Hyperion Vs. Black Adam

 

Battles between Superman and Captain Marvel have always been entertaining, so I figured that a clash between a pair of their dark reflections would be fun to see as well. If anything it would be even more brutal - but who would come out as the victor?

Sub-Mariner and Arion: Lord of Atlantis

 

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser trailer was released at Comicon, and it looks great - I have every confidence that director Ryan Coogler will deliver another impressive movie.  My only complaint is how Namor looks.  I get the switch from an Atlantean aesthetic to an ancient Mayan one, to differentiate the character from Aquaman - but where is the signature haircut?  What's up with the full beard and mustache and the big distracting peg through his nose?  Other than pointy ears, they made no attempt to have Tenoch Huerta look anything like the classic comic character. First we get a bald Black Adam and now this - even Iron Man has never had his classic widows' peak helmet design! Hollywood really must not like that look.

This cover comes about from a suggestion by Brian C., a Patron of this blog.  Thanks Brian!

Cyborg Vs. the U-Foes

Cyborg will be appearing with the upcoming Doom Patrol series, but from what I have seen so far, it looks like a store bought Halloween costume, with only his head piece visible.  I thought that his Justice League look was way overproduced - oddly designed CGI made it look like crumpled tinfoil to me - but this new look seems under-produced.  Hopefully when his full appearance is revealed, he will be closer to the comics' version.

Coming tomorrow: STF #2500!

Harley Quinn Vs. Groot

I checked out the new poster for Guardians if the Galaxy Vol. 2,  and I like what I saw (especially Yondu's longer head fin!) but something was missing - where was Groot?  Then I saw him - Baby Groot peeking out from behind Starlord's leg.  It will be fun to see this new incarnation of Groot running around - I wonder, though,  if he will remain pint-sized for the duration of the movie?

The Atom and The Hulk

Just a simple cover today, but I really liked how the images went together.  These two characters seem like an unlikely pair at first glance, but I don't think a tale featuring the two of them would be all that far fetched.  I can see Ray Palmer and Bruce Banner collaborating on some scientific venture when calamity breaks out and gamma and atomic hi-jinks ensue.  Or perhaps  they would run into each other in one of the microscopic societies that they like to visit. Either way, it would be a fun issue to read.

Batman and The Super-Skrull

It was a fun moment at the end of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer when Johnny Storm temporarily gained the powers of the entire team. It was clearly a nod to one of the Fantastic Four's coolest villains, the Super Skrull.  That was a nice tease but what I as a fan really would have preferred was a full out adventure with the actual Super Skrull.  I had the same feeling when watching Ang Lee's Hulk - Lee made the strange decision to combine the Hulk's abusive father with classic villains Zzzax and The Absorbing Man.  I would have much rather had a solo appearance by one of those villains rather than the odd mashup we got.  There's still hope for future movies, though.  With a FF film reboot on the horizon as well as rumored Skrull involvement in the Avengers film, maybe there's a chance we'll finally see the Super Skrull on the big screen one day.

Batman and Nick Fury

I think it is pretty cool how Marvel took their biggest WWII hero and through the plot device of "vita-rays" were able to continue to give him adventures in the present day. Like James Bond on steroids, Fury was always the ultimate in cool because not only did he have the best vehicles and weapons, he also had all the best connections. Good guy to know!

It's too bad that he is being muscled out of the on-screen Marvel Universe, but Sam Jackson is pretty cool, so I can live with his Ultimate Universe counterpart. Still, it is unfortunate that Fury's only live action appearance was performed by David Hasselhoff!