Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/25/2010 10:35 pm by fanboi
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson together again as the figure out their place in the heroic age in this special post Dark Reign One Shot.
Spinning out of X-MEN: NATION X! Cloak — dark, brooding teleporter. Dagger — deadly, shining mistress of light. Having quit the Dark X-Men, Cloak and Dagger find their partnership strained as they struggle to fit in among the mutants of Utopia. But when a new menace targets Cloak, Dagger must make a fateful choice for both of them.
Guest-starring the X-Men, and written by Stuart Moore (WOLVERINE NOIR) with stunning art by Mark Brooks (YOUNG AVENGERS).
I’ve loved these two since I read the original Rick Leonardi drawn miniseries in 1983.
via CBR
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Posted in Comics, LGBT in Comics, SFW on 03/25/2010 09:14 pm by fanboi
Of course he does. We knew they’d taken token gay JSA member Obsidian away for a reason, but that still doesn’t make it OK. When Todd was taken away after being turned into a black egg by Kid Karnevil did ANYONE call his long term super-boyfriend Damon Matthews? First introduced in the pages of Manhunter, Damon Matthews is Kate Spencer’s law partner and the loving life partner of Todd Rice. The two were seen to have adopted a daughter in the future. Is poor Damon sitting at home wondering what happened to his man? I think if a straight character with a longstanding relationship went missing for a prolonged period, SOMEONE would tell them, right?
The war takes a turn for the worse for the JSA as the enemy fires up their super power-negating “Darkness Engine.” But the terror rises when the team learns that the machine is powered by the black egg that used to be their colleague Obsidian!
Well whether anyone informed Damon or not, Obsidian will hopefully be returned to active duty after the JSA routs the latest band of evil supernazis to attempt a fourth reich. The whole JSA vs supernazi’s has been done to death. I just want to get past this arc and get Todd back to his worried boyfriend.
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Posted in Beefcake, Comics on 03/25/2010 01:34 pm by fanboi
Secret Warriors #14 provides a few more clues to the puzzle that is slowly unraveling in this intrigue-laden series. We already found out that longtime Nick Fury love Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is one of the heads of HYDRA. Now we see that even before she became S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA, she (and her COMMUNIST family) was part of the recently awakened Leviathan. Why have the mysterious Leviathan and its hunky ginger leader Orion been slumbering since the cold war?
I think Orion should stick with the naked look, but the armor is fairly badass. And yes that IS Viper’s dead body on the cover of Secret Warriors #16!
The secret history of Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine: How did Nick Fury’s significant other end up working for the hated HYDRA and what’s the even more sinister dark secret buried deep in her past? It’s part four of WAKE THE BEAST and a major turning point for several of our most loved, and hated, characters. Don’t miss it!
Secret Warriors has consistently been one of my top books since its first issue. Which is no mean feat in this day of epic mega crossovers. If you haven’t been reading it, pick up the trade paperbacks to catch up on Nick Fury’s new relevance as the dust settles around recent revelations about the history of espionage in the Marvel U.
via CBR
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Posted in Beefcake, Comics, Feature Film on 03/25/2010 10:59 am by fanboi
The speculation over who is worthy to wear the star-spangled pajamas is APPARENTLY over. After much deliberation and alleged consideration of actors ranging from Brad Pitt to John Krasinski, the shield of Captain America will be held high by Chris Evans.
If Chris Evans is fighting a battle against super typecasting, he is losing. Not that I mind! There was much talk this weekend after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Evans would be the new Captain America in both the First Avenger and Avengers movies. There still hasn’t been an official announcement from Evans or Marvel, but according to Newsarama, Iron Man director/Avengers producer Jon Favreau tweeted “Welcome to the new Captain. He continues the fine tradition of playing two Marvel characters!” It is a tradition he himself furthered by playing Foggy Nelson in Daredevil and Happy Hogan in Iron Man.
I’ll not be alone in my happiness at seeing him buffed up the physical perfection as the star spangled Avenger and although the life of WWII era Steve Rogers will require some acting chops, I think Chris Evans can step up to the task. He kind of played Johnny Storm for laughs, but Captain America is a grim-faced boy scout and the biggest ass-kicker alive and will require a MUCH different approach.
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Besides donning spandex for Marvel previously as Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch in Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Sequel, Chris Evans also played powered in Push. In Push, Evans’ character Nick Grant is a “mover” who can move things with his mind and fights against corporate abuse of superhumans like himself. Although Push didn’t start out as a comic, it DID inspire one. In 2010 Chris Evans will portray spikey haired hacker Cpl. Jake Jensen in The Losers which is adapted from the Vertigo comic. The Losers is an explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge centering around the members of an elite Special Forces unit sent on a search and destroy mission in the Bolivian jungle. Also ripped from the 4-color pages and due in 2010 is Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Evans will play Lucas Lee, one of the evil ex boyfriends that title character Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) must defeat in order to date Ramona V. Flowers.
via THR
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