Movies To Watch: Man of Steel (Trailer #3)

75 years ago today, Superman was introduced to America and the world.  And in less than two months his journey continues with the upcoming movie, Man of Steel.  The new trailer was released two days ago, and people are raving about it.  So I thought it was only fitting to post it on the anniversary of the first issue from DC Comics.  Enjoy - it's a definite "must watch!"

What If You're Superheroes Were Hip?

If you're a superhero fan, you'll love these great images, but they're not only creative pieces of art, they are Hipster Superheroes!  Yep, these superheroes are hip and no one will tell them otherwise.  Hipster Superheroes are derived from the creative geniuses over at College Humor and I have also included a video down below.

You have a hip Iron Man, Professor Xavier, Spidey, Hulk, Aquaman, Batman, and yes, even a hip Wonder Woman.

Must Watch: Superman vs. The Hulk

I saw a video this morning on my Facebook newsfeed that blew me away.  I attribute this to Facebook friend, Sean Hodges for sharing it.  Thank you Sean. 

Since we're on the subject of Superheros.... you're going to love all three of these videos - Trust me, you will.  The artist is unbelievably talented, and I'd have to say a CGI genius.  I'm going to download the videos before DC and Marvel get a hold of his work.  You know there's always some type of legal ramification for this sort of thing.

How many of you have wanted to see two of the most powerful entities in the comic book universe square off in battle royale outside of the comic book pages? Since neither Marvel or DC Comics will cross their content streams in the world of movies–crossover comic stories don’t count; nor do video games–it’s up to the fans to provide what’s missing.

And that’s just what Michael Habjan did by bringing us installments of his “Superman vs Hulk: The Fight” series. There have been three of these installments of the fan-made series, with the latest one dropping earlier this week. Part one of the fight hit YouTube on June 11, 2011, and after over 4 million views, the incentive to continue with further “episodes” was obvious. It should be noted the series began with an introduction video before the fight episodes, acting almost as a trailer for the upcoming videos.

Note how Habjan made his Superman look like Christopher Reeve:

This led to the first episode of the fight, which dropped six months after the initial video, which gives you an idea about how long it takes Habjan to make these videos. Next up is the first installment of the Hulk/Superman throwdown:

For part two, Habjan concentrated on improving the look of the models he used for both Superman and the Hulk, and the results are noticeable:

Notice how it ends with something of a cliffhanger? Will the Hulk pound Superman into dust or will Kal-El be able to turn the tables and get the upper hand? Since Habjan has already indicated Part 3 will soon be available, it’s clear the fight between the two comic book power houses isn’t over. Not even close. As for the production and the credits, Habjan lists them over at video’s YouTube page, while acknowledging he’s not affiliated with either Marvel or DC. With that in mind, it’s a little surprising neither company has stepped in and issued a cease and desist request.

The credits, according to Habjan:

This is the second part to my ongoing animation project, a tribute project to Superman and The Incredible Hulk. As you’ll notice, the models and overall look has evolved and will continue to do so in future sequences. I’m already working on a new look for the Hulk on the next one. I got professional help this time in the music and sound design department, provided by the talented Francois Gratecap, which has made the whole project that much better. So my thanks to him. [WebProNews]

Doctor Doom's Armor

For all you comic geeks, I thought you'd like this post.  It's an excellent infograph of Dr. Doom's Body Armor.  I find it quite fascinating actually.

Not sure who is Dr. Doom? Read here.

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Nerd Guide To New York City

New York City is one of the most vibrant and interesting cities in the world. As it is, tourists need more than a week to check off all the “must-see” sights, but the list just got longer (especially if you’re a super nerd).

An enormous nerdy collaboration over at BuzzFeed has resulted in this super cool NYC tourist map for movie-, comic-, television- and book-nerds that was headed by BuzzFeed member, Jack Shepherd.

Who cares about visiting the MOMA when you now know where to go to check out the GhostBusters original Headquarters! And why would you waste your time in a lineup to see the view from the top of the Empire State building when you can visit Dock Ocks of Spider Man 2′s Laboratory. It’s about time tourists got their priorities straight…thanks BuzzFeed nerds. We love you.

Ultimate Nerd’s Guide to New York

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DC Showcases New Superman...

...and boy is he Super! I'm totally digging his new costume; I think Zack Snyder should re-think his costume idea, and add a red belt like in this comic. 

I know I questioned the red underpants being gone in the new movie, Man of Steel, but if they added a red belt it would be perfect!

X-TREME MACHINES: Sentinel Mod5 MarkC PI

I have posted this because I know how much my partner, Ryan will love it.  I didn't grow up watching X-Men, I grew up watching He-man and She-ra, LOL.  In either case, Ryan is having me watch the X-men animated series, and he's talked about these robotic creatures before - the Sentinels!  Click the image to check out all the cool stuff.

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Movies in Rewind: Thor

Ryan and I had the pleasure of watching "Thor" this weekend, and I'd have to say it was a great way to start off the Superhero summer.  Overall, I'd say the movie gets an 8 out of 10.

If you're not familiar with the story, Thor is an immortal god derived from Norse Mythology, and is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, destruction, fertility, healing, and the protection of mankind. 

The Thor created by Stan Lee of Marvel Comics has been an ongoing member of the superhero team The Avengers.   In the movie, Thor is thrown down to earth by his father, Odin from the planet Asgard.  He was very arrogant and obnoxious so Odin felt he needed to learn how to be more humble and deserving of his hammer, which is the source of his might and power.

The movie, which also featured Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman, had some comedic elements to it too, plenty of one-liners and great special effects. On a side note, I couldn't picture anyone else playing Thor other than Chris Hemsworth - the producers made the right decision when picking him.  

Plenty of surprises are in store for whoever watches this movie - like catching a glimpse of Jeremy Renner as The Avenger's Hawkeye, and if you wait to see the post credits you'll see Nick Fury make a return as the S.H.E.I.L.D. agent from the Iron Man Films.  Most importantly, there's a scene which  really shows the set up for Captain America and The Avengers, as it shows the cosmic cube while Erik Selvig is talking with Nick Fury.

Ohhh... and it also shows that Loki now has control over Erik Selvig.

If you haven't seen the movie, I highly suggest you do,  Here's a 2-1/2 minute trailer for you to take a peak at....

 

Archie To The Big Screen!

If you were a fan of comic books growing up, more often than not, you would come across the latest issue of Archie Comics.  It was titled as such when the first issue was published. Years later, the word "comics" was removed, and the comic, simply titled "Archie."

Well, as much as I would like to say that this is the trailer to the blockbuster movie, featuring Archie, it's not.  It's a well-crafted spoof of one - meant to be a suspenseful thriller I'm sure.  

I did find the Archie trailer, "Riverdale" rather interesting though, and if you're familiar with the comics you'll pick-up on the puns - they're quite humorous.

Steve Trevor Has Been Cast In New Wonder Woman Series

Ryan and I watched a few episodes of the Knight Rider reboot that aired from 2008-2009, and to be frank, it wasn't as great as I expected it to be.  Once the car started changing colors and wishing it was a transformer - it started getting too bombastic for me; We eventually stopped watching it altogether.  But I can't say the same for Justin Bruening, the star of the show - he was a total hottie.  An actor and former Abercrombie & Fitch model, the 32 year-old was cast as Mike Traceur, the son of Michael Knight from the original Knight Rider series.  

Since the show ended, Justin hasn't had much luck finding a new job, until now... well... that is until recently. 

Bruening has joined the cast of the new Wonder Woman series which began shooting in March.  He will be playing the government agent (Steve Trevor) who crash-lands on the island of Themyscira and falls in love with Diana.  According to Deadline, in the new television series they've broken up and he's working as a lawyer in the Justice Department. Apparently they are not over each other.

If you ask me, they have done a great job with the casting of the new series, and I'm really looking forward to it.  This doesn't go to say that I don't have my doubts I'm just trying to stay optimistic.  My biggest thing is... how will the transformation take place?

In Brightest day, In Blackest Night. No Evil Shall Escape My Sight...

If you ever had any doubt in your mind that Green Lantern was going to be anything else, but fabulous, think again.  Over the weekend, new footage of the movie was released at WonderCon, and I'm telling you, this is going to be the best summer anyone has ever seen.  With the end of Harry Potter, Captain America, Thor, X-men, omg the list continues.  What an amazing adventure it will be!

"In brightest day, in blackest night. No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might. Beware my power, Green Lantern's light! "

Ryan Reyolds looks fit and muscular in the brand new trailer, so I take back what I said about all superheroes emulating Captain America.  Well... Chris Evans is unmistakably hot.  

Watching the trailer in 2D was really awesome, but I can't imagine what 3D will do to this movie.  I cannot wait.  Thanks Ryan for sharing this with me yesterday.

Fan's Wonder Woman Costume Become's Reality

You asked for change, and you got it.  As you may recall, the new Wonder Woman series introduced us to it's new costume a couple of weeks ago, and the uproar was outrageous.  So much so, that a fan took it upon himself to tweak the colors a bit, and produced a costume worthy of a new show.  And listen, they did.  

Not only did David E. Kelley and NBC change the color of her boots, they removed her shiny latex pants and replaced them with a much darker tone.  They also added the stars on her sides as well.   

According to SplashNewsonline.com, in the following pictures, Adrianne Palicki shuts down Hollywood Boulevard as the new ‘Wonder Woman’.  The actress donned a tight red and blue outfit for action scenes filmed through the night on the famous street. One scene saw her running through cars as she chased a villain. In another she picked herself off the street after being hit by a car.

So what do you think?  Like the changes?  Personally, I do.  I didn't really like the latex-looking pants and the matching boots.  She needed to wear red ones, and lucky for us, they're listening.

Entertainment Tonight's Captain America Promo

Sometimes, I think they should have re-thought their casting for Spiderman, Superman, and Batman, and cast Chris Evans as all three alter egos.  But of course that couldn't happen, because while Batman and Superman appeared in DC Comics, Spiderman and Captain America appeared in Marvel.

Ah fuck it! Who cares?  I just can't get over how hot Chris Evans looks in this Entertainment Tonight's promotional video showing the very, skinny version of him, which is obviously CGI, and the oh, so muscular version, which is ALL real!

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

 In 1942, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is deemed physically unfit to enlist in the U.S. Army and fight the Nazis in World War II. Volunteering instead for Project: Rebirth, a secret military operation, he is physically transformed into a super-soldier dubbed Captain America. With sidekick Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), he fights the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), Hitler’s treacherous head of advanced weaponry, whose own plan for world domination involves a seemingly magical object known as the Tesseract.

Superman Returns as Dylan Dog

Everytime I see this man shivers run down my spine, and well... other things occur, but that's a different subject.

Brandon Routh returns to the big screen as Dylan Dog, a supernatural private eye who always dresses the same way, in a red shirt, black jacket, and blue jeans. The character is based on Italian horror comic series based in London.

In the upcoming movie, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, due out in theaters April 29th, Mr. Dog will be specializing in the affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.

If you haven't seen the trailer, you can now;  Besides, I'm more than sure you have no complaints seeing superman without a shirt.

Andrew Garfield in Spiderman Promotional Pic

Despite all the hoopla over the reboot of Spiderman, this promo pic of Andrew Garfield in his Spidey costume is quite hot.  And besides, I never really liked Tobey Maguire as the web man.

Movies to Watch: X-men: First Class (First Official Trailer)

In one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, the first official trailer to X-men: First Class has been released.  And no one is more excited than my partner, Ryan.

While I'll wait to reserve judgement, the trailer does it's job of teasing the viewer. These are the characters, before they became legend...

Marvel Releases First Full Costume Poster of Captain America

While I bought comic books as a child and as a teenager, I never really got into the story or the characters.  It was more of a browsing through the pages and seeing what was going on through the images.  Hence the reason I don't get as excited as my partner, Ryan when these movies are mentioned. I get excited because they're going to show hot guys, like Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Andrew Garfield, Christian Bale, Brandon Routh and countless other actors.  He is ecstatic about all these movies coming out this summer; It's going to be a Blockbuster of a summer for sure.

Marvel has released the first full costume poster of Chris Evans in his Captain America attire, and what a beauty it is.  And if you're watching the Superbowl, you'll get to catch the first official trailer. “Captain America: The First Avenger,” doesn't hit theaters until July 22, with the addition of "Thor" on May 6, 2011; “Marvel Studios’ The Avengers” on May 4, 2012; and “Iron Man 3″ on May 3, 2013.