This infographic is actually helpful — wait, surprise? It lets us know who owns Marvel movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hobbit, DC, Sherlock Holmes (movies), Bond (UK), Spider-man (cos he’s differnt), Jason Bourne, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avatar, Star Trek, Transformers, and oh… wait… what about The Terminator series?
Heroes United trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-FmBJpycIQ This is a quirky combination but it’ll probably work: Hulk and Iron Man. The two team up in Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United. It’s an original animated movie from Marvel due out in April 2013. Hulk and Iron Man go head to head against Zzzax, Abomination, Wendigos and others after HYDRA scientists […]
Stan Lee Media sues Disney for $5.5 Billion
Let’s write out all the zeroes Stan Lee Media are hoping to take off Disney. It’s $5,500,000,000. Hmm. Tasty. The grounds of the case are pretty straight forward (unless you start to get too legal). Stan Lee Media claim ownership over all the characters that Stan Lee ever invented. This means they want cash from […]
Mega Post: All of today’s Wii U game trailers
Today was a big one for Nintendo. They pulled off a live stream preview of the Wii U via Nintendo UK. I was more impressed than I thought I’d be – but my expectations were pretty low. However, it was clear that there would be plenty of titles available at launch and that games like […]
What we know so far: Joss Whedon’s TV S.H.I.E.L.D. series
Joss Whedon, Avengers director, will be running a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series. We knew Marvel had a TV series in the works and this is it. Joss’s brother, Jed, will be co-writer and his wife, Maurissa Tancharoen, as the other showrunner. Cynthia Littleton, of Variety, tweeted from a briefing to explain that Jed and Maurissa will […]
A peak at the free-to-play Marvel Heroes MMORPG
Gazillion Entertainment, led by David Brevik, the creator of Diablo, let press get a peak at the forthcoming Marvel Heroes MMO in Gamescon this week. Those who got to sneak behind the curtain got to take on the roles of the iconic Marvel characters, fighting against Megneto in the streets of Mutant Town and Fort Stryker.
Joss Whedon to direct and write Avengers 2, signs exclusive
The Avengers have been an amazing box office success. A sequel was predictable. The writer and director for the movie was far from certain. However, in an corporate earnings call last night the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Robert Iger, confirmed that Joss Whedon would be returning to write and direct the important movie. […]
Marvel cancels Captain America, Thor, X-Men, Incredible Hulk and others
Marvel has cancelled 9 big name titles ahead of Marvel NOW (design news). These aren’t b-list heroes. Say goodbye to; Captain America Fantastic Four FF Incredible Hulk Invincible Iron Man New Mutants The Mighty Thor Uncanny X-Men X-Men Legacy It’s worth noting that many of these heroes are in teams which survive the comic cull. […]
Superhero Week: Marvel NOW’s Uncanny Avengers #1 cover rethink
This is the cover for the post Avengers vs X-Men series Uncanny Avengers. The Uncanny Avengers is part of the Marvel NOW initiative to battle DC. The “don’t call it a relaunch” launch blitz isn’t the only trick Marvel are planning as part of the battle. Cover design has had a rethink too. Joe Quesada, […]
Superhero Week: Marvel NOW!
It’s been a year since the New 52, this week DC announced the New 52 Zero Collection and today Batman: Earth One comes out. Marvel’s had success with the movies and they’re clearly determined to make progress in the core comic book marketplace too. We’ve had teasers for Marvel’s This Is War but Marvel’s NOW […]
