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Marvel’s Secret Wars Press Conference - The End of the Marvel Universe As We Know It?
Jan 20th
“There is nothing wrong with typical Stan Lee hyperbole“. That was the line I’ll remember most from Executive Editor Tom Brevoort as far as today’s press conference goes. Why? Because today they officially announced and detailed the upcoming Marvel mega event, Secret Wars. In a press conference that took place at New York City’s infamous Midtown Comics, Brevoort and Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso attempted to break the internet with plans for the upcoming event and the future of the Marvel Universe. Immediately afterwards I spoke to several other journalists, retailers, and fans. Immediately after the video below, showing the entirety More >
The Best Potted Groot Yet! — A New Guardians of the Galaxy Toy Worth Buying
Dec 17th
Ever since that amazing credits scene from this year’s highly popular Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, fans have been clamoring for a dancing potted Groot toy. Everyone from Funk Pop to KIDdesigns has made a version of the beloved sapling Groot in a pot, though the custom figures by fans have often come out the best. However, a new contender enters the arena this week with an absolutely stunning toy. Hong Kong’s Hot Toys has recently shown off their bendable, interchangeable face, potted Groot figure that will go on sale this weekend at Hong Kong’s major toy expo, Toy Soul More >
Marvel’s Welcome Home Variants
Dec 5th
This January some of Marvel’s top heroes will line up to welcome home someone or something. What it is that they’re in line for we’re unsure of, but we do know what it looks like and how you can find out. Throughout January, twenty Marvel comics will feature variants, generally at a 1:20 ratio, titled Welcome Home variants. The variants all show various Marvel heroes, related to the comics the variants are featured on, standing in line for something. Some of these heroes look excited, others seem like they could care less, but they’re all in it for the long More >
A Look At Free Comic Book Day 2015
Dec 4th
Free Comic Book Day for 2015 is only half a year away! To most of you the dates being released this week should be no surprise, as Free Comic Book Day (or FCBD) has been the first Saturday of May since its creation in 2002. Never the less, it is always exciting to get the official date on the website along with hints of what goodies will come. So without further adieu, the date for 2015′s Free Comic Book Day is:
Saturday, May 2nd 2015This will be the 14th annual Free Comic Book Day, with its origins going back to 2002. More >
Marvel Announces Phase 3 Of Their Cinematic Universe
Oct 28th
Today, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Marvel made their biggest announcement in sometime: the entire line up of their Phase 3 movies! This comes hot off the heels of Marvel’s trailer release for the final film in Phase 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Some of these movies announced for phase 3 were titles we were already familiar with and sequels we expected. There was also a character we were disappointed to find did not get a sequel in phase 3. But to make up for the loss of a new Iron Man film there were plenty of great More >
Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron Trailer Leaks Online
Oct 22nd
While it was originally scheduled to premiere next week, during Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD television show on ABC, it seems Hydra has beat the heroes of Marvel yet again as the trailer has leaked early. Many sites are continuing to take down the leaked video per Marvel’s request, yet we know a site you can watch it on! The infamous Hollywood gossip blogger, Perez Hilton, is currently hosting the trailer on his website. It seems to be a shorter form of what fans in Hall H saw at the Marvel Cinematic Universe panel during San Diego Comic Con, yet it is More >
Marvel Is Throwing An Avengers & X-Men: Axis Party In Your Store
Aug 14th
Continuing the chain of awesome Marvel parties held by various participating comic shops around the world, Marvel is providing supplies for yet another this October to celebrate the launch of Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1! While we still have the Death of Wolverine parties to look forward to on September 3rd, select comic shops will be throwing Axis parties on October 8th and we now know what the shops will have to give away! The traditional fare for Marvel parties at local comic shops are a few party exclusive variants, a sketch version of said variant that is limited to More >
Marvel Checklists For Axis & Spider-Verse
Jul 23rd
Marvel has given us our first look at some of the tie-in books to their upcoming events, Axis and Spider-Verse by sharing with us the upcoming checklists that will be available for free at your local comic shop! Set to arrive in stores August 6th, these 2 new double-sided postcards and posters will help alert customers to the big events and what comics they’ll want to grab alongside the main story to get all the fun details.
For Axis, the big new event by Rick Remender we’re sure to have more info on after Comic Con, it looks like we’ll get More >
Dead Body On Avengers 2 Set
Mar 31st
In many modern action and adventure films it is not uncommon to find a few dead bodies on set, covered in make up to add to the gravity of a scene. But it is rather uncommon to come across a real corpse on your set while preparing to shoot a scene. Unfortunately for all parties that happened today on the set of Avengers 2, currently filming in Seoul, Korea. Joss Whedon was preparing to film on Mapo Bridge, a major bridge with high traffic that crosses over the Han River in Seoul. This bridge also has a sad reputation for More >
