My Little Pony-Con Song by voice actresses from the show
Every once in a nightmare moon, you get a programme like MLP: Friendship is Magic. With its stars and producers freely interacting with the Internet at large and catering to a fanbase that’s grown into the millions, MLP has established itself as a classic show in the same vein as the Powerpuff Girls and Dexter’s Lab despite only beginning its third series.
This is where we mention Brony-Con. Or rather, I’ll let the show’s voice actresses do it for me:
Oh Right, Assassin’s Creed 3 Has More Than Just Redcoat Killing
Namely, a plot. The latest trailer actually gives us a look at protagonist Connor and his exciting, upcoming story!
I recently beat Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (review forthcoming), so I’m ready to tackle the upcoming threequel in this amazing series. I only hope I can split my time between Warcraft, AC3 and a million other games I’m playing or I have waiting for me these days. It’s a good time to be a video game nerd.
The above trailer, I think, looks pretty neat. It’ll be fun to get to know a new protagonist after so many games with Italian heartthrob Ezio. The location and setting are definitely up my alley. I’m eager to learn more about the American Revolution and the badass Native American warrior who sliced his way behind-the-scenes.
And want to hear something more awesome? The first round of DLC has already been announced for Assassin’s Creed 3: NAME OF DLC
It’s going to take place in an alternate reality where you have to hunt down and kill King George Washington! Though considering how badass the father of our country looks on his throne, I don’t think it would be such a bad thing if he were King. Has George Washington ever looked so pimp?
My Guess Is That Doctor Octopus Will Kill Mary Jane Watson
This is pure speculation as to the big event that’s going to happen in Amazing Spider-Man #700. This is just a guess.
As I’ve written before, the milestone issue Amazing Spider-Man #700 is coming out in November, and writer Dan Slott has said that what he’s doing in this issue is the single biggest thing he’s ever done to a character. Something huge is going to happen, some kind of seismic change to Spider-Man’s world. But as Slott has also said, it’s not going to be a nice change. He’s worried about having to go into hiding when the issue comes out in order to escape the fans’ ire. As I wrote before, I hate this kind of hype and I hate big, dramatic changes that exist solely to piss off the fans and get them riled up.
The most obvious pun in the world
We also now know that Amazing Spider-Man #700 is going to be the last issue of the series. This was announced the other day when the November solicitations came out. Most likely this is going to lead to a new #1 issue as part of Marvel NOW! No one said Spider-Man would be exempt from Marvel NOW! And rumor has it, though it’s not yet confirmed, that the title is going to change to ‘Superior Spider-Man’. Nobody yet knows what that means or implies.
So what will Slott write that will be so huge as to really anger the fans and warrant an entire relaunch of Amazing Spider-Man?
I think Doctor Octopus is going to kill Mary Jane Watson.
Hopefully after she’s finished posing
Join me after the jump to find out why!
The Rocket Raccoon Mug of My Dreams
Curse you, Marvel Comics! The one year I decide not to go to the New York City Comic-Con and you open your own store!
Moichendising!
I want that mug. It’s so shocking adorable and awesome! Rocket Raccoon is going to star, and possibly be a breakout character, in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014. Marvel isn’t going to have any footage or anything to show at the NY Comic-Con this year, but clearly they can start merchandising!
But aargh! This is the year I decided not to go to the Comic-Con! I’ve gone the past two years in a row – and loved The Avengers footage they showed last year – but my brother and I decided not to bother this year. Someone out there in Marvel Comics land must have found out, and this is their punishment. The mug is only $12 at the show, but you know it’ll be $100 on eBay soon after.
You can check out the rest of Marvel’s exclusive booth merchandise here.
Any of my readers going to be in NYC for the Con this year?
At Least DC Animation Has Some Artistic Integrity
Marvel Comics is getting back into the animated DVD movie game. But whereas DC Comics are actually producing adaptations of classic and popular comic book stories, Marvel is just going to slap a few superhero names together and expect the lingering popularity of The Avengers to help coast them into a few bucks.
Next year, we will be treated to Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United. Because why bother coming up with a clever name when the ‘&’ symbol exists.
Look kids, it’s your two favorite Avengers!
Based on that article in Entertainment Weekly, there doesn’t appear to be any creativity whatsoever in this project. It’s as if Marvel saw that DC’s DVD movies were still selling, so they quickly pooped out the most basic story imaginable, then decided to link to into a vague resemblance of the hugely popular The Avengers movie. DC Comics made an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, arguably the greatest Batman story ever told. Marvel is going to just randomly stick Iron Man and the Hulk in a room together.
Remember when Hulk stole the show in The Avengers? We sure do!
And the most hilarious thing is that everyone is quick to point out that this isn’t an official, in-canon sequel to The Avengers. It’s just made to look that way, and the fans are more than welcome to think of it that way, even though it’s not.
To quote Marvel TV head honcho Jeph Loeb:
“We welcome people to interpret any way they like,” says Loeb. “In tone and character, we want to follow our best leader.”
Can you say ‘cash grab’?
The story is going to be about Iron Man and Hulk teaming up to fight the Zzzax, which is a classic Hulk villain that is basically just a living electricity monster. Loeb says that Hulk and Iron Man are going to, at first, think that each other is to blame. So it sounds even more like we’re going to get he most basic superhero story ever: heroes meet, they fight, then they team up to fight the villain.
Wow, really creative there Marvel.
He’s not Robert Downey Jr. this time, but still, Iron Man, right?
DC Comics destroyed Marvel in the animated DVD movie business years ago. Whereas DC was putting out real adaptations of their classic comics, as well as quality solo hero movies, Marvel was flailing in the wind with loose adaptations and original stories that tried desperately to appeal to kids. Like Avengers: Next. But at least that had some modicum of creativity. This new project is as basic and pathetic as you could get.
But that’s just my opinion. Don’t mind my angry rate. I just hate it when one of my favorite entertainment companies in the world revels in creative bankruptcy.
The DVD will come out April 23.
