Marvel Universe Thread

[Lock Jaw]

In that case, I am furious. :mad: :mad:

http://spectrumculture.com/files/import/6732-mysterymen1.jpg

[Tom Guycott]

If they suddenly make some characters black for no reason, how bout they make Luke Cage white and be done with it.

Nicholas Cage as Luke Cage, making his stage name selection come full circle. :shifty:

[Fignuts]

Punisher was black for a little while.

[Sixx]

Punisher was black for a little while.

I remember it. It was after Jigsaw fcut him up in prison.

http://www.the-isb.com/images/PunisherBlack03.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

With a special knife that turns you into a black man?

[Sixx]

With a special knife that turns you into a black man?

Yes.

[mitchables]

"I see no reason why Tony Stark can't be as evergreen as James Bond. Or Batman for that matter. Or Spider-Man. I think Iron Man is a character just like that."

- kevin feige


so rdj may not have the sway he'd hoped re everyone else's salaries :-\

[McLegend]

I love RDJ, but asking for 100 million just for Avengers 2 & 3 is a bit ridiclious. For the kind of money you got to at least do 1 solo movie.

[Kalyx triaD]

I never imagined him for part three and I doubt Joss and Marvel are considering the big finale of the MCU, they're knee deep in Phase 2 right now.

I need a link to see if RJJ is asking for that much, seems kinda wild even for him.

[McLegend]

http://http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2013/05/robert-downey-jr-100-million-dollar-man.html (http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2013/05/robert-downey-jr-100-million-dollar-man.html)

Robert Downey Jr is the only one you can make a case for 100 million, but still that's a lot for 2 movies a few cameos.

I would pay him, but it's not my money so I don't care.

[Miotch]

The worldwide gross as of yesterday for Iron Man 3 is:

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Yeah, I'd probably pay him.

[Kalyx triaD]

Seems he's also lobbying for his cast mates after all, so yeah I'd drop dollar.

Ball's in Marvel/Disney's hands. They may see Howard and Norton go, but the guy who made their MCU? Should be interesting.

[Skippord]

Robert Downey Jr. wants to literally become Iron Man

[Kalyx triaD]

Well actually.... He is Iron Man.

Sure he wouldn't mind an actual suit, though.

[parkmania]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Guys... Quicksilver is in Days of Future Past. He's already been cast (Evan Peters). Pietro's already more or less confirmed by Joss to be in Avengers 2, in drafting phase.

This should be very interesting.

[Lock Jaw]

HitFix has a reported inside source saying that this is not the opening of a door and extension of a hand, but in fact more like the opening salvo in an all-out war between Fox and Marvel Studios/Disney.

"This is not a situation where the two different companies are working together to try and create a sense of a larger shared world. In fact, if either of them could get the other to back off, they would," HitFix reports. "The thing is, Bryan Singer has designed a sequence [for DOFP] that he feels only works with Quicksilver, and Joss Whedon feels that there is a pressing reason for Quicksilver to show up in The Avengers 2, and so what we're going to see is a legally-negotiated stand-off in which we'll get two totally different versions of one character."

The report goes on to say that while Quicksilver's role in DOFP will likely be closer to a cameo than anything else, with just one major scene, his role in Avengers 2 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole will be much larger, with much bigger plans. They reaffirm, as we reported, that no mention of the character's other-worldly existence can be made in either film; without a mutant origin, that means if an origin for Pietro and Wanda's powers is given, it will have to be independent of the mutant gene.

[Kalyx triaD]

They are dropping a monumental opportunity here.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well.... Glenn Close has just been cast as leader of the Nova Corps for Guardians.

Didn't see that coming.

[slik]

Guardians of the Galaxy is shaping up incredibly well.

[Fignuts]

That's awesome.

[Shadow]

Wait Glenn Close?

Huh...that's an interesting choice making the leader of the Nova Corps female and old.

[Kalyx triaD]

Whatever brings us closer to Richard on screen. Grown on him from my UMvC3 experience.

[Fignuts]

Nova has been awesome from Annihilation onward. Although now they got some kid as nova in a really dopey looking costume? Hope they go with Richard Rider and his badass armored costume.

[Kalyx triaD]

I happen to like the kid, though.

[The Destroyer]

Nova has been awesome from Annihilation onward. Although now they got some kid as nova in a really dopey looking costume? Hope they go with Richard Rider and his badass armored costume.
I love Richard Rider's costume. Especially when drawn by Adi Granov. :drool:

[Lock Jaw]

Dick Rider

[dronepool]

Call me crazy but I'd love for Troma Films to collaborate on a Deadpool movie with Fox. It would never happen, but I think they'd pull it off.

[Kalyx triaD]

I wish they'd just make the damn thing. At this point, Ryan Reynolds on not.

[Lock Jaw]

http://i.newsarama.com/images/i/000/106/846/original/x-men-dofp-peter-dinklage.jpg?1370010845

[Skippord]

LOOK AT HOW CUTE HE IS IN HIS LIL SUIT

[Kalyx triaD]

Some humorous commentary on having a midget create the Sentinels.

[McLegend]

Benicio Del Toro was cast for Guardians of The Galaxy.

It's reportedly a mutli- picture deal for Marvel. No one is sure who is he playing. Now of course everyone is thinking Thanos, but who knows?

[Kalyx triaD]

That cast is fucking nuts.

[Fignuts]

Love Del Toro. And yeah, this cast is incredible.

[Kalyx triaD]

https://marvelheroes.com/

It's out today and free to play. Anybody fancy a go at this? I just made an account. I don't game on my comp unless it's Tetris but I guess I need a diversion for now.

My tag is kalyxtriad

[Kalyx triaD]

Forget it, not downloading for me.

[Miotch]

I'll probably check it out at some point.

Thoroughly enjoy wasting time on their facebook game.

[The Destroyer]

It's a very effective time waster. Especially now I'm less terrible at it and actually manage to unlock stuff.

[Kalyx triaD]

Never messed with the FB game.

[Kalyx triaD]

You guys see the launch trailer for Marvel Heroes? Holy fuck I would offer the soul of my first born son to see an animated series based on the 2D portion. Seemed like an intro to an awesome Marvel cartoon that doesn't exist. Check it out.

The CGI stuff at the end was alright, reminded me of X-Men Legends/Marvel Ultimate Alliance cutscenes.

[Crimson]

Totally off topic here but this is pretty cool. IronMan 1 in 8-bit videogame form

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[McLegend]

That's awesome

[Reavant]

Benicio Del Toro was cast for Guardians of The Galaxy.

It's reportedly a mutli- picture deal for Marvel. No one is sure who is he playing. Now of course everyone is thinking Thanos, but who knows?

rumored to be playing the collector

[Skippord]

gonna have to gain some weight

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060208005829/simpsons/images/2/21/The_collector.gif

[Fignuts]

rumored to be playing the collector

Could definitely see him in that role.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Fignuts]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT BALLS @ THE END OF AGE OF ULTRON

[The Destroyer]

I thought it was meant to be pretty disappointing?

[Fignuts]

I'm talking about the epilogue. New character.

As for the story itself, it was an incredibly cliched, formulaic time travel story. Seriously could not have been more "by the numbers".

That said it was still pretty fun for what it was. More so than Fear Itself, at least.

[Fignuts]

Honeslty, most people won't even give much of a shit. But for those who don't care about spoilers:

In the aftermath, it's revealed that the multiversal timestream has been broken. As a result, 616 Galactus has been transported to the Ultimate universe. But the reason for my marking out is fucking Angela from Spawn has been brought into the marvel universe. Used to love spawn up until about the 50th issue. Then the series takes a turn. But before that it was pretty mint, and Angela was one of my fav characters.

[The Destroyer]

I seriously don't get the hype about this "new" character. The way Marvel have been selling it, it's as if it's some huge massive event but I have absolutely no idea who they are or why I should especially care.

[Fignuts]

I seriously don't get the hype about this "new" character. The way Marvel have been selling it, it's as if it's some huge massive event but I have absolutely no idea who they are or why I should especially care.

Spawn was pretty huge in the 90's. At one point he was the hottest franchise in comics. And Angela was easily the most popular of his rogues gallery.

You can...uh...probably see why

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H6ISNl4Sr54/TIdPeToOc-I/AAAAAAAALkg/NHvoMmQZcDY/s1600/Spawn+Angela+12.jpg

[The Destroyer]

I see.


The Galactus thing could be interesting, I guess. I really need to get caught up with the Ultimate Universe anyway, I kind of drifted away from it after Jeph Loeb took a massive shit all over it with Ultimatum.

[Fignuts]

Don't forget Ultimates 3!

But don't worry. Ultimate Avengers is a return to form.

[The Destroyer]

Come to think of it, I did read read Ultimate Avengers 1 and 2. Didn't get around to the relaunched Ultimate Spider-Man, the Ultimate Doomsday series or anything else that came around the same time or since. Some day though.

[loopydate]

Same here. I gave up on the Ultimate universe after Ultimatum, but I do think I have the first volume of Avengers laying around somewhere.

[Kalyx triaD]

I like Angela's new 616 attire.

[Kalyx triaD]

Holy fuck Mary-Jane has been cut from Amazing 2, saved for part 3. AND the part may be recast.

Sony recently announced Amazing 3 and 4 a few days ago.

[mitchables]

are youse guys reading ff at all? between it and hawkguy, fraction is probably my favourite writer in comics at the moment.

[parkmania]

Is Ultimate Spidey still that Hispanic kid, or is it back to Peter Parker? If it's still Jaime, it seems really screwy to me that neither universe has Pete in the spandex.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes he's still a black/spanish kid. It's pretty much worked out for them.

[Kalyx triaD]

RDJ has signed for Avengers 2 and 3. Iron Man's film series may be done, though.

[The Destroyer]

Hooray. Having to recast Iron Man could have been an absolute disaster.

[Kalyx triaD]

I imagine he'll do some cameos through out Phase 3 after Avengers 2 to keep up some presence.

[McLegend]

I want Iron Man 4...

They should recast the whole thing after Avengers 3.

[Lock Jaw]

Then make the whole movie about The Avengers trying to figure out why they all woke up looking like different people.

[McLegend]

I'd be ok with that.

[Kalyx triaD]

I foresee a universe wide reboot after Avengers 3 anyway.

Especially since Spidey's more than likely gonna be back in their hands then.

[Lock Jaw]

I'd be ok with that.

Now that I actually think of it, so would I. They could actually make a story out of that, and it would be "hilarious" and "meta" to make the movie all about how their appearances have changed.

[parkmania]

Just make Avengers 3 be about the culmination of a Secret Invasion-type event and introduce all the new actors in it.

[Rammsteinmad]

Dunno if this has been mentioned on here, but according to IMDB, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will star cast members from both X-Men series, so James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellan, Anna Paquin, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry etc are all gonna be in this one together. Sounds pretty cool.

[Lock Jaw]

Old news by now.

[Next Big Thing]

I wasn't aware of that Lock Jaw. You Goddamn Marvel snob.

[Next Big Thing]

Has anyone read Thanos Rising? Any good?

[Lock Jaw]

I am far from a Marvel snob. Know so little about Marvel. Comparatively, at least.

[dronepool]

Cable and Deadpool will appear in X-Force movie



http://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men_movies/news/?a=83150

[The Destroyer]

Bet it rots in development hell forever.

[Kalyx triaD]

What does this mean for Deadpool's own movie, or would Ryan Reynalds appear as him in this potential?

That's what I'm thinking.

[dronepool]

Days of the Future Past = Cable, Deadpool, Wolverine+a female+another X-character= Foxs own "Dark Avengers" type hit squad?

[Shadow]

.....you are aware of what X-Force is right?

[dronepool]

Yeah... and who cares as long as it works to make money for Fox? Getting together some popular and new X-characters and sort of ripping off the Avengers movie idea but doing time travel / dirty black op work instead of Power Ranger superhero stuff.

[Blitz]

I'm loathe to post mere rumours here, but this one (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63250) is interesting to me.

Get ready for a week of comic book movie news as Comic-Con is getting ready to invade San Diego, CA this Thursday. So what better way to kick the week off than with a DOCTOR STRANGE movie rumor? According to Latino-Review, Marvel executives are discussing the possibility of offering Joseph Gordon-Levitt the role of the comic sorcerer.

[Fignuts]

I love me some levitt, but dr. Strange?

Dunno.

[Lock Jaw]

It sure would be a strange choice.

[Kalyx triaD]

I've learned to not judge any casting choices until I see a trailer. Lots of gambles that worked out the last few years.

[Shadow]

Also this kid has come a looooooooooooooong way since Third Rock.

Give it a chance.

[Triple Naitch]

Jack Huston would make a good Doctor Strange.

[Miotch]

Feel like it's a casting choice in order to prevent him from being the next Batman, if that was ever even a real thing.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Oh sweet, Bear McCreary's gonna be doing the score for Agents of SHIElLD

[The Destroyer]

Post-credits scene in The Wolverine is apparently going to link into Days of Future Past.

Oh and Dinklage is definitely playing Bolivar Trask.

[Skippord]

BOOM

[Lock Jaw]

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When they showed the shot of Electro, I was expecting him to say something along the lines of "There's a Frrrreeeeezzzze coming over Gotham City"

[Sixx]

Ummm, is Jamie Foxx playing a white guy here?

[Miotch]

No.

[Lock Jaw]

He is playing a blue guy

[parkmania]

Say hello to the blue guy!

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[Fignuts]

Watching Captain America. Mad underrated film. Only flaw is that the conflict between cap and skull doesn't feel personal enough.

[Skippord]

Captain America is my favorite of the Marvel movies

[Fignuts]

I'd have to go with Thor, but I'm biased in a lot of ways toward that movie.

[Skippord]

Thor is pretty great. Captain America was my favorite comic book character growing up so I'm a bit biased towards him.

[McLegend]

It's funny because the movie is over 2 hours long, but it still doesn't feel long enough. I would have liked more battle scenes. Not talking about just squarely action, but wanted to see more of Captain America's leadership and strategy like in New York in the Avengers. It's def glanced at in books he reads, news reels and war rooms. Still could have used more.

I'm not a fan of the WWII montage either. I feel like.


The Avengers and Iron Man are the two best movies. You can put the rest in almost any order.

[parkmania]

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[dronepool]

Thor is my least favorite of the "Marvel" films- just have a hard time getting into the whole macho fantasy/LOTR/Game of Thrones vibe.

[DaveBrawl]

Does Ang Lee's Hulk count as part of phase 1? If so that would have to be my least favorite. After that I'd say it's a tossup between the last 2 Iron Man movies or Edward Norton's Hulk, although I'd have to watch that again as I don't really remember it.

[Kalyx triaD]

No.

[Kalyx triaD]

Peggy Carter's short was screened at SDCC and it's sounding really cool, and it seems she may have a future in the MCU in some capacity. The One-Shot drops with the Iron Man 3 DVD.

[McLegend]

Word is that it is going to be announced at the end of this month that Vin Diesel will have a role in an up upcoming marvel movie.

This is coming from Vin Diesel himself.

[Kalyx triaD]

Seems he has Vision, too.

[Skippord]

Booo

[Kalyx triaD]

Disney/Marvel's panel is pretty much the hypest thing at SDCC. Hiddleson appeared as Loki and got the audience to become his army. Andrew appeared as Spidey as well in Sony's Spidey panel. Videos are out and about the internets so good luck finding them.

Speaking of Spidey, about time the Amazing Spider-Man 2 thread gets made. Any takers? Just include full title and date. The Electro teaser should be in the OP (centered but it's up to you).

[Kalyx triaD]

Fignuts is going to flip the fucking fuck out about Phase 2's big finale. Unless I'm reading it wrong, but if I got it right holy fuck. Whedon is going there already.

[Skippord]

Someone get on an Avengers: Age of Ultron thread too

[Kalyx triaD]

New threads are done. The thread link-chain for all the Phase 2 movies have been updated as well (Edit: MCU Phase Two threads are completed and linked together).

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Wolverine: Origin 2

http://i.newsarama.com/images/i/000/109/904/original/ORIGIN_II_PROMO.jpg?1374337644

Takes place after the first book. Nathaniel Essex is the villain.

[Shadow]

Great with all the bullshit that is Wolverine's origin, let's add Mr. Sinister to the mix.

[Fignuts]

Still think having dog and sabertooth as seperate characters was dumb. Will wait to read origin 2 to judge, but sinister seems a strange choice considering that he has never shown any interest in wolvie. Summers bloodline has always been his obsession.

[Skippord]

Maybe he's decided that wasn't working so he may as well move on

Mr. Sinister is my favorite X-Men villain so I like this idea

[Kalyx triaD]

Actually...

They may explain that meeting Logan is what made him interested in mutants.

[Fignuts]

Sinister is lame anyway. What'd be ever actually accomplish? Killing morlocks? Well done.

[Skippord]

You shut your whore mouth Sinister is metal as fuck

[Fignuts]

What's with that cape? Did it get caught in a paper shredder?

[Skippord]

It's stylish. Mr. Sinister knows more about fashion than he does about cloning. And he knows a fucking ton about cloning.

[Reavant]

Actually...

They may explain that meeting Logan is what made him interested in mutants.

umm isnt apocalypse turning him into sinister what makes him interested in mutants?

[Kalyx triaD]

I dunno.

[Reavant]

eh sort of.... his origin has just enough of an opening to use your idea but this is his origin:


Nathaniel Essex was born in Victorian England during the 19th Century. He was obsessed with Charles Darwin's theory on evolution. He truly began his work in 1859 when he learned that humanity was steadily becoming mutant, thanks to what he classified as Essex factors. His work intensified when his four-year-old son died of various birth defects. He formed the Marauders when he couldn’t get backing for his research. This team kidnapped people from the streets to act as test subjects on mutation. Essex even exhumed his son as a test subject.

The Marauders accidently stumble upon Apocalypse and awake him from his slumber. He sees potential in Essex and grants him mutations that give him longer life, advanced strength, and a healing factor. Essex took on the name Sinister, an adjective his dying wife used to describe the man he was becoming.

[Reavant]

Wolverine was born in 1880 so that was 20 years after sinister started his work

[McLegend]

I have a question.

It seems too me like in any Media(tv, movies, and comic books) Wolverine gets the shit kicked out of him all the time. It seems he gets beat way more then just about any other "Super hero."

So is it just me or is true?

[Kalyx triaD]

Well like Superman after the badassery of promotional material is pushed aside (covers, posters), writers actually counter balance their abilities by usually having them exceptionally outclassed in some way. Compare this to Batman or Iron Man who's whole deal is being prepared or adapting quickly to win. They may falter but we never Bruce or Tony get wrecked like Clark or Logan.

[Lock Jaw]

Plus, Wolverine's whole deal is healing, so getting riddled with bullets/cut to shreds/eyes gouged/skin flayed....... it is all par for the course, and "no big deal".

Wolverine and Deadpool both take an incredible amount of abuse because they have that healing ability, so writers are like "whatever, let's dip him in lava"

[McLegend]

Has it got to the point where it's humorous?

(Wolverine getting beat up that is)

[Kalyx triaD]

A t-rex chewed up Logan one time, I think. Hulk too. Think it was same t-rex actually.

[Lock Jaw]

Has it got to the point where it's humorous?

(Wolverine getting beat up that is)

With Deadpool, yeah. With Wolverine, sometimes. The other half is "Oh my! Look at what a badass Logan is!"

[Skippord]

I can't figure out why Marvel hasn't done anything with Channing Tatum

[The Destroyer]

Wasn't he one of the early rumours for Captain America?

[Miotch]

He'd be a great Johnny Storm. (see what I did there?)

[The Destroyer]

... no.

:shifty:

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Sixx]

I can't figure out why Marvel hasn't done anything with Channing Tatum

I've read somewhere they briefly considered him for a Batman reboot.

I imagine he'd be a terrible Batman.

[Kalyx triaD]

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Thoughts?

[Skippord]

I've read somewhere they briefly considered him for a Batman reboot.

I imagine he'd be a terrible Batman.
I think Channing Tatum's a good actor but good God he would suck as Batman.

Maybe the Flash or Green Lantern or something though.

[Skippord]

I do not like that Deadpool voice

[Skippord]

I do love Will Friedle though, so now I am conflicted

[DaveBrawl]

I think Channing Tatum's a good actor but good God he would suck as Batman.

Maybe the Flash or Green Lantern or something though.
Mark Wahlberg as the Green Lantern would be amazing, I don't know if it would be quality or not but I would love it as he cracks me up.

[Miotch]

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Thoughts?
Eh. And, wouldn't the swords actually leave a mark?

[Kalyx triaD]

It's a children's cartoon. Batman Beyond's Will Friedel is doing the voice, essentially channeling Nolan North as a teenager.

[McLegend]

When Peter Parker is bad in Spider-Man 3 why did they decide to have his hair straight down? It looks so bad in a really bad way.'

One of the many problems in the movie.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Sixx]

Anyone read Fear Itself?

I downloaded it last night, read like the first 10 books (there's over 120 with the tie-ins) and it sucks till now. So should I even bother? Or just read the main 8 Fear Itself books (since I started anyway) and be done with it?

[The Destroyer]

I think the main series was meant to be decent enough, but I've not actually read it yet.

[Fignuts]

The main books aren't bad, but they just aren't anything special.

There's no hook like other big crossovers.

[Sixx]

So, any suggestions what to read? I'm talking big crossover events, other than House of M, Secret Invasion, Civil War, Siege (those I've read)?

[Lock Jaw]

Avengers vs X-Men probably. Though I haven't read it myself yet.

[dronepool]

Anyone read Fear Itself?

I downloaded it last night, read like the first 10 books (there's over 120 with the tie-ins) and it sucks till now. So should I even bother? Or just read the main 8 Fear Itself books (since I started anyway) and be done with it?



It sucks harder than a gay orgy.

The main 8 books suck, have no point or lasting effects. It's a waste of time to read it, just read the synopsis and boom.

[Sixx]

It sucks harder than a gay orgy.

The main 8 books suck, have no point or lasting effects. It's a waste of time to read it, just read the synopsis and boom.

I've read like 10 more tie-ins before deciding to just read the main 8 books, cause fuck, I already had them on my HD.

Tie-ins were fuckin' awful, the main books were just "meh".

But reading the tie-ins was a total waste of time, kept hoping it would get better, but 20 issues and it still sucked so yeah. Horrible.

Just downloaded two versions of Avengers vs X-Men. One with tie-ins, but there are only 6 main books, and the other is just main books and there're 12 of them. So I'm kinda puzzled here.

[Fignuts]

Avengers vs x-men is pretty tits. Best crossover in a long while, in my opinion.

[dronepool]

Yeah, the only Fear Itself tie in I read was Deadpool, after Secret Invasion I learned that like 95% of tie ins are just cheap, rushed, cash ins.


Avengers vs X-Men was mediocre, better than the last few ties in.. but I wasn't hyped/selling into it.

[Fignuts]

They can be good. The Avengers Academy tie in to Fear Itself was very good, and featured a pivotal moment in the series.

Also, fuck whoever cancelled Avengers Academy. Great book.

[Miotch]

Thoroughly enjoying Avengers Arena after a lack luster start.

[Reavant]

read xmen schism, avengers x-sanction and the AvX in that order

[Kalyx triaD]

616 has another Spidey, finally a regular:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/i/000/109/720/original/SUPSM2013017_JGVAR.jpeg?1374084328

Oh yeah the black kid's in there, too.

[loopydate]

Spiderbatneto!

[The Destroyer]

Is that Spider-Man 2099?

[Kalyx triaD]

Fuck Yeah

[Fignuts]

Always liked the design. Character itself never did anything for me though.

[parkmania]

I still have ALL the 2099 comics.

[parkmania]

Interesting bit of scenery from the set of Amazing Spiderman 2:

http://www.icv2.com/images/26511Amazing_1_LG.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Thinking it's just a production gag, no way they'd just have that out there for everybody to see.

[Lock Jaw]

Or maybe they would because it is just a wink and a nod to the comic books, and not a sign that "HOLY SH*T HOLY SH*T THE SINISTER SIX ARE IN THE MOVIE"

[XL]

Isn't that what Kalyx is saying?

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes, I think it certainly is.

[Kalyx triaD]

I have to put this here. The latest trailer for LEGO Marvel Superheroes looks like the trailer for the greatest Marvel movie ever. Can you imagine if this was live-action (taken more seriously, of course but you get me)?

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[dronepool]

Looks fun, not 60 dollar fun but I'd pick it up for a cheap price.

[Kalyx triaD]

Very good chance Bradley Cooper will be voicing Rocket Raccoon. Hmm...

I'm not too crazy about getting 'faces' to voice animated characters when so many voice actors are available. Then again I like Bradley Cooper.

[Sixx]

I've never really read Guardians of the Galaxy, so my question is - is the raccoon some kinda comic relief character? Or is he some badass raccoon motherfucker (this would be fuckin' weird)?

Cause I can only imagine Bradley Cooper voicing a silly raccoon. Then again fuck knows who in the world could ever voice a serious raccoon.

[Kalyx triaD]

RR is a dead serious dude. Maybe the most dangerous and unstable member of the team. Also easily a fan favorite.

[Fignuts]

Yeah the concept of Rocket Racoon seems ridiculous, but somehow he just works as a badass. Can't really explain. Maybe it's the guns twice his size he carries around.

[Kalyx triaD]

I wanna pet him, but he would probably kill me for it.

[Lock Jaw]

He is a "badass" who likes big guns, which in of itself makes it a more comedic character because he is a raccoon.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's a visual gag thing. Part of the hilarity of Col. Stars and Stripes was how seriously and straight faced Carey played him.

[dronepool]

I don't read Guardians of the Galaxy but RR seems like a joke character even if he isn't... I mean it's a talking raccoon with guns in the "Marvel Universe".

[Kalyx triaD]

Well he isn't.

[Skippord]

I always thought of Groot as the comic relief character

[Lock Jaw]

Groot/Rocket Raccoon are the lighthearted duo who will actually mess you up pretty good.

[Sixx]

Shit, I had to google image for Groot.

So, Vin Diesel stars as a tree. Nice.

*JOKE ABOUT WOODEN ACTING*

[Fignuts]

He doesn't ever say anything but "I am Groot!", so even Vin Deisel would have trouble screwing this up.

[Fignuts]

Cue sarcastic Kane Knight quip.

[Fignuts]

I don't read Guardians of the Galaxy but RR seems like a joke character even if he isn't... I mean it's a talking raccoon with guns in the "Marvel Universe".

Well he isn't.

He is and he isn't. It's complicated.

[The Destroyer]

I really need to go back and get caught up with the cosmic side of Marvel, I never did get finished with Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy. Think I drifted off somewhere before War of Kings.

[Sixx]

I really need to go back and get caught up with the cosmic side of Marvel, I never did get finished with Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy. Think I drifted off somewhere before War of Kings.

Whenever these (or Inhumans or whatever the fuck takes place in space) are part or some Marvel crossover I just skip right through them.

Not a fan of Marvel in space.

[The Destroyer]

You'll probably need to give Infinity a miss then.

[Sixx]

You'll probably need to give Infinity a miss then.

From what Wikipedia tells me it is about alien invasion.

Of Earth.

So... what?

[Skippord]

He doesn't ever say anything but "I am Groot!", so even Vin Deisel would have trouble screwing this up.
I hope that they do it Silent Bob style where towards the movie Groot gets a 2 minute long monologue. Ideally about family since family is the only word that I can hear at Vin Diesel's frequency.

[Lock Jaw]

DnA's space stuff was freakin' awesome. No idea if they still do stuff for Marvel/space stuff.

[dronepool]

You'll probably need to give Infinity a miss then.

I'm not interested in it either. I actually have a hardcover of Thanos Imperative but I'll probably sell it since I haven't read it (only a few pages) but it looks really good. I pretty much only like Silver Surfer and Thanos for space Marvel, although the cancerverse seems cool. I don't find the appeal in GOG for a movie, they were ok in the USM cartoon but eh, not my cup of tea.


The only comics I read and care about now are literally Superior Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider, Deadpool, Superior Spider-Man Team Up and The 4 book mini series "Superior Carnage"... I'm also buying Thunderbolts but it's been sucking and I stopped caring about it since like issue 3 until this most recent issue which was okay.

[The Destroyer]

DnA's space stuff was freakin' awesome. No idea if they still do stuff for Marvel/space stuff.
They don't. Bendis is doing Guardians of the Galaxy, Zeb Wells is writing Nova and I think Jonathan Hickman is writing Infinity.

[dronepool]

Jonathan Hickman is good though, his FF/F4 was interesting (didn't read it all besides a few arcs but yeah)

[Lock Jaw]

Still behind on Marvel stuff. Working slowly on catching up on: Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Avengers Stuff, and X-Men Stuff. I'm still somewhere in 2010, though.

[Sixx]

I've been reading through Wolverine: Origins and I gotta say these are some fucked up books.

Starting with Logan running around with some all powerful katana in the present day and being chased by Dum Dum Dugan and S.H.I.E.L.D. for no good reason whatsoever, then it turns out he didn't actually fight alongside Rogers in WW2 as much as he was there to sell him out to the Nazis etc. I dunno, just weird ass shit.

Does anyone know how do these stories fit into the "Earth-616" universe of Marvel?

[Kalyx triaD]

It is called Origin.

[Sixx]

It is called Origin.

No, it is called Origins. Origin is a different series.

And I remember a different Logan backstory. (Not betraying Captain America for example). Hence my fuckin' question.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't know what you want me to say; it has Origin in the title however you wanna split hairs; it takes place in 616's past.

[Lock Jaw]

No, it is called Origins. Origin is a different series.

And I remember a different Logan backstory. (Not betraying Captain America for example). Hence my fuckin' question.

Retcons, man, retcons. Happen like every other week. Especially with Wolverine.

[Fignuts]

Yeah a lot of the early flashbacks we saw have been deemed "memory implants" as a way of retconning his past.

They better not have retconned uncanny x-men 268 though. One of the first x-men comics I remember owning, and one of the best issues ever. Shit had everything. Ninjas, Nazis, wolvie, cap and widow teaming up, and jubilee at her best.

[Sixx]

Gotta say I'm awfully confused as to what really happenned in the past.

If he in fact sold out Cap, why the hell Cap never mentioned it to him? Like "Yo, Logan, remember how you fuckin' helped Baron Zemo get me? Good times"

Maybe I'm giving it too much thought, whatever.

[Fignuts]

Wolverine comics are pretty hit or miss, and they excel at fucking shit up. There are some arcs that are really good like Enemy of the State, the original mini series, and Get Mystique, but I generally don't read it. Always thought wolverine worked better on a team than as a solo hero.

[Kalyx triaD]

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And yeah certain comic videogame news will go here unless they're big enough to warrant VG discussion. Seeing if these threads could be a 1-stop-shop of comic media.

[The Destroyer]

Very good chance Bradley Cooper will be voicing Rocket Raccoon. Hmm...

I'm not too crazy about getting 'faces' to voice animated characters when so many voice actors are available. Then again I like Bradley Cooper.
And it's official, he is.

[Kalyx triaD]

Cool, I guess.

[Skippord]

did you say "faces" because he was Face in The A Team?

[Kalyx triaD]

This next phase has such a good bunch of directors, from the Russos, who by all accounts have knocked it out the park with Captain America 2 - I've seldom heard buzz from the editing room as good as that movie. Avengers 2 will be Joss Whedon's baby, and reaction to James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy has been brilliant. Even after the tough journey of two and half years making Iron Man 3 as good as it can be, I don't just have respect for Marvel as unit; I'm honored for my time there, and I'm constantly talking to them about what we do next.

- Drew Pearce, curiously still in the loop of the MCU.

He also says Cap 2 is getting a lot of buzz on the inside.

[Fignuts]

So despite the fact that Thanos is in GotG, Ronan is apparently the character that Drax has a fundamental need to kill, and who caused the tragedy in his life.

Obviously not a huge deal, but seems pointless.

[Lock Jaw]

Thanos is probably going to be in Guardians as much as he was in The Avengers.... just behind the scene masterminding stuff.

[Fignuts]

Kevin feige recently stated that while not the main villain, Thanos is playing a much larger role than he did in the Avengers.

[McLegend]

Sucks that Captain America isn't until April.

[Sixx]

Just watched all the Marvel one shots and gotta say I really enjoyed.

Short but sweet, especially liked the one with Coulson at a gas station. The Matrix effects kinda cracked me up, wouldn't expect that.

[Lock Jaw]

That reminds me to go see if I can find a copy of the Agent Carter one shot.

[Sixx]

It's supposed to be released on September 24. At least that's what wikipedia says.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, released with the Iron Man 3 Blu-Ray. There are blu-ray rips of Iron Man 3 to be found on the interwebs, though, so I assumed it was already out.

Found one torrent of the Agent Carter one shot but it is like 3GB, which is way bigger than if you were download a full length movie. So it is probably fake/some virus. Just gonna wait.

[XL]

Isn't IM3 out tomorrow anyway?

[The Destroyer]

Came out in the UK already, so the release dates must vary region to region.

[XL]

That's why I was asking. I find it odd that we get anything early/first in the UK.

[Sixx]

That's why I was asking. I find it odd that we get anything early/first in the UK.

I think we got Thor in Poland before US got it.

And Australia was first to get it anyway.

[McLegend]

In the past year the UK has been getting everything first.

Don't know the official reason as to why.

[Lock Jaw]

EXTENSIVE STUDIES have shown that if it is released in the US first, the UK will be nothing but a filthy bunch of pirates and download it and then never buy it.

On the flip side, if it comes out in the UK first, there are still filthy pirates in the US, but the US sales still stay strong despite them.

[Lock Jaw]

I just made that up.


Probably true, though.




Filthy pirates.

[McLegend]

I believe it

[dronepool]

Where can I see the one shots besides torrents? Maybe a stream site? I'm guessing they're shorts?

I only own IM1, Hulk and Avengers from the MCU so yeah, just curious.

[mitchables]

youtube

[McLegend]

Ant Man November 2015

[Sixx]

Heh, I just saw Iron Man 3 on Blu-Ray in a basket at a local equivalent of Walmart.

[XL]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be shown on Channel 4 over here, totally expected it to be a satellite/cable job. Pretty stoked about that.

[The Destroyer]

Yeah and they're showing it pretty soon after it's been on in the US too, which is nice.

[Sixx]

Yeah and they're showing it pretty soon after it's been on in the US too, which is nice.

The only shows we get really soon after their US premiere here are the HBO shows. A 1 to 6 days delay.

[The Destroyer]

No wonder so many non-Americans download stuff online.

The UK generally isn't too bad, but there's at least one series I watch where it's running a full year behind the US. :(

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I haven't watched a show on UK tv since like 2004 or something.

[Sixx]

No wonder so many non-Americans download stuff online.

The UK generally isn't too bad, but there's at least one series I watch where it's running a full year behind the US. :(

The delay is one thing. The other is I can't dedicate myself to watching the shows on TV. Like, I won't change my plans to make it on time to watch TV. That and the commercials. Watching shit on my PC is way better cause I can do it whenever I please and I can just pause whenever I need a pissbreak.

[Kalyx triaD]

And it seems Agent Carter's One Shot (packed with Iron Man 3) may be something of a TV pilot in the sense that Item 47 and the Coulson One Shots evolved into Agents of SHIELD. Like SHIELD, this may be an ABC exclusive with IGN pointing out that an Agent Carter vehicle fits well with ABC's family/women demo.

The possibility of two MCU shows tingles.

[Shadow]

An Agent Carter show would be awesome.

[Kalyx triaD]

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^^^ Ant-Man pre-production.

[Sixx]

Have they even cast someone for the lead role yet?

[Kalyx triaD]

No. Hope that note gets dropped by next SDCC. Maybe as early as NYCC.

[Miotch]

Why did I think it was going to be Simon Pegg in the lead role?

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched the Agent Carter one-shot. Pretty decent, I guess. Liked the cameo at the end.

[Skippord]

Why did I think it was going to be Simon Pegg in the lead role?
cause Edgar Wright is directing it?

[Lock Jaw]

Less than a month after a rumor surfaced that Marvel is developing a television drama based on the “Agent Carter” short film comes another potentially tantalizing report: that the studio has much bigger plans for the small screen.

According to Deadline, there’s buzz that super-secretive Marvel is quietly assembling a “package” of four series and a miniseries, totaling about 60 episodes, “that would be taken out to the VOD and cable space, with Netflix, Amazon and WGN America rumored as potential candidates.”

“Feelers had been sent out,” the website reports, “and I hear there’s already interest from digital platforms and traditional cable networks in the package, which I hear is in very early stages with very little talent attached.”

[Lock Jaw]

According to a report by Variety, the casting position for Marvel Studios' next leading man is down to two. Ant-Man, the first "Phase 3" movie coming July 31, 2015 from writer/director Edgar Wright reportedly has Paul Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt down as its final front-runners.

[Kalyx triaD]

LEGO Marvel Superheroes demo is absolutely charming.

[XL]

I'm looking forward to that.