Metallo on Smallville

Here it is, Brian Austin Green as Metallo on the next season of Smallville. If it weren't for the green glow of kryptonite in his chest, he'd look more like a mutated version of Iron-Man, more so than Metallo. Then again, this is Smallville, capturing heroes and villains in their early stages in life which can go in many different directions. I'm not one to judge a book by its cover, so I'm still giving Smallville the benefit of the doubt. They haven't let me down yet!



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You too can be a proud owner of your very own Tumbler!

Forgot that $400+ Hot Toys replica, why not get one of these! This guy made his own Batmobile Tumbler, go-kart style! Pretty impressive for being home made. I particularly like how his kids wanted to take a ride, "but daddy had to put it away."

PS3 just go skinny!

The Sony PS3 will be getting a makeover coming early September 2009. It will be available with a 120 gig drive, 33% slimmer and 36% lighter. Apparently, it will have all the same functionality as the older fatter version. It sounds like people are very excited about this make over, especially the price tag as it will debut at a whopping $299. A steel compared to what I paid for my 80 gig version. This is like a new version of the iPhone being released without any fancy software or function updates. Being a PS3 owner, I'm actually excited for this. Not to purchase it, but to see more PS3 units to ultimately have more games made. I wonder if a PS3 network upgrade is hiding under their sleeves?

Batman disconnects hip bones!

The release of Batman: Arkham Asylum is about a week away, and I saw this great commercial during the Friday episode of Attack of the Show. It showcases the bonus "Unlocked Scarecrow Level!" I pre-ordered the deluxe edition in April. I can't help but get excited for all the new exclusives that are becoming available with my pre-purchase from Gamestop.

Jazz Age Justice League

I stumbled upon this interesting take on the Justice League, portrayed in the ragtime-gangster-jazz era, illustrated by Alex Mitchell. I found it peculiar that Bruce "The Bat" Wayne is holding a gun. Awesome piece of art!


You can find the original image on this site: Digital Collage.

Superman's real weakness is not Kryptonite... it's legal issues!

When it comes to legendary and iconic, no superhero outshines Superman. His image is recognized globally, which is a level of status no other superhero has achieved. Superman's story can be told by anyone, of any age, from anywhere. Unfortunately, Superman is riddled with legal issues for rights and royalties.

According to Variety.com, the Siegal family has "successfully recaptured rights to additional works." In other words, certain elements of Superman are owned by either Warner Brothers & DC Comics and the Siegel family. Here are the additional works that the Sigel family recaptured:

1) Origins from the planet Krypton
2) Kal-El's parents Jor-El and Lora
3) Superman as the infant Kal-El
4) Launching of the infant Superman into space by his parents as Krypton explodes
5) Kal-El's landing on Earth in a fiery crash.

Not too long ago in 2008, by the same court, ruled in favor of the Siegel family the following rights:

1) Copyright in Action Comics No. 1
2) Giving them rights to the Superman character
3) Kal-El's costume
4) Alter-ego Clark Kent
5) Lois Lane
6) Employment at the Daily Planet
7) The love triangle between Clark,Superman and Lois

Superman means so many things to different people. In this case, for the Siegel family, Superman means money! Read the full article here.

Missing In Action

Hey blogosphere, my apologies for being MIA! My day job requires me to be online, reviewing websites, and I'm worried I may have picked-up a virus or some sort of malware inthe process. Since I usually blog in my downtime at work, I've been avoiding sites where I have to enter my personal information... namely my blog username and password. Call me paranoid, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'll be blogging actively soon, stay tuned!

Batman: The Brave and the Bold... goes West!

According to Collider.com, Adam West will be back in the Batsuit... sort of. In next seasons Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Adam West will be voicing Thomas Wayne, Bruce Wayne's father. The story is an homage to the classic storyline titled "The Untold Legened of Batman" where Thomas wears a bat outfit to a Halloween party, foreshadowing many familiar traits Bruce Wayne embodies. To add icing on the cake, Julie Newmar will be  voicing the part of Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne's wife. I'm a huge fan of this show, this episode in particular will be one not to miss!

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San Diego Comic Con 2009 - Sunday

This was the first Sunday where I decided to take a later flight. I was always under the assumption that Sunday’s at Comic Con were a bit more relaxing, less hustle and bustle and more importantly less crowded. Boy was I wrong. My fiancé and I were the last one’s standing as my friends that joined us left early in the morning. The only thing we were going to attend was the Smallville panel. We decided to take our time in the morning, assuming things would be easy going…. bad idea. Sure, we got to take our time and have a nice breakfast, but the convention floor was as crowded as ever. It might as well have been preview night. When we got to the Smallville panel in Ballroom 6, we made it in the knick of time. They cut the line shortly after we entered.

The Smallville panel included the following guests: Jeph Loeb, Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Justin Hartley and Callum Blue. This was a great panel as this was Tom Welling’s first appearance at Comic Con. Obviously, the girls in the audience swooned over Tom Welling. The first Q&A question was classic. A dude dressed in a Batman costume (ala Tim Burton) asked, “When am I going to be on the show?” This set the stage for the rest of the panel which was very entertaining. Geoff Johns popped in to ask Callum Blue to receipt the phrase “Kneel before Zod,” as his character will appear in the next season. For some reason, asking for a signed copy of their table name tags seemed overly popular.

After the Smallville panel, we caught a glimpse of where the celebrities were entering and exiting from. We waited around to see who would come through. Not waiting too long we saw Jennifer Love Hewit and Jamie Kennedy walk through the doors. From there, we decided to spend the rest of our time wandering the main exhibit hall.

This marks the end of my San Diego Comic Con 2009 week.

San Diego Comic Con 2009 - Saturday

Saturday, my friends and I decided to camp out in front of Hall H. It was a great idea [at the moment] because we were already wide awake at 2:00 AM, and we’d have awesome spots in line. It wasn’t so cool when it actually came down to it. Luckily we were in a spot where we could lay down on soft turf style grass. My friend held our spot as we went to the hotel and back for blankets and towels for makeshift pillows. The idea was to sleep, then take turns showering in the morning. I probably got the worst sleep ever, sleeping under the open sky of San Diego. Luckily, it was warm enough to warrant a light jacket. Sleeping without cushion made it difficult to sleep properly. I think I managed to get a good 3 hours of real sleep.

Before I knew it, daylight had come, and the line was long as expected. It was costumes galore as everyone in line seemingly was there for the first panel of the day, ABC’s Lost. Costumes differed from Thursday as there were more Lost characters than Team Edward/Jacob costumes. Considering this will be their last season, Lost fans came out in droves and pulled out all the stops. Hours passed by like minutes, and it was finally time to move in to Hall H. We ended up getting really good seats, much closer than Thursday.

Lost- Great panel to start the day off. Hosted by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse, this was an extra special panel as next Lost will be ending next season. Michael Emerson (Ben) and Jorge Garcia (Hurley) joined the panel, integrated into the audience Q&A which was pretty funny. Josh Holloway (Sawyer), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) and Nestor Carbonell (Richard) also surprised the crowd by joining the panel. For the Q&A crowd, anyone that said the “magic word” would win a prize. It turned out the word was “Claire,” and the winner won an official prop from the show. The prop ended up being the original note that Claire tied to a bird, letting it fly off.

Soloman Kane - Director Michael J. Bassett and James Purefoy made an appearance for this panel, showing a handful of clips from the film. The movie looked good, but wasn’t really my cup of tea.

Miramax: Extract - Mike Judge, Jason Bateman and Mila Kunis was on stage for this film (ala Office Space).

2012 —Director Roland Emmerich. Sounding like Arnold Schwartenegger’s distant cousin, I actually spent most of this time trying to recharge my iPhone. Damn batter life!

Iron Man 2 — This is why my friends and I really squatted in Hall H, pretty much what everyone was waiting for. Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell. With a few words from Jon Favreau, they immediately jumped into the trailer. The crowd roared with excitement as this was the most anticipated and action packed trailer of the convention. War Machine was definitely a superb touch.

Kevin Smith — It’s not Hall H without Kevin Smith, hilarious as ever! Unfortunately, he didn’t bring a trailer for his latest project, “Couple of Dicks,” as he admitted he didn’t want to “jinx” the film.

Saturday night was the Masquerade Ball, fun as ever!