Daredevil Film Rights Back with Marvel Studios Great news for fans of Marvel Studios and their Cinematic Universe. Daredevil, of which Fox had the rights for, is now back in the hands of Marvel Studios, meaning that we could see Daredevil enter the Cinematic Universe. The news, confirmed by Kevin Feige at the Iron Man 3 press event, is great news. Back in 1990, before Marvel Studios was an active production company, they sold off the rights to multiple projects which included X-Men, Spiderman and Daredevil. This explains the reboots of X-Men and Spiderman so soon. If Fox and Sony don’t actively produce films based on those IPs, the rights revert back to Marvel. This was the case with Daredevil. The hope is for Marvel to acquire all of the film rights back to their franchises. Through doing so, they could introduce the regular Avengers team members like Wolverine and Spider-man. The best part? A possible Civil War film. This is the first step in getting some of those IPs back. My guess? They get the Fantastic 4 and Blade franchises back next. As for what to do with Daredevil? If it were up to me, I would have kept this a secret and then debuted him on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show. That would have got people talking. Check It: More comics on AlbotasBuy It: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One box set

Daredevil Film Rights Back with Marvel Studios

Great news for fans of Marvel Studios and their Cinematic Universe. Daredevil, of which Fox had the rights for, is now back in the hands of Marvel Studios, meaning that we could see Daredevil enter the Cinematic Universe.

The news, confirmed by Kevin Feige at the Iron Man 3 press event, is great news. Back in 1990, before Marvel Studios was an active production company, they sold off the rights to multiple projects which included X-Men, Spiderman and Daredevil. This explains the reboots of X-Men and Spiderman so soon. If Fox and Sony don’t actively produce films based on those IPs, the rights revert back to Marvel. This was the case with Daredevil.

The hope is for Marvel to acquire all of the film rights back to their franchises. Through doing so, they could introduce the regular Avengers team members like Wolverine and Spider-man. The best part? A possible Civil War film.

This is the first step in getting some of those IPs back. My guess? They get the Fantastic 4 and Blade franchises back next.

As for what to do with Daredevil? If it were up to me, I would have kept this a secret and then debuted him on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show. That would have got people talking.

Check It: More comics on Albotas
Buy It: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One box set
8-bit variant cover to Avengers AI #1 by Matthew Waite Oh, hey. Look what I’ll be pre-ordering a gazillion copies of at my local comic shop. (via marvelentertainment)

8-bit variant cover to Avengers AI #1 by Matthew Waite

Oh, hey. Look what I’ll be pre-ordering a gazillion copies of at my local comic shop.

(via marvelentertainment)

Most Awesome-Looking Captain America Cupcakes Ever The only thing that could top these tasty-looking morsels by Hundreds and Thousands Cupcakes would be cupcakes made to look like Alison Brie dressed as Captain America.

Most Awesome-Looking Captain America Cupcakes Ever

The only thing that could top these tasty-looking morsels by Hundreds and Thousands Cupcakes would be cupcakes made to look like Alison Brie dressed as Captain America.

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A Little Bit on Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor is a multi-talented artist who paints and illustrates beautiful pictures of destruction, creation, and warped perceptions of pop culture. Really enjoy his style and his use of colors, especially what he can do on wood with acrylic and ink. Check out Josh Taylor’s website here, along with a gallery of his work. Buy prints from the artist here at his online shop.

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Daily Graffiti

Spider-Man and Red Hulk take on an army of Moloids in this graffiti mural by Probs and Izer. Comic heads might recognize this as Joe Madureira’s style from his run on The Avenging Spider-Man which has some of my favorite Spidey/Hulk drawings probably ever and really makes me wish Spider-Man was in The Avengers movie.

(pics via bablu121 and Probs)

Custom Avengers Acura

One of my favorite comic artists of all time, Humberto Ramos, hand drew The Avengers in marker on his own Acura. So jealous of his skills.

Full video walk-around below.

(via xombiedirge)

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ALISON BRIE AS CAPTAIN AMERICA You’re welcome.

ALISON BRIE AS CAPTAIN AMERICA

You’re welcome.

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LittleBits: ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Shooting WITHOUT Bill Murray, ‘Justice League’ Movie Gets A Release Date, & More

Welcome to LittleBits, a new segment where we round up the latest news from all corners of the geek spectrum and serve it to your brains gangster style in the form of links to other sites that are way more qualified to report on these sorts of things than us. Enjoy!

  1. Ghostbusters 3 begins shooting next year. (YAY!) Without Bill Murray. (BOO!)
  2. Spike Lee’s unnecessary Oldboy remake gets a release date of 10/11/2013.
  3. Justice League movie slated for 2015 which is when Avengers 2 is set to drop. Coincidence? Probably not.
  4. Pheed is the latest social network that you probably won’t care about.
  5. Plots for Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 revealed.
  6. Shailene Woodley is the new MJ in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & 3.
  7. Samsung & Google’s Chromebook is getting a 3G version for just $329. (Pre-order)

Nendoroid Iron Man Is Freaking Adorable

Next February Good Smile Company will release the cute-as-poo Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 7: Hero’s Edition. equipped with a both a closed and open helmet booster effect parts, and a diorama pedestal base that features a teeny, tiny city skyline complete with Stark Tower.

Buy: Nendoroid Figures
Peep it: The Most Amazing Iron Man Cosplay Ever
I’ve Seen My Fair Share Of Pokemon/Avengers Mashups, But This Takes The Cake Everything about this is perfect, especially Scizor as Iron-Man and Ursaring as Hulk. This was made by AstroZerk and sold as a print at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Check it out in all its full-sized glory over on deviantART.

I’ve Seen My Fair Share Of Pokemon/Avengers Mashups, But This Takes The Cake

Everything about this is perfect, especially Scizor as Iron-Man and Ursaring as Hulk. This was made by AstroZerk and sold as a print at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Check it out in all its full-sized glory over on deviantART.

Honest Avengers Trailer

Yup. That’s about right.

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‘Avengers’ Meets ‘Battle Royale’ In ‘Avengers Arena’ This December, Marvel plays on America’s love for teen-on-teen murder with Avengers Arena from writer Dennis Hopeless (X-Men: Season One) and artist Kev Walker (Thunderbolts). From MTV Geek: Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman young adults (including members of the Runaways, The Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die…only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where the secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive? “These kids were chosen carefully and with specific story beats in mind. We definitely plan on taking advantage of the broad personality spectrum we have in play,” explained Dennis Hopeless in an interview with Marvel.com. “Even the characters who die off early make their mark on the story. I didn’t throw anyone into the book as cannon fodder.” Mutant teens sent onto an island to kill each other with their superpowers? I’m down. I just hope this doesn’t signal the beginning of a “Battle Royal EVERYTHING” trend where senseless teen violence gets constantly shoved down our throats while countless properties ride the hype train. Part of what made Battle Royale so great was the initial shock and horror of what the kids went through, but also the intimate human moments dealing with their relationships with each other before coming the island and the moral dilemmas that come along with being forced to murder your friends. It’s the sort of concept that’s pretty easy to get desensitized to, so hopefully Marvel takes it in some sort of new direction other than the whole superpower thing. Buy: Battle Royale: The Complete Collection on Blu-rayPeep it: Battle Royale Meets High Fashion

‘Avengers’ Meets ‘Battle Royale’ In ‘Avengers Arena’

This December, Marvel plays on America’s love for teen-on-teen murder with Avengers Arena from writer Dennis Hopeless (X-Men: Season One) and artist Kev Walker (Thunderbolts).

From MTV Geek:

Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman young adults (including members of the Runaways, The Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die…only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where the secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive?

“These kids were chosen carefully and with specific story beats in mind. We definitely plan on taking advantage of the broad personality spectrum we have in play,” explained Dennis Hopeless in an interview with Marvel.com. “Even the characters who die off early make their mark on the story. I didn’t throw anyone into the book as cannon fodder.”

Mutant teens sent onto an island to kill each other with their superpowers? I’m down. I just hope this doesn’t signal the beginning of a “Battle Royal EVERYTHING” trend where senseless teen violence gets constantly shoved down our throats while countless properties ride the hype train. Part of what made Battle Royale so great was the initial shock and horror of what the kids went through, but also the intimate human moments dealing with their relationships with each other before coming the island and the moral dilemmas that come along with being forced to murder your friends.

It’s the sort of concept that’s pretty easy to get desensitized to, so hopefully Marvel takes it in some sort of new direction other than the whole superpower thing.

Buy: Battle Royale: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray
Peep it: Battle Royale Meets High Fashion
For The Ladies: Here’s A Naked Picture Of Stan Lee. You’re Quite Welcome. This picture of a suave-looking Stan Lee circa 1983 is from Sean Howe’s upcoming book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story and it’s glorious. Here’s an excerpt from the book: STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R. Brown)When Stan Lee visited New York in January 1983, the editorial staff was at the peak of its yuk-yuk, hand-buzzer giddiness. They’d been shooting photos of each other in superhero costumes for some of the covers—several staff members appeared on the cover of the last issue of SPIDER-WOMAN—and now they were putting together a comic that consisted wholly of photos of intra-office hijinks. They wanted to include Stan the Man. Lee, the original ringmaster, jumped at the chance to pose for a nude centerfold. Marvel staffers photographed Lee with an oversize comic book covering his private parts; soon after, they received a call from his assistant in L.A. “Stan is wild,” said the assistant. “He should not have been naked for your centerfold. Please. Don’t.” (A Hulk costume was later superimposed over Lee’s body in postproduction.) Notice how the comic had to be oversize. Get it, Stan! Pre-order Marvel Comics: The Untold Story on Amazon.

For The Ladies: Here’s A Naked Picture Of Stan Lee. You’re Quite Welcome.

This picture of a suave-looking Stan Lee circa 1983 is from Sean Howe’s upcoming book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story and it’s glorious.

Here’s an excerpt from the book:

STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R. Brown)
When Stan Lee visited New York in January 1983, the editorial staff was at the peak of its yuk-yuk, hand-buzzer giddiness. They’d been shooting photos of each other in superhero costumes for some of the covers—several staff members appeared on the cover of the last issue of SPIDER-WOMAN—and now they were putting together a comic that consisted wholly of photos of intra-office hijinks. They wanted to include Stan the Man. Lee, the original ringmaster, jumped at the chance to pose for a nude centerfold. Marvel staffers photographed Lee with an oversize comic book covering his private parts; soon after, they received a call from his assistant in L.A. “Stan is wild,” said the assistant. “He should not have been naked for your centerfold. Please. Don’t.” (A Hulk costume was later superimposed over Lee’s body in postproduction.)

Notice how the comic had to be oversize. Get it, Stan!

Pre-order Marvel Comics: The Untold Story on Amazon.

Mark Your Calendars, ‘Avengers 2’ Has A Release Date

May 1, 2015, Joss Whedon is back behind the reigns with Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Mark Ruffalo.

Two years is a long-ass time, but at least we’ll have Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and possibly that rumored Ant-Man flick that that Edgar Wright is supposed to be directing to hold us over.

(via /Film)

Marvel Comics x BAPE 2012 “The Avengers” Collection

Earlier this month A Bathing Ape released a collection of dope Amazing Spider-Man gear and now they’re following it up with some Avengers freshness featuring six tees and one hoodie. Prices range from ¥5,460 JPY — ¥23,940 JPY (about $70 USD – $306 USD). The set drops August 11 worldwide from official BAPE stores.

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