We have all been excited last year because of all the teaser trailers of the various comic book movies adaptations, video games, toys, and direct-to-dvd animated movies. So as we enter the first few days of the Year of the Rabbit 2011, I have listed the stuff we have to watch out for in the upcoming months.
5. All-Star Superman DVD
Yes folks, after almost 3 years of conceptualization, testing, and numerous teasing,
DC and Sony Entertainment will finally release their
massively-multiplayer-online-roleplaying game (MMORPG) in the first quarter of this year with the
monthly subscription costing $14.99. Players will have the chance to create their own hero with their own unique set of skills and abilities, train them (level up), complete quests, and do battles with other online players in places like
Gotham City and
Metropolis. Numerous
gameplay trailers have surfaced on Youtube so every bit of info you need to know about the biggest superhero based online game is just one click away
3. Batman: Arkham City Video Game
The sequel to the award winning
Batman: Arkham Asylum video game apparently has a kick-ass trailer that shows Batman trashing a couple of SWAT guys. Its the Dark Knight vs Counter-Strike featuring Batman's newest and most dangerous foe yet -
Hugo Strange. Game freaks have been screaming for months now and I guess they got to have a little more patience until late 2011 comes.
2. Thor / Captain America Films
Marvel has been into a hot streak right now with the success of their
Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and
Spider-Man movies, and are now about to show two of their other popular characters in the big screen:
Thor is scheduled to be released on April 27, 2011 to be followed up by
Cap on July 22. Then after that, I guess we are about to see the team up of all those heroes in a star-studded film titled
The Avengers sometime in 2012. Nice.
It seems that DC has been left behind by their rival comic company, Marvel, in terms of successful superhero movies (at least for now). And after the success of The Dark Knight, questions arose as to which comic book hero are they going to produce for a movie. Superman is still in the reboot stage, Wonder Woman seems far fetched right now, and to be honest, The Flash isn't going to cut it. Fortunately, there's one beloved DC character that might just do it for them - Green Lantern which light up on June 17, 2011. And with Ryan Reynolds looking good on the trailer, this film has already become one of the most anticipated films of the year.
So there are my 5 things to look out for this year, so make sure that you mark those calendars as to not miss all of the comic goodness coming our way.
