tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59338245199913899472016-05-20T20:53:22.484+01:00*for the casual geek in youAlan Friggierihttps://plus.google.com/105841436162465828480noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933824519991389947.post-24914798992726581932012-09-01T20:15:00.001+01:002012-09-02T12:21:49.155+01:00

After the success of the Avengers Movie Tracker and the recent re-ignition of the Justice League movie project, how could I not start another little tracker? This is a work in progress. See if you can name the actors. Credits: Green Lantern Movie Alex Ross i fried rice (Superhero Hype User) Jeffach (DeviantArt User) Arkham City Batman Inc Skin Stjepan Sejic (Nebezial) Spidey Dude (

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Here's what the average comic-book reader, who we will call Jeremy, could do thanks to the handy services that used to be offered up in comics. These were all found in just three comics from a stack picked up at a car boot sale. First things first, Jeremy ordered his supply of smoke grenades and cherry bombs. These would be useful later. Then Jeremy cleared his skin with a rocket to reveal a 

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It's easy to forget how sexually charged Wonder Woman comics used to be.. well, OK, it's not that easy. That's what she said

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My rather awesome girlfriend, often referred to here as The Sidekick, bought me a stack of old comic books from a car boot sale (that's a garage sale to you yanks) and I've been busy blowing my mind with Bronze Age comic goodness. This little gem was a proper blast from the past. When Jason Todd was Robin, DC held a phone-in to decide his fate. Turned out Batman fans wanted blood!

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This superb motion comic by YouTube user, phumo, pays tribute to Marvel's Deadpool: Suicide Kings. This is Exactly what I wanted to be able to do years ago when I first had the idea for motion comics after watching flash animations on Newgrounds.com. If only I had the time on my hands to become this good and be able to turn my favourite comics into action-packed cartoons. You can follow the rest

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Thor looking like a proper Norse hard-arse by Hugues Thibodeau.

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I only discovered this last night but the editing in this video is done so brilliantly that it kept me impressed the whole way through so I thought it is definitely worth sharing. Wouldn't you agree? By YouTube user, senorbudL24

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(close the annoying ad in the middle to see the video and click the icon in the player to get full-screen) Here you can watch the pilot for the Wonder Woman TV show written by David E Kelley and not bought by any network. A weak script, a story like Swiss cheese and a complete and utter misunderstanding of the main character and what makes her work.

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At 5:10pm yesterday, a colleague revealed that he had a spare free ticket to go and see Batman Live in Virgin Atlantic's box at the O2. The show was that night and we were meeting the people with the tickets at 6:30 at the venue. That meant we had to leave immediately (first getting permission from my boss to leave early) to race from almost the furthest point West on the tube map over to the

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I've recently been getting into 3D CG art, checking out sites like CGSociety, 3dtotal and raph.com. I particularly enjoy photo-realistic interpretations of comic book characters. In the interest of sharing cool superhero and supervillain art as I find it, here's a timely piece by Sven Juhlin (also known for this ugly old Captain America and this maniacal Red Skull). Catwoman holding Batman's

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At first I was a little cynical about DC's so-called relaunch, "Another continuity-changing Crisis,". Then I realised that it could actually be a good thing, or at least interesting to see what happens. There were a few things in current continuity that always struck me as odd, like how Batman has had about a dozen different sidekicks, some of which are now pretty grown-up so just how old is he

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Hot on the heels of the first official shot of Henry Cavill as Superman comes this shot of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle a.k.a. Catwoman in the next and final installment in the Nolan Batman films, The Dark Knight Rises. Batman's kinda getting screwed in Batman 3, with Catwoman apparently stealing his Bat Pod and those earlier shots of Bane standing on top of a pre-Batmanned up tubmler. Hathaway's

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Above is a brighter, sharper version of the image below. I'm not sure on its authenticity (think maybe someone added texture and changed hue) but below is the official shot released by Warner Bros. An old-school "S" shield, no red briefs, no leather boots and the now ubiquitous textured superhero suit. What do you think? Is it good? How long is that cape? Where are Superman's eyebrows?

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From Crackle: Captain Magnificent

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I was reading the comic, Wonder Woman: Love and Murder, when my girlfriend observed that it was written by Jodi Picoult, "Not the Jodi Picoult?", "Yes, the Jodi Picoult. She's a Wonder Woman fan," "But she's a really good writer,"... I don't blame her for being surprised that mainstream authors sometimes write comics too or even for her implied statement that good authors don't write comics. On

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In our escape into the fantasy of superheroes and cosmic adventures, it's easy to forget about true heroism in the world. Marcel Gleffe is a true hero. During the gunman's rampage Utoya island in Norway, he rescued at least 20 people. He was also joined by others who ferried people from the island to the mainland in their boats. According to the papers, after hearing gunfire, Marcel Gleffe made

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Some of the many things to come out of San Diego Comic Con 2011 were these very cool looking Avengers movie character posters. I suspected there might be something more too them (apparently I wasn't the only one) so I had a closer look and you can see for yourself that four of them join up to form a large shot of Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, Agent Coulson and Maria Hill. Oddly,

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It's July and just outside London it's dark and dreary. I long for a hot sunny day eating icecream!

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Take a look at the new Batmobile. A F1-car-stealth-fighter hybrid with illuminated wheels, it looks sleek and menacing... until you put Batman next to it and you realise how small it is. Although there is room for both Batman and Robin, it hardly compares to the virtual tank represented by the tumbler in the Nolan Batman movies. This is the Batmobile designed for the Batman Live World Arean

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Ra's al Ghul talking of legend, a hospitalised Gordon pleading for Batman to return, a battered Batman backing down from a hulking Bane and the journey's end. The Dark Knight Rises UK release date: 20 July 2012

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The first Amazing Spider-Man trailer is here and looks like a significant (and welcome) departure from the previous three films with Tobey Macguire. There's an unusual focus on Peter Parker's parents, who in the comics were spies, and the final lines of the trailer suggest that there is some digging into Parker's identity and history. The Amazing Spider-Man UK release date: 3 July 2012

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Griff the Invisible looks like a weird and touching observation of mild psychosis as a focusing lens on all our attempts to deal with the mundane nature of our lives and its inevitable failure to live up to our childish fantasies. It's also quite funny. Griff the Invisible US Release Date: 19 August 2011

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This is pretty old in Internet terms but I can't believe I didn't post it onto the site. It needs little introduction so just watch this great retro-style Superman Animation by Robb Pratt:

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What do you make of these three videos posted to YouTube by the account "TheFireRises"? They appear to show Gotham News Channel footage of a breakout from the infamous Arkham Asylum and presumably the havoc caused by the rampant inmates on the streets of Gotham. Some credibility was lent to them by a tweet from @DC_Nation that actually led me to them in the first place. Looking at DC's Twitter

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Boy Wonder is billed as a "riveting and gritty psychological thriller" so it's not exactly for the faint hearted. From the look of this trailer, this film promises to accomplish something that I haven't ever seen in a "superhero" film before. OK, so calling it a superhero film is clearly contentious but it appears that the themes and at least the start of the character's journey are common

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