If there is ever a man worthy of wielding the excuse of being busy, J.J Abrams is him. In addition to his ongoing productions of the new Star Trek films and recent released information regarding him directing the new Star Wars, he is now also signed on for a new television show on Fox, Almost Human.
There are a lot of awesome things coming in the way of the Marvel lines this summer. As a teaser for fans Marvel has released cover art for Infinity #1 done by Adam Kubert. This series will be a six part release brought to us in part by Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver. This series will cover the span of the Marvel Universe including the Avengers in a jaw dropping and race for time story line that will be the most exciting survival story that the pages of books has ever seen. Just think Avengers, Thanos, earth in danger and calling on some old friends, going by the name of Black Bolt. This series comes to shelves and digital media market in August, be ready.
After the death of original bandmate Chi Cheng last month, there has been an eerie glow surrounding the band. Even though Cheng had not played with them since 2008 where a car crash rendered him in a semi-conscious state. Statements of love and appreciation had seemed to be the only words spoken from the band until this week. They say that the best art comes from tragedy. Noisey debuted the bands new music video for the track “Swerve City”. There’s a lot of reoccurring themes in this video. Mountain and horses and what have you. A little redundant, but hey, it’s the Deftones, they’re allowed to be. This track is off the album Koi No Yokan, which is in store now.
On Thursday Tim Lambesis was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to one count of solicitation for murder. A video from the trial was released through NBC studios stationed out of California. Lambesis is being held on $3 million bail. In the event that he posts bail he will be required by law to turn over his passport and wear a tracking device monitoring his every move.
The newest television spot for The Last of Us aired on Friday. The game comes out on June 14th and will feature a post apocalyptic United States. From creators Naughty Dog Studios who are responsible for the Uncharted series as well as Jak and Daxter this will be the newest installment of roleplaying game awesome that every fan should own. Exclusive to Playstation users only. Dark Horse comics has recently released a series following one of the characters prior to the game creating for and awesome medium clash experience. See the trailer within.
In the last 10 years of comic films, it is hard to compare the awe, wonder and wit in other heroes to that of Robert Downey Junior portraying Tony Stark, better known as Iron Man. Between the ingenious screenplay and the block buster graphics all of the films have landed in the top five Marvel reboot movies. These are movies that appeal to the masses. Anyone who knows nothing about comics can go into these films and enjoy them. With this being said, at what cost does Hollywood press to keep the masses happy instead of the fans that kept this company alive for so long?
Continuing the Marvel – “ization” of film and TV, ABC has picked up Joss Whedons “Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. for the Fall 2013 season. Included in the series is one Agent Coulson…which if you saw The Avengers, was killed by Loki. So how is Coulson alive in this series. Well I guess we’ll have to watch and see. By the way Marvel/Disney…a little more color in the cast please, this is 2013, it’s OK to have a Latino agent and/or an African American in a T.V. show. Check out the trailer below…
She’s one of the biggest new characters to debut in the Marvel Universe in over 20 years, and today Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at ANGELA – redesigned by Marvel Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer & superstar artist Joe Quesada! Angela, created by New York Times Best Selling writer Neil Gaiman & industry icon Todd McFarlane, makes her dynamic debut into the Marvel Universe this June, in the star studded conclusion to the critically acclaimed event Age Of Ultron with Age Of Ultron #10! “Angela is going to make her mark rather quickly. She’s going to hit the ground running and cut a large swath through the Marvel Universe – both literally and metaphorically,” explained...
As I Lay Dying’s singer Tim Labesis is under investigation for allegedly placing a hit for hire on his wife who he was in the process of divorcing. Grammy-nominated Lambesis, 32, was arrested on Tuesday in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Oceanside, California, and charged with three federal counts, including one of solicitation to commit murder and two of conspiracy to commit crime after he reportedly tried to hire an undercover detective he believed was a hit man. The September 2012 divorce documents indicate that Lambesis’ split from his estranged wife, Meggan, was amicable, according to the Associated Press.
