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Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Batcave's been discovered in Okinawa using Google Maps [Military]
Spider-Man: he's on his way, he's making it.
From USA Today, Marvels's first-look teaser of the upcoming Spider-Man story arc "Big Time". From what I know, we meet a new Spider-Girl, Mary Jane is in the mix although Spidey's got another new girlfriend, we see some Avengers action, and the Hobgoblin's stirring up trouble. A Hobgoblin, anyway. That's not a tease - I'm just saying, any super-villain with the surname "Goblin" tends to have a pretender or two to the throne, so you never can tell.
Hopefully, Spidey won't suffer horrendous gigantism as a commentary on capitalism or whatever Peter Gabriel was on about, but unless Marvel sends me some review copies (a-hem!), I can't make any promises.
"Big Time" kicks off in Amazing Spider-Man #648, in stores November 10. You can see a nice shot of the new Spider-Girl in action here.
And now, let's go to the clip!
Man Sees Dalek In Tree Trunk, Mistakes It For Jesus
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custom carbonite statuette: cloud city souvenir
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Think we'll see Darkseid doing THIS on Smallville? (NSFW)
The ultimate vampire romantic hotspot
Blood fountains! In Romania, no less! If not for all that sunlight, this would be a vampire's equivalent of Tavern on the Green. This thing is real, by the way - this bloody weird, yet eerily pretty, Bucharest fountain, is spraying red to raise Hemophilia awareness.
Subtle.
Bradley Cooper Denies Online FLASH Rumors
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You Dirty Liar: Steampunk Iron Man Costume Actually A Re-Purposed Tin Man Costume
NYCC ’10 | Talking digital with David Steinberger
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Friday, October 15, 2010
The Hobbit moves forward: Filming starts in February, Peter Jackson to direct
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Secrets from the 'Smallville' Set: Celebrating 200 Episodes
3 Reasons Incredible Hulk May Be Too Angry for TV
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Don't tase me, bro!
I'm sure there are those among you who have asked: why do cops need cameras in their helmets? Duh! It's so that the Internet can watch them shoot 5 zillion gigavolts into naked dudes! I hope this has cleared up any confusion on the matter.
via Asylum.
Sci-Fi Jack O'Lanterns
These pieces of no-longer-edible art are truly things of beauty. At long last the Jack O'Lantern attains the same artistic quality and attention to detail as the Halloween costume.
Pumpkins as fine art, via theChive.
Now gimme some candy!!! Ahem. Please.
Mary Jane: If you love it, put a ring on it!
At this point we're like ret-ret-ret-conning this woman's life. Oh just you wait 'til Fox News finds out what you've done to the sacred institution of marriage!
Pic by deviantART user jameslynch.
Nathan Fillion wants YOU (to help him star in Drake's Fortune)
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Namco Bandai Pulls Mr. Driller Chilean Miner Image, Apologizes [Ruh Roh]
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Spidey & Hobbes
ABC Developing HULK TV Series; Marvel Also Eyes THE PUNISHER and CLOAK AND DAGGER for Television
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The Sound of Dexter
OK, this right here is super-creepy-cool. This song (and video) is comprised entirely of clips from your favorite TV sociopath - no, not Ann Coulter, Dexter!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
X (Men) Games - X-Men: Destiny Teaser
Last week's New York Comic Con featured several exciting video game announcements, prominent among them Marvel's forthcoming X-Men: Destiny, written by X-Men: Legacy scribe Mike Carey. Based on what I saw and what I've read, I was very psyched. Mike Carey, current fave X-Writer? Create your own mutant? Very nice, on paper. Now that I've seen the teaser, I'm genuinely impressed.
Oh, and old-school gamer that I am, I'm also super-psyched that the classic X-Men arcade game is coming to XBOX Live and the Playstation Network.
But I digress. Behold: Destiny!
The science behind ‘Iron Man’ at CalTech
Which actors are speeding on to the shortlist for The Flash?
The current buzz has Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green working on a Flash script that they plan to have in Warner Bros' hands "between Thanksgiving and Christmas."
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Quote of the day | Neil Gaiman on digital comics and the iPad
Watchmen's Alan Moore to Write a Movie About ... Alan Moore
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Your SyFy Tuesday Part 2: Caprica
Yesterday I gave you a preview of next Tuesday's episode of Stargate: Universe. As promised, here's the rest of your SyFy Tuesday awesome: Caprica! I'll be honest, SyFy's description of this one does not read very well:
This episode will not leave you short of entertained as battles are fought, conflict ensues, threats are thrown, and ties of loyalty are cut. You’ll have to watch to find out if there’s a solution to all the fraking chaos.
It's everything in me to not go over that with a big red pen, English teacher-style!
Fortunately, we know that Caprica is awesome and we don't need well-written summaries to be excited for a new episode. A little preview clip wouldn't hurt, though. Here's a sneak peek at Tuesday's episode, "Things We Lock Away":
Pretty sweet, eh? Yeah, I'll be watching. "Things We Lock Away" airs Tuesday, October 19 at 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. Central on SyFy.
Girl geeks get their own sci-fi fashion line
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First look at the last Family Guy Star Wars special [Family Guy]
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Report: Natalie Portman May Star in Alien Prequel
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The Lizard Confirmed As Spider-Man Villain
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Background on the Couch Gag that Banksy Did for The Simpsons
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Your SyFy Tuesday Part 1: Stargate Universe
SyFy Tuesdays are back, as are fan-favorite shows Stargate Universe and Caprica. Here's a sneak peek at what's coming next Tuesday. Howzabout we start with Stargate?
On Tuesday's episode, "Pathogen"", Chloe's acting weirder than usual, and Eli is concerned. As Chloe gets weirder, everybody starts getting concerned.
Let's have a little preview, shall we?
"Pathogen" Airs Tuesday, October 19 on SyFy, at 9:00 p.m/8:00 p.m. Central.
Tomorrow: SyFy Tuesday Part 2: Caprica!
Another Day, Another Jackass Dressed As A Superhero Robs A Store: Batman Does McD's
Futurama: Volume 5 DVD and Blu-ray in December
Happy Belated Birthday to a Living Legend
Monday (October 11) was the 97th birthday of the Joe Simon, comics god-among-men and the "Simon" in "Simon and Kirby".
That's right, these guys.
Of course the two great creators' careers spanned decades, and went far beyond just creating one of the greatest superheroes of all time. No, Simon and Kirby went on to create dozens of titles across multiple companies and genres, from the Boy Commandos to Prez.
Ty Templeton pays tribute to Joe over on his always entertaining blog.
As for Simon in his own words - well he sat down to reminisce about his life and work with comics columnist Michael Cavna in today's Washington Post.
As for me - well, I've been devouring Titan Books' excellent The Simon and Kirby Superheroes for weeks now - no, I'm not a slow reader, but it came out just as New York was hit with two back-to-back comic cons and the thing is HUGE.
Also - it's like fine wine. As in, it gets better with age, and you don't just read through it like this week's "buy" pile.
This is art.
This is the building blocks of an entire genre, an entire medium, masters of a still-new craft, inventing entire methods of storytelling and laying the groundwork for pop culture as we know it today. So, I was already nose-deep in the Stuntman, the Fly, Captain 3-D and others before I even knew it was Mr. Simon's 97th, so I hope he'll forgive the belated happy birthday.
I do have a good excuse - I was reading the classics.
Bring the Venture Bros. to life
Eek. That's - that's a disturbingly realistic mullet happening there. Think you've got what it takes to portray realistic renditions of the adorable little cloney-scamps, their bodyguard, or perhaps their super-villain nemeses or magic neighbor? Prove it! Enter the Realistic Venture Bros. Challenge at CG Hub! Or just check in and see artists work their stuff on Team Venture, the Guild of Calamitous Intent, and - is it too much to hope for the Revenge Society? Brown Widow? I know we're gonna see some Trianas! And, of course, lots and lots of Brocks. The deadline for the contest is Tuesday, October 19 at midnight, PST, so if you're planning to enter, you'd better get crackin'. That mullet won't render itself!
Tom Hardy Reunited With 'Inception' Helmer Chris Nolan On 'Batman'
Your daily dose of awesome: Picard's Vaudeville alphabet song
Yeah, you read that right. If you see something cooler than this on the Internets today, I'll buy you a cupcake.
Via Geekosystem, Zoe Chevat.
Venture Bros. preview pic disturbing on several levels
I shudder to think at how Dean ended up in this position. Sgt. Hatred's presence in the shot, as always, adds an extra layer of creepiness.
But they wouldn't. Oh who am I kidding, they totally would. But it seems unlikely.
Oh, and don't forget - Venture Bros. Season 4, Volume 1 hits stores on October 26!
Ryan Reynolds: Deadpool beats Wolverine and ‘Hugh Jackman knows it’
"Deadpool could beat Wolverine any day. I know it, you know it. Hugh Jackman knows it."