Marvel Universe Thread

[dronepool]

You know, "616's Reed's" expression looks a bit "satirical". Something about it made me think it's a fake surprised look.

[Lock Jaw]

I haven't actually read any Ultimate stuff. I think somewhere, I have a DVD full of a whole lot of it that I downloaded once.

[Fignuts]

Ultimate is the goods for the most part. Ultimates 1 and 2 are some of my favorite books. Ultimates 3, along with Ultimatum are the drizzling shits, however.

I read ultimate avengers, and that was really good, so they seem to be back on track.

[Nowhere Man]

Ultimate Spider-Man is always kind of a mixed bag for me. I really liked Peter Parker's personality and his banter (I haven't read Miles Morales yet, so I don't know whether I like him), and some of the takes on the villains and supporting cast are really good. However, there are a lot of things that never cease to irritate me, like the Goblin looking like the Hulk, Doc Ock having weird Magneto powers, Uncle Ben being a hippie, Carnage eating Gwen Stacy and then basically pooping out a new one later, etc. The first few volumes are definitely worth checking out, though.

[Fignuts]

I liked the whole Peter/Kitty thing. Should have drawn that out longer.

Loved his encounters with kingpin.

On a related note, does anyone know what issue of 616 spider-man that he beats living shit out of kingpin for trying to kill aunt may? It was like right after he revealed his identity.

[dronepool]

542

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10824

[El Fangel]

Was out yesterday and like a boss, remembered that I wanted to buy AvX Round #2 one stop before the comic shop. Get off and go in and look and only see AvX #1 and I am all like "what the hell, they can't be sold out that fast" so I pick up AvX #1 and read the finally panel "To be continued...in TWO weeks" muttered "fuck sake" under my breath and proceeded to browse a bit more.

Think I am going to go back and get that variant cover (or hell, all of them) since it is the first series I have got into.

[Reavant]

the New Avengers issue involving the behind the scenes part of the AvX is pretty cool

[Fignuts]

Just read the first 8 issues of Wolverine and the X-men and I love it.

Such a breath of fresh air from the deathly serious x books we've been getting the last few years. Legit has made me laugh out loud at parts, and is in general just a really fun book. Highly recommended, though Bachalo's art style isn't everyone's cup of tea. I'm a fan, personally.

[El Fangel]

^ Think I may look into this as well.

[Reavant]

I absolutely hate the art... its horrible

[Kalyx triaD]

At San Diego Comic-Con last summer, Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb said that Agents of S.M.A.S.H. would feature Hulk, Red Hulk, She-Hulk, Skaar and A-Bomb, and revealed that Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series, Arkham City, Ultimate Spider-Man) was working on the series. In the fall, at New York Comic-Con Leob also said that She-Hulk has some of the best lines in the show.

How did I miss this? And Eliza Dusku is voicing She-Hulk. The flying guy from Heroes is doing Iron-Man in a cameo (he's Stark in the Iron Man anime).

[Nark Order]

X-Factor is pretty wonderful. Gratz to Lock Jaw for the recommendation.

[El Fangel]

How far along is X-Factor? This issue every two weeks shite is not making me happy.

[Nark Order]

Pretty deep. The series I'm reading may have ended in 2010, not sure. I'll check later. I'm reading the 2005 X-Factor series and it went like 200 something issues in.

[Nark Order]

Wait, naw. I think it's still going. Gonna take me awhile to catch up. Only at issue #15

[Lock Jaw]

Like I said before, I think it went up to #50, then renumbered with #200. No idea where it is at now, since I am way behind.

[El Fangel]

Ill have a look during my next shop visit. Unless a torrent can be provided.

[Kalyx triaD]

Marvel just dumped pretty much all of their animated movies on Netflix. Win.

[dronepool]

Marvel just dumped pretty much all of their animated movies on Netflix. Win.

Wasn't there already stuff on there?

[Kalyx triaD]

Their TV stuff from the 90s and 2000s, but their animated movies were not there before. Planet Hulk, Hulk Vs, Ultimate Avengers 1 and 2, Next Avengers, Dr Strange, Invincible Iron Man, and Young Thor.

[The Destroyer]

Pretty deep. The series I'm reading may have ended in 2010, not sure. I'll check later. I'm reading the 2005 X-Factor series and it went like 200 something issues in.
Only because it got renumbered. I think it hit issue 50, then picked up the numbering of the original X-Factor series so skipped straight to 200. By my count that means the current series has been running for maybe 85-ish issues and is still going.

Good series, but I've fallen way behind with it.

[Nark Order]

Holy shit. 25 issues in on Joss Whedon's run of Astonishing X-Men and I've loved every second of it so far. I'm a sucker for the Kitty storylines though. Also, Cyclops really gets developed as a character much more than I've seen so far. They do an incredible job of playing off of his bitterness spawning from Jean and his slight jealous towards Logan.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah Astonishing's early runs were terrific.

[Fignuts]

Whedon's run on astonishing, is for my money, the best run on a book in the last decade. After he and cassidy left, the book was garbage. Hated the new artist, and the dialogue and character interactions were cardboard and boring.

Though Brubaker's run on Captain America is VERY close.

[Nark Order]

Yeah, started reading Astonishing #25 and wanted to fucking puke. I love Joss Whedon because he uses EVERY tool at his disposal for the most part. He doesn't just focus on the top-seller characters, he develops everything and everyone relevant. Really makes for a great experience.

Might start reading Runaways soon. Read #1 a couple days ago.

[Lock Jaw]

Runaways was pretty good, but never got quite as good as the first volume.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[dronepool]

Wait what...?

[Fignuts]

what is that from?

[Kalyx triaD]

Marvel 616 Universe

[Fignuts]

I meant what book.

[Kalyx triaD]

Secret Scars or some shit.

[Fignuts]

I take it's a sequel to Secret war?

I've got the hardcover of that one. Phenomenal artwork. This, not so much.

[Kalyx triaD]

Don't think so. Deals with SHIELD quite a bit, and introduces the mainstream Nick Fury (as 616 Fury's son) and Agent Coulson.

[Nowhere Man]

That is......that's so goddamn stupid I want to hit someone.

[Rammsteinmad]

So is Samuel L. Jackson Nick Fury coming into the 616 universe?

[El Fangel]

Nads texted me last night and since I got a new phone I didn't know who it was, all it said "What you doing tomorrow?" While waiting for a response I fell asleep and woke at 530am and responded.

Don't know why I thought I would get a response that early, anywho, probably heading to Giant Robot to pick up AvX #2 today.

[Kalyx triaD]

So is Samuel L. Jackson Nick Fury coming into the 616 universe?

...And introduces the mainstream Nick Fury (as 616 Fury's son)...

[Lock Jaw]

Introducing Agent Coulson makes a lot of sense, but having Nick Fury have a black son who looks pretty damn old already, and is also missing an eye, makes no sense. Retcons ahoy!

[Nark Order]

I might be "out" after the first AvX "fight" comic. Pretty fucking stupid, to be honest. i don't know what I was expecting but god damn, it is just so dumb.

[Inadequacy]

Oh that's from Battle Scars

[Kalyx triaD]

I kinda like Secret Scars as a title, still.

[Inadequacy]

Someday Kalyx.

But yeah, I guess that's Nick Fury's son Marcus Johnson, I don't think he was always bald or patch'd.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Nark Order]

Been hopping around series like a madman but that's the way I like it. Decided I wanted to catch up with Spidey so I'm starting Amazing Spiderman from Brand New Day (Issue #546). If there's any single issues or storylines I should read or catch up on before 546, let me know. I've never followed much of the web head before cause it seemed a bit intimidating jumping in to a huge numbered series like that.

[Inadequacy]

I jumped on to spiderman during the Back In Black storyline.I think you should give that a read. It's got some decent stuff in it which I was disappointed to see retconned out.

That being said I was certainly a fan of the brand new day "villain of the month" formula. It let a ton of great artisits and writers work together and tell some fun stories. In fact it was this that got me back into reading comics full time.

I think the only really lame thing to happen in Spiderman in the last few years has been origin of the species. One moment in time was kind of a disappointment, but Origin is just the worst.

[Kalyx triaD]

New Spidey trailer is nice.

[Fignuts]

Did not enjoy spidey from the clone saga all the way to brand new day. Exception being when he went public with his identity. Thought that would freshen up the character, and give him lots of new types of stories to work with, but One More Day cancelled it out.

I want to say that I like the idea of Pete not being with MJ anymore, but the execution and fallout of the story was abysmal.

I still don't even understand how that works in relation to all the other books he's in.

[Fignuts]

Halfway through spider island and it's pretty great, I gotta say.

[Lock Jaw]

I am not all the way through Brand New Day, but have to say that I loved it since the beginning. Way more "interesting" and "compelling" than any other Spidey I had read.

[Reavant]

The side books like Venom and heros for hire tell the story of spider island better than the spiderman books

[Blitz]

New Spidey trailer is nice.
Yeah. Really love the visuals they're creating. In terms of colour palette and what have you. It looks comic book-y without looking totally fake. And I continue to love Andrew Garfield as Parker.

The slow motion skateboarding tricks give me a little pause. I'm still in, though.

[Rammsteinmad]

Just watched Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Wasn't brilliant, but wasn't as bad as a lot of reviews made it out to be. Not really better or worse than the first one, either.

My biggest complaint, similar to the first movie, is that there's really not enough of Ghost Rider cutting loose. All the fights consist of him whipping his chain around and riding his motorcycle. I mean, he defeated Blackout in about a minute, and he even beat the devil guy (can't remember what he was calling himself) with no fight whatsoever.

Not a hater of Nicolas Cage, but I never really thought he was right for this role.

But on a positive note, the CGI is pretty good. Especially the Rider himself. He looked pretty fucking awesome. Kinda wish he'd spoke a bit more, and thought his Penence Stare was pretty crap. The first movie got it right, with the glowing eyes, the flashbacks of the evil stuff the villain had done, but here, he pretty much just looks and growls at people while they look scared, but the non-GR fans will have no idea what's going on. This is especially the case with the fight with Blackout.

Overall, it was alright. Nothing amazing, but then anyone who actually goes into a film about Ghost Rider expecting The Dark Knight deserves nothing less.

[Kalyx triaD]

I liked it better than the first.

[Rammsteinmad]

AAAAAND just finished watching X-Men: First Class. Now I'm fully up to speed with my Marvel movies.

Fucking loved this movie. Ah, I remember how we all mocked it when it was first announced, and how Magneto with his helmet looked stupid in that picture. But this movie was awesome. After one viewing I'm not gonna say it's better than the others since I've enjoyed all the X-Men movies (Including 'Last Stand' and Wolverine), but this was definitely a great movie, which ended perfectly setup for a sequel.

Felt really tragic and sad throughout the whole movie, knowing how things will ultimately end up. Very much like how powerless we all felt watching the Star Wars prequel trilogy, knowing that Anakin will eventually turn into Darth Vader.

I have only one issue with this movie. Only one. It's small, it's silly, and it's really meaningless, but it's also fucking huge to me that from the moment I saw it, I couldn't stop thinking about it!!!

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/Beast%20poster%20X-Men%20First%20Class.jpg http://static.moviefanatic.com/images/gallery/beast.jpg

Just thought Beast looked really stupid and goofy in this movie! I can understand they were trying to capture more of a 90's-look Beast, before his mutation fully evolved and he looked more animalistic, but it really didn't translate so well on the big screen in my opinion. 'Last Stand' Beast looked fucking awesome, 'First Class' Beast looked really cheap and goofy.

Overall though, great fucking movie! Sequel apparently starts filming in January 2013! Can't wait for this! :love:

[Rammsteinmad]

So, with the recent success of Thor, Captain America, *ahem* Ghost Rider *ahem*, X-Men: First Class and of course The Avengers, and with Spider-Man just around the corner, this is why Marvel is so far ahead of DC when it comes to movies.

Yes, DC has the Batman trilogy, but once The Dark Knight Rises is out, their hype machine will likely die down a little.

Marvel on the other hand, are already well on their way to giving us another Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, FUCKING AVENGERS and X-Men, and surely we haven't seen the last of Spider-Man. Plus we have The Wolverine, which will hopefully have some kind of reference to the X-Men movies, since it's pretty established now that despite continuity errors, these movies are all part of the same X-Universe.

Great fucking times ahead for Marvel fans. :D :D :D :D :D

P.S. Someone posted this on a previous page, but it's a good point to bring up. It's really sad that something I got ridiculed and mocked in school for reading and collecting has now become a worldwide sensation.

P.P.S. On the other hand, it's great that two of the biggest, highly-anticipated movies this year, and of recent years, are both comic book movies. Considering the state the comic world was in 15 years ago, it's really cool to see how huge these things, the comics themselves and the movies, have become. :)

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah, it's a good time to be fans. I'm happy non-readers can enjoy it, too.

[DaveBrawl]

Yes, DC has the Batman trilogy, but once The Dark Knight Rises is out, their hype machine will likely die down a little.

The next Superman movie comes out next year I believe.

[Rammsteinmad]

But so far, DC have only really been able to have success with Batman. No doubt this will get hype because it's Superman, but still, Marvel are just way ahead of DC at the moment in terms of movies.

[Shadow]

Reason why DC can't get any traction going with Superman is their afraid to let him beat the holy shit out of a Supervillian that can beat the holy shit out of him.

[Rammsteinmad]

That doesn't quite make sense, to me. I think I get what you're saying, but please explain if you can, just to confirm if I understood correctly or not.

[Fignuts]

Shadow not making sense

In other news, candy apparently tastes good. More at 11.

[Kalyx triaD]

We don't know what the formula is for Superman in Hollywood. He had two incredible movies decades ago. And he, literally, only just came back in 2006 with something good but not quite what fans were expecting. We can't say what the problem is for certain, we can only guess.

I doubt it's because he doesn't beat people up, but it may be a factor. They should look to Superman of the DCAU to see what really sticks. Superman's World of Cardboard speech at the finale is something I think fans and mainstream can agree with for a Superman.

[Shadow]

That doesn't quite make sense, to me. I think I get what you're saying, but please explain if you can, just to confirm if I understood correctly or not.

Hollywood appears to not want Superman to throw down on a villain for some reason. And it's a damn shame because there's a few in his gallery that could give him a nice punch up fight. That's what I'm getting at.

[Kalyx triaD]

He fought Zod in the second Superman movie decades ago. And then a rather dirty brawl with Nuclear Man. He's also had a few scuffs in Smallville.

[LuigiD]

It is very sad to see DC not be able to pull of films to the capacity that Marvel has. Kinda funny, because as of late I have been getting into DC much more. Going back and reading important stories and what not.
I feel like DC at times are a bit too conservative with their characters perhaps?
My problem with Superman is that I want to see him fight a villain that will push him to the edge. Sort of what Shadow is saying.

[Rammsteinmad]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I've always been saying. Really wanna see Superman vs. Doomsday on the big screen. Sick of seeing Lex Luthor and other humanoid villains.

But ultimately I feel DC just doesn't have the roster for mainstream audiences. Other than Batman and Superman, I really don't think non-comic fans care about other DC characters. I mean, I don't think anyone really cared about Blade all that much before his movies came out, but DC just can't seem to get it right when Batman isn't involved. I mean... why was there a Catwoman movie before Green Lantern? And why does Johan Hex even have a movie to begin with?

[Lock Jaw]

Hopefully the success of The Avengers will show DC that their big movies don't need to be "dark, gritty, and 'realistic'"

[Kalyx triaD]

Same was said about Iron Man, once. He was a B/C lister, now he's a superstar.

[Rammsteinmad]

Hopefully the success of The Avengers will show DC that their big movies don't need to be "dark, gritty, and 'realistic'"

DC should stick to dark and gritty.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDWU9VqVAZw/TmZAxDDjbAI/AAAAAAAAKwY/vRUWKIQEx4U/s1600/batman-and-robin-screen-2.jpg

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[DaveBrawl]

Still hate Chris O'Donnell.

[Kalyx triaD]

@ Ramm: No they shouldn't. Showing wacky examples means nothing. Marvel has blunders as well.

[Rammsteinmad]

Well, yeah of course. Jeez don't take that post too seriously! :p

[Kalyx triaD]

<<< Serious Business

[McLegend]

Rebecca Hall from the Prestige will be in Iron Man 3.

[parkmania]

DC should stick to dark and gritty.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDWU9VqVAZw/TmZAxDDjbAI/AAAAAAAAKwY/vRUWKIQEx4U/s1600/batman-and-robin-screen-2.jpg


I still say they put the nipples on the wrong sidekick's costume.

[DLVH84]

I wish they make a movie of Lady Punisher...

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/116419-112709-lynn-michaels.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Ew.

[Funky Fly]

That's so disgustingly 90s I don't even... :nono:

[XL]

I wish they make a movie of Lady Punisher...

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/116419-112709-lynn-michaels.jpg
Care to tell us why?

[Lock Jaw]

Great workrate.

[DLVH84]

Care to tell us why?

I think it would be interesting to see a female Punisher and see how much destruction she can do.

[Kalyx triaD]

Stupid.

[Rammsteinmad]

They've already done that movie and it failed miserably.

[Nowhere Man]

Considering Punisher does everything with guns, and not super-powers or martial arts or whatever, wouldn't the amount of destruction a female Punisher doled out be exactly the same as the plain old regular Punisher?

[Rammsteinmad]

Except she's a female. She will do as much emotional damage as physical.

[Funky Fly]

Except she's a female. She will do as much emotional damage as physical.

lol so sad that that's not a terrible departure from how some writers depict female characters.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Plus regular Punisher isn't obscure enough for DLVH.

[Skippord]

Japanese Punisher is better

[Rammsteinmad]

A Japanese Female Punisher set in the 1950's.

[loopydate]

If Marvel REALLY wanted to make money, they'd get started on a 3-D Man movie.

[Lock Jaw]

Mangaverse Punisher

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[Nowhere Man]

Jesus, I hope that's not a real thing.

[The Destroyer]

Oh it is.

[Kalyx triaD]

Iron Man 3 - May 3, 2013. Thor 2 - November 15, 2013. Captain America 2 - April 4, 2014. All confirmed.

Avengers 2 will likely be in 2015 then. As before, it seems Cap's movie will precede the team-up.

Iron Man 3 has been reported to adapt the Extremis storyline, the book itself something of a reboot for Iron Man years ago with his mainstream sleek armor and added powers. It deals with a nano-machine version of the super-soldier serum, which would make it topical with the MCU. The Mandarin, or some version of him, will be the villain. Expect requisite new armor and possible new abilities that makes Stark rather superhuman.

Thor 2 was spoken of to include other worlds, and explore Thor and Loki's brotherhood following Avengers. Jane Foster and Dr. Selvic will return. No word on the Warrior's Three and Sif, though I think they're likely. Also no word on the villain. There was lots of interest by both Chris and Tom about Loki's possible redemption, jury's out on how much of their input will be added to the story.

Cap 2 sees Steve still the man out of time working with SHIELD. Kevin Fiege revealed that he may meet old allies from his old time. Bucky's actor as signed for multiple pictures though there was no talk of Winter Soldier. With the SHIELD angle, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, and Black Widow are likely to appear. The comics show that Hydra is still alive and well in modern times. Explaining Winter Soldier's longevity would also be a good time to expand on Nick Fury's allusion to his actual age - as well as Black Widow if they adapted that part of her comic version.

The new macro-arc may involve Thano's presence. Since the last major arc was the Avengers coming together, using SHIELD and Nick Fury as the thread, these new movies could be connected by indirectly connected villains. It helps that unlike many other superhero movies, villains aren't killed off as much. Tony's rival Justin Hammer is alive and vowed revenge. Red Skull is still out there in the universe, his super-soldier serum may have helped him age well. Loki lives, of course, as do an entire planet of Frost Giants who had their king killed by an Asgardian (and what is Loki's place in that kingdom technically speaking?).

So let's talk villains then:

The Mandarin's presence was made known in the Iron Man movies, with the Ten Rings adapted as a international terrorist organization. Whiplash received his forged papers to head to Morocco by a Ten Rings agent (confirmed by Word of God). The Mandarin is the likely payoff to these hints. With my theory that the underpinning of these movies will be the villains at work, how does he fare in the larger universe? Well if he's the head of this terrorist regime in the MCU, he most likely got on SHIELD's radar long ago. Tony's not an agent of SHIELD, so his knowledge of them is as good as any civilian. Facing the Mandarin may force Tony to cross paths with SHIELD once again.

In Thor 2, Loki is likely bound and chained as a prisoner. Odin would never sentence his son to death, and you kinda wanna keep a character as awesome as this alive (or...). This also jives with interest in redeeming him, which is in any case a common comic book trope. Thor 2 is important since the Infinity Gauntlet was last seen in Thor, and it is a major item in regard to Thanos. There are plenty of Thor villains that can be used as the main threat in Thor 2, namely The Enchantress and Executioner. But bear with me on this; that Thanos could make is full reveal within Thor 2 itself. His acquisition of the gauntlet simply isn't something to leave between movies, and may be too major an event to slip in a post-credits scene or even DVD extra short film. Also, and most curiously, if Thanos would make an 11th hour appearance as in Thor 2 - would Loki's redemption be in the form of sacrificing himself against this major threat?

While we're still talking Asgard, I wonder what would the rules be as far as death is concerned in the MCU. You see, Agent Coulson was killed by an Asgardian - so would that make him available to Hela's domain? Under certain circumstances, one can return from the dead if Hela can be convinced...

On to Cap 2, as mentioned Hydra may still be around. There a few Cap villains to use in that regard, but I can't help but think about Winter Soldier. Cap 2 is said to invoke espionage. I see this as a super-powered Tom Clancy movie, rich with historical revelations of dark politics. This is certainly perfect for Winter Soldier who was modeled into a Russian assassin, which may have been Black Widow's fate once upon a time. But wait, since we're talking international intrigue let's go back to The Mandarin and his Ten Rings outfit. Is the Ten Rings related to Hydra? Perhaps an evolved form? A spin-off? Do they know of each other? How about Red Skull returning to reclaim his army? What has he seen in the void that drove Loki so far (assuming his fate was similar to Loki's). Red Skull doing some world hopping and appearing in Cap 2 would tie Cap to the larger cosmos, which is what needs to happen in some way if this 'villain-focused thread' is to be followed.

And as for Avenger 2... Thanos may not be the main villain after all. My final theory points the finger at Hela herself. Once again somebody from Thor's life may come to wreck things. You see Whedon made clear that Thanos is intact in the MCU, love of death and all. But I think we can't go and introduce some intangible concept of death, even after the fantastical things the MCU has allowed. That leads me to Asgard's incarnation of the character: Hela. In the MCU Thanos is actually in love with Hela and she will use this to her advantage as a major villain. What's the plan? I can only guess... perhaps she wants to claim all human life. Maybe she wants to be bigger than a soul manager. But that's the best I got.

I could be wrong about all of my thoughts but based on what I know and heard, this is my view of the MCU going forward.

[Rammsteinmad]

I really don't see Hela being the main villain in Avengers 2.

[Kalyx triaD]

Just making guesses here, not betting a single dollar on any of the theoretical stuff!

[Shadow]

I really don't want Thanos to be the main villain in Avengers 2. I'd much rather throw that onto Avengers 3. Let the Masters of Evil be our main bad guys for 2 and then bring it all together for 3 in one epic movie the likes of which we shall never see in our lives again.

I'd die a happy man.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I'm not really all that clued up on the comics, so can someone fill me in a bit. When does Captain America die? Is it in any of the story arcs that are being rumoured or speculated about being used in future movies? Just wondering because me and my friend were wondering if Whedon continues on with the Avengers movies, whether or not he'd be killing off other major characters at some point, as is kinda his way.

[Kalyx triaD]

They will never kill Cap in the movies, Whedon-trope or not.

[Lock Jaw]

Leading up to The Avengers, all the post-credit sequences were all about connecting the heroes and their world, and SHIELD.


Could be "cool" if in this batch of movies leading to Avengers 2, they have scenes that connect the villains to each other. Some sort of Marvel equivalent of an Injustice League/Society/Legion of Doom situation.

[Kalyx triaD]

Essentially what I posted a while ago?

[Nowhere Man]

Hmmm......apart from the Masters of Evil (who eventually got turned into the Thunderbolts), does Marvel even have that sort of villain team?

Because you'd think Dr. Doom and Magneto would probably get along like gangbusters.

[Lock Jaw]

Essentially what I posted a while ago?

You mean in that huge post I didn't read?

[Fignuts]

I believe you are thinking of Bendis. Unless you are talking about Whedons's television work, in which case I don't know. I've only ever read his work in comics.

The problem with thanos being in love with hela is that she is only the godess of death in asgard. Thanos himself works on a scale far, far beyond that of Hela, and his fixation is on the living embodiment of death, not simply a shepard like hela, let alone a shepard of one world.

[Fignuts]

fucking new page, damn it

[Nowhere Man]

Thanos has cold-cocked Galactus; I seriously doubt he'd be led along by a single Asgardian.

[Fignuts]

Hmmm......apart from the Masters of Evil (who eventually got turned into the Thunderbolts), does Marvel even have that sort of villain team?

Because you'd think Dr. Doom and Magneto would probably get along like gangbusters.

Masters of Evil and the Sinister Six are the only villain teams with remotely prominent villains. Even then, a good portion of the members of the masters of evil are pretty weak.

I would still say go with Ultron in the second film, with a bit of Thanos and his thralls working in the shadows, and then do The Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers 3.

Who knows, maybe by the time 3 comes around, they can get the license to the FOX owned properties, and have a true epic marvel crossover movie.

[Fignuts]

Thanos has cold-cocked Galactus; I seriously doubt he'd be led along by a single Asgardian.

To be fair, Hela is no simple Asgardian, and has greater power than even Odin.

But yeah, Thanos has defeated not only Galactus, but all the cosmic entities including Eternity itself. Only reason he ever loses is because he subconciously wants to lose.

[Kalyx triaD]

I put Hela in that role she would better explained in the MCU than 'death herself', with Asgard already established.

[Fignuts]

In that sense, you could make Hela a minion of Death. Would be a great way to tie Thanos into Thor 2.

[parkmania]

Any chance Avengers 2 will rehash the Infinity Gauntlet story?

[Fignuts]

It's possible, especially if Thanos really is the main villain.

The scale of that story is so epic, though, and Thanos so powerful a villain, that there really isn't anywhere to go but down from there. That's why I'd rather they save it. Whedon himself said that he put Thanos in because he is the ultimate bad guy in the Marvel Universe.

[Kalyx triaD]

In that sense, you could make Hela a minion of Death. Would be a great way to tie Thanos into Thor 2.

That could work. Hard to set-up without short-changing Hela or Thanos, both major players.

The scale of that story is so epic, though, and Thanos so powerful a villain, that there really isn't anywhere to go but down from there. That's why I'd rather they save it. Whedon himself said that he put Thanos in because he is the ultimate bad guy in the Marvel Universe.

If Fox and Sony collaborated with Marvel Studios on this, making War of Gems a cross-production venture - it would end the world in awesomeness. There would no longer be a need for comic-book movies.

Only thing bigger is a live action Marvel vs DC with all legacy actors intact.

[Kalyx triaD]

Carol Denvers could be introduced as a SHIELD agent who gets infected by leftover Chitauri tech to set-up Ms Marvel in Avengers. I would also like to see She-Hulk for another fun snippy character.

[Nowhere Man]

Only reason he ever loses is because he subconciously wants to lose.

Or because he's fighting Squirrel Girl.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MFz0z7jVEKU/TPpseaP06II/AAAAAAAACn4/HqT1M4AMnR8/s1600/Squirrel+vs+Thanos.jpg


Nobody fucks with Squirrel Girl.

[Fignuts]

Nobody.

[Fignuts]

I put Squirrel Girl on my team in Kalyx's thread, for that reason.

Kind of cheating tbh, as it's an instant win.

[Kalyx triaD]

The First X-Men:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17mn50my7ws4njpg/original.jpg

Prequel, showing that Logan started a team to combat mutant haters before Xavier formally created a team. Kinda pretentious but it might be fun.

[mitchables]

BOOOOOOO. There is just so much wrong with that whole concept.

[Nowhere Man]

Stop with the goddamn X-Men prequels, for Christ's sake!

I thought the whole appeal of Wolverine was that he wasn't a team player in the first place, a selfish loner who didn't take up any cause, then grew into the role as he went. If he was calling the shots on his own team before the X-Men were even a thing, then that's......pretty much undoing the entire point of the character. This is like finding out Han Solo was a leader of the Rebel Alliance before running into Luke and Obi-Wan; pointlessly retconning one of the core elements of what the character is and why people like him.

[Kalyx triaD]

It has Sabretooth, though. Which itself raises a lot of questions but whatever.

[Fignuts]

Ugh. Wish Sabretooth would stay dead for more than a month.

[LuigiD]

Was sorting my collection the other day and found this. totally forgot I owned it. Have always loved the Inhumans.
http://i49.tinypic.com/3089ixi.jpg

[Seth82]

http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/marvel-makes-it-official-on-the-view-northstar-will-marry-his-boyfriend-in-historic-x-men-issue?directory=100011

Marvel Makes It Official On 'The View': Northstar Will Marry His Boyfriend In Historic X-Men Issue

Using the chatty mouths found on the ladies of The View (of all places) to make one of its biggest announcements in years, Marvel made it official on Tuesday morning: Northstar will propose to and marry his boyfriend Kyle in a landmark story arc for The Astonishing X-Men.

First teased with a mysterious "Save the Date" issued in March, it has since been speculated by countless fanboy sites and industry blogs that Northstar would be the character tying the knot. The announcement on The View today put an end to the churning of the rumor mill and gave a thumbs up to everyone's best guess. For the first time in Marvel's history, two men will marry.

"In Astonishing X-Men #50, gay X-Man Northstar will propose to his boyfriend Kyle, with a marriage in an upcoming issue," Whoopi revealed on Tuesday's episode. “That’s kind of amazing," she added. “When I was a kid and I used to read these magazines, you never saw an array of people."

Issue #50, the proposal, will hit stands tomorrow with the marriage issue slated for #51 in June. (Yay! A June wedding!)

Though I always cry at weddings, this one, if you don't mind me outing myself as a lifelong comic book geek, will unhinge the flood gates. The X-Men universe was my playground in young childhood, my escape from bullying in my pre-teen and teen years and my nostalgic way to relax in the evenings in these, my adult years. It's not exactly coincidental that right around the time Northstar said "I am gay" in 1992 I, for the first time, considered echoing those words.

Oddly enough, being able to relate to the X-Men always helped me feel normal. With my nose stuck in between the pages of each and every issue, deeply inhaling the musky scent so that as many senses as possible were able to experience the story, I finally did fit in somewhere, no matter whatever the kid up the street shouted my way.

Twenty years after Northstar came out of the closet, I still know firsthand the significance of what having an out X-Man marrying his boyfriend will mean to the countless young LGBT. It's a landmark moment in pop culture, a storyline decades in the making for Marvel and a watershed for comic book fans young and young at heart alike. Kids outside the bubble of politics (a world that itself has rapidly evolved toward marriage equality in recent months) will finally have a major mainstream and accessible character making his dreams of marrying his partner come true. If Northstar can marry his boyfriend, why won't they be able to in the near future?

It may seem fun and trivial and no more than a pop culture meme destined to fizzle as soon as the honeymoon ends, but let me assure you: the moment Northstar slips that ring on his boyfriends finger, gay kids around the world will be forever changed.

[Rammsteinmad]

Will they suddenly turn straight?

[Fignuts]

From Marvelousnews.com:

Not much information to go by but according to Deadline, James Badge Dale will play Savin, a villain in Iron Man 3.

Robert Downey Jr stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Shane Black is directing. Ben Kinsgley has been rumored as The Mandarin, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Rebecca Hall are also in the film. Production has just begun on the third movie.

UPDATE: Variety reported the story about James Badge Dale joining Iron Man 3 and included that his character of Savin is 'Eric Savin, he's a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army put in charge of Project: Ultra. After stepping on a land mine, cybernetic surgery is performed on him and he's resurrected as the cyborg Coldblood.'




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[Fignuts]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Coldbloodmu0.png/225px-Coldbloodmu0.png


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what is this i don't even

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[Skippord]

god damn Iron Man's villains suck

[Fignuts]

Yeah, but


COLDBLOOD?



Shitty as his villains are, they could do a lot better than some 90's cliche. Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Firepower....

Fuck, after seeing how they turned whiplash into such an awesome character, I would have even taken Blizzard.

But COLDBLOOD?

I had to ggogle that fucker. And I know me some shitty Iron Man villains.

[Skippord]

they should call him Otto Von Ruthless for the movie

But anyway I have not heard of Coldblood either, but that is a pretty sweet costume he's got.

[Fignuts]

Who is going to be the villain in Captain America?

Batroc the Leaper?

[Fignuts]

How about the Gamecock?

http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/Images/Characters/Gamecock.jpg

Actual Captain America villain btw.

[Skippord]

I had to google that because it did not sound like a real person.

they should have the villain be Robot Hitler I think. ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO ROBO HITLER

[Skippord]

whoa, Captain America also has awful villains

although I'm pretty sure Robo Hitler is gold, someone email Marvel

[Fignuts]

Should just scrap the cap 2 movie and make Robo Hitler vs Mecha Roosevelt.

[Skippord]

Mecha Roosevelt should probably just replace Hulk in The Avengers line-up

[Reavant]

Yeah, but


COLDBLOOD?



Shitty as his villains are, they could do a lot better than some 90's cliche. Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Firepower....

Fuck, after seeing how they turned whiplash into such an awesome character, I would have even taken Blizzard.

But COLDBLOOD?

I had to ggogle that fucker. And I know me some shitty Iron Man villains.

how dumb did people think whiplash was going to be and how did that turn out?

[Kalyx triaD]

Point.

[The Destroyer]

Odds are he's going to be a secondary villain anyway, if Kingsley really is the Mandarin.

[Fignuts]

Still

Cold blood?

[McLegend]

It's not a bad name though.

[Skippord]

they should have gotten Phillip Seymour Hoffman to play him as Truman Capote

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Third villain, Firepower, apparently going to be added to Iron Man 3

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/iron-man-3-adds-a-new-villain

[Skippord]

Firepower and Cold Blood will not get along

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Is it likely they'll just be henchmen for The Mandarin or something?

[Kalyx triaD]

Marvel Characters, Disney Style:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17nqhrqebyckbjpg/original.jpg

[Shadow]

I'm ok with some but not all.

Ya feel me? Though Deadpool...fucking Deadpool

[dronepool]

Deadpool made me laugh in that pic.

[Nark Order]

Deadpool is violating Kitty's innocence.

[Kalyx triaD]

Colossus violated that years ago.

[Fignuts]

Kind of shocked that people still remember Marrow.

[The Destroyer]

Don't remember seeing her in anything since she appeared in an X-Factor arc a few years back.

[loopydate]

That looks a lot like the X-Men Evolution style.

[El Fangel]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/20996498.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Iron Man 3 Movie Set Pic (villain):

http://i.newsarama.com/images/iron_man_3_villian_iron_patriot_cold_blood_eric_savin.jpg

http://i.newsarama.com/images/iron_man_3_villian_iron_patriot_cold_blood_eric_savin-2.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Well...

If they found a way to adapt Iron Patriot, with a new villain using the suit, I'd love to see how that happens.

[Reavant]

WTF? how can they work that out? the character that wears that is owned by sony... soooo how can they use it?

[KIRA]

I had this discussion with my nephew A week ago and Its been paraphrased on the Venture Bros. but Marvel really does come in second to DC in terms of badass villians IMO (keep in mind I am a comic book fan period therefore I have no real bias)storytelling and Character-wise I mean they have me actively reading Animal Man.

[Kalyx triaD]

Perhaps a strange but sensible loophole like the Magneto kids. Think about it, would Osborne be allowed to use a Stark suit in the new Spidey trilogy? Like I mused about Magneto's kids, this setup yields the least questions in the mainstream eye, in the same way Witch/Quicksilver being in X-Men movies would be more acceptable than in an Avengers movie.

[Kalyx triaD]

I must emphasize; 'in the mainstream eye'.

[Krimzon7]

Fucking fuck! I'm happy to see any pictures from IM3!!!

[Shadow]

WTF? how can they work that out? the character that wears that is owned by sony... soooo how can they use it?

Easy...Norman doesn't exist in this universe. They stick someone else in the suit. It's really not hard.

[LuigiD]

I had this discussion with my nephew A week ago and Its been paraphrased on the Venture Bros. but Marvel really does come in second to DC in terms of badass villians IMO (keep in mind I am a comic book fan period therefore I have no real bias)storytelling and Character-wise I mean they have me actively reading Animal Man.
I like both companies but if anything..one of the most common complaints I hear about DC from fans and haters alike..is the crappy gallery of villains. With the exception of some, there really is not much going on. In Marvel, the villains are more legendary..often..being more popular than the heroes.

[Reavant]

Easy...Norman doesn't exist in this universe. They stick someone else in the suit. It's really not hard.

uuuhhhhh no not that easy. Norman Osborn is Iron Patriot. Thats like saying the same exact thing for green goblin or the venom symbiot

[Fignuts]

No it's not. Green Goblin and Venom are iconic villains in the marvel universe. Iron Patriot is an Iron Man suit that Osborn wore for a few months.

Not that big a deal.

[Fignuts]

I had this discussion with my nephew A week ago and Its been paraphrased on the Venture Bros. but Marvel really does come in second to DC in terms of badass villians IMO (keep in mind I am a comic book fan period therefore I have no real bias)storytelling and Character-wise I mean they have me actively reading Animal Man.

Completely disagree.

First off, as far as storytelling goes, it doesn't matter if it's marvel or dc. That comes down to the writer. I do think it's easier to write character driven stories in Marvel, because that was the whole basis of silver age Marvel, and it still shows today.

I will give DC credit in that they typically do the big epic crossover better.

Most of the DC universe doesn't do anything for me, but there's a lot of Marvel stuff that sucks me in.

[Reavant]

No it's not. Green Goblin and Venom are iconic villains in the marvel universe. Iron Patriot is an Iron Man suit that Osborn wore for a few months.

Not that big a deal.

ok so spiderman wore an ironman spider suit for a couple of months so then they shouldnt have a problem using that on too?


and its not just the goblin who is iconinc, but norman is just as iconic and he IS the iron patriot

[Fignuts]

The Spidey Suit looks like Spider-man so it wouldn't make sense. Anyone can throw on the IP armor.

It doesn't matter how iconic osborn is, the Iron Patriot suit isn't. It wasn't even originally designed for Osborn. The suit first showed up as just some random Iron Man art, and like a year later they used it for Osborn.

If you seriously have beef with this, then you probably hated IM 2, considering Whiplash was actually an amalgam of Whiplash and Crimson Dynamo.

[Kalyx triaD]

What Figgy and me are saying is the Iron Patriot armor showing up in an Iron Man movie makes more sense and causes less drama than, say, Norman busting it out in Amazing Spider-Man 3. Which raises more questions? Stark armor in a Stark movie or it being in Spider-Man, which would look strange no matter what the 616 history says.

And there's a underlying thread of patriotism in the MCU, where an Iron Patriot appearance would yield 'good' drama - if anything but for the countless Cap references RDJ can improve in a post-Avengers period. Norman as Iron Patriot would make Reavant and 14 others feel good but I tell you it would not work.

It's Iron Patriot here or not at all in movies.

[Fignuts]

Also, from a legal standpoint, the Iron Patriot Name and Costume probably has a separate trademark from Osborn, considering it was created after Sony aquired the Spidey license.

[Kalyx triaD]

You gotta know when to bend for these movie adaptations, this much I learned since comic movies really picked up. Some mix-ups are blunders (Dr. Doom), others are fairly reasonable (Wolverine and Sabretooth established unambiguously as brothers in the XM movie-verse).

[Fignuts]

Also, that might not even be a villain. Might actually be stark making a promotional appearance ala the stark expo, and they made it like the Iron Patriot as a bit of fan service.

[Kalyx triaD]

Also, from a legal standpoint, the Iron Patriot Name and Costume probably has a separate trademark from Osborn, considering it was created after Sony aquired the Spidey license.

Certainly there were discussions, Marvel Studios isn't that sloppy. If Witch/Quicksilver is anything to go by, they're ready to avoid any legal missteps ahead of time.

And Sony more than likely has no interest in Norman's Iron Patriot stint with so much Spidey history they can draw from for many more movies.

[Kalyx triaD]

Also, that might not even be a villain. Might actually be stark making a promotional appearance ala the stark expo, and they made it like the Iron Patriot as a bit of fan service.

Yeah could be an easter egg deal. People aren't even sure if the guy in the pic is an actor or a stuntman. And I found it weird that they would actually have an actor in a fully armored scene, which is what that scene looked like.

[Fignuts]

Looks like it's only from the waist up.

[Lock Jaw]

Speaking of Norman Osborn... I hope that if he shows up in any Amazing Spider-Man sequels, they find some way to adapt his ICONIC hairstyle into the movie.

[dronepool]

Plus besides comic fans, who knows of Iron Patriot? He was just a brief alter ego.

[Kalyx triaD]

Looks like it's only from the waist up.

He has mo-cap tags on his legs, guess they'll be in post.

Plus besides comic fans, who knows of Iron Patriot? He was just a brief alter ego.

:y:

[Reavant]

The Spidey Suit looks like Spider-man so it wouldn't make sense. Anyone can throw on the IP armor.

It doesn't matter how iconic osborn is, the Iron Patriot suit isn't. It wasn't even originally designed for Osborn. The suit first showed up as just some random Iron Man art, and like a year later they used it for Osborn.

If you seriously have beef with this, then you probably hated IM 2, considering Whiplash was actually an amalgam of Whiplash and Crimson Dynamo.
bah no you dont get it... I could care less how the movies adapt characters as long as they work....
Also, from a legal standpoint, the Iron Patriot Name and Costume probably has a separate trademark from Osborn, considering it was created after Sony aquired the Spidey license.
This is where my problem is.... If they can get away with this without pissing sony off then where exactly is the line?

[Kalyx triaD]

I really don't see a complication or slippery slope.

[Fignuts]

bah no you dont get it... I could care less how the movies adapt characters as long as they work....

This is where my problem is.... If they can get away with this without pissing sony off then where exactly is the line?

To that I say, if we get a badass Iron Patriot armor in the new IM movie, then who cares where the line is?

Just noticed that armor on the forearms and shoulders looks more like war machine.

[Lock Jaw]

Could be an alt-suit Easter Egg for Rhodey even.

[The Destroyer]

It's obviously not going to be Norman Osborn inside the suit and is probably a completely different character. Could be Tony Stark suited up for a 4th of July party for all we know.

So I doubt Sony care.

[Blitz]

Marvel's The Avengers Teases a 10-Disc Blu-ray Release

Source: Amazon
June 1, 2012


Still doing incredible business in theaters, Marvel's The Avengers is on its way to DVD and Blu-ray later this year. Though an official date is still unconfirmed, an interesting tease has shown up Amazon for something called the "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One - Avengers Assembled" Blu-ray collection. The tentative list of content for the ten-disc set reads as follows:

� Marvel�s The Avengers (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)
� Captain America: The First Avenger (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)
� Thor (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)
� Iron Man 2 (Blu-ray)
� The Incredible Hulk (Blu-ray)
� Iron Man (Blu-ray)
� Bonus Disc - �The Phase One Archives� (Blu-ray)
� Collectible packaging with exclusive memorabilia from the Marvel Cinematic Universe

The listing also includes the below image, which hints that the set might mimic the briefcase that Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury uses to transport the Cosmic Cube. Whatever is under the S.H.I.E.L.D. cloth, though, is said to be revealed on July 15th.

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/avengers-assembled.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Will probably be expensive as heck.

I do not own any of the movies, though. So a collection would be "cool".

[XL]

Aleady have Thor and Cap on Blu Ray, IM1 & 2 on DVD but that does sound like a cool set.

[loopydate]

Will probably be expensive as heck.

I do not own any of the movies, though. So a collection would be "cool".

I think I might own the first Iron Man, but this set sounds pretty fantastic.

[parkmania]

The rumor I've been hearing is that inside the Iron Partiot suit is Coldblood.

[Fignuts]

I only own Iron Man 2, so I'll definitely be dropping the cash for that set.

[RP]

Hey I heard Green Lantern likes the meat sticks now.

[Krimzon7]

Hey I heard Green Lantern likes the meat sticks now.

honor your word :foc:

oh wait...I see what you did here

[Reavant]

I was just thinking... how I wish Chris Hemsworth was popular back in the day when they were casting for sabretooth in wolverines movie. I really think he could have pulled it off considering he can actually act and hes also big like sabretooth and kind of looks like him.

[Kalyx triaD]

He was a kid back then. X-Men was over ten years ago.

[Reavant]

wolverines movie

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh. He'd still come off looking much younger, though. But I can see it. I do like Liv.

[Reavant]

I liked the way liv talked and the way he delivered lines, but its hard getting over the physicality of his character... or the lack there of.


and i dont know how much younger he would have looked. He was kirks dad in the new star trek the same summer that wolverines movie came out

[Kalyx triaD]

A young father, though, and a promoted captain (for 5mins).

Bear in mind Sabertooth is the older brother.

[Reavant]

all he has to do is grow his beard out and he looks much older

[Kalyx triaD]

Funny you say that, since he's had a beard in his biggest movies and still looks early/mid-20s.

[Reavant]

well how old exactly are you wanting sabretooth to look in an origins story???

[Kalyx triaD]

Older than his younger brother.

[Reavant]

if only they could use makeup in movies...

[Kalyx triaD]

Like, say, do more to make Liv look like Creed? Blonde hair and such?

[Reavant]

would it work on the physical size of the character in relation to jackman?

[Kalyx triaD]

That doesn't concern me with comic movies.

[Kalyx triaD]

I mean, it's nice when the actors bulk up, either initially (Evans) or progressively (Reeves, Jackman) - but that's ultimately something people should get over.

[Kalyx triaD]

Evans lost much of his bulk going into Avengers, didn't matter. Jeremy didn't seem to care. Bale is actually kinda frail in this Batman series (though one could debate how that works there). But really, does it matter in the end?

[Reavant]

Him losiing size from thor to avengers isnt much of a problem because he is still bigger than the cast so who notices.

I think the bulk of evans is lost more because of the style of the suit more than anything he did.

The way I see it, bruce wayne can look how he wants, but when he is in the bat suit is whats important and theres nothing frail about him when hes suited up.

The dynamic between sabretooth and wolverine is rooted and iconic. With the relationship that they have to the comics, it would be pretty important to have sabretooth be much more imposing to wolverine in order to give the illusion that he can beat the shit out of him like he does in most of that movie. It also adds to the scariness of his character that not only is he a physical threat but also the evil, intelligent danger.

liv pulled off the evil intelligence and cunning, but his character isnt as powerful as his comic counterpart..

[Kalyx triaD]

I understand, but I never got the feeling that Liv wasn't a convincing physical threat. He certainly seemed more stock than Jackman, and looked feral enough in Origins.

[Kalyx triaD]

Production shot from Iron Man 3:

http://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/6/e0/4fc952c8f1626.jpg

[Skippord]

LIEV

[Kalyx triaD]

lol

[Krimzon7]

Thank God for RDJ and sobriety

[Shadow]

oooooooooooooh...Stark gonna build a new Armor?

Oh who am I kidding of course he is.

[Kalyx triaD]

Every movie he gets new armor. With this nanotech angle, I wonder how trippy this one will be. Guessing the hud will be his natural vision now.

[Reavant]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/efDey7o03oc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Rammsteinmad]

Really hope that isn't the case to be honest.

[Rammsteinmad]

But then, I kept thinking XMFC would be shit and ended up loving it (as did most other people), so I guess they can do whatever the fuck they wanna do. As long as the story is good, I'm happy. :y:

[parkmania]

Iron Man 3

Photos from the North Carolina locations for Iron Man 3 have revealed that an organization that has wreaked havoc in the Marvel Universe is making an appearance in the film. The real world headquarters of game developer Epic Games has been redressed for the film as the HQ of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), the terrorist group led by power-hungry scientists that was introduced the Marvel Universe in 1966 in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Strange Tales #146.

The photos posted by ReelMovieNation depicting the A.I.M. headquarters building dovetail nicely with the previous announcement that Guy Pearce would be playing geneticist Aldrich Killain in Iron Man 3 (see “Sin City, Iron Man Casting News”), a clear indication that the IM3 screenplay incorporates portions of the Warren Ellis-penned Iron Man Extremis storyline in which a nanotechnological drug developed by Dr. Aldrich Killain (with effects much like a demented version of the “Super Soldier” serum) has been stolen and put to evil use by terrorists.


Speculation about the plot of Iron Man 3 centers on Killain either working for A.I.M. or having his nano-drug stolen by the scientist-led terrorist organization. Will the M.O.D.O.K. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) make an appearance? Will all the A.I.M. execs wear yellow suits? Probably not--judging from the previously released Marvel Studios films, it appears that the studio’s screenwriters mix and match elements from the numerous appropriate comic book storylines to create a narrative that is reminiscent of, but hardly identical to, the actual comic book stories.

How will all this fit in with the character played by Ben Kingsley, who is reported to be The Mandarin? Well it appears that Iron Man 3 has yet to give up all its secrets.

http://www.icv2.com/images/23066aim-2-LG.jpg

http://www.icv2.com/images/23066aim-1-LG.jpg

[Nowhere Man]

I'm cool with X-Men getting a reboot. XMFC was better than the first three X-Men movies, which were basically all just Wolverine and some people with the X-Men's powers who don't really act like the X-Men. So maybe this time we'll get to see more faithful portrayals of all the characters who don't have adamantium claws.

Also, Days of Future Past was one of the best X-Men storylines ever, so I'm glad to see they're doing that. About goddamn time we get some Sentinels in this franchise.

[Kalyx triaD]

OMFG @ AIM!

[Kalyx triaD]

Iron Maiden Fan Concept:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17ozx3h3f4m71jpg/original.jpg

[Fignuts]

Pleasantly surprised about AIM's inclusion. Sincerely hope they don't use MODOK though.

Can't wait to see live action Extremis armor.

[The Destroyer]

Ben Kingsley's big bald head as MODOK. :shifty:

I'm still hoping that Iron Man 3 won't suck. Fingers crossed.

[Kalyx triaD]

I've liked both Iron Man movies, and I trust Shane Black.

[Skippord]

Iron Maiden Fan Concept:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17ozx3h3f4m71jpg/original.jpg
that's my artist's representation of what it would look like if Cyrax and Sektor fucked and had a kid.

[Reavant]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yrGqjqmYqiA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Kalyx triaD]

Replacement for the Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/avengers-assemble-roster.jpg

Built to share the universe with Ultimate Spider-Man.

[dronepool]

Fuck Loeb for canceling EMH. It was the best Marvel cartoon near the levels of Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine & The X-Men/X-Men TAS.

[Kalyx triaD]

And with this, the Spectacular Spidey/Wolverine & X-Men/Earth's Mightiest Heroes universe is dead. They're live on in DVDs and Marvel vs Capcom 3. Like the DCAU, we will miss it.

[Lock Jaw]

So, new one is Avenger's Movie Roster + Added Token Black Team Member.

[Fignuts]

Wait what, DCAU is dead?

[Kalyx triaD]

JLU ended some time ago.

[Nark Order]

Gutted to hear about A:EMH. Such a great program.

[Skippord]

I am still fucking furious about Wolverine & The X-Men

[McLegend]

Are they at least finishing the season?

[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, they're finishing the season, just not getting a third one.

[Kalyx triaD]

Latino Review now reports that the Iron Patriot armor seen in leaked pics from Iron Man 3 is actually War Machine with a new paint job.

[Kalyx triaD]

If EMH's cancelation was the nail in the coffin, here's pissing on the grave:

Spectacular Spider-Man has a guest spot on EMH this season, and of course he was voiced by Josh Keaton. Was...

His lines have been redubbed by Drake Bell, current star of Ultimate Spider-Man. Not only is the old universe dying, we get dirt in our eye all in the name of brand consistency. This really sucks, as I would have liked hearing Keaton as Parker one last time - and on a terrific show.

I don't care much for Ultimate Spider-Man, and I don't think I'll be interested in the new animated universe (but we'll see how Avengers Assemble and Hulk/SMASH turns out).

[Nowhere Man]

God, don't remind me. Ultimate Spider-Man is a fucking mess, and the fact that they canceled Spectacular to make room for it makes my blood boil.

[Inadequacy]

That's fucking awful

[Kalyx triaD]

About the new cartoons, Hulk/SMASH and Avengers Assemble:

"There are two huge projects that we're working on. The first, we know the impact that The Avengers had — and continues to have — this summer, and there's one particular character who has been the breakout hit of the summer and he's big and he's green and he's our Incredible Hulk. So we started talking about it and we thought what's more fun than one Hulk? And that would actually be five Hulks! That cast is Hulk; the Red Hulk; Skaar, who's the teenage barbarian Hulk, She Hulk — who's actually been a character in the Marvel Universe for 30 years; and a relatively new character, A-Bomb. He's more of a Blue Hulk. And together they are Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H."

"The Avengers movie has been the ambassador to the world for the Marvel Universe so we want a show that has the feel and the tone and the incredible adventures like that movie. So the next project that we're working on — and this is down in our lab, top secret, with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents protecting us at all costs — is Marvel's Avengers Assemble, which will be a brand new and really extraordinary looking animated series dealing with the Avengers in that same world."

[Kalyx triaD]

Apparently, the Oscorp building from Amazing Spider-Man was this close to appearing in the Avengers New York skyline scenes. It didn't make it because much of New York was rendered in Avengers, and the Oscorp building didn't make the cut.

That would be the second piece of news related to a crossover between Sony and Marvel/Disney. Something's going on here...

[dronepool]

Spider-Man in the Avengers could break the Avengers record if done right, they'd be stupid assholes not to allow it.

[Kalyx triaD]

I wouldn't say "stupid assholes".

[Kalyx triaD]

I personally see more potential in a Wolverine cameo. Much rather see Hugh Jackman interact with the Avengers than the new kid. It would seem much more likely from a storyline standpoint that SHIELD or at least Nick Fury has had an eye on Logan and what William Stryker was doing.

[Lock Jaw]

That would be the second piece of news related to a crossover between Sony and Marvel/Disney. Something's going on here...

What is the first?

[McLegend]

Hugh Jackman in Captain America 2 would be mighty sweet.