Guy Ritchie to direct a live action Lobo film!

Not sure why this seems so fitting, rumor or not, but it looks like "The Main Man" himself, Lobo, may be getting the big screen treatment. My knowledge of Logo doesn't go beyond his appearances in the DC animated shows, and maybe some JLA appearances, but I think he'd make a great character to put on film. This movie will be next in line after Ritchie's current project, Sherlock Holmes. According to Variety:

"In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenaged girl to stop the creatures."

What concerns me is the PG-13 rating Logo will get. Sure, they pulled it off in Superman The Animated Series, but I'd prefer to see a more graphic bounty hunter. We'll see what happens... if this even comes to fruition.

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Walt Disney Company to acquire Marvel Entertainment

I woke up this morning, hearing on the news, that Disney will be acquiring Marvel Entertainment. I thought I was hearing things, until I reconfirmed through the blogosphere that the news was indeed true. This new acquisition will allow Disney the rights to over five-thousand of Marvel's most popular characters. This includes flagship characters such as Iron Man, Spider Man, The Fantastic Four and many others. Sure enough, life long fans of these iconic characters are running amuck with confusion and skepticism on how their beloved characters will be treated moving forward in comics, television and the big screen. Can you imagine... a potential Mickey Mouse and Iron Man crossover issue?

Guys... don't be too quick to judge. This could be a good thing for Marvel Entertainment. It will keep creative control [especially in movies] under one roof. Taking Spider Man away from Sony Pictures and other Marvel characters back under one umbrella company, making for better stories within consistent continuity. Much like how DC and Warner Brothers Entertainment is. And fellas, if you're worried about Disney turning Marvel into a non-violent-child-friendly-playground... I don't think Disney will undermine Marvel's core fan base. Plus... look at Vannesa Hutchens [not quite the Diseny role model... not that I'm complaining]! Last but not least, this could make way for possible Pixar projects on Marvel characters.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that this will turn out for the best. Read the full story here.

The Breakfast Club

For the man that defined a generation through film, John Hughes captured the spirit of the American teenager, that almost everyone can relate to. His cinematic work includes Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club and many more. Here is a cool image I found on yesbutnobutyes.com. Character-wise, they all seem to match their counter parts. I particularly got a kick out of how Robin is related to Ally Sheedy in this portrait.

Inception - The movie Chris Nolan is working on that has nothing to do with Batman

I love how Christopher Nolan keeps fans in suspense, keeping a tight lid on his movies until the day of release. Even on such high profile movies like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Inception, his newest film, is no exception. Check out the trailer:

Guess who the new Batgirl is?

If you don't want to be spoiled by my brief review of Batgirl #1 that came out 8/19... please discontinue reading from here.



Batgirl has made a round table of transfers from Barbara, Helena, Cassandra... and now... Stephanie Brown.

Previously parading as the Spoiler [then dying at one point... still not sure how she's back], she was handed the keys to the Batgirl mantle by Cassandra herself. No rhyme or reason behind it, as if Cassandra was simply tired of fighting crime as Batgirl. Fighting side-by-side with Stephanie, Cassandra decided to take off the cape and cowl, leaving it with Stephanie. From there, Stephanie literally jumped into the Batgirl role, to be observed by Batman and Robin from afar. There was no monumental transition, no one died and no one cried. It was as if passing a hot potato from one person to another without a second thought. I can't say that I'm terribly disappointed because I like Cassandra, but I think Cassandra doesn't have much else to contribute as a main character. I could be wrong, I didn't keep up with her new title consistently, but she always struck me as a better supportive character. I mean, how much could you really develop a minimally speaking character as a lead character. Let's see how the sophomore issue goes.

Batman Arkham Asylum is HERE!

My first videogame midnight release was really uneventful. It was what it was! I arrived at Gamestop at 11:50PM and was back home by 12:15AM. I stayed awake long enough to take these pictures of the collector edition.

The box this thing comes in is big, almost like an elongated shoe box. The box art is pretty sleek. The batshaped container is pretty cool, with a matte finish, and a polished bat logo on both sides [hard to see from my pics]. Yes, the 14" batarang is plastic, but it's not cheap plastic like people here are leading you to believe. It's a solid piece of plastic that is worthy of displaying, possibly throwing if that's what you really want to do. However, the Batarang is permanently attached to the base [from what I can see]. The leather dust jacket is detailed with an Arkham Asylum logo, containing a glossy finished, staple bound AA journal.

If you're a Batman fan [like me] and have an extra hundred bucks to burn, it's totaly worth it. Enjoy the pics!

Calling all Batman Arkham Asylum Pre-Orders

Yesterday afternoon I got a phone call from a peppy-heavily caffinated lady who's phone number originated from Grapevine, TX, notifying me about the midnight release for Batman Arkham Asylum. [Should I do it?] I've never waited in line for a midnight videogame release, so I have no clue what I'm in for. There are also a ton of Gamestops in the area where I live, so should I even expect a crowd? I've done tons of theater/movie midnight showings, and not too long ago, I did my first midnight release for The Dark Knight DVD/BluRay which was a lot of fun. I walked away with a lot of cool Bat-swag. We'll see what happens tonight. Wish me luck!

Bruce Lee: Martial arts is like... ping pong!

Found this cool ad for Nokia. Before you ask, I have no clue why Bruce Lee is being associated with a cell phone, let alone playing ping pong with nunchucks... or however Napolean Dynamite spells num-chucks. None the less, it's a pretty cool video.

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."