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Master the Marvel Universe with Eaglemoss Collections’ Marvel Fact Files
May 15th
Eaglemoss Collections has long been known for their awesome subscription based comic paraphernalia. Whether it is chess pieces or model cars, the company puts out some high quality and awesome comic products at very reasonable prices. But now the company seems to be dealing in facts and secrets as if they were a real life S.H.I.E.L.D. agency. What do I mean? Well, you just have to check out their newest line: Marvel Fact Files!
Marvel Fact Files is Eaglemoss’ new weekly subscription based magazine of sorts, offering fans highly detailed reference material on all the awesome characters, items, and locations found in the More >
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gets A Full Trailer
May 14th
ABC and Marvel are just pushing out the incredible new content to promote their upcoming TV series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Today they updated their brand new youtube account with 2 videos. One is a 7 second clip that performed as a small teaser 2 hours before this full trailer giving us a proper look at the pilot and concept. This is much more than the teaser trailer provided on Sunday, so make sure you watch both. Now, find out what it is like to be a Level 7 clearance agent of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division in the incredible trailer More >
August 2013 Solicits For DC Comics
May 14th
DC has some final issues set to come out this August along with some special one-shots. Continuing DC’s big summer event of the Trinity War, there is a Trinity War Directors Cut special which features Geoff John’s script and Ivan Reis’ penciles. You can also look forward to the huge Batman Inc Special with its solicit directly below. Sadly a few titles are on their final issue, so fans will have to say goodbye to great series like Legion of Super-heroes, Demon Knights, Dial H, and Threshold. Hopefully this means there will be some awesome new titles in September, but More >
Conan and the People of the Black Circle
May 13th
Conan the barbarian is one of those legendary characters who rises and falls in popularity over and over again throughout his existence, but always returns. In the 80+ years he’s been around he’s seen popularity in prose, video games, movies, and comics. His last movie appearance in 2011, with actor Jason Momoa portraying him, was sadly a bust. But now word exists of Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the live action role of portraying Conan on the big screen, with last year’s announcement of The Legend of Conan, a direct sequel to Schwarzenegger’s 1982 Conan the Barbarian, which skips its Conan More >
Marvel’s New TV Series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Trailer
May 12th
If you were watching Once Upon A Time on ABC tonight, you probably saw this trailer first. But now, thanks to Marvel, the trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is online! Yes, the new TV series set in the Marvel Movie-verse has a full teaser trailer now, even though we are still awaiting the show’s premiere date. But thanks to ABC green lighting the series for a full season on Friday, fans are already dying just for a glimpse at anything from the pilot. So without further adieu, here is the full teaser trailer for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Soulfire v.4 #5 Preview
May 11th
After an intense fourth issue, Soulfire volume 4 continues to roll out with an amazing story. Malikai and his friends are continuing to attempt to survive and defeat the onslaught of a deadly horde of destructive dragons. Meanwhile, the magical races of the Everlands might have to resort to the unthinkable in order to defeat these beasts: the fusing of magic with technology! As you can see in the 4-page preview down below, our cast gets some rather sweet upgrades this issue.
From veteran Soulfire scribe J.T. Krul, and featuring the amazing art of Michael DeBalfo (Grimm Fairy Tales, Tales from Wonderland: More >
ABC Green Lights Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
May 10th
It was announced almost a year ago that Joss Whedon was working on a SHIELD TV series for ABC that would be part of Marvel’s movie-verse that included Avengers, Iron Man, etc. At the time we knew Joss Whedon would co-write the pilot with his brother, Jed Whedon, and sister-in-law, Maurissa Tancharoen. We also knew these three would be on as the executive producers, with famed comic writer, Jeph Loeb of Marvel TV and Jeffery Bell of Angel and X-files. Soon more details came in about the cast including iconic Marvel movie SHIELD agent Phil Coulson, portrayed by Clark Gregg. We began More >
SG2M Travels: Long Beach Comic Expo ’13
May 10th
There’s very little like a one day comic convention, where you can just escape away into the comic world without the high cost or commitment of a full weekend con. But most 1-day comic cons tend to be really tiny events, with a handful of guests at best. Long Beach Comic Expo is different. While LBCX is not on the same level of its fall convention, Expo has a rather large number of guests and exhibitors, including a few major comic companies on hand to sell their wares, sign your books, and keep you entertained. At just $15 a ticket, More >
Black Sails Gets Key Art & A Premiere Date From Starz
May 8th
News on Starz’s upcoming pirate-themed TV series is coming to shore quicker than expected, as the company not only announces a premiere date, but gives us some stunning key art for the series. Black Sails is now set to premiere on Starz in January of 2014. The initial season will be just 8 episodes, but they certainly look like they’ll make for an amazing 8 hours.
The pirate adventure centers on the tales of Captain Flint (played by actor Toby Stephens) and his men, taking place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island. Flint, the most brilliant More >
Ender’s Game Trailer
May 7th
Orson Scott Card’s most popular novel is being made into a movie, if you didn’t know. That news may be rather dated however, but this trailer is as fresh as you can get. The new film, based off Card’s 1985 Sci-Fi novel, will star The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‘ Asa Butterfield as protagonist, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin. Accompanying Butterfield is an all star cast that includes Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, and more. Even writer Orson Scott Card is set to make a voice over cameo in the film. The movie hits theaters on November 1st of More >
