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Taken from this article about the Avengers + behind the scenes pics. Featuring the best picture ever.

Thor, looking pensive while Joss explains the existentialism of "Objects in Space."

Guess who's going to dissolve into gross sobbing whenever Steve and Tony are sharing screentime? Yup.

I'm catching up on their podcasts, and they have an amazing amazing comic book episode. They name a LOT of the comics that I absolutely love. I can listen to these guys geek out FOREVARR.

Okay, so it's been said that this is the end of the Batman movies, and since Bane is in it, a lot of people are speculating that they will go with the whole "The Man Who Broke the Bat" storyline, and Bane will break Batman's spine and leave him a paraplegic. How much would I pay to see Tom Hardy beat up Christian Bale? Fucking millions.

In the story, Batman then passes on the mantle to Azrael, who is a ruthless sonovabitch (and a computer science grad student by day. Coincidence?) that disconnects Bane from the Venom and lets him go into severe withdrawal and then viciously injures him. Who else do I want to play Azrael but Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Because I think I waited through the entirety of Inception for Eames and Arthur to bare-knuckles brawl, and this is my only chance to get my fix.

( Either this is happening or I am writing the fanfiction... )

Angstbunny and I have been squeeing back and forth about X-Men First Class, which I finally went out and watched. She voiced everything I ever want to say about this movie ever in this post.

CONCLUSION

Best scene ever: Deadpool Shoryukens Kitty Pryde in order to provoke a fight with Wolverine.

Why yes, that did just happen.

You guys remember this from the 90s? It's not the movie I'm thinking of, but I enjoyed it anyway. I'm watching Demon Reborn right now and Batman/Superman: Public Enemies next.
I did NOT know there was a The New Batman/Superman Adventures. Will have to watch!

The Best Parts of The Batman/Superman Animated Movie:

-Animated Spanish Galleon, with the cages and music and EVERYTHING.

-Lois Lane to Bruce Wayne: “You seem awfully interested in Superman. You want me to fix you two up?”

-Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor as business partners working on giant ROBOT SPIDERS

-Bruce Wayne hitting on Lois Lane in front of Clark Kent

-Bruce Wayne to Kent: “Catch you later,” *wink* = CREEPER

-Batman using a tracker on Superman’s cape to spy into his apartment with binoculars and then waving when Kent glares out the window= FRIKKIN CREEPER. I really hope Batman didn't get there till AFTER Superman changed out of his super suit ("Honey, where's my super suit?") and into his pyjamas. Otherwise, shit is just weird.

( more overgeekery )

THIS WOULD BE THE MOST EPIC THING EVER!!

Batman V Iron Man

I had always wondered about Iron Man and Batman

Rorschach V Wolverine

Because inner monologues make everything better

Hellboy V Everybody

"I am the night." YES.

Current Mood: distressed

There has been a recent flux of comic book/general geekery movies coming out lately. I'm not sure whether the industry is doing this because they recognise we are an untapped demographic and find our culture interesting (optimistic) or because they are completely out of ideas and are now bastardising our stuff (probably) because they're lazy and have all their shotboarding already done for them. And really, who in the mainstream is going to complain about integrity of the work? Not many mainstreamers are geeky enough to hold the industry to exacting standards. Thank gods the people that have directed most of the comic book films are in love with them.

So there's been the common Spiderman, Batman, Superman. There's going to be a Green Lantern (I want John Stewart instead of Hal Jordan. I think the screen needs more diversity) and there's a Wonder Woman in development. (Why don't they just do the justice league?)

So maybe because there's a war going on, but there have been a LOT of hero movies. With the production of Watchmen earlier this year, maybe this will be the impetus for more daring unique comics to step forward. I've personally been looking forward to Doom Patrol or Batgirl (not the 2-D "Batman and Robin" garnish, ptth) making it to the movies.

But one comic I think would be completely awesome as a movie is The Authority. What sets the Authority apart from other superheroes is the lack of candy-coating. A lot of the superheroes prevailent in comics find that with their power also comes a respect or union with authority, be it the police or the government. Even the X-men take up a more defensive approach to crime-fighting. Even Batman lets Gotham's finest do their thing.
No, the Authority says we can do it better and stay the hell out of our way. It asks the question if you had superpowers, would you put yourself under another authority or go out and be your own? Would you look to someone else for command or go to fix the worlds wrongs yourself? With the Authority, it's always the second. Sure, they make good decisions and bad decisions, but they are uncompromising and believe in what they do.

Here's a rundown of many of the early characters in the Authority and who I'd like to play them.

( the actors )

Current Mood: peaceful
Current Music: the belltower in my college

So I just finished Astonishing X-Men vol. 4 by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. I completely recommend it. The action scenes are awesome, the dialogue is great (and hilarious, courtesy of Whedon), and the plot is complicated and engaging. (Okay, so I'm still not completely sure what just happened. I have to go back and read the last book again)

I'm not going to go into characters and give away spoilers, but coolest newbie award goes to Hisako Ichiki (Armor), a student at the school who dreams of being an X-Man and ends up tagging along with Wolverine, who becomes something of a gruff pain-inducing mentor.
Emma Frost is still a dodgy bitch, and I'm still not completely solid on her, what with her being a former supervillain and everything. But she has a cool role in the series. (Still, when she and Scott kept getting all mushy, I kept wondering: "Is this for real, or are you just using your feminine wiles, wench?")

Best quotes from Astonishing X-Men:

Emma Frost: "Superpowers, a scintillating wit, and the best body money can buy...and I still rate below a corpse."

Kitty Pryde: "Okay, I officially really really don't know why I'm here. I'm not a fighter, not like you guys."
Logan: "You've been in it plenty, kid. I'd take you at my back any day."

Beast: "Maybe Scott and Logan should fight on the lawn again. The kids love that."
Logan: "I ain't up to anything don't have the word 'beer' in it."
Beast: "You could fight for beers..."
Logan: "Well, now, that doesn't sound too bad."

( More quotes )

Current Mood: discontent
Current Music: She Doesn't Get It by The Format

Taken from my friend's gaming website during Computer Science class: Proof that Aquaman is the Most Powerful of superheroes:

The cthulhu lies in wait. And broods...

Current Mood: exhausted

View the high quality version here at the original site

Current Mood: sad

"Illustrator Robert Ulman of Atom Bomb Bikini has a nice idea :
recreate your favorite imaginary comic book covers. His take :
Watchmen’s Silk Spectre, with Nite-Owl, Captain Metropolis and
Hooded Justice on a Flash Comics parody."

Unfortunately, I've seen some of his stuff, and don't bother with the rest of it. It's really...awkward. ('Awkward' being the only word I can probably say without dying in embarrassment). Ergo, why I removed the link to his site. I KNOW you can still Google it. Don't.

From the original comic: