#Comic Books
‘X-Men: First Class’ Clip Features Shapeshifting And Nuclear Tension.
One of the things I really haven’t contemplated but am now excited by is the fact that X-Men: First Class takes place during the Cold War. Fucking dope, yo! As somewhat of a Cold War obsessive, I love how everything in this clip is predicated around the concept of espionage and nuclear tension. Oh, and hot ass blue chicks transforming.
Win, win, win!
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Variant Covers: All That And A Bag Of Ennui!
And then there was ennui! Welcome to Variant Covers, the column that has me blathering about the comic books I’m picking up this week. There are occasions when the week is stacked to the brim with releases I’m sweating, and then there are weeks like this: a barren wasteland of interest.
Disagree with me? Hit the comments box with what you’re checking out. I’m curious, curious for you.
Monday Morning Commute: DESTROY APATHY!
Spark a cigarette and pour a drink – you’ve made it home after the first day of the workweek! Congratulations! You’ve only got to get through that 9-5 shitstorm four more times until the weekend! And from there it’s only a few more decades before you either retire into poverty or die! Ta-dah!
Fugg that, son. Life’s a glorious experiment, so let’s dance in the laboratory and smash some beakers! This here’s the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE, a weekly post dedicated to combating ennui. If you fear that you’re becoming one of the flesh-and-blood automatons that chokes Wonder to death, hop into this refugee-camp. I’m going to show you what I’m doing to destroy apathy.
If you’re daring, you’ll hit up the comments section and do the same.
Do These ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Set Photos Drop Enormous Spoiler?
…Oh boy. There’s some set pictures from the filming of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ in India that have some pretty sexy implications if they show what I think they show.
You’ve been fucking warned.
THOR REVIEW By Guest Blogger Chris Goodwin
Ladies and gentlemen and swine, I’m pleased to introduce Chris Goodwin. Chris and I first started writing criticism together when we spawned RobotBitesMan in early 1984. All self-loathing and cynicism aside, Chris is the reason movie reviews should still be read today.
Anyone with fingers and eyes can publish their movie reviews online, but finding someone with passion nowadays is seriously hard to find. Everyone is (or acts like they’re) so jaded and writes these miserable, pre-destined reviews. And believe me, Chris has every reason to be jaded. He’s seen every beloved horror franchise he grew up with “revamped” but despite the river of crap, he remains excited to see new flicks. That’s fucking rare nowadays.
So without further whatever, here’s Chris’ review of THOR. Oh crap. Did I forget to mention that Chris adorned himself in his personal Asgard armor for the film? Well I just did. Bow down, pussies.
Here’s a THOR review from the mouth of someone you should be reading a THOR review from: someone who loves movies and loves THOR.
I know what you’re thinking. “This guy has problems.” Well, if by problems you mean a strong desire to be awesome, then you’re correct. Not many people have the balls to fully embrace something they love to the extent that I do, and that’s a shame. Why wouldn’t you want to absorb might, strength, and power into your daily lives? The Norsemen had the right idea, so grow a pair and live life the Viking way! MARVEL studios has been doing just that, and THOR is all the proof you need.
Images & Words – Uncanny X-Force #9
[images & words is the comic book pick-of-the-week at OL. equal parts review and diatribe, the post highlights the most memorable/infuriating/entertaining book released that wednesday]
This post is specifically designed for jabronis and slutbags. Why is that? Why am I addressing such human wreckage? Well, simply put, Uncanny X-Force #9 is a comic that everyone should be able to enjoy.
Even the cretins of the multiverse.
Elder Brother Omega has been singing praises of this series for awhile now. Unfortunately, I’d mostly turned a deaf ear to these songs of jubilation, preferring instead to rely on pre-judgments and close-minded certitudes. “Oh, an X-title about a team designed specifically to murder the most dangerous threats on the planet – it must be fanboy manual-masturbation. What a setback to the art of sequential narrative.”
Yes, I’ve be known to play the role of the unpersuadable asshole.
Piece of Art From ‘Dark Knight Returns’ Sells For Over $400,000. Woah.
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A single piece of art from Frank Miller’s ‘The Dark Knight Returns’ just became the most expensive single piece of US comic art. Ever.
New ‘Green Lantern’ Trailer Has Reynolds Getting Punched In The Face. Win!
New trailer for Green Lantern up in here! It oscillates between gorgeous visuals, horrible exposition, epic action sequences, and Blake Lively’s black hole of non-acting prowess. Also, the Green Lantern’s oath is fucking awful in the comic books, and only sounds more hokey out loud.
Hit the jump for the trailer.
Variant Covers: Posthuman Coffin Orgies.
If it ain’t Wednesday, I ain’t happy. This is Variant Covers, the weekly comic books column where I unfurl my pull-list and let you see what I’m eager to check out. I can’t snag every comic book worthy of purchase, being a poor bastard with little time. So with that in mind, hit the comments section with your own favorites for the given week.
Today is seeing the accumulation of posthuman nano-madness, incensed heralds of the apocalypse, horny murdering school kids and more. I’m ready to fucking rock.
‘The Avengers’ Begins Shooting Tomorrow!, Plus Shane Black Is Co-Writing ‘Iron Man 3’?
There’s a potpourri of Marvel movie news today, jettisoning out of various gulches and gorges and uh, maybe gulches don’t jettison anything. But still.
