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Thursday Trending Topics: Optimus Prime Could Have Been A Green Lantern

Thursday Trending Topics: Optimus Prime Could Have Been A Green LanternSome intriguing art & tidbits from a comic that could have been: It was a pitch by Chris Ryall of IDW and Phil Jimenez to DC Comics. Sadly it happened just before the New 52 relaunch and was sidelined. Phil credits Chris with the idea of making Optimus Prime a Green Lantern. Sadly, you know it's dead, as Phil has started posting pictures from it on Facebook… However, the forum enthusiastically approves.

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Cosplay Round-Up: Toronto Fan Expo 2012

A glimpse of the cosplay scene from this past weekend's Toronto Fan Expo 2012. These shots are the best I could manage from being stuck at the booth throughout the show, but it was loaded with costumes. A few fun tidbits:

How Marvel And DC Are Sounding Greek To Mexico | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors

Bleeding Cool has run reports on how the Mexican media conglomerate Televisa, the largest such company in Latin America, published both Marvel and DC comics in the country. The company is also a powerful political force, think News International in the UK and the US. But getting away with more.

The Justice League/Transformers Comic That Never Was

It was a pitch by Chris Ryall of IDW and Phil Jiminez to DC Comics. Sadly it happened just before the New 52 relaunch and was sidelined. Phil credits Chris with the idea of making Optimus Prime a Green Lantern.

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The Avengers Back In US Cinemas This Weekend… With Something Extra? 

Contrary to blind and naive speculation earlier in the year, there's no 'extended director's cut' of The Avengers headed into cinemas for the Labor Day Weekend. Instead, there's the theatrical cut. But… could there be a little surprise at the end?

Disney Characters Get Size Zero Makeover For Gross New Cartoon 

Oh dear, Disney. This isn't going to go down well at all. You've made a very bad match here.

Aubrey Plaza Introduces Ultra Sexed-Up Red Band Trailer For The To Do List 

The film was written and directed by Maggie Carey, co-director of the documentary Ladyporn, wife of Bill Hader and creator of web series The Jeannie Tate Show. I can see how all of that leads to this movie.

 


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Mark SeifertAbout Mark Seifert

Co-founder and Creative director of Bleeding Cool parent company Avatar Press. Bleeding Cool Managing Editor, tech and data wrangler. Machine Learning hobbyist. Vintage paper addict.
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