If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! A trailer for the movie, Thor, has been released and is spreading across the net. The film of Thor is based on the Marvel comic of the same name, and the Paramount feature will be out in May of [...]
At the Comic-Con in New York last weekend, Marvel revealed that Konami is to bring the retro classic coin-op X-Men, the side-scrolling beat-’em-up, to the Xbox and PS3. It will be available to download on Xbox Live and PSN, Kotaku reports, and as with the arcade cabinet will allow up to six players to take [...]
Two worlds are set to collide with the announcement that Capcom is to publish another instalment in an “epic” versus fighting series. Although you could be forgiven for forgetting exactly what the last outing was, given that the predecessor (New Age of Heroes) was first released when we’d only just got over our millennium new [...]
Changes are happening in the world of Spider-Man, not only have the two main stars left the film franchise, Sony have also allowed the rights to the animated version of the story lapse. With the rights back in Marvels hands it seems likely that the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, which is based on the comic [...]
The man that created Marvel, Stan Lee seems to have been around for decades his stories and characters have touched many lives and many parts of the world. So for the eighty eight year old what could possibly be next? Naturally, Stan Lee would do exactly what has been known for, create a new comic [...]
It looks like there will be another female joining the Black Widow in the new Avengers comic series, according to Marvel the next instalment is going to have Spider Women joining Captain America, Iron Man and Thor as the all new Avengers. It is not yet known if the Black Widow will be replaced by [...]
The entertainment giant Disney not content with acquiring the Marvel Entertainment business it has taken a ten per cent stake in Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment company too, paying around $2.5 million for the privilege. This deal will give Disney more rights to influence the sort of material coming out of the studio and enable Disney [...]
With the Black Widow being played by Scarlett Johansson in the nest Iron Man film, it would seem a waste of time not to give the Black Widow another chance in a run of comics. The Black Widow is a super siren from Russia, she is a spy and most of all with the assistance [...]
In a deal worth an estimated $4 billion Disney has acquired Marvel, this means that from now on superheroes like Iron Man and Spider-Man will be under the same roof as Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear. In total there are around five thousand different Marvel characters, most of which have never been seen on the [...]
There have been a couple occasions this year when the rumour mill was churning out the idea that Fox were considering rebooting the Fantastic Four. Well now, it would seem that the rumours were right and indeed Fox are definitely planning on rebooting the film instead of producing a sequel like some of the other [...]
Sony and Marvel have announced a new digital service that will allow owner of the Playstation portable gaming device to download copies of Marvel comics. This service will be starting in December following a deal between Marvel Entertainment and the electronics firm. Users will be able to access Marvel’s top comic brands such as the [...]
Most of the heroes that we see on the big screen are from the Marvel stable of comic characters, until now the most famous characters have been Batman and Superman, from the rival comic series DC Comics that made it to film. However, this is all about to change with the DC Comic character the [...]
A new comic book hero is about to emerge, “The Green Lantern” is a super hero armed only with a ring that provides his super hero powers. The lead role was a highly contested part, with the likes of Justin Timberlake and Bradley Cooper taking screen tests, but it was Ryan Reynolds who was last [...]
It has been over two and half years since Steve Rogers aka Captain America was killed. However, as in true Sci-Fi and indeed Marvel tradition he is about to return from the dead and take up the mantle of Captain America for the 600th issue of the comic that shares his name. Since his death, [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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