X-Men
Geek Thought of the Week: Arcade Hard
In which we discuss the arcade games of yesterday, how we play them today and whether they have any future tomorrow.
Trailer: X-Men: First Class
The trailer for the highly anticipated upcoming superhero movie X-Men: First Class was released today. I’ve been seeing a lot of positive comments on the Internets about the trailer. I’ve got some comments of my own, of course.
Geek Thought of the Week: Why Should We Trust Nolan With Batman 3?
In which we discuss trilogies, why they usually suck, and why Christopher Nolan might be the man to prove that second point wrong.
Hells To The Yes! Phoenix Will Be In Marvel vs. Capcom 3!
Oh, today is a day I thought would never come! Capcom has revealed two new characters for their upcoming game (that will be a huge hit, mark my words), Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The first is Mike Haggar from Final Fight, but the other is Phoenix from X-Men! That’s right! Good ol’ Jean Grey in all her awesome glory!
Axel Alonso Is Marvel Comics’ New Editor-In-Chief
In a surprise move, the longtime editor of such classic titles as Hellblazer, The Punisher, Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men has been promoted to the job currently held by Joe Quesada, who will be focusing on his position as Chief Creative Officer.
Marvel – Fear Itself
Moments ago, Marvel did a live-streamed press conference announcing a new seven issue series, Fear Itself, starting in April of 2011 with a preview in March 2011, starring Captain America and a few others back in World War II. Brought to life by Matt Fraction, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, this seven-issue series will run $3.99 per issue, except for the larger-than-normal ...[Read More]
Geek Thought of the Week: Rudolph and The Marvel Universe
In which we ponder how the world that fears those that are different would react to a red nosed reindeer.
Review: X-Men Arcade (XBLA)
I am an experienced time traveler. Unfortunately, triggering my travels through time is beyond my conscious control. I must rely on external factors to throw me into the past. Yesterday, one such external factor threw me back to an arcade in Oklahoma City in the early 1990s. Yesterday, I picked up my Xbox 360 controller and played the Backbone Entertainment’s XBLA release of Konami’s ...[Read More]
X-Men Arcade Coming To XBLA First, PSN Second
Update: Shortly after this release schedule was announced, a Konami representative spoke out confirming an alternate schedule. The game will be released on PSN December 14th, and on XBLA December 15th. A few months ago I discussed the announcement of the classic X-Men arcade game coming to XBLA and PSN with considerable excitement and glee. I am afraid that, in that discussion, I did not make it v...[Read More]
Comic Book Deaths And The Stupidity That Is Killing Super Hero Comics
You may have heard that Marvel is going to kill Spider-Man. Except that they aren’t. We know that by now, right? Its all a sham, a way to boost sales. Things will return to the status quo eventually, everybody will have a good laugh and they’ll forget all about it. So why do they keep doing things like this? And why do we keep buying them?
Arcade X-Men Coming to XBLA and PSN
I have some great memories of arcades. I remember this great arcade back at Crossroads or Quail Springs mall (I can’t remember which one now, this was over 15 years ago) in Oklahoma CityI remember when Luxor hotel and casino was first built out in Las Vegas, they opened up a fantastic two-level (or three-level, it’s been close to 15 years since this particular memory) arcade on the lob...[Read More]
Cry for the Moon with Japanese X-Men
About an hour ago I tweeted about a video so hilarious, it made me cry. Because I love you all so much, I feel that I should share this video.