Word has exploded on the internet that Marvel Studios/Disney has cast Benicio Del Toro as a lead role in the studios upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy movie. Not only has Del Toro been cast in the star studded feature, he has been signed to one of those pesky multi – film contracts to appear in different Marvel movies.
Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King are very pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman.
This weekend My Chemical Romance’s former lead singer Gerard Way took to twitter to reveal some images of a failed pitch to Vertigo for his Batman mini-series. Way of course made famous in the comic world for his series The Umbrella Academy has been popping up more and more in the comic scene as of late with new ideas and potential movie options.
Dc’s Villain of the Month campaign is just getting better and better. This time the individual being featured seems to never be included enough as of late. He full of question which answer could potentially mean your life. That’s right, the Riddler. Batman readers know that The Riddler is one of the four Gotham Rogues that will be presenting themselves in the pages of the upcoming September line.
Buzzfeed has released one of the best stories of goodwill to men involving comic book that I have seen in awhile. Children who are undergoing Chemotherapy in Brazil have a new hope to look forward to when receiving their medicine from doctors. Having faith that you can overcome an obstacle is half of the battle, and believing ins’t a difficult task when you believe you have The Justice League on your side.
A new picture from Spiderman 2 was released today. The filming has been going on around the greater NYC area and has stirred up quite a crowd. However, a new picture released shows a character that most of us had parted ways with. This reboot has stars Andrew Garfield playing the beloved Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and a few other well known names. Warning, clicking below might spoil a lot for the second movie.
Denver based band Havok have released a single for fans off of their up-coming 3rd studio release Unnatural Selection. The single Give Me Liberty… Or Give Me Death hit radio stations this week. In celebration of the success of this single and new album, Candlelight Records has made the single available for free download today. This single can be found on the companies BandCamp page.
Say Anything’s lead singer Max Bemis recently released his first comic through Boom! Studios. The comic has been such a success amongst fans that it’s already in it’s second printing and variant cover. However, his music fans aren’t the only ones interested in this ironic series. Great art meets a strangely familiar twist of sanity story line, it’s definitely worth picking up.
Following the story of Tim Lambesis’ hit for hire and trial preceding has been the highlight of this month. Lambesis was arrested on May 7th and has been held in court until today. He was released on bail today for $2 million. The bail was originally set at $3 million, however the courts were convinced to lower it.
Metal Machine had the opportunity to tour the New York Book Expo at the Jacob Javits Center this weekend. Saying that the event was being like a kid in a candy store is an understatement. Any individual could walk into this massive convention and find multiple things to feed their interest. With a wide array of companies promoting their products, it was so easy to get lost in the magic of written word, and then some.
