I have heard that the show was decent. Didn't catch it yet.

Sure. the animation is nice.
But if you like superheroes that look like they haven't hit puberty yet..
the characters appear to be based on those little figures they sell for kids that are marvel themed.

Yeah... that's the idea...

Sweet! I wanna check this out!

Credit IGN.com

Why the fuck don't they just make x-men 4 already. I want apocalypse, damn it.

There will be no X-Men 4. They want the First Class reboot/prequel.

x-men first class would be epic fail in my opinion.
Well, it would do great at the box office, epic fail from my perspective.
I did like the comics but I can just picture them turning into something among the lines of Smallville.

But it's a movie, not a TV show...

I kinda see his point though. The early years and the First Class books don't really have anything to them that would translate into a movie all that well, other than the development of the relationships between the characters.

Amen.
Kaylx, Smallville has taken the Superman mythos and dumbed it down pretty much for high schoolers in my opinion. I am not saying that all who watch it fit under that category, but come on. Who the hell does Flash wearing a red jogging suit? Aquaman? even worse. Look at all those Youtube videos people make as a tribute to Clark and his random crushes. X-men first class..unless I am wrong..they would try to bring all types of teen romance to it. Picture the Iceman and Shadowcat deal from the X-Men trilogy times 10.
I don't know what to expect from the X-men franchise in the future but I can't say I am to excited. I am more interested to see what Marvel will do with the Avengers.

I don't particularly care for rebooting a series that doesn't need it.

I agree with that also..
I was kind of curious to see what they were going for in X-men last stand with the ending.

That was the initial idea. Superman with a Dawson's Creek spin.

And again, there's TV and then there's movies.

So many reboots..bah..does Blade really need a reboot? I don't think so. It just needs a good script. Fuck..with all the vampire characters in Blade they keep bringing in the stupidest villains.
So many 2011 releases too..pretty intense.
Anyhow, I have always wanted to see a Midnight Sons animated series in the vein of the Spawn series from HBO. It would perfectly fit the style of the characters imo.

X-Men First Class does NOT go into production soon. Lil Cyke retracted his twitter statement. Hmm....

Seems to me they are employing a logic along the lines of "Look how well they did when they rebooted Batman. Perhaps we should do the same!?".

Shame there's no real logic there. Like some have said, there are franchises that don't need a reboot (X-Men, Spider-Man, Blade) and others that won't be "saved" whatever you do to them. How well did the Hulk reboot do? They're already talking about a Superman reboot after, what, less than 5 years!?

Awesome.

Hope that movie is rated R

Fox won't allow it.

Rob Liefeld can suck a dick.

What did Rob Liefield do now?

Create Deadpool?

Let's be honest, Deadpool was not cool until Liefeld had nothing to do with the character anymore. He was just a rip off of Deathstroke with a slight name change (2 letters!), a palette swap and lots of pouches who got his shit pushed in by Cable and X-Force on the regular. Other people developed his personality and backstory.

Yeah, Fabian Nicieza is the real brains behind deadpool. Liefield just designed the first costume.

Should add that leifield was going to make him a serious character before fabian stepped in and said "you can't just blatantly rip off deathstroke."

Also, wtf is this I hear about steve rogers coming back already? What fucking bullshit.

Yeah, what a wasted death. It was actually meaningful for a while.

Not to mention it was one of the most well executed "passing of the torch" stories ever. I like bucky cap.

I just hope the same thing doesn't happen with bruce wayne, because I love the grayson/damien combo as batman and robin.

Also Grant Morrison is a genius.

Well Batman coming back wouldn't bother me because his death was kinda meh and against his mythology... just too other-worldy...

But the DC heroes are pretty much against passing any torch. Where's the universe growth there? I'd love for my kids to enjoy their own Batman, just to be able to say, "Back in my day Bruce Wayne handled things like this..."

There's a charm to telling kids how much their current Power Rangers suck compared to Mighty Morphin.

Wait, I don't follow DC. How and when did Bruce die?

During the Final Crisis arc. Darkseid takes him out.

I actually wouldn't care if bruce came back as long as he stayed awy from the mantle. I also, didn't find his death as meaningful as cap's, but like I said, I LOVE grayson ands damian as batman and robin. Especialy how the roles have been reversed, with batman being the more light hearted one, and robin being the darker one. And it will be cool to see how grayson wins the respect of the gcpd, the villains, and gotham as a whole.

Still havn't read battle for the cowl, but R.I.P. and morrison's whole run has been amazing. Mainly because I had read reprints of a lot of the crazy stories from the black case book as a kid. I imagine it was pretty wtf and confusing for people who havn't.

Marked out so bad for the zur-en-arrh costume.

Sounds somewhat underwhelming especially when you consider Rogers death...

Kalyx's description is underwhelming, that's all. Batman kills darkseid at the same time, pretty much saving the universe in the process.

He also uses a gun to do it, breaking his greatest oath. Frankly, I didn't have a problem with it like other people did. I mean, it's his most sacred oath yes, but it took the fate of the entire universe to break. What was he supposed to do? "WellI could stop you right here and now, but I said I'd never use a gun, so I guess we're fucked."

I don't like the fact that DC barely makes an effort to pass the torch down.
I liked reading JSA mostly because of it. I liked seeing Flash, Green Lantern, etc talk to the newer heroes and try to introduce them to the world. I thought that the older guys would eventually sort of step down..but nah.
That is one thing I like better about Marvel. I really like reading marvel the initiative. I might be biased with DC because I only read a few titles..but it just seems plain. I feel like Marvel is miles ahead as far as story telling goes compared to DC. Final Crisis was a mess to read..even for some of my friends who have been die hard DC fans for years.

wait what, I had no idea Batman died

Yeah, DC's crossovers try to do way too much at once imo, just for the sake of being "epic". Marvel keeps the story simple and lets the characters drive the plot. Marvel is more character driven than DC in the first place, which I why I prefer it.

However some DC books are right up there with marvel's best. Green Lantern is probably the best mainstream book around right now. I used to put captain america ahead of it, but CA has slowed down while GL keeps getting better and better. Like I said, Morrison's batman has also been amazing.

I agree about Green Lantern.
I don't know what the hell they are doing with Cap.

GL and Batman are the only dc characters I ever liked, tbh. Teen titans is pretty good too, i guess.

Spidey Updates:

Gary Ross will write the script for Venom and possibly direct it as well. He's already written Spidey 4. He definitely has spiders on the mind.

Sam Raimi is hoping to shoot Spidey 4 in the Spring for a Summer 2011 release.

Teen titans has its positives and a huge negative.

Positives: The anime style, that's more fun than anything else
No Superboy (thank GOD!)
Main Villian being Deathshot
The theme is one of the best ever
The episode where Robin is Nightwing. In fact, a Nightwing series is a good way to go.

Negative:
Deathshot being called Slade because Deathshot is too extreme for kiddies. I understand that his real name is Slade, but that's not the point. Call him fucking DEATHSHOT, god damn it!

Don't think he was talking the show, was he?

its deathstroke not deathshot

You're right...

where the fuck did I get Deathshot from?

Combining Deathstroke with Deadshot?

Yeah, was talking about the comic.

Bryan Singer wants to return to the X series.

...

What happened to your Superman franchise, Bryan?!?!

Logan Vs Japan, Bub:

For the next Wolverine movie, Logan will be facing skilled warrior's who aren't even mutants. Visually, they're working on a new way for Logan to fight with his claws as this sequel seems to aim for a martial arts presentation. Have we really been watching Wolverine go all animal for ten years? This should be cool. Fox is hooking up with their Japan branch for authenticity and they will film in Japan as well. The X-Men movies are liked in Japan so this movie should be an international spooning.

Class Is In:

The X-Men reboot, First Class is looking to the latter Harry Potter movies as inspiration (I don't watch the Potter films... is this good?). They want this to be a franchise so the casting will be important. If you're anything like me the only thing on your mind is OMG THERE'S NO X4?! :( :foc:

Say It With Me, "Merc... with a MOUTH":

Hey you, reading this update - yeah YOU. Kalyx wants you to know that they're gonna ignore my cousin, Barakapool. They're gonna reboot me, baby - origin and all! In fact... if those gray suits at Fox read my threatening- ah... I mean business proposals, my movie will have all the dark comedy and 4th wall breaking I want! The tricky part is getting a writer as crazy as me... Who wrote that Chun Li movie, again? It's not what you think - there's 30Gs on his head and Mystique has a head start!

...See what I did there?

...

Whatever, go back to reading your nerdy forum, loser!

Newbies Join Thor:

Jude Law and Robert De-freakin-Niro has joined Thor's impressive cast. What parts could they be playing?

A Deadpool movie with the humour/4th wall breaking could be awesome. I thought Ryan Reynolds was great in the Wolverine film. :y:

In fact, Deadpool in the 'Wolverine VS Hulk' animated feature is pretty much perfect. They need to do a Deadpool movie with him like that.

Played by Ryan Reynolds. :D

Yeah, Deadpool in Vs Hulk was awesome.

"Hey Logan! It's me, Deadpool! I SHOT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Anthony Hopkins to Play Odin in Thor.

Hmm... really can't picture that.

Anthony Hopkins can do well at whatever he decides

Yeah, Anthony Hopkins could play a fork, and give an oscar worthy performance.

gives me an idea for a new live action beauty and the beast

Planet Hulk trailer:
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Hope they don't fuck it up, I really liked that series.

Lots of Hulk love on the animated front.

Didn't know they were making a movie. I'll definitely have to check that one out.

Lot easier to do Hulk stuff on the Animated front.

Think the Surfer will be in this one?

So Hulk is Russell Crowe now?

No.

AWESOME.

Hope it leads to a World War Hulk movie.

It is a WWH movie. But if you mean live-action, don't hold your breath. I have a theory on how Marvel's gonna craft their live action universe in the future but it's speculation for now. I will say that I feel the days of direct comic-adaptation are coming to a close.

No, it's planet hulk movie.

World war hulk is the sequel to planet hulk, and is about hulk returning to earth to beat the shit out of the illuminati.

WHOOPS. I fucked up major. Thanks.

If they believe this does well you can bet they'll throw in a World War Hulk sequal.

I for one can't wait for that to happen.

yeah i'm gonna pick up Planet Hulk and read WWH while waiting for the next one. I read planet hulk months ago, amazing. I never really liked hulk as much as other heroes, but now he is in my top 5

Super Heroes (non vertigo)
1. Green Lantern
2. Batman
3. Deadpool
4. Hulk
5. Iron Man

Ghost Rider 2 will take place 8 years after the first. Kinda surprised they're doing this as a sequel and not a reboot. Cage is good as back.

Well, I never hated the first one, I just didn't think it was all that good

Ignorance Is Bliss: Singer's X3:

When Bryan Singer left to make Superman Returns he took his writer, Michael Doughtry with him - even as they were kicking around X3 ideas. What we got in it's stead was a superhero movie directed by the guy who did Rush Hour. But what of Singer and Doughtry's version of X-Men 3?

Well... it would have been fucking epic.

Here's Doughtry discussing for the first time an outline of their X3 (full quote):

God... dammit.

Never Cross A Black Cat:

Sam Raimi is looking for a female lead to portray Felicia Hardy, who we all know to be the Black Cat. The front runner right now is Rachal McAdams. This confirms a character never spoken about previously. They're also looking for a male lead for a villain, but that's a little more mysterious.

Dylan Baker is back has Dr. Kurt Conners, and I'm reading that he'll finally do the Lizard thing this time. Does this mean we have two villains for Spidey 4?

Exactly what I was thinking.

Never Pet A Black Cat, Either:

We know Black Cat is in Spidey 4, but now we have a story to go along with the reveal:

Does everybody hate Peter after their father dies?

Well if he would quit impaling them with flying platforms...

So Randy Orton is gonna be the new editor of the Daily Bugle?

Sources:

IGN.com
Superherohype.com
Latino Review
io9.com

Marvel is confident about Thor:

Jeremy Renner is apparently in serious talks to play Hawkeye in both Thor and The Avengers.

Not a bad casting.

That's sexy.

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SWEET CHRISTMAS THATS AWESOME

I read about it.
He is already dissing the costume. I am pretty torn up about the costumes in super hero movies. While some stay true to the source and look great(Iron Man, Batman, Spider-Man) others just look awful. I mean, Hawkeye does not feel like Hawkeye if it is just a guy wearing a trench coat with a bow. But it looks absolutely stupid if it's a guy wearing a big purple mask.

ultimate hawkeye could work.

Yeah, Ultimate Hawkeye is cool.

Renner, BTW, wasn't dissing the costume so much as saying they're modernizing the look. I think he's coming at it with respect.

http://www.filmwad.com/marvel-theme-...ai-1952-p.html

Apparently a Marvel theme park is being built and is scheduled to be done in 2012. Unfortunately..the park is being built in..Dubai?
I know that Dubai is a hot and upcoming place with tons of resorts, etc. But I am sorry..I don't see a lot of people traveling all the way to Dubai. Specially with the way the economy is going and xenophobia. I am really impressed by the decision to be honest..but whatever..seems like a dream come true but I doubt many will ever even bother to visit.

An entire theme park... Should be interesting.

I'll go to Dubai for it

Isn't there already a superhero themed park near Universal Studios?

there's a superhero part of Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure

I guess that's it. I never been.

it's not that good

Dr. Doom's ride sucks a cock