There are a few surprises in Iron Man 3. There is always a risk with messing with expectations when it comes to comic book movies but Shane Black and the writing team make it work. I enjoyed Iron Man 3. It’s easily the strongest of the Iron Man sequels. The original retains the title of […]
Thor: The Dark World trailer UK
The Marvel UK YouTube channel has released an official trailer for Thor: The Dark World. This follows on from the original Thor movie and features some familiar faces. The movie is expected in the UK for October 30th and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Christopher Eccleston.
Disney Princesses as brutal Avengers
These pictures come from the talented Christopher Stoll, a young artist based in the US. He’s getting plenty of attention this week for these creations and I hope his daily deviantion tally goes through the roof. In a good way. I’m especially fond of Pocahontas as Captain America. Mulan as Hawkeye Jasmine as Iron Man […]
Marvel teases “phase 2” as “phase 1” leaves the inner circle
The chances are high that you’ll have read on blogs like Geek Native “phase 1” or “phase 2” from Marvel. There’s even phase 3 chat. The phrase “phase 1”, though, had been used by the inner circle of geeklore fans. That’s no longer the case. Marvel are now pushing a large box set, 10 discs, […]
Marvel introduces Marvel
This tribue animation is pretty cool. It’s done by BlackMeal and is exactly the sort of thing that could be used in Blu-ray opening titles. It features little icons that represent both Marvel and some of the company’s most iconic superheroes. The only hard one to spot is the Invisible Woman… which makes sense. Via […]
Prop Wars – when geeks fight
This video shows what might happen if geeks iwth impressive prop collections have a fight – and get carried a way. Just a little. It’s also worth noting that this is the Sneaky Zebra team. We’ve seen their work before with cosplay videos on Geek Native. It’s also worth checking out The London Super Comic […]
Superhero art from Mahmud Asrar
Mahmud Asrar has blogged some of his pre-show commissions from London Super Comic Con 2013. From Turkey, working at DC Comics on Supergirl, he built up a good repuation. His Twitter account suggests he’ll soon be working on Ultimate Comics X-Men for Marvel.
Thor’s Jaimie Alexander as Wonder Woman
In Thor movie Jaimie Alexander played Lady Sif. Many fans think she’d be a superb casting choice for Wonder Woman. Here’s a fan made photoshop of the actress as Wonder Woman. What do you think? Looks impressive? As it happens Alexander herself as talked about the Wonder Woman role. Here’s what she said about the […]
Superheroes in noir posters
Noir isn’t always to everyone’s tastes. It can be bleak although that can be part of the attraction. These posters from Marko Manev certainly don’t seem bleak. They’re carefully understated, they hint at huge scenes and power yet to be unleashed. These may be some of the most familar superheroes known to the web but […]
The Justice League and The Avengers as chambara samurai
The word “Chambara” is used to describe a genre of movies in Japan with the focus on sword fighting. They’re very often samurai peroid pieces set somewhere between 1600 and 1868. Talented deviant artist Alex Mitchell must have wondered what some of America’s most famous superheroes; the Justice League and The Avengers would look like […]
