6 Things I Want to See in The Fantastic Four by Marvel Studios
The Fantastic Four are finally coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! They were announced years ago, and there have been casting rumors ever since. Welp, Marvel took the reins and revealed everything in a pretty awesome Valentine’s Day post last week. We’ve got actors, costumes and a whole 1960s vibe.
Personally, I was against the idea of setting the new Fantastic Four movie in the 1960s. I still think it’s more than possible to come up with some reason why the team can fit in the modern day MCU. But now that I see that artwork and its whole vibe, I am 100% on board with whatever Marvel has planned. I trust in Marvel Studios. I’m still a big fan of everything they’re putting out. I know they will do right by the Fantastic Four on the big screen now that they can. But I still have some ideas of my own!
Join me after the jump for what I’d like to see in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four! And feel free to share your own hopes, dreams and thoughts in the comments below.
Read the rest of this entryCartoon Trailer Monday!
Last week was a great week for cartoon trailers. And if I was more on my game, I should have posted about these last week. That’s on me. I’m sure everybody’s already seen these trailers, but you haven’t heard my thoughts on them yet!
First up is the big one, X-Men ’97. Everybody’s been talking about this all weekend, and of course I’m excited for this show. I lived off of the original X-Men animated series, so I am here for this!
Looks wonky but manageable. Not sure bringing back the same voice cast was the best idea. Not sure whatever they’re doing with the animation was the best idea. But their heart seems to be in the right place. Seems like they’ve got some solid stories lined up, and that Daily Bugle flapping in the breeze at the start of the trailer showed Maggott and Stacy X, and if those two characters appear for real in this show, then I’m going to automatically consider it a success.
Also, I am 110% behind everything they’re doing with Morph. Making them nonbinary is a great idea. And I love their new blank face/AoA Morph look. The Morph serialized story from the original show was always really impressive to me, and I’m excited to see them as a solid member of the team now.
X-Men ’97 comes to Disney+ on March 20.
Next up is the trailer for the second half of season two of Invincible. Loved everything so far, love the comic series, so bring it on!
Looks great! I recognize some of the storylines and characters from the comics, and then there’s stuff I’ve forgotten about. I’m confident that the people behind Invincible know exactly what they’re doing and they’re going to pull it off splendidly. So everybody just keep up the good work and get it done!
Invincible returns to Amazon Prime on March 14.
Lastly, our first look at Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! I loved Mutant Mayhem as much as the next person, so I’m on board with those show.
Looks fun. Looks a little cheaply animated, but I can live with that. I don’t actually know if I’ll watch this show. I haven’t watched an ongoing Ninja Turtles cartoon in a very long time. They’re mostly for kids for real. And that’s how it should be! Let kids enjoy the Ninja Turtles. But if it’s as good as the movie, I might try this out.
Tales of the TMNT comes to Paramount+ this summer.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 2/17/24
What a week, what a week! So much is happening in the world of comics — and we’ll get to that in a minute — but lets start off with new issues of Fall of the House of X and more!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1 for a delightful return to this comic, even if it is new relaunch with a new co-lead.
Meanwhile, if you haven’t seen yet, this was the first week of my return to Kickstarter for my own comic, Gamer Girl & Vixen vol. 2: Tyrant Lizard Queen! Your favorite comic book reviewer is putting his money where his mouth is and producing his own comic! And we’re less than $1,000 from hitting our goal! So head on over to the campaign and pre-order your copy today!
Comic Reviews: Fall of the House of X #2, Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1 and Sinister Sons #1.
Read the rest of this entryGamer Girl & Vixen in ‘Dual Wielding’
It’s Friday, which means I’ve got another Gamer Girl & Vixen mini-comic to share! These were all super fun to make, and we’ll have one more to show off next Friday. This one is ‘Dual Wielding’ with art by Jesse Lundberg. And it features the introduction of Super Guard!
Click this link to go read the comic! Or click this panel to read the full thing.
Meanwhile, the Gamer Girl & Vixen Kickstarter is doing gangbusters! We’re already over 80% funded in the first week, and we’re less than $1,000 from hitting our goal. This is magnitudes better than we did in any previous campaign! So thank you all very much for your support, and if you haven’t ordered a copy of the book yet, head on over and sign up! I’m for sure making comics, everybody!
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I’m Not Sure What Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is Bringing to the Table
We got a new trailer yesterday for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and I just…I don’t know what this movie is going to offer us. Obviously we’re going to get more of Godzilla and King Kong, and I’ve enjoyed the Monsterverse movies so far. But what is this new film really bringing to the table?
The trailer spends all this time teasing something dangerous and deadly coming…and then reveals that to be a rather lanky orangutan? There are hints of another monsters, and I’ve seen some of the leaked images, but that monster doesn’t look all that amazing. And neither monster is a classic Toho monster of old reimagined into this new ‘verse. So what exactly does this movie bring to the table?
I guess I’ll find out when I see it in theaters on March 29!
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