RUMOR: Is Paul Bettany playing The Vision in Avengers 2: Age of Ultron!?

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RUMOR MILL! Is Paul Bettany playing The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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From a report from the website Daily Mail Paul Bettany has been cast as the A.I. Vision in the upcoming Avengers sequel. Since is seems as though Ultron's creation will be from Tony Stark versus Hank Pym, it will be interesting to see how they incorporate and create Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! With shooting scheduled to start in the next few months, this rumor comes late and I find it as a surprise. I was not expecting The Vision to appear in Age of Ultron and thought that he could possibly be introduced in a future MCU movie, but I am definitely not not against having Ultron in the upcoming superhero sequel! This story is just a rumor as of now, but stay on the lookout for an official announcement from Marvel studios!

Paul Bettany is best known for his roles in, The Da Vinci Code, Legion, and A Knights Tale. What do you think of this possible casting? Do you believe that Bettany will be amazing in the role of The Vision? Or do you think that someone else should be cast instead! Comment below and tweet us at @4theFan. With what you think!

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is slated to hit theaters everywhere on May 1st 2015 and will star Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Hemsworth and James Spader. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the Marvel Comics characters and stories created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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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: Infinity - New Avengers #012

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity: New Avengers #012

Price: $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Art: Mark Deodato

After saving the world from the builders and the evil Thanos, what is next for the Avengers?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

New Avengers #012 takes place right after the end of Infinity #006 and gives us more of an idea of things to come. Black Panther is banned from Wakana for bringing Namor into the dead city, Dr. Strange has locked himself inside of the Sanctum Sanctorum  and Black Swan promises the Avengers that the Builders and Thanos were just the beginning of something bigger to happen

Review of the Book

This is going to be a short review simply because it's just wrapping up infinity and laying things out for future marvel events. It's a good wrap up book and I am really excited to see what happens in future Marvel events. The art was beautiful yet again, especially the way Black Swan was drawn was just amazing.

Pros, Cons, & Rating 

PROS: Good setup/wrap up book for Infinity and Future events, beautiful art
CONS: Was this book really necessary?

RATING: 7/10. Good book but not 100% necessary

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COMIC REVIEW: Infinity #006

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Infinity #006

Price: $5.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Jim Cheung 

The end of Infinity is finally upon us, and the Avengers are returning to earth to defeat the evil tyrant Thanos but will earths mightiest heroes get more than they bargained for?

Story Summary(some spoilers)

The story begins were issue 5 of Infinity left off. The Avengers are on their way down to earth to stop Thanos from destroying earth, while the Illuminati attempt to save the inhuman king, Black Bolt from the mind control powers of super giant, and the other avengers team is in space attempting to destroy Thanos' blockade. When Captain America and his team land on earth they are about 52 miles away from where Thanos is preparing to kill his son so he sends Hulk in to buy them some time as the rest of the team attempts to make it to the hidden Inhuman city in time to stop Thanos. After super giant controls Black Bolt to attack the Illuminati, Dr. Strange uses his sorcerer magic to attack Super Giant but finds that she can still control Black Bolt. Mr. Fantastic then interviens and is able to stop Black Bolt from using is super sonic speed and is able to wrap himself around Super Giant long enough just for Black Panther to use a grenade and almost kill not only Super Giant, but the Illuminati as well. As Hulk battles against Thanos and his Minions we see that not even the Hulk is powerful enough to take down Corvus Glaive as he is barely saved with the help of Captain America. Cap and his team then battle against Thanos and his forces but find that they aren't even strong enough to kill them all. Cap is able to kill Corvus Glaive when Proxima Midnight uses her staff to shoot at Cap and Captain Marvel because Cap is able to use his shield to deflect the power from the staff to Corvus. When the grenade goes off and almost kills the Illuminati, Super Giant walks over to the mega bomb that they were all after and believes that she has activated it but learns quickly that the inhuman dog Lockjaw and Black Bolt's brother Maximus have the actual bomb. Lockjaw then transports Super Giant into space where she is killed from the bomb. As the battle between Thanos and the Avengers rages on, Thor jumps in and attacks Thanos but not even he is strong enough to kill the mad titan. It is then to everyone's surprise that the Ebony Maw releases Thane, Thanos' son in order to get the power out of him and prove he is just like his father. As a result, Thane uses his inhuman powers to freeze Thanos and Proxima Midnight forever in what looks to be a casing of sap. At the end of the book we learn that Black Bolt knew all of this was going to happen which is why he released the terrigenesis to help save the Inhuman race, and we see the Illuminati talking and preparing for something more evil then they have ever seen.

Review of the Book

Honestly, my summary cannot do this book justice. If you haven't been reading Infinity you need to go to your local store right now and buy issues 1-6 and the Avengers/New Avengers tie ins. This final issue of Infinity was amazing. The writing was phenomenal and really sets things up for a long time into the future for the Marvel Universe. In this issue I was really hoping to see Captain America and the Avengers kick some bad guy ass and that is exactly what I got! Though the first few issues for Infinity were a bit slow and lacked some action, this issue really made up for it. Amazing fight scenes and one crazy ending to one crazy story line. The art in this book was also beautiful. The art through this entire event has been some of the best and most realistic art that I have seen in awhile and I think that the artists of the main Infinity books, including New Avengers and Avengers need to be applauded for their talents. All in all, you should really read the main Infinity books because they will give you a fun and exciting ride. I was really mad about the $5.99 price tag on Infinity #6 but after reading it, I can honestly say that it is worth every penny. 

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Great Writing, Beautiful art, awesome story, and a great ending to this event!

CONS: It's $6 which is a lot for a comic

Rating: 9/10. Really fun and really awesome ending for Infinity! 

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Elizabeth Olsen officially joins the cast of "The Avengers: Age of Ultron"

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Elizabeth Olsen officially cast as Scarlet Witch in "The Avengers: Age of Ultron"

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It's official! Elizabeth Olsen has officially joined the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Scarlet Witch! We found out a while back that Alan Taylor-Johnson will be Scarlet Witch's mutant brother, Quicksilver, and since that announcement much speculation has been going around about who will be playing his sister, Scarlet Witch. We found out through an interview with Samuel L. Jackson that Olsen was, if not already cast, being strongly looked at to play this role. It was announced via Marvel.com earlier this morning that Olsen will indeed be dawning the maroon spandex and head piece.

I have never seen Olsen act before so I am going into this with an open mind and am looking forward to seeing how she will do in this role! Are you excited about the news of Olsen being cast at Scarlet Witch? Or would you have liked to have seen someone else in that role? Sound off below and let me know what you think and whether or not you're excited for The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is set to be released on May 1st 2015 and stars Robert Downy Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, James Spader, and Mark Ruffalo

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Comic Review: Avengers #023

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Publisher: Marvel Comics

Title: Avengers #023

Price: $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Leinil Francis Yu

The final Avengers book in the Infinity event and one of the final main titles for the Infinity event, Avengers #023 does not disappoint! We see the Avengers fighting to save earth from the evil tyrant Thanos, with a little bit of help from their com-rads. 

Story Summary (some spoilers)

As the Marvel event Infinity slowly comes to an end, Avengers #023 focuses on Captain America's fleet of Avengers as they prepare to take out Thanos' army. In the beginning of the book Captain America and Iron Man are talking about taking out the army that has attacked Wakanda but Iron Man insists that he has that situation covered and wants Cap to go straight after Thanos. The next thing we see is Cap and the leaders of his formed army discussing how to break through the barricade. As the fleet attacks Thanos' command ship we find that the Avengers and their allies are outnumbered by Thanos' forces and have to send people to the inside. Black Widow takes a small crew with her as they enter the mother ship in an attempt to take it down. Widow and her team are met by the commander, Black Dwarf, who has a small group of soldiers with him. Widow and her team barely survive the fight with the soldiers and are left to face Black Dwarf. As Black Dwarf is about to kill them, Gladiator brings a small team in as backup and destroys Black Dwarf. The book ends with Captain America, Captain Marvel, Thor and others about to head down to earth to take out Thanos and the remaining members of his army.

Review of the Book

Avengers #023 really lives up to what an Avengers book needs to be. A lot of fun action, and an awesome advancement for the event Infinity! The writing from Jonathan Hickman in this issue was very well done and gave us an awesome thrill ride of action and adventure! The art in this issue was also very very well done! I am a very big fan of Yu's art style and love all the books that their art appears in! It's a very realistic style but still carries that perfect amount of  catrooniness that a super hero book needs!

Pros, Cons, and Rating

Pros: Good writing, beautiful art, and is an awesome/fun ride!
Cons: I would have liked to have seen more of the action with the Avengers in space. I.e Spider-Woman, Hulk etc.

Rating: 10/10. This is everything someone would want out of an Avengers book and is a fun ride from beginning to end!

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