Jason David Frank

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Several local shops and other individuals will have tables at the con, including Beaucoup Pop, Derby City Con, and Kentucky Geek Girl.  This will be my first con, and the closer it gets the more excited I’m getting, so look for me walking the floor on March 24th, and check back here between now and March 24th for additional posts and information related to this con, and what is lining up to be my second con this coming summer.

Lexington Comic & Toy Convention
Saturday, March 24, 2012
10 am – 5 pm
Lexington Center

Tickets

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The AppStore lists What’s New in Version 1.2 as follows:

INTRODUCING – HARLEY QUINN!!
NOW UPDATED WITH A BRAND NEW LEVEL, MORE SKINS AND ACHIEVEMENTS!
BRAND NEW MISSION
The World of Gotham City expands as Batman must track down the Infamous Harley Quinn. Fight your way through Harley’s henchmen and enjoy all new gameplay, using Batman’s Batarangs in a timed showdown.
TWO NEW BATMAN SKINS – BRUCE WAYNE (Free!) AND BATMAN, INC.
Two more playable Batman skins, with all new stats. Fight through your missions as Bruce Wayne, included free, or purchase the Batman, Inc. skin now!
LEVEL UP AND ACHIEVE
This update includes more achievements, new WayneTech training, and an increase in the level cap. Now you can play longer and achieve more.
• Harley Quinn Mission:
o New timed thug fight
• Batarang mini-game
• Bruce Wayne skin (Free)
• Batman, Inc. skin (IAP)
• More achievements
• Level cap raised from 30 to 35
• New type of WayneTech Training: Critical Strikes

Here is trailer, showing you Harley Quinn in the game and some screen shots

The console comings with a quad-core CPU, 512 MB of RAM, an innovative rear touchpad, four-point Gyro-sensor, two 0.3 megapixel cameras and a 5 inch OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 960 x 544.  It also has 25 official titles available at launch, including Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, and BEN10 Galactic Racing.  (Only sports game available at launch is EA Sports FIFA Soccer).  Online there will be game demos, game add-ons and exclusive games including the upcoming Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. (View a list of available online content here)  There is also non-gaming themed apps available for download such as Netflix and Live Tweet, a third-party Twitter app.

So, will the PS Vita be a hit or a flop?  Do you plan on getting one?  Do the positive reviews or exclusive content sway you one way or another?

• Filming for Series 7 began this week, Monday the 20th to be more precise.
• The first photo from filming was released this week, features Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill.

Series 7 is proving to have a number of guest stars, some have already been named, including: David Bradley (Argus Filch in the Harry Potter movies), Rupert Graves (Lestrade in Sherlock), and Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies)

• Alex Kingston will be reprising her role as River Song, and the composer remains the same, in Murray Gold

Additional Series Notes:

• There will be two monsters from the classic series making appearances.  (We’ve already mentioned one before)
• Moffat has stated that there will not be any two-parters, and that there will be “at least” 14 episodes in series 7
• At least one episode will be filmed in Spain and will feature Rob Cavazos playing a character named Walter.
• Karen Gillan wants Amy’s exit from the series to be final, and has not interest in pulling a “Rose”
• IGN recently had a poll asking who fans would want to see as the Doctor’s next companion, and the overwhelming favorite turned out to be Emma Watson from Harry Potter fame, with Zooey Deschanel (my current celebrity crush) coming in second.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock launches globally on the PS3 and PS Vita via download from the PSN in March.  A PC version will be released later this year.

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Detective Comics No 27 was the top draw, bringing in $523,000.

So if anyone needs proof to their mother not to throw out things, here is a perfectly good reason.

With the release of the 10 second teaser for the full Super Bowl trailer, the internet has been rampant with people trying to decide who the alien race is that The Avengers seem to be facing.

The top theories are the Badoon, The Knights of Wundagore, or in fact the Skrulls.

So, up to this point, what DO we know regarding the army that Loki has to face the Avengers?

• Producer Kevin Feige was interviewed by Empire Magazineand said: “Who said they were aliens?  It’s not Skrulls, I’ve been clear about that.  The identity of the alien race is not impactful.  It exists in the comic books…”
• Whoever the aliens are, they will be CGI as shown by the men wearing motion capture suits during filming, along with different types of alien weaponry (View pics here)
• There have been reports that the aliens differ in appearance, and wearing armor (was strong reference to Skrulls before being debunked)
• We have seen this screenshot, presumed to have been the first view of one of the aliens.  If it is, it doesn’t help me a bit.  Showing Fury battling one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. men who are presumed to be controlled by Loki.
  

So, who could this race, which exists in the comics be?  Lets look at where the pieces fit:

Alpha Centaurians

I missed these the first time around, but from what we’ve seen of the army the Alpha Centaurians do fit the look.  Head shape is similar, the feet and three toes fit as well.  They are also obscure enough to not have a big impact, but also do exist within the Marvel Comic Universe, which is how Kevin Feige described them.

The Knights of Wundagore [AKA New Men]

I’ll go on record and say that if this is the group that Loki bands with him, they’ll be called “New Men” and very little, if any reference to Wundagore will be made.  The New Men are a group of hyper-evolved animals which were created by the High Evolutionary.  The High Evolutionary equipped them with advanced weaponry and armor, along with flying atomic steeds.

All these fit with the descriptions and shots we’ve seen, including screen shots of the 10 second teaser to the Super Bowl spot.  If you check out the shot, it does look like what a big screen representation of an atomic steed could be.  Also, if you look closely, or find some of the more zoomed in views of these screen shots, the alien pilot does appear to have a dark appearance that looks someone simian.  All fitting the description of the New Men, and considering that the identity of the alien race is not impactful, a full detailed backstory of the New Men would not be required.

Badoon

Similar in that their backstory or identity would not be of that much importance, The Badoon has been another species to be mentioned as a possibility.  The Badoon are a reptilian alien race, which would fit with the motion-capture suits.  The technology includes a personal cloaking, and a hand-held particle gun.  Which, from the picture below, could easily fit the role of a particle gun.

The Skrulls

Even though the Skrulls have been eliminated by Kevin Feige himself, this screen shot has some people saying that Loki has a pilot, and that the pilot looks eerily similar to a Skrull.  While yes I can see that myself, from what we can see, that doesn’t eliminate either of the other races above.

The theory of the Skrulls was amplified again when pictures of these toys surfaced online, looking very much like the Skrulls do in the comics.

Kree

I had never considered Kree worth mentioning, however a poster over on SHH and CBR named Jordanstine has claimed to have an inside source that has seen a screening, and in conversations has denied certain alien races, including the Badoon, but has not done the same for the Skrulls or the Kree.  He also has mentioned that the inside source randomly mentioned Captain Marvel.  Who also just happens to appear on a cover to a comic related to the upcoming Avengers vs X-Men.

Breakworld

Breakworld?  Oh, Breakworld is just a planet/race of aliens that appeared in The Astonishing X-Men a few years ago.  They have a dark greenish/grey skin, wear armor.  Oh, and they were created by Joss Whedon….

Check out the picture below from the website Grizzly Bomb where its pointing out the comparison of the weapon seen in some of the fight scenes and a weapon seen in that Astonishing X-Men run.

Dark Elves

The look is very similar to what we’ve seen, and in a slight design tweak could be mistaken for Skrulls.  Plus they originate from one of the 9 realms

Who else could it be?

While I’m not sure who it could or couldn’t be at this point, I’ve even suggested that it could be the Chitauri, from the Ultimate Universe, a quote by Tom Hiddleston [Loki] from an interview from Access Hollywood has me thinking something a little different.

“That’s basically Manhattan being destroyed by Loki’s army. I’m not allowed to be specific about how that army is made up, but that’s the battle for Manhattan.”

I’m not allowed to be specific about how that army is made up?  Not “who the army is” or “who the alien race is” but “how the army is made up”

That statement just makes me feel like it could be just an army of random alien races that Loki puts together.  Would be a great way to throw some easter-eggs into the film, and let fans seen his or her favorite alien race.  I’ve not completely eliminated a version of the Annihilation Wave or someone like Nebula and her army/minions.  Both of those could lend themselves to Thanos and the Infinity Gems/Gauntlet.  It would help make more sense for that tie-in cologne too: “Infinity Formula”

Here is a look at what the aliens will look like in a Legos set.  Looking at the box you can see their faces and they appear human to me.

What do you think?  Who do you think it could or could not be?

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You get to this video by clicking on the red Spider-Man emblem at the bottom of the MarkoftheSpider-Man.com webpage.

The Amazing Spider-Man is set for release on July 3rd and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. Directed by Marc Webb

UPDATE 12: The website has now been updated with all the feeds from all 6 cities.  We also got a new scene from the film thanks to all this too, you can check that out here.

UPDATE 11: The website has been updated with feeds for both L.A. and Denver, we’re down to two more cities tonight.  So what do you think, will anything happen once all six city events happen, or will this be the end of this phase, and we’ll have to wait for the next?

UPDATE 10: Photos of the events in L.A. and Denver are popping up on Twitter with the #markofthespiderman hash tag.

UPDATE 9: Seattle has now been added to the footage.  Check back here tomorrow morning for the expected Los Angeles and Denver additions.

UPDATE 8: The website MarkoftheSpider-Man.com has been updated with “footage” showing the events that occurred in Atlanta.

UPDATE 7: Looks like some of the first pictures are showing up on Twitter on what’s been going on with the event in Atlanta:

First off, from @dag_kurt showing people holding up stencils and the end result

The following came from @GuestUser17 apparently a unique print given to all participants

UPDATE 6: Looks like events will be occurring in the six cities on different dates.  So far it looks like:

Seattle and Atlanta – Weds

Denver and Los Angeles – Thurs

New York and Phoenix – Friday

UPDATE 5: The people that have found the packages have started receiving their phone calls.  Thanks to SHH user SpideyForPrez we have a generalization of how the phone calls go:

I just got a call on my Spider phone from a very, very serious Spider-Man supporter who gave me some detailed instructions, as follows:
-I was told that the call was in reference to Spider-Man.
-I was asked to verify my name, which was taken when I picked the package up.
-I was then asked to confirm that I got my phone in Seattle.
-I was then told that I will be needed sometime after 8PM tomorrow night, and asked if I could make it, which I can.
-He then told me that I will be called at a random time tomorrow to receive further instructions about the exact location.
-I was then told I would need to bring a friend and that we would need to wear the two hoodies given with the phone, and that we both need to be 18 years old. Also, that we’ll be outside a few hours and will need to dress warmly.
-I was then asked if I understood the instructions, I confirmed I did.
-I was then asked to repeat the instructions, I did.
-I was then told I would be called tomorrow and that I should be ready to accept the call at any time. He then closed the call with “For Spider-Man!” and I replied back with my own “For Spider-Man!” and we ended the call.

UPDATE 4: All packages have been claimed and the website has been updated to show that, along with the following message:

All operatives have been selected and are standing by for further communication.
Stay vigilant, we will be in touch over the next couple of days.
#markofthespiderman

UPDATE 3: User RealIrOnMaN over at the Superhero Hype! Boards has posted a photo showing what the packages contain

Looks like people will be getting calls or texts giving them instructions, and saying to keep the hoodie (which is sweet) and to give the other to someone they trust gets me thinking that it will be some type of meeting for the Spidey supporters.  Where else this goes is anyone’s guess right now.

UPDATE 2: New York has had all five found and nothing has happened on its static screen, so looks like we’ll have to wait and see if anything changes once everything is found.

UPDATE: The Twitter accounts for the cities are: New York: @nycwebslinger, Atlanta: @caughtinatlweb, Denver: @Webbedindenver, Phoenix: @phoenix4spiderm, Seattle: @Seattlewebheads and Los Angeles: @Spidermanmarkla

We’ve been updating you on the viral campaign for the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man and today those countdowns we showed you reach zero. The question is, once they reach zero, then what?

Well it looks like that once they reach zero, a scavenger hunt in the city begins, and you get the locations by following a Twitter account that’s associated with that city.

So far we have for New York @nycwebslinger and Atlanta @caughtinatlweb

At the time of writing this, New York and Atlanta have already reach zero and started the hunts, and over on MarkoftheSpider-Man.com they each show a status of “1 of 5” leading to the conclusion that each city will have 5 locations to go to. What are the prizes? It seems to be sweatshirts and cellphones from rumors online.

This whole thing is being played out as from the supporters of Spider-Man. The MarkoftheSpider-Man site now has the following below the 6 static screens:

So, you’ve found us.
If you support us, if you support Spider-Man, now is your time.
Follow the Twitter accounts of our operatives in each of these cities. They’ll tell you where to go to uncover the next step. For this pursuit we ask that you please be over the age of 18.
Be safe, and good luck. We’re counting on you.

What will happen to the static screens once all 5 locations/items have been found?  Its anyone’s guess.  Check back here for more updates as the scavenger hunts move forward.

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