comic make my top 3 list this week? Am I just crazy with these top 3? Let me know what you think in the comment section below!

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COMIC REVIEW: Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #001

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #001

Price: $4.99

Writer: Jason Aaron

Artist: Nick Bradshaw

After returning home from a banishment to earth, Kid Gladiator learns that not everything is as it once seemed and being different is better than being told what to do with yourself.

Story Summary(some spoilers)

Kid Gladiator returns home after being "banished" to earth. After a distress call comes in from Gladiator saying that anyone above level 6 is required to fight, Kid Gladiator prepares to enter battle with the Avengers and his fellow students against Thanos' evil forces. As Kid Gladiator is preparing for battle his father appears in a hologram telling his son that he will not be joining the battle, but of course, Kid Gladiator disobey's his father's orders and joins the battle against the evil army anyway. From there he proves himself to be a great fighter and proves himself to be better than what is written out for him. Kid Gladiator then returns to earth to resume learning at the Jean Grey School.

Review of the Book

This book is honestly really pointless. It's a wannabe "feel good" story about being yourself and not being afraid to be different. Yet again, another topic that has been over done and used a million times. This also screws with the continuity of Infinity because I do not remember seeing Kid Gladiator along side the Avengers during the giant space battles. Anyway, this book I guess is somewhat decent as a one shot but I can't imagine how this ties in to anything relevant. The art is again, decent but nothing to be amazed with. This book is definitely not worth the $4.99 price tag.

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Decent story telling, and decent art
CONS: It's a $5 book, overdone wannabe "feel good" writing, boring

Rating: 6/10. Decent book. Not worth $5 though.

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MARVEL COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - November 27th 2013

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#3

title: Scarlet Spider #24

price: $2.99

writer: Christopher Yost

artist: Carlo Barberi

PREMISE: * The stunning aftermath of Into the Grave has arrived!

* His encounter with Kraven the Hunter forced the Scarlet Spider to make some immense sacrifices. Now Kaine has to make a choice...one that may see him leaving his new life forever.

* Chris Yost, Erik Burnham and Carlo Barberi bring you the decisive moment in the life of The Scarlet Spider!

#2

title: Infinity #6

price: $4.99

writer: Jonathan Hickman

artist: Jim Cheung

PREMISE: All roads lead to this! The over-sized conclusion of the Marvel Summer event! The heroes of Earth versus the forces of Thanos!

#1

title: The Superior Spider-Man #22

price: $3.99

writer: Dan Slott

artist: Humberto Ramos

PREMISE: * The first issue in THE DARKEST HOUR - the Spider-Event of the year!

* Flash Thompson, the Secret Avenger known as Venom, is back in town for his first run-in with the Superior Spider-Man!

* Will their first encounter be friendly, or will Flash sense something perilous about Peter Parker's presence?

There are WAAAY to many Marvel books coming out this week and I am going to be buying most of them. Did your favorite Marvel book make the top 3 this week? Do you agree with my list? Let me know in the comment section below!

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