We all treasure our favorite comic book heroes.  We read about and collect their adventures, dress as them for conventions or parties, and are alternately delighted or appalled at the many movies about them.   But how often do we think about some of the deeper meanings behind our heroes?  In the 1992 book Superheroes: A Modern Mythology, pop culture writer Richard Reynolds does an  in-depth study of the phenomenon.  The main point of this well-researched and accessible book is that the heroes we all know and love grip our imaginations  because they are based on  some very old stories : myths.  …

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Axel Braun, the writer/director of Batman XXX, A Porn Parody, has filed a copyright lawsuit in U.S. District Court of West Virginia, alleging that 7,098 online infringers either downloaded, uploaded or shared his pornographic homage to the comic series illegally. With actors’ names like James Deen and Dale DaBone, it’s kinda hard to take a film like this seriously. What director Axel Braun is taking seriously is the amount of money he’s losing out on by people accessing his movie for free after the DVD was released in May of this year.

How do they know who all these …

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Hotwire is an exciting fast-paced story about Alice, she can be likened to a cyber-exorcist. She is gifted, she knows how to hunt cyber-ghosts, or what they would call “Blue Lights.” The Blue Lights aren’t your typical ghosts that we are accustomed to, they are not green and slimey. Instead, they are blue, somewhat robotic, and they love electricity.

The story is very entertaining and fast-paced, It almost feels like you are in a cyber-punk club with all the lights and visuals coming at your senses. This is great, as so many books out there are too dull, too often. This …

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Long Beach Comic Con 2010 has come and gone but for the past couple of years, it’s one of the conventions I’ve always looked forward to.  I like the fact that it’s not overly crowded.  I can personally talk to the comic talents instead of wasting your time in a long line for hours.  For this year, J Scott Campbell (Danger Girl) was back for the second straight year and as always, he doesn’t mind mingling with his fans.  Thomas Jane (Punisher, The Mist) and Tim Bradstreet was back again at their Raw Entertainment Booth.  The best part was waiting …

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Paramount and Marvel released a few official images of Captain America: First Avenger below for Nerds to do as they wish with it. Maybe I’ll print a small poster of the hotness in Chris Evans!

Honestly, I wasn’t too excited when they first announced the film. But, I’m starting to change my mind. It seems to be on the right direction. “Seems” being the key word.…

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The second part of the Shrapnel series, Hubris is somewhat of a disappointment. I say somewhat, because it still delivers on character development, great atmosphere, and amazing art. But, it falls short.

I don’t like spoiling stories but the story revolves around Vijaya “Sam” Narayan who became an iconic leader for the people of Mars. In short, it is a futuristic Sci-fi story with spaceships and mech-robots. Looking at the cover, I expected some crazy action, however, I was mildly disappointed. The story is thick, which for the most part is very entertaining. But, sometimes, the story gets …

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It looks like it. There are conflicting reports out there as to whether Sheen has already signed or is still in negotiation. Director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) is still casting the movie and according to Deadline Hollywood, Sally Field may even show up as Aunt May.  So far, IMDB has the following cast list posted:

Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spiderman

Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy (and not Mary Jane, surprisingly)

Rhys Ifans as Dr. Connors/The Lizard.  

 

We will get to see Rhys in action on November 19 when he shows up in Harry Potter …

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Abattoir is a fun-filled horror fest with guts and gore that every horror fans can enjoy. It’s only fitting since the creator, Darren Lynn Bousmann, also directed a few of the SAW films.

Abattoir starts off with a father that flipped at his kids’ birthday party and started chopping everybody up. I don’t want to spoil anything but that scene sets up the mood for the rest of the issue. Then, we jump to “weeks later” to Rich Aschwalt, a real estate salesman that’s on a heavy slump. If he can’t sell properties, he risks losing his job, as well as …

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The artist known as a hack in the comic book community is back working with Marvel.  Rob Liefeld, who started out as a fan favorite working with Image has been accussed by fans of ripping off other people’s art.  The evidence is there but Liefeld is still getting work from major comic companies.  Reason for this is plain and simple, money.  Liefeld is still a big draw to casual comic fans and his name sells.  Sure, his human anatomy might be weird but in the end, comic book companies don’t care as long as it sells a lot of issues.  …

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Although Christian Bale is good as Bruce Wayne/Batman, my favorite has always been Michael Keaton.  Maybe it’s because I was introduced to Batman by Tim Burton’s 1989 flick or maybe it’s Keaton’s smirk or maybe because Keaton acts crazy   Keaton has that psychotic look when he’s Bruce Wayne and you can tell there’s something wrong with him but you can’t pinpoint it.

I’m glad the Keaton Batman version is finally getting noticed and DC Direct is offering this statue.  The statue is 13.5′ x 11 inches and will be released this month.  It’s limited edition and retails for $165.…

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