Posts Tagged “comics”

According to the New York Times, Disney has made a bid to purchase Marvel Comics for $4 billion.

Walt Disney Company said Monday it has agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment, the storied comic book company that owns the rights to such popular characters as Spider-Man and and the Fantastic Four, in a cash and stock deal it valued at $4 billion. The deal comes more than 10 years after Marvel was at the center of a bruising and highly public takeover battle between two feisty financiers.

Shareholders at Marvel will need to approve the transaction, which boards of directors at both companies have already approved.

Tags: Avengers, comics, development hell, Disney, geeks, Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, movie, Selena Gomez, superhero, Wasp

In 1993 my dad gave me three copies of Superman #75.  Two of these were the “black bag” variant that contained assorted goodies and a variant cover all encased in a black poly bag with a bleeding Superman logo on the front.  The third copy was the widely available basic newsstand version.  In addition to the individual issues, he also gave me The Death of Superman trade paperback which contained the 11 comics detailing the entire Death of Superman storyline.  Growing up, I was always been a fan of comic books but I hadn’t read them with any sort of regularity since I was in grade school so I was a bit surprised by this present but I was still grateful and excited nonetheless.  Little did my dad know that his seemingly simple gift would send me down the long path to becoming a comic book geek.

Tags: Bane, batman, Brett Breeding, comic book, comics, Dan Jurgens, dc universe, Death of Superman, geek, Gotham, Green Lantern, Knightfall, LDS, mission, reading, South Africa, Star Wars, superman, The Flash, Zero Hour

This past Friday I saw the movie that claims to start the summer, X-men Origins: Wolverine. For years the back story of Wolverine has been incredibly confusing. However this all changed a few years ago with a min-series entitled, “Origins”. This finally put the beginnings of one of the Marvel universes most celebrated characters. The movie holds close to this part of the story. However when it comes to other bits of Marvel history it is far less faithful. There will be a few “spoilers” but lets face it, no one who goes to see this movie was expecting The Usual Suspects.

Tags: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, comics, Doctor Who, geek, Harry Potter, marvel universe, movie, movies, Pixar, spoilers, star trek, Terminator, Transformers, Up, wolverine, X-Men

For years we’ve heard rumors about a third installment in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.  After a while, these rumors evolved into rumors of a KOTOR MMO.  Now it appears that there is starting to be some basis for these rumors.  I present the following as evidence.

On July 3, 2008, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Wars: Sagas, and Star Wars: Legends were all registered by LucasFilm Licensing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Nothing too special in an of itself.  These could relate to just about anything out there: books, comics, etc.  But when combined with information that Portfolio.com is reporting, things get very intriguing.

N. Evan Van Zelfden in Los Angeles warns, watch out World of Warcraft. In an interview at E3 this week, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to it.

Tags: BioWare, comics, John Riccitiello, KOTOR, LucasArts, LucasFilm, mmo, N. Evan Van Zelfden, Patent, Rumors, Star Wars, star wars knights of the old republic, star wars sagas, star wars the old republic, Warcraft, Warhammer, world of warcraft

I’m fairly convinced that 90% of the people who work in advertising are high as a kite while at the work place. Either that, or it’s actually a very small minority that is high, and they just happen to be the ones making most the ads we see. Maybe they’re cheaper, I don’t know.

I know I’m not the only one who’s thought that, I’m sure. I’m sure not the first person to bring up how dumb some ads and logos and such are. A great example would be a couple strips from Real Life Comics by Greg Dean

It so happens that certain Native American tribes are allowed the use of peyote for religious ceremonies since they’ve already been doing so for thousands of years.  I honestly wonder if there are other laws that protect people in certain occupations in a similar manner.  Something along the lines of “All bonafide advertising agencies may enjoy the use of crack cocaine for inspirational purposes.”

Tags: ads, advertising, comics, commercials, morons, Real Life, shampoo, Television, tv, WTF

Throughout all of geek history their have been the great debates. Who would win in a fight, Mighty Mouse or Superman? What’s the better time machine, the Delorean or the Tardis? Which is better, Star Wars or Star Trek? [Editor: could Pikachu ever battle Raiden?] I will not really be answering any of these questions, but I will be taking a look at a different side of the third question.

Let me come right out and say it, the new Clone Wars movie was good. Provided you take it for what it is. It is not Episode 2.5, it is not a stand alone movie. It is a straight to DVD quality movie that is intended to act as an introduction to a new Saturday morning cartoon. As such you have to hold it in the same light as Star Wars: Ewoks, and Star Wars: Droids. Now that’s out of the way.

Tags: comics, delorean, expanded universe, geeks, Gene Roddenberry, george lucas, John Lennon, mighty mouse, movies, Raiden, star trek, Star Wars, star wars droids, star wars ewoks, superman, tardis, video games

Earlier, zohner posted on the hierarchy of geeks from an old chart created by the Brunching Shuttlecocks. While it mainly centered on items that typically might identify geeks, it did leave a big one out: video games.

Gone are the days when playing video games in your basement was a sign of social rejection. In today’s world, there’s something WRONG with a child who has no interest in gaming. Men play video games in social settings in the same manner as their fathers would have poker night. Teenagers use them as their way to pretend they are someone else (and actually try and convince other people over voice that they really ARE as badass as they claim).

Tags: action figures, brunching shuttlecocks, comic con, comics, conventions, Fantasy, geeks, Halo, hierarchy, manga comics, Nintendo, otaku, playing video games, playstation 1, poker night, social rejection, social settings, soundtracks, video games, wall scroll, Zelda

It would seem to me as though everybody is reading a lot into a single comment made by Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight.  When asked if the new batsuit will stop dogs, he replies that it will stop cats.  That is apparently a huge indicator to the geek populace that Catwoman will be the next villian to encounter the Batman.  I think that it was a comment made in passing but I could be wrong.  Man, do I hope that I’m wrong.  I love the stress that Selena Kyle brings to Batman’s life.

We all know that a movie that has made as much money as The Dark Knight will have a sequel; in this day and age, it’s a foregone conclusion.  There’s no script, title, or villian, but that’s not stopping a certain well known actress and soon to be founder of the New U.N. from lobbying for the part of Catwoman.

Tags: Angelina Jolie, batman, Catwoman, comics, dark knight, Julie Newmar, Kate Beckinsale, Lucius Fox, new batsuit, Selena Kyle, Television, villian, wonder woman

Ever since I saw the ending of Batman Begins where we are shown a playing card with a joker on it, I have been highly anticipating this sequel in the Batman franchise.  I am a huge fan of the Batman comics and have always thought that the Joker was one of the best villains.  Now we have a movie that pits the madness of the Joker against the madness of the Batman.  What’s not to get excited about?  (Yes, I know that Tim Burton did the Batman vs. Joker thing back in 1989.  I was excited for it back then too.)

The Dark Knight is probably the best movie based on a comic book that I have ever seen.  There was so much that was good about it that what was bad is inconsequential.  Here are a few of my thoughts on the movie.  Warning!  Minor spoilers ahead!

Tags: Aaron Eckhardt, batman, batman begins, batman franchise, Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale, comics, dark knight, Gary Oldman, Gotham, harvey dent, Heath Ledger, Jim Gordon, Katie Holmes, killing joke, Maggie Gyllenhaal, movies, Rachel Dawes, Tim Burton, Tommy Lee Jones, TWO-FACE

**DON’T READ THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE VERY COOL IMAGES OF THE NEW TWO-FACE**

I’m a huge Batman fan. I have always loved the comics and cartoons and I thought that the movies were great until Joel Schumacher got his grubby, Batman destroying fingers on them. I can’t express the relief that I felt when Christopher Nolan actually did a good job with Batman Begins.

Now it looks like there’s going be another success in the Batman universe with the upcoming movie, The Dark Knight. The trailers have been very impressive and the images that have come out have looked good. To be honest, Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker scares the crap out of me. I can’t wait for this movie!

Tags: batman, batman begins, christopher nolan, comics, dark knight, harvey dent, joel schumacher, TWO-FACE