Baroness

New personal work, this time I choose an villain
with glasses, from G.I. Joe series:Baroness.. :)
Painted with brushes of ps-CS3.

Baronesse @ Hasbro

The First Official "Avengers" Trailer [Video]

I'm not kidding folks. This is our first glimpse of the bad-ass superhero movie. Yeah I'm putting it down already: THIS. MOVIE. IS. BAD-ASS.

Especially Tony Stark's last line. 




Couple of notes about the trailer and what could be expected in the film:

- there will be a lot of butting-heads early in the movie (naturally)
- Captain America is reminding us that he is not only a gymnastic-shield throwing artist, but also a military man trained to kill using fucking machineguns.
- Nick Fury finally gets something to shoot at.
- There will be SKRULLS invading earth and then there's Loki creating the fiasco.
- Black Widow is still bad-ass just like she was in Iron Man 2.
- Thor vs Cap? Nah. That Captain America is a Skrull posing as Cap.
- Wow, HULK is actually there!
- Hawkeye flinching his bow. Pfft. Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) > Clint Barton (Hawkeye) any day of the week.
-  Finally... and as always... Robert Downey Jr is gonna carry this film.

Now time to watch it again.


[via CBR]

Directed by Josh Whedon.

Entertainment Weekly's "The Avengers" Set Photos Featuring Bobblehead ScarJo

We are all excited for the ultimate superhero team up aren't we? Okay. Now, dig on these exclusive set photos from Entertaintment Weekly featuring EVERYBODY.

This looks great, but fuck - what is wrong with Thor's nose (bad photoshopping), Captain America looking awfully confused, ScarJo's bobblehead and Mark Ruffallo with that stare?

 

Okay, that's pretty cool stuff - everyone together in one room, Chris Evans in that perfect man-out-of-time civilian outfit, and finally Samuel L. Jackson gets to fire a weapon (it took him 4 feature films to do that, shit).

But the best part of this tease are these pictures of the oh so fine Scarett Johansson (whose nude photos were leaked for everybody to see a couple of weeks ago):

Damn. Even the buildings can't resist. ScarJo's causing a lot of explosions all over the place by just standing there. Must be the awesome bum.

[via ComicsAlliance, iFanboy]

Wolverine gives Cyclops a big "EFF YOU!"

We know what happens after Schism and the Cyclops vs Wolverine throwdown. Two separate X-teams, two different leaders. All of this is going to happen because of a certain redhead chick that has done more for this franchise dead than alive (and yes, it was NEVER about using young mutants as soldiers in issue #4 of Schism).

What's funny about all of this? Is that even before the big event ends, we already know what Wolverine is going to do after all is said and done:

Give Cyclops a BIG middle finger. 

How? Check out the preview images for Wolverine and the X-Men #1 after the jump. 

Logan, you big piece of adamantium shit... how dare you. 

After Schism: Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine & The X-Men #1 and #2 Covers

X-Men: Schism is drawing to a close and we already know what is going to happen after all is said and done. So here we go with the two covers for the first and second issues of what will be two separate X-Men teams: one led by Cyclops, and the other led by fan-favorite Wolverine.

First off, we have Uncanny X-Men #1 and 2. Looks like we got Mr. Sinister back in the rumble!

 UNCANNY X-MEN #1 (SEP110591)
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils and Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Inks by CAM SMITH
Colors FRANK D’ARMATA
FOC – 10/10/11, ON SALE – 11/2/111

UNCANNY X-MEN #2 (SEP110595)
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils and Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Inks by CAM SMITH
Colors FRANK D’ARMATA
FOC – 10/24/11, ON SALE – 11/16/11

And finally, the series that probably has the amazing art courtesy of Chris Bachalo. Wolverine & The X-Men #1 & 2:

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #1 (AUG110653)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils and Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
FOC – 10/3/11, ON SALE – 10/26/11

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #2 (SEP110589)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils and Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
FOC – 10/31/11, ON SALE – 11/23/11

Wow. Two great comic book series to be released not far away from each other. Better save your dimes now. 

[via iFanboy]

New X-Men Video Game Lets You "Choose Your Destiny" [Trailer]

Here's what I think about the trailer: I like the concept of this game, just like X-Men: Schism. Free roaming and smashing type of game with the player having the freedom to choose the side he is on. But damn, the graphics (based on this video at least) looks HORRIBLE.

Its 2011 folks. 'Gotta make something better than this. 

Just look at Batman: Arkham City.

Back to blogging, Marvel Reviews... Daredevil, Captain America, Ultimate Comics Spiderman and more!

Man, I missed this. Been busy with my real life lately that's why I haven't got any posts for a long time, and I'm still pretty busy so I'm just gonna make this quick. 

So what's up? Well, I will tell you right off the bat that its a FREAKING GREAT time to be a comics fan now. No scratch that. ITS AWESOME!

Marvel is hitting the strides with their books and they have pretty much kept pace with their own new #1s, especially with their revamped Ultimate Comics line, and a new Punisher and Daredevil series that has kept me absolutely happy every month.

Here are my picks (ongoing series and individual issues) from The House of Ideas:

• Punisher #3 (new ongoing series) by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto - Frank Castle is back and is better than ever with Rucka writing a detective-themed and action packed book with good 'ol guns, knives, decapitations and badasserry that you can't help but scream the word awesome. Marco's art is on full force here with some of the most bad-ass action sequences in comics today featuring a high flying Vulture-Frank Castle battle in midair. Another reason why this is one of Marvel's hottest books. You gotta see it to believe it. 

• Daredevil #4 (new ongoing series) by Mark Waid and Paolo Rivera & Marcos Martin - say goodbye to the old DD. This is a fresh take on the Man Without Fear and the man behind the suit, Matt Murdock. Waid has figured this hero out completely by balancing  the life and thought-process of the lawyer and the vigilante, and is starting to become of the greatest 'Devil runs since Frank Miller's. And the art? Gorgeous. The guy has mastered the ability to illustrate Daredevil's Radar Sense partnered with simple, yet dynamic storytelling sequences. This issue has some detective work, old-school vigilantism, and a tutorial on how to defend yourself in a gut-wrenching trial. Cool.

• Captain America #3 (new ongoing series) by Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven - I have reviewed issues #1 and #2 somewhere in this blog, and that's all I need to convince you that this is a gem that you should be digging. This time, Cap fights a gigantic robot in a Captain America costume! Full of non-stop fighting, chaos, and incomparable art, (that scene where Sharon throws the shield to Cap is priceless) McNiven and Brubaker continue their streak as they make this series completely unpredictable to make fans happy. Damn, how I wish they could make this a bi-monthly series already so I don't have to wait for 30 more days for the next issue.

• Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic - after the horrible Ultimates 3 and Ultimatum, Marvel decided to reboot their continuity-free franchise for new and old readers alike. And issue #1 just hit the mark. Our heroes has to deal with an uprising threat to the US, but with little resources to back them up. Previous political overtones from Ultimates #1 and #2 are retained which sets up a connection to previous installments. Finally Esad Ribic's clean pencils blend in very well with the naturalistic dialogue and setting. Overall, a solid book that any Marvel fan (new and old) should pick up. 

• Ultimate Comics: Spiderman #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli - you might have heard this in the news. Peter Parker is dead (at least in the Ultimate Universe) and now, we got a new #1 which means a new Spiderman. And he's black! He's Miles Morales! Ethnicity aside, this is a great start. New storyline, new hero, familiar villains and new power(s) that I haven't seen before. Then throw in Sara Pichelli's stunning art and I don't know what else would make you skip this. I'm sold on this one and I believe you will too once you read it. 

• X-Men: Schism #4 by Jason Aaron and Carlos Pacheco/Cam Smith -This is it! Cyclops vs Wolverine. And it doesn't get any bigger than that. More importantly, this marks the beginning of the end of the X-Men that we all knew. By the end of this battle, the X-Men will be no more. Cykes and Logan battle it out in Utopia after a bitter disagreement, while a dangerous and powerful uber-Sentinel looks out to eradicate mutant kind. The stakes have never been higher, and the end coming closer. This is one event that you don't want to miss out on.

•  Ultimate Comics X-Men #1 by Nick Spencer and Paco Medina - I never thought Spencer's writing will work on an X-book, but damn he does it. This is not the X-Men you were used to see in the past Ultimate stories. Mutants are being tortured and hunted more than ever, and the government is behind it all - while telling people and the media otherwise - making them look good on the outside. Sinister. What a great way to set up an intriguing storyline that sees Iceman, Human Torch and Kitty Pryde take center stage. Art is not great but good enough to make me try a second issue. Can't wait for the X-Men to re-group and kick the government's skinny fat asses. 

• Fear Itself #6 (intercompany crossover) by Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen - ah the event that wasn't as big as it was dubbed. But still, I can't help but follow this and see our Avengers get newly designed Tron costumes and powerful RPG-inspired weapons courtesy of Tony Stark and Odin's Asgardian warehouse after that last panel. I know they will be kicking The Worthy and Sin's asses next issue, and Thor will go one-on-one with The Serpent himself to end things once and for all. Or maybe not. Nonetheless, this is a pretty cool issue. Stuart Immonen's art is another reason why this is on my pull list.

That's it for now folks. I'll be back tomorrow with my DC New 52 Picks that should at least help you choose the titles you will be spending your money on because like most of you, I'm just an ordinary guy with a decent work who just can't get every comic book that's on the stands right now. So we have to pick carefully. 

Are we good with that? Alright.

Now back to reality.

Spider-Woman

new piece dedicated to Spider-Woman.. :)
sketched and painted in ps-CS3, as my usual.

Spider-Woman © Marvel Comics

EDIT: added a step by step process here:

Black Cat 009

New piece of the series.. :)
Painted in digital with psCS3.

Black Cat © Marvel Comics

Cyclops and Storm Lock Lips On The Cover of "Astonishing X-Men" #44

Wow. What happened here? Did Cyclops break up with Emma or somethin'? And why is Storm back with the 80's mohawk?

Its a nice cheesecake cover, but I'm damn sure Cyke and Ororo swapping saliva's doesn't have to do anything with the story inside the comic. That's the trend nowadays guys, get used to it.  Gone are the days where the actual cover is not only awesome, but is actually something relevant to the actual plot of the book. God, I miss those days.

And just for the record, Cyclops has been a jerk ever since. Maybe that's why he's my favorite X-Man. Yeah that's it! Its not because of his stupid mutant powers... 

It's because he gets to stick his dick with all the hottest ladies in the mutant world. Lucky basterd.

Marvel Expands To The Original Graphic Novel Line With 'Season One' Books

Sure, Marvel is beating rival DC in terms of monthly comic book titles, but they're pretty much mediocre when it comes to creating and publishing original graphic novels, where DC is really really kicking some ass. Just check out the success of DC's most recent OGN: Superman Earth One, which topped the New York Times Bestsellers List for graphic novels for more than 10 weeks.

So in that light, Marvel has decided to push their luck in that department, with their 'Season One' line of books, which will re-tell the origins of their most popular characters starting with X:Men, Daredevil, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. Some of the titles will be released starting  February 2012.

Check out the covers for the aforementioned titles by Julian Totino:

X-Men Season One by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie

Daredevil Season One by Antony Johnston and Wellinton Alves

Spider-Man Season One by Cullen Bunn and Neil Edwards

Fantastic Four Season One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez

Avengers Assembled: Concept Art Images For "The Avengers" Summer Flick

We have been anxiously waiting for these guys to get together on the silver screen, and while it may take a little bit longer for us to see that, here is the complete roster featuring Nick Fury with Agent Coulson and Maria Hill, Hawkeye, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America each in their conceptualized art imagery courtesy of Ryan Meinerding. 

 

 

 

Question now is, who's going to be the villain?

If Director Josh Whedon would follow the Ultimate's storyline "Superhuman" - it would be interesting to see everybody fight the big bad green monster... the Hulk. Man, that will be awesome. Explosions and chaos everywhere, each of them getting a shot at the ravaging crazy monster, with Thor thumping his ass in the end. 

Sounds cool?

[via ComicsAlliance]

"The Amazing Spider-Man" Official Trailer Is Here!

Watch the new Peter Parker/Spidey crawl onto walls, and jump over skyscrapers. Contains footage of what seems to be another origin story, and some shots of Peter and Gwen Stacy - played by Emma Stone - who looks like a John Romita drawing that came out straight from the comic books.

The Amazing Spider-Man is directed by Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield in the lead role. Scheduled for a 2012 release.

Latest Comic Book Reviews (07.19.2011): Wolverine #12 & American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #2

I'm still intrigued with Aaron's Wolverine although has the same taste for 3 consecutive issues, and the team of Snyder and Murphy continues to impress me with their AV project that I'm wanting to see a live-action series or film based on the comic. *sigh* I can only dream.

All of my reviews after the jump. 

Wolverine #12
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Renato Guedes
Published by Marvel Comics

If you have read Wolverine #11, then you basically know the whole template of this issue. Yes, its the exact same formula - Wolverine killing so-so opponents and still clawing his way into finding the Red Right Hand - except that it has a mix of the occult, dark magic and constricting snakes that talk. 

Now if that sounds creepy to you, wait until you read it. Jason Aaron does the same thing all over again, and because of that repetitive formula, I can't say anything here that you don't know yet.  Its the damn exact replica, but I gotta applaud the idea of putting the concept of Hell and demonic rituals into the story to one-up itself in terms of delivering nightmarish ideas that is sure to make some cringe... and probably come back to know what's gonna happen next.

The only consolation - if there is - is Guedes' art. He continues to do a great job on the pencils, keeping the dynamics and violence that we love the most intact, and the nastiness of his imagery elevates Aaron's script.

Hopefully Aaron changes the tone of his series next month because I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's starting to get tired of his writing, and he can do that by making Daken (Wolverine's son) - who appeared at the end of #11 (and for some reason was missing in this issue) - jump into the party.

Rating:

American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #2

Written by Scott Snyder

Art by Sean Gordon Murphy

Published by Vertigo

As I have said before, AV: SOTF is now a full blown series on its own, a stand-alone story that spawned from the groundbreaking original. Now on its 2nd issue, Snyder and Murphy continues to pack this epic installment with more exhilirating action, thrilling surprises and a sexy dream sequence that got me biting right on the first page turn. 

Talk about infusing vampire lore with super-spy antics ala "James Bond" and death-defying scenes that reeks of "Die Hard", and if that description doesn't give it justice, then I don't know how to describe this great comic book.

The story kicks-off as Felicia and Cash continues on their journey of infiltrating a Nazi Castle that was reported to be the place for the vampire cure, and to add to the excitement, they also need to rescue a doctor and escape from enemy territory all at the same time. But things don't seem as easy as it sounds as the last panel reveals, and now our hunters become the hunted in big time "oh shit, we're fucked" moment. 

But the true beauty of the book lies in the full page spreads by Sean Murphy, who did an outstanding job of bringing Snyder's action-filled story to life - complete with  gut-wrenching facial expressions - as seen in the plane crash scene that truly showed his ability to create the most out of his panels and every single one of the characters he draws.

Full of dynamic and vibrance, Murphy never lets up right from his alluring depiction of Felicia's horrific dream guest starring the enigmatic Skinner Sweet, to the death-defying plane sequence, up to the shocking end.

It felt a little bit flat though, and when I mean by flat, we don't get much development story wise asides from Felicia and Cash entering the castle, talking about their fears and finally being introduced to a horde of *SPOILERS NEXT* Nazi vampires.

Despite that, this is still a solid issue, and we get nothing less than pure entertainment that attracts every bit of our senses. 

To those who haven't jumped into the AV bandwagon yet, this is the perfect time to join. You'll never regret it.

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