It’s a Happy New Year from New York’s Times Square and Sony pictures are treating us by putting in a Spider-man and one seriously amped Electro. The question is whether The Amazing Spider-Man copes well with the two big villains or whether it gets too bitty and uncoordinated. That’s a fate some fans suggest was […]
The Amazing Spider-man 2 official trailer
They pitch The Amazing Spider-man 2 as his “his greatest battle” and this trailer seems to back that up. There’s Andrew Garfield playing Peter Parker/Spider-man and Emma Stone as Gwen Tracy. Up against them is Jamie Foxx as an Electro who appears to be far more powerful than his comic book alternative and Paul Gimatti […]
Scarily good Venom cosplay
This is appropriate cosplay for Halloween, I think. We’ve Venom as photographed by Sean Doorly. Via Fashionably Geek.
10 little known facts about Marvel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYzXqrChQ6A Comic book expert? The All Time 10s series turns its attention to Marvel in this video. Prepare yourself for 10 unlikely facts about Marvel. Zombies? Zombies? That one surprises me the most. If they had been successful – how much would it have been worth.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes game trailer
The LEGO computer games have been a big hit. We’ve had LEGO Marvel boxsets and so a LEGO Marvel Super Heroes computer game makes a lot of sense. This is a chunky trailer, over 2 minutes long, but it’s worth a watch. There’s a plot which echoes The Chronicles of Doom and the Marvel Heroes […]
The Electro Arrives trailer for Spider-Man
There was mixed feedback when we enjoyed our first look of Jamie Foxx as Electro. Some native geeks were disappointed that there wasn’t even a nod to the green and yellow of the old comic book Electro. Others loved how badass Foxx’s version of Electro looked. This isn’t a b-string villain. What do you think? […]
First look: Jamie Foxx as Electro
One of the superbads in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be Electro. I feel some of his comic book costumes have been a little naff (not that that’s out of place with early designs) but that can’t be said for Jamie Foxx in this poster. What an incredible look! What do you think? Looking forward […]
Superhero Week: The sexiest superheroes
Here are some sexy superhero costumes. Ah wait, there’s a catch. These have been drawn by Anna to show how male superheroes would look if they were designed like female superheroes. Fair do? In the raging debate on Drawing the impossible? Fully dressed Superheroines a common comment was from people who didn’t mind skimpy female […]
Superhero Week: Who is the most famous black superhero?
Are there enough black superheroes in Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse or any other catalogue? Sometimes it’s easier to name green or red (Hulk, Vision, Martian Manhunter, etc) heroes than it is to name a black one. That said, the comic industry has been updating itself and it is less unusual to have a black […]
Superhero Week: Big eyed superheroes are oddly cute
Ahmad Kushha is responsible for the sense of “Whaaaat?” currently echoing around in your brain. These big eyed superheroes shouldn’t work and they certainly shouldn’t seem… cute. That’s exactly how some people see them though. This isn’t an anime big eye style of hero, this is something else. Here’s a few more to puzzle over. […]
