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Heimdall And Loki In Avengers: Age Of Ultron
paper The Telegraph when he let slip that he and fellow actor Tom Hiddleston (Loki) had been in a scene with Chris Hemsworth (Thor) in the new Avengers: Age of Ultron film. "Ironically, yesterday I had to…" Elba chuckles He's not meant to talk about this, but he clearly enjoys doing things he's not meant to[...]
Marvel Announces Phase Three From 2016 – Including Civil War, Avengers Infinity War Two Parter, Captain Marvel, Black Panther (Starring Chadwick Boseman), Inhumans, Doctor Strange And Thor: Ragnarok (UPDATE)
Phase One was Iron Man 1 and 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel's The Avengers Phase Two was Thor: The Dark World, Captain America; Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Ant Man. And Phase Three? Captain America: Civil War – May 6th 2016 Doctor Strange  – November[...]
Thor Fights Tooth And Claw Over Advance Reorders
Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! Looks like the female-lead relaunch of Thor #1 performed well in store as retailers up their numbers on #2 and reorder plenty of #1 A[...]
No, Everyone, This Is Not #ComicGate – Milo Manara Is Still Creating Covers For Marvel
We'd already pointed out that Milo Manara's variant cover for Thor #1, featuring the new female Thor, had slipped to Thor #2. But then I learnt that Milo was no longer doing that cover either, and the solicited cover for Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1 would now be by Siya Oum. Naturally it occurred to me that this could be as a result of the recent fuss[...]
When Deadpool Macks On To The New Thor – 8 Exclusive Covers From Hastings
The largest direct market comic store in the US, Hastings, has a batch of new variant editions for upcoming Marvel, Image and IDW titles… let's take a peek. Deadpool welcomes the new female Thor to the Marvel Universe as you might expect. And sees off Wolverine as… you might not expect.   We get to identify another of the[...]
The Marvel Cinematic Method – Can It Be Taught?
But it's more than just the big companies trying to mimic their success… The University of Baltimore announced in a press release that they will be offering a course this Spring focused on Marvel's interconnected universe and cinematic storytelling. A new University of Baltimore course, to be offered in the 2015 spring semester, will scrutinize the intricately[...]
Fox News Takes Sexism In Comics To A Whole New Level
In a segment that looks like its right out of the 1950s, Fox & Friends this morning did a report that started off with what they called the "wussification" of Popeye and lead to complaints about Thor being a woman and Wonder Woman not being in short shorts and a halter top in the new[...]
32 Thoughts About 32 Comics – Batman Eternal, Multiversity, Thor, Original Sin, Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men, Miles Morales, Trees, Supreme, Sirens, All New X-Men, Deadpool, Gwen Stacy, Superior Spider-Man, The Shadow, Solar, Purgatori, The Wicked + The Divine, Devilers, Translucid, Bionic Woman, Hellraiser, Storyteller,  Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Cataclysm, Turtles In Time, X-Files, Transformers, Maxx, Littlest Pet Shop And Judge Dredd
Another week, another lovely batch of comic books to read through… so what takes your fancy today? Stephanie Brown gets some fatherly advice regarding using mobile devices while driving, in Batman Eternal.   Simon Bisley doesn't so much draw Thor as regurgitate it Raw, powerfel, syrong and possibly a little smelly. So, basically, Angela's real name has "Spawn" in[...]
Official Synopsis For Avengers: Age Of Ultron Released
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to[...]
Thor Sixth Scale Figure From Thor: The Dark World Review
I did the Sideshow Collectibles / Hot Toys Predator figure review typed up with pictures, but I figured since I'm actually out of town at a convention this weekend, I'd do the review of the Thor sixth-scale figure from Thor: The Dark World on video Now I'm still working the kinks out here, I can[...]