April 27, 2014

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection #28: Mr. Fantastic

The Fantastic Four are Marvel's first ever superhero team, which paved the way for the comics publisher to be what it is today. Although they are the first ever team to debut, it is unfortunate that the family are surpassed by Marvel's other teams like the Avengers and the X-Men in terms of popularity.

In the Marvel universe, Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fantastic, is considered be one of the most intelligent humans along with Tony Stark and Hank Pym. Click more for the on-hand photos of Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fantastic.

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection #7: Silver Surfer



The Silver Surfer is the most famous herald of Galactus. He is not outright a supervillain even though he is a herald of the world devourer, and actually has helped out a lot of Marvel characters in the past. Over the years he has gained quite a following among comic book readers, and became one of Marvel's most popular characters.

Hit the jump for the on-hand pictures of the figurine.

April 10, 2014

Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles First Trailer Features Creepy Turtle Lips; Plus New Posters

Paramount Pictures and Nickeledeon have released the first trailer for upcoming Michael Bay-produced reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Plus take a look at four new simplistic posters showcasing each of the turtles signature colors and weapons.

April 2, 2014

McDonald's Philippines Brings Super Mario Happy Meals for the Nintendo Fan in You


Super Mario fans, McDonald's Philippines and Nintendo have teamed up to take your money. On March 29, McDonald's started including Super Mario-themed toys in every Happy Meal. There are a total of eight Super Mario toys to choose from, and some of them are even interactive.

April 1, 2014

Movie Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America is seemingly the least liked among the Avengers. His first Marvel Studios's film, Captain America: The First Avenger, while a solid World War II superhero action flick, only had a mediocre reaction from the general audience. In his appearance in 2012's The Avengers, he wore a "bright spangly outfit" as Tony Stark said, mocking him. Certainly Captain America is a bit lacking in the "cool" department. The only things he have going for him are his morals and principles and his shield.

All that will change as Captain America: The Winter Soldier is more than just a superhero film. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo take the star-spangled superhero into a more serious direction and dive him into a world full of deceit and espionage.

March 25, 2014

Marvel Unveils Spider-Verse, Featuring "Every Spider-Man Ever"

Marvel recently teased an image of Spider-Man in his traditional red and blue costume with several webbed silhouttes beside him. In a live press call on Monday, Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and senior editor of the Spider-Man title Nick Lowe announced a new Spider-Man event called Spider-Verse that will feature "every Spider-Man ever." Yes, including Spider-Ham!

March 16, 2014

Grant Gustin in Full Flash Costume, Actually Looks Like Flash



Following the head shot of Grant Gustin in a Flash mask, Warner Bros. Television finally released an official photo giving us a full view of the costume, albeit a little obstructed.

Nevertheless, the costume is more faithful to the one we see in the comics as opposed to the hoodie version that appeared in Smallville. It looks pretty good actually. Hit the jump for the full photo.

March 5, 2014

Batman: Arkham Knight Announce Trailer, Kevin Conroy Returns as Batman [Video]



If you've been wondering why the most recent release in the Batman: Arkham franchise, Batman: Arkham Origins, isn't developed by Rocksteady, this will answer it for you. And that's because Rocksteady Studios returns to the Arkham with Batman: Arkham Knight, the final game in the video game series.

March 2, 2014

First Look At Grant Gustin As The Flash


It's always been a touchy issue among comic book fans when it comes to superhero costumes in live action adaptations. Usually the costumes are altered radically that it looks totally different than comics version and upsets the fans most of the time. But with the revealed costume for the upcoming The Flash pilot it's looking so far so good.

February 26, 2014

New Godzilla Trailer Still Has No Godzilla; Still Great Nonetheless [VIDEO]


A new Godzilla trailer debuted today offering more glimpses of its titular character. But we still don't get to see a full view of it. On the bright side, we get a tease of the origin of Godzilla, in this version of it at least.

Check the panic-filled trailer below as we get to see Bryan Cranston and a whole lot more lose their minds.

February 25, 2014

Recommended Reading: Captain America: Winter Soldier


Before the movie opens in Philippine theaters on March 26, I recommend reading the comics that the film is based on. Written by Ed Brubaker with art by Steve Epting, this story introduces the Winter Soldier and also started what eventually became a historical run for the creative team on Captain America comics.

February 22, 2014

Twitch Plays Pokemon Is Slowly Taking Over the Internet


For a game that is almost 20 years old, Pokemon Red still remains close and popular to the hearts of many Pokemon fans and also gamers in general. Recently, a channel opened up on the video game streaming website Twitch where the game is being played by thousands of members inputting commands in real time.

Sounds chaotic to you? Because it is. If you go ahead and watch the stream, most of the time it would just be Red going around in circles for hours. They make significant progress however, albeit slow.

February 19, 2014

The Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Is Totally Awesome


As promised, the full trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The clip shows Rhomann Dey (John C. Reilly) introducing each member of the group - Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax the Destroyer (Batista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), and Groot (Vin Diesel) - as they are being held captive by the Nova Corps.

February 18, 2014

New Photos of Guardians of the Galaxy Feature More Chris Pratt


In anticipation of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer that is set to drop on February 18, USA Today talked with director James Gunn and actor Chris Pratt about the overall look and feel of the film. They also posted three new images from the movie, giving us a peek on the Guardians team - Star Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. Plus, we get a new look at the Milano, the team's spacecraft, and a close-up of Pratt as Peter Quill and his blue eyes.

February 16, 2014

The LEGO Movie Blooper Reel Is... Cute


Yes, cute is the right word. If you haven't seen The LEGO Movie yet, too bad. But at least you'll get to see the blooper reel.

Warner Bros. follows the footsteps of Toy Story and other animated blockbusters with a blooper reel. Most of the outtakes show Batman missing his lines and set backdrops falling on the actors. Watch this blooper reel if you want to brighten up your day.

Spider-Man Gets the Year One Treatment with Learning to Crawl


With the impending return of Peter Parker in the relaunch of his flagship comic book The Amazing Spider-Man in April, Marvel plans on expounding more on Peter's early days as the wall-crawler. In May, the publisher will release 5-issue a limited series called Year One: Learning to Crawl by Dan Slott and Ramon Perez.

February 15, 2014

Movie Review: The LEGO Movie


Originally being just children's toys to having limited edition exclusive releases, and even to having their own amusement park, LEGO sure has come a long way.

If you have played some of the LEGO video games that have come out, the CG cutscenes are very well-made, accompanied with tongue-in-cheek humor. The LEGO Movie takes all of that and adds something more that makes its debut theatrical film a hit with the audience.

February 12, 2014

Watch This 15-Minute Behind the Scenes Look at Game of Thrones Season 4


If you're looking to satisfy your Game of Thrones fix, the YouTube page has uploaded a 15-minute video of "a foreshadowing" to the upcoming fourth season.

The video features interviews with the cast (also introducing the new cast members), clips from upcoming episodes, a lot of behind-the-scenes footage, and Jaime Lannister's new haircut. Also, the cast answers questions from fans.

Watch the video below.

February 9, 2014

Comic Review: The Punisher #1 (All New Marvel Now!)

Writer: Nathan Edmondson
Art: Mitch Gerads

Our favorite one-man crime killing machine starts anew as Marvel relaunches an all-new Punisher ongoing series. Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads breathes new life into Frank Castle by moving him west to Los Angeles, and also a new drug cartel as a target.

Edmondson does not waste time setting up the status quo in this debut issue. He makes Frank more sociable, giving him a full supporting cast that he seems to be interacting with for some time making this a total opposite of the Frank we knew from Greg Rucka's run in the previous volume.

February 8, 2014

Paul Bettany Cast As The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron's cast is slowly building up, as Paul Bettany has been cast to portray the group's android member, The Vision.

In case you are not the type who pays attention to movie credits, Bettany is voice of J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark's personal computer system, in all three Iron Man films and 2012's The Avengers.

The fact that Bettany will play The Vision is most likely a hint of a connection between J.A.R.V.I.S. and the android. It seems likely that Tony Stark builds The Vision and transplants J.A.R.V.I.S. into it giving him a fully body, instead of going for the comic book origin where Ultron himself built The Vision as a "synthezoid."

Also in the comics version, Vision had a romance with Scarlet Witch, who is also appearing in the sequel, played by Elisabeth Olsen.

Written and directed by Joss Whedon, Avengers: Age of Ultron is scheduled to open in May 2015.

[via Deadline]

February 4, 2014

See the Trailer for the Next Transformers Film That Will Suck















If you like lots of explosions, buildings getting destroyed, running around, shouting, and robots, you're in for a treat. A teaser trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction has just been released during the Super Bowl, and it doesn't look like director Michael Bay is slowing down any time soon.

This trailer shows us more explosions, the Dinobots, Mark Wahlberg yelling, and... robots in parachutes!

February 3, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Super Bowl Extended Trailer Actually Feels Like Spider-Man


Some say 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man didn't feel very Spider-Man-y at all. Most comments say it's too dark and gritty for a Spider-Man film, and most importantly it doesn't have soul. Or maybe the general audience is just comparing it to Sam Raimi's trilogy too much.

In any case, the sequel's extended trailer released during the Super Bowl by Sony Pictures features a more light-hearted, banter-rific Spidey, just the way we love him.

Lots of Conspiracy and Glass Shattering in This Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer


It's Super Bowl time in the US again, and for movie buffs that means lots and lots of new trailers. This time Marvel has debuted a new trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier featuring lots of new footage, specifically a lot more Winter Soldier.

Watch the trailer after the jump.

February 1, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor; Jeremy Irons As Alfred in Superman/Batman Film

Warner Bros. has officially announced Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor, and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth in the as of yet untitled Superman/Batman film, the sequel to 2013's Man of Steel.

It has been rumored that Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston would play Luthor, who looks great for the part by the way. But with Eisenberg's casting, it's pretty obvious that director Zack Snyder is going for a younger, fresh-looking, and less-menacing Lex Luthor.

January 13, 2014

Kotobukiya Superman ARTFX 1/6 Statue

Kotobukiya finally released an ARTFX statue for Superman after success with Batman and The Joker. And it does not disappoint! This is the best Superman statue on the market, and it goes great with Batman.

The statue is based on the art of Jim Lee, specifically the story arc For Tomorrow written by Brian Azarello.

Note: I already took out Superman out of the box in the picture on the right. And I was too lazy to put him back. Hit the jump for the rest of the pictures.

January 5, 2014

Kotobukiya Batman ARTFX 1/6 Statue (Black Costume Re-release)

Back in 2005, Kotobukiya released a PVC statue of Batman (blue costume) inspired by the art of Jim Lee. It immediately became a hit among collectors. Years later, Kotobukiya released a black costume version of the same statue. And now they re-released the same statue as a companion piece to the recently released Superman ARTFX statue.

Needless to say, it is certainly one of the best Batman statues out there. I think only the Sideshow Batman Premium Format statue comes close.

After the jump comes more pictures.