Who’s picking up Age of Ultron #10 this week?
If you aren’t maybe this teaser from Marvel will convince you, I mean LOOK at all those Wolverines.
Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: I’ve Always Loved Calling Spider-Man, “The Arach-Knight” Edition
While putting together yesterday’s ‘Man Of Steel’-inspired Retro Review, I found myself thinking about how many different nicknames Superman actually has: Big Blue, The Man of Steel, The Metropolis Marvel, The Man of Tomorrow, The Last Son of Krypton, The Dark Knight’s Much Much Cooler Friend. It seems that, as in wrestling, the more popular and long-lasting a character, the more forms of address he or she accumulates, and the acquisition of the “Hawkguy” moniker was one of the exciting signs that the latest edition of Clint Barton’s adventures would be sticking around, because, let’s be honest: “The Battlin’ Bowman” is pretty awful. Plus, in the new millennium, if you don’t have an alternate name, they won’t have anything to call your inevitable reboot movie after your first one tanks or the trilogy ends! (Standby for the next Jonah Hex movie, “Horribly Scarred Old Bastid” in 2017.)
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds you that you can call me Ray, you can call me Jay, you can call me Stacy, you can call me Mister Pig, so long as you don’t call me after midnight, asking: Who’s got the coolest nickname of all?
TOYS: Lost in Space gets Comic-Con exclusive
Oh Mr. Smith and Robot, what kind of world is that denies toy representations of yourselves to others? Fortunately, we won’t have to worry about never finding out as Diamond Select Toys has announced its San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Lost in Space two-pack.
SOLICITATIONS: What’s the status of Wonder Woman Earth One?
We’ve seen DC’s take on Superman and Batman in the Earth One universe, now DC is ready to take on Wonder Woman with Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette.
GAMING: You Make the Card 4 – Art Description
You Make the Card 4 is finally back under the public eye. This time around, while the development team works behind the scenes to figure out what the card can and/or can’t be, we get to start down the creative process. To find out what that means, take the jump.
TOYS: T-800 sculpture made of LEGO
I long for the days when I have all the time on my hands to do that wish list that grows longer each day. So hats off to Martin Latta from the Czech Republic who built a life-sized sculpture of the Terminator T-800 completely out of Lego bricks.
To the Bat-Phone
If you haven’t visited Shorpy, it’s a great repository for old photos that have been discovered. Tripping through the archives, and I found this pictures from the set of Batman.
VIDEO: Inside Jaws: A Filmumentary
In two weeks, Zach on Film will examine Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. As a lead up to the discussion, take a gander at Jamie Benning’s Inside Jaws, a documentary/commentary/filmumentary of the movie.
Benning takes commentary, interviews, and more, and weaves together a very comprehensive look at the film that you can’t get from a simple commentary track. It’s over two hours long, so make sure you have some time set aside to watch this project.
SOLICITATIONS: Archie Comics for September 2013
Archie Comics sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in September 2013.
Jason Watches Movies: Man of Steel
Jason, like many, went to see Man of Steel this past weekend, and shares his thoughts on the movie.
RETRO REVIEW: Action Comics #507 (May 1980)
Or – “The Father Who Makes Us All A Little Jealous…”
I haven’t seen this new ‘Man Of Steel’ movie, but from the advertising, I suspect that it might have something to do with Superman. Having read a few comics with Big Blue in them over the years, I had been thinking about one to cover this weekend when I was suddenly reminded that it was also Father’s Day. Given those two parameters, there was one clear winner, but I’ll warn you in advance: I had to bust out my handkerchief, and you might as well, when you hear about “The Secret World of Jonathan Kent.” Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!
COSPLAY: Toothless
Here is the best Cosplay we’ve seen all week!
Some will dress up as sexy Deadpool, and others will attempt to pull of a Blue Beetle, but no one, to my knowledge has ever done Toothless, the dragon from How to Train Your Dragon… until now.