And we’re back! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here, but it’s my blog and that’s life sometimes. Anyway, the new teaser trailer for Thor: Ragnorak hit the net today and I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting to be as bowled over as I was! Cate Blanchett as Hela makes all the sense in the world to me; there’s so much going on in the trailer that it’s hard to talk about all of it! You just have to watch it for yourself! I will say, seeing Thor getting his classic helmet back was one of the highlights for me!
I’m a little late to the party with this one, but I think everyone will live. I couldn’t not post this trailer. My thoughts for the trailer are the following: YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally! I, like many comic fans, have been waiting a while for the new Jessica Jones trailer. We’ve seen a few teasers here and there, but nothing really showcasing the show or what we can expect. That all changed today when Marvel released the trailer. While not my favorite superhero, if you can even call Jessica Jones a superhero, it’s hard not to be impressed by the footage. While it’s cool to finally see Luke Cage, David Tennant as the mind-controlling Purple Man stole the show! We get to see the scope of the villain’s power and his sinister nature; only popping out of the shadows briefly, Tennant’s voice is enough to make us fearful for anyone and everyone. Coming out on November 20th, prepare to lock yourself in that weekend for some serious binge watching. If Jessica Jones is anything like Daredevil in quality, then we’re all going to be very happy.
Marvel Comics decided to celebrate the highly anticipated Back the the Future Day, by featuring artist Reilly Brown’s Deadpool and Cable: Split Second #2 cover. Obviously paying tribute to the awe-inspiring film series, it makes sense, in a bizarre way, for these characters to be time traveling in a DeLorean. If you want to check out the book, the first issue is readable online here as a digital-first comic.
At least Black Bolt and the Human Torch do. With Uncanny Inhumans just over the horizon, as Marvel continues to try and push the motley team of heroes on its readers, the characters are getting some new duds. As you can see, Black Bolt looks like he got off the set of a Michael Bay movie, forced to glide down in one of those wing-suits against Transformers. And Johnny? I guess it works? I wish I had something to witty to say, but I’ll just shrug my shoulders with a resounding eh and be done with it.
The 90s were a grand ol’ time! Well, not always, but the decade did produce one of the most beloved superhero cartoons of all time: X-Men. Since then, people have been trying to recapture the nostalgia in an effort to re-live the magic. Fortunately, Marvel heard its fans. At first just a Secret Wars tie-in miniseries, X-Men ’92 will be continuing as an ongoing series in spring of 2016! Both Chad Bowers and Chris Sims will be returning to write the series and deliver all the 90s goodness, heroes and villains included, we could possibly hope for!
Or at the least the second teaser trailer. I’m not sure. No matter, what’s important is that we get some real time footage, as opposed to the psychedelic teaser from a couple weeks ago. Either way, there really isn’t much to see, with the highlight being the last couple seconds. To the average viewer, it might come across as a surprise, to a comics fan, not so much.
Or is it the New, New, New Avengers? I’ve lost count as to how many New Avengers teams there’s been in the last couple years. A good many, I’ll tell you that. Even so, Marvel shared their plans for their upcoming New Avengers title and it definitely is a “new” take on the team. Written by Al Ewing, a personal favorite comic book writer of mine, with artwork by Gerardo Sandoval, the New Avengers will feature the heroes Hawkeye, Sunspot, Songbird, Wiccan, Squirrel Girl, and Hulking (and probably a few others if I had to guess). While this cast of characters are folks one might not initially round up to compose an Avengers group, I’m curious and excited to see what Ewing will do with this motley crew.
Turns out, today was the day of the second trailer’s release. Regardless, I cannot fathom an appropriate response to the level of greatness that you and I have just witnessed. Unfortunately, some of the San Diego Comic Con footage is not in this particular trailer, but that’s okay, you get the general flavor of the movie. Besides, if you’re going to end up seeing the movie anyway, then don’t worry about it. Just know that more fantastical goodness lies in wait!
Officially released yesterday, I can now spread the joy that some people, myself included, got to see at San Diego Comic Con this year. Despite it only being a teaser trailer, with the real thing scheduled to come out some time this week, already people are in love with Deadpool. And for the record, as amazing as the teaser trailer is, wait until the full thing comes out! I think people are gonna have their brains melted in ecstatic joy!
