This month’s #1 Spotlight is coming from Image Comics, Morning Glories. It was sitting in Marylou’s stack of comic books that have yet to be read; it looked interesting so I decided to give it a try. Morning Glories is written by Nick Spencer with artwork by Joe Eisma, colors by Alex Sollazzo, lettering by [...]
X-Men
James McAvoy Cast In X-Men First Class
James McAvoy (Wanted, The Last King of Scotland) has been cast as the young Professor Charles Xavier in “X-Men: First Class. The movie will follow a young Professor X and Magneto. Matthew Vaughn will direct. Original X-Men director Bryan Singer conceived the story and will produce(a prior commitment to Warner Brothers prevented him from directing [...]
Matthew Vaughn Directing X-Men: First Class
Fox announced that “Kick Ass” Matthew Vaughn will direct the X-Men prequel: X-Men: First Class. The movie will focus on a young Professor Xavier and Magneto. Variety is reporting that the movie’s release date is set for June 3, 2011, and that production will start this summer. X-Men director Bryan Singer conceived the story and [...]
Phoenix Bishoujo Statues
Marvel and Kotobukiya have teamed up on these two amazing Phoenix Bishoujo Statues: Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. The statues will be released in August/September and cost $59.99 each. I already pre-ordered mine…pre-order yours from Entertainment Earth now! Pre-Order X-Men Phoenix Bishoujo Statue Pre-Order X-Men Dark Phoenix Bishoujo Statue
Psylocke Bishoujo Statue
I love the Marvel Bishoujo Statue series and Psylocke is no exception. The statue is 1:8 scale and stands 9 inches tall. It will be released in July. Pre-Order X-Men Psylocke Bishoujo Statue from Entertainment Earth!
One2One Logan Satue & Bust
One2One has announced a 10 inch Wolverine & The X-Men: Logan Statue and a 1/2-Scale Wolverine & The X-Men: Logan Bust. The statues have a very cartoony feel to them and are based on One2One’s Nicktoons series. The statues will be released in January, but are available for pre-order. Order Wolverine and the X-Men Logan [...]
Bryan Singer Returning To X-Men?
According the the Hollywood Reporter, Brain Singer wants to return to the X-Men franchise. While at the Pusan International Film Festival he told reporters “I’m still looking to possibly returning to the ‘X-Men’ franchise. I’ve been talking to Fox about it.” “I love Hugh Jackman. I love the cast.” Bryan directed the first two X-Men [...]
Kirby Heirs Reclaiming Copyrights
Jack Kirby’s four children have served 45 notices of termination to Marvel, Disney, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures. The notices express intent to regain copyrights, some as early as 2014. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee co-created many of Marvel’s famous heroes including: “Thor”, “Iron Man”, “X-Men”, and “The Fantastic Four”. [...]