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Codename: Bathala

Mark Rosario — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:41:19 +0000

Ask me to name just one thing that thrills me for the Metro Comic Con and I’ll probably answer this – the release of Codename: Bathala, a comicbook by writer Jon Zamar and amazing new artist Judd Abinuman.

I really dig the posted preview pages so far (they look more like animation cels than actual comic pages) and this new cover by Joseph Zacate just increases my excitement.

The Metro Comic-Con happens on August 21-22 at SM Megamall. Go check it out and support Pinoy comics!

Avengers Assembled

Mark Rosario — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:55:46 +0000

I guess many would agree when I say the main highlight of the recently concluded San Diego Comic-Con is the cast announcement for Marvel’s highly-anticipated Avengers movie.

Fanboys and fangirls all over the world delighted when Nick Fury himself (that’s Samuel L. Jackson, in case you were just born yesterday) introduced the team and was accompanied by Robert Downey Jr a little later.

Man! Robert IS definitely Tony Stark. He doesn’t need to act at all to make you think that. Its always been a challenge for me to separate the actor and the character really. They’re just too much alike, if you know what I mean! Haha!

Anyway, this marks the first time the Avengers cast had their photo taken. Now lets all dream and look forward to the day when we finally see them wear their costumes together.

Robert Downey Jr is Tony Stark/ Iron Man, Clark Gregg is SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson, Scarlett Johansson is Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth is Thor, Chris Evans is Steve Rogers/Captain America, Sam Jackson is Nick Fury, Jeremy Renner is Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo is Bruce Banner/Hulk and Joss Whedon, the Avengers director.

Image grabbed from MTV Splash Page.

Thor’s Helmet – Finally!

Mark Rosario — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:09:03 +0000

You’ve waited long for it and now you have it – the actual Thor helmet (far right) to be worn by Chris Hemworth for the 2011 movie!

What sayest thou?

Image taken from Marvel.com.

Lego Ghostbusters Ecto-1

Mark Rosario — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:47:57 +0000

Those who frequent the blog may have noticed I’m on a little nostalgia trip as of late.

First, there’s Krang. Then there’s Gatchaman.

Now to make things worse, I found this Lego version of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 on the web and I’m impressed with the accuracy.

If you were born in the 80’s, I’m sure you’d want one for your room.

This awesome Ghostbusters car has been rendered by Flickr user Orion Pax. While he doesn’t give us details about how long it took him to create this, he confirms it was indeed “a nightmare to build.”

Too bad this isn’t available as a Lego set yet! So what we all fanboys can do for now is to stare at these pictures in envy. Or go ahead and try creating one.

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Exclusive SDCC Cap And Thor Concept Art Posters

Mark Rosario — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:06:24 +0000

Today, Yahoo just gave us a peek at two Marvel concept art posters which will be exclusively distributed during the SDCC (or, for the uninitiated, the San Diego Comic-Con – the grand mecca for all comicbook geeks worldwide).

The first poster shows Captain America in the middle of a war while we see Thor and Loki battle it out on the second one.

As we all know, these are two upcoming movies from Marvel and while the films are still a year away (Captain America will be on 22 July 2011 while Thor comes earlier on 20 May 2011), its nice to see these images for a few reasons. First, it verifies that the heavily-circulated Cap concept art indeed comes from reliable “sources” (although this SDCC poster shows us the costume isn’t as skin tight) and second, it gives us a closer look at Loki wearing his trademark ridiculous helmet.

Check out the posters below. Then click it if you want it enlarged so you can view it closer. Then use it as a wallpaper. Or print it!

Gatchaman Teaser Trailer

Mark Rosario — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:31:16 +0000

I grew up watching the animated G-Force: Guardians of Space way back the 80’s so I’m just all awed to catch a teaser trailer for an upcoming Gatchaman film from Imagi Studios – the same one that brought us the recent Astro Boy movie, yes.

The video shows the team battling a giant mantis robot and this is really exciting for me. I’m just glad the characters look very close to the way I remember them on the TV show.

This Gatchaman CGI movie doesn’t hit theaters worldwide until 2011 and so let’s all just take a look at a few screen shots as of the moment!

Here’s Ace Goodheart (Eagle):

Dirk Daring (Condor)

Agatha June (Swan)

Pee Wee (Swallow)

… And finally, we have Hooty (Owl)!

Can’t get enough of that? Click the link then and head over to YouTube to catch these five teenage champions in action!

G-Force: Guardians of Space

Uncanny X-Force #1

Mark Rosario — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:00:22 +0000

I am not following the current X-Men story arc but for some weird reason, I had the feeling that Deadpool and/or Wolverine will be part of the team when I saw a Twitter update that said Marvel will be launching a new Uncanny X-Force book soon.

And my guess was right! The two guys are indeed part of it. Too predictable, Marvel – even for someone not reading the X-books!

Seriously, these two guys are all over lotsa comics these days. Not that I don’t like them or what but doesn’t Marvel have other characters aside from them?

Also part of the team are Psylocke, Archangel and Fanthomex – a guy I’m not too familiar with. At first, I was really like “hey what the heck is Storm Shadow doing here?” Haha! Told ya I’m not a regular reader!

Anyway, Uncanny X-Force #1 comes out this October from the creative team of writer Rick Remender and artist Jerome Opena. Before that, though, these deadly heroes will make their first appearance as a team in X-Men: Second Coming #2.

Now here’s the cover art for Uncanny X-Force #1 by Esad Ribic. Not very catchy for a cover, no? Sorry, Marvel, for being too much of a whiner this time.

Cool Superhero Tees From Electromagnetic Tentacle

Mark Rosario — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:49:45 +0000

I first read about Electromagnetic Tentacles when Comicology blogged about them last ToyCon. I thought these guys were insanely good! Their shirt concepts are really catchy and hilarious – especially if you are a Filipino. They’ve got cool parody shirts of our favorite superheroes all mixed up with local Pinoy culture.

Now being more of a Marvel fan, these three automatically became my favorites. I love the Spider-Man-Venom fight the most though!

Ghost Pedicabber

Bakalman

Spiderfight

Check out their site or add them on Facebook for the other designs (I like the Kummander shirt too) and online ordering instructions.

Rocket and Bounce | Web Comics Review

Mark Rosario — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:43:29 +0000

For anyone wanting to take a break from all the gloom and doom that seems to be too prevalent in most comics these days, Rocket and Bounce can surely be a treat!

Rocket is a flying boy wearing what looks to be like an Ultraman helmet while Bounce is a girl who, uhm, bounces and has some sort of a Speedball effect going on. The webcomic follows the adventure of these sensational super siblings who seem to enjoy arguing with each other as much as they love chasing villains. So there’s spandex – check. Action – check. Humor – big check!

No dark plots and complicated characters, finishing to read Rocket and Bounce gives you a good feeling – similar to how it felt as a kid after watching your favorite Saturday morning cartoon!

The main bummer here, though, is that the series is currently on a hiatus – but not to worry! Creator Gene Kelly promises us he’ll be “back on track” with more pages within the year.

I personally couldn’t wait!

It’s always nice to read titles that bring the fun back to comicbook-reading.

League Of Lanterns

Mark Rosario — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:39:03 +0000

Some geeks just can’t get enough out of following the comics or collecting those colorful plastic rings. Some just had to cosplay their favorite Lanterns and appear together at several conventions in the US.

They call themselves the League Of Lanterns.

Minor accuracy issues and beer bellies aside, these guys get to prove that group cosplays are always the coolest!