The first thing I will say about The Dark Knight Rises is “Don’t Believe the Hype”. This movie is not epic, ground breaking, one of the greatest movies of all time, as the critics would have you believe. This movie reminds me a bit of The God Father III, the immensely flawed finally in The Godfather Trilogy.
Comic heads were all abuzz this weekend with the new Marvel unleashed at this years San Diego Comic Con. The big surprise was the announcement of The Guardians Of The Galaxy coming in 2014. This is a somewhat of a surprise as Disney/Marvel will be taking somewhat of a a risk on a very limited known property in the Marvel Universe. The saving grace is the tie in value to super baddie THANOS. Other tent pole properties announced were Captain America: Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3 and Ant-Man. Stay tuned to metalmachine.net for more up to the minute comic book news and info. Check out all the picks below…
Yeah, yeah…anther TOP 10 LIST of movies we hate. You can find them all over the internet. Well, this one is a little different. This is a top 10 list of the worst comic book movies we love to watch! You know, it’s 1 in the morning and there’s nothing on cable, and then as you’re channel surfing…BAM! Judge Dredd is on. Terrible film but funny and shlockey at the same time. Here is our top 10 list…
The million-selling Lord of the Rings calendars created during the ’70s by renowned fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt are now considered artistic masterpieces. This coffee table art book, “The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt”, collects all that fantastic art, while telling the untold story behind the creation of those cherished illustrations, written by Greg Hildebrandt, Jr.! Be sure to pick up this book in September for only $29.99! A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the work of two renowned fantasy artists, written through the eyes of Greg’s son. The Brothers Hildebrandt art provided Tolkien-lovers with a fantastic treasury of Lord of the Rings art…the movies...
Mimoco, makers of the MIMOBOT® line of designer USB flash drives and MIMOMICRO™ card readers, is announcing the release of Star Wars MIMOBOT Series 8 featuring iconic characters from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The eighth series in the Star Wars MIMOBOT collection includes Jabba the Hutt, Slave Leia, Jedi Luke, Admiral Ackbar, and Biker Scout – a joint 2012 San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration VI exclusive – all sporting classic stylized MIMOBOT designs.
An amazing collection nearly 20 years in the making, UDON Entertainment proudly announces the impending release of Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works! This is a brand-new art book collecting all of the official artwork, sketches, and bonus material from all of Marvel and Capcom®’s video game collaborations—from 1993’s The Punisher™ arcade game right up to 2012’s smash-hit Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom® 3! Compiled by UDON with the help of Capcom and Marvel, this is the first time this material has ever been collected in one place—on either side of the Pacific!
A new trailer has emerged from the up coming “The Dark Knight Rises” movie, a Nokia Exclusive…check it out below. Some scenes hint to Joseph Gordon Levitt possibly donning the mantle of The Bat or Azrael. The Dark Knight Rises” in theaters July 20. Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en...
With the release and excitement about the supposed prequel to Alien, Prometheus has left many bewildered as to the events that happen in the movie. The universe seems to be the same, but the planet does not. Meaning the encounter and the events from Prometheus don’t necessarily match up with the events that happened in the 1979 hit Alien. See ten reasons to support this…
With all things going viral on The Avengers movie release, and that little after credit scene involving a sneek peek at what many hope will be the next villain to tackle the Avengers in the much anticipated sequel, Marvel is going full tilt on all things Thanos! So, it’s no surprise that the House Of Ideas is re releasing some of the most iconic Thanos centric stories from the past 30 years. Coming to a comic shop near you are collected forms of The Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos Quest, Avengers Annual #7 and Thanos Rebirth from The Silver Surfer series Vol. 2. Check out the official press release below…
