Comic nerds UNITE! Kotobukiya has recently just given Marvel.com a first look of the upcoming statues of Iron Man, Doctor Doom and Hulk. The Iron Man statue features light-up LEDs, how friggin’ cool is that. Each statue stands at 14 inches and should be available sometime in August with a suggest price of $174.99. So [...]
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Marketing for Ironman 2 is now in full effect as Tony Stark’s company Stark Industries has launched a website calling for applications to join the team. As stated in his last big screen adventure, Tony Stark no longer makes weapons and according to the website, he wants everyone to understand this. So if you’re not [...]
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Marvel is a giant in the comic book industry. They are so powerful and so influential over the industry that one wrong move would be magnified to, well, comic book proportions. Because of this, Marvel can come off as some what reluctant to take chances and produce something completely “different.” Thus, the creation of Icon [...]
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If someone tells you that there’s this comic book character who carries around a hammer and wears a helmet with little wings you might want to reconsider before you burst out with laughter. Although the Mighty Thor may look strange in comparison to some of the spandex-clad heroes you’re used to, he’s by no means [...]
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Known to many simply as “The Man Without Fear,” Daredevil has been another major staple in the comic lineage for almost 50 years. His red costume is synonymous with crime fighting and his ability to sense and think on his feet are legendary. But other than what Ben Affleck threw up on screen, what should [...]
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The Marvel Universe usually focuses on the good’ol American origins with most of its characters, so when the idea of creating and all-Canadian team came up, audiences questioned the decision. Alpha Flight hasn’t exactly been a winning franchise for the comic juggernauts, but their stories intertwine and infiltrate one of the biggest in comic history. [...]
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Remember when you were like 9 and you went to the store and spent cash on comic books only to be ridiculed by the neighborhood kids and forced to hide your obsession? My how times have changed. Now anyone and everyone is a comic book fan and the medium has gone way beyond the mainstream. [...]
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As one of the very first comic characters to be born out of an animated series, X-23 has made a huge splash in the comic world. With an unstable bloodline and some of the most uncontrollable rage, she’s quickly becoming a Marvel and X-Men favorite. Not exactly sure who or what I’m talking about? Read [...]
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I don’t want to criticize Ellen Page’s performance as Kitty Pryde in the X-Men III flick, but she really didn’t do the character any justice. We should probably blame Ratner for his horrendous “direction,” but in any case the live-action film really didn’t give audiences a good enough look into the story of Kitty Pryde. [...]
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My goodness, more comic movies?
Yup, and to make it even worse better, it’s yet another spin-off/origin story. If you’ve seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine, or plan to check it out in the future then you’ll notice that Ryan Reynolds is actually in the film. He do0esn’t do a whole lot, but his character Deadpool is an [...]
