Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Starman (Prince Gavyn) and The Silver Surfer



DC has had many versions of the character Starman, but as far as I have heard they have yet to introduce a Starman into the New 52 reboot. The closest we have gotten is Stargirl, who is scheduled to be a member of the new Justice League of America. With James Robinson writing Earth-2, that title is probably the most likely place a new Starman will appear.  Still, I hope that DC revives the Prince Gavyn version of Starman.  I  have always liked him and would be very interested in seeing his continuing adventures.

Monday, October 22, 2012

The Atom and The Wasp



Marvel's Ant-Man finally has a release date and hopefully Edgar Wright also has plans for Janet Van Dyne in the film.  Ant-Man and the Wasp were founding members of The Avengers and they both really deserve to be in the sequel.  DC's Justice League finally got a tentative release date was well this past week.  While I would love to see The Atom show up, I don't think that's going to happen, at least in the first installment of the franchise.  The Atom may very well show up in a sequel, but DC may opt to skip over Ray Palmer and go with the Ryan Choi version for the sake of diversity, just as they have done in the New 52.  Whichever Atom they choose, let's hope we see Atom's little floating chair that he used for JLA meetings - I ued to love that!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Manhunter and Iron Fist



I like the idea of these two sharing an adventure together.  They both have has their fair share of secret societies, martial arts and distant lands and it is not hard to envision a mission that would involve them both.  One thing is for sure - it wouldn't be short on action!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Green Arrow and Hawkeye (Vs. The Hulk & Solomon Grundy)



I caught the Premier of the new Arrow series, and the verdict is still up in the air for me.  The action scenes were done well and the actor playing Oliver Queen is good, but I wasn't crazy about Green Arrow killing so many people and there were a lot of pretty cliched moments.  A mysterious Arrow guy shows up exactly at the same time that Queen miraculously reappears and nobody seems to make the connection especially when all he uses is a smear of paint for a mask.  I don't know why they can't explain away a cool looking mask by saying it has special lenses that help with his eyesight - perfect for an archer character.  The same goes with Hawkeye in The Avengers... let's give him a proper cowl again!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Firestorm and Iceman



This is a pairing I would have loved to see as a kid. Iceman was a favorite of mine from his appearances on Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and Firestorm was one of the first DC characters that I was able to follow from his first appearance.  They were both the youngest members of their respective teams, which would give them some common ground.  I can see Killer Frost manipulating Iceman into turning against Firestorm, kicking off 44 pages of action... or a 22 minute cartoon at 10AM on Saturday... yeah, that would have been a good time.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Superman and Doctor Strange



It appears that Superman will be getting yet another costume change with the upcoming Scott Snyder/Jim Lee ongoing series.  I'm not sure if this will be a permanent thing, but I hope so as the high collar just wasn't working for me.  I also wouldn't be at all surprised to find that DC is attempting to get Superman looking closer to his big screen counterpart, due to hit theaters next summer, much in the same way that Marvel's characters are all starting to look like their corresponding movie versions.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Power Girl and Daredevil



This is another case where I got lucky and found a couple of images that looked like they were made for each other.  I had to do some tweaking to the building ledge and the background, but the figures worked perfectly.   I really love the clean styles of Scott Kolins and Amanda Conner and they blend together well.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Green Lantern Vs. Wolverine



I am surprised at how much I am enjoying the current CGI Green Lantern Series.  I guess between the movie version and my initial take on the character designs, my expectations were lowered before I checked it out.  The designs I was worried about look great in motion and the action scenes are a lot of fun.  The last episode had a battle with none other than Anti-Monitor and my personal favorite GL - Chaselon - so I was in heaven!

I also checked out the anime Wolverine series on G4, but just couldn't get into it. Milo Ventimiglia just seemed off for the voice of Logan and the animation didn't really wow me.  My favorite animated Wolverine can still be found in the Hulk Vs. Wolverine short released a few years back.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Hawkman and The Sub-Mariner



Hawkman is an impressive looking character in the comics, but is quite tough to pull of in live action.  No matter how well built the performer may be, their arms and chest still tend to appear scrawny when wearing the large helmet and wings.  I am sure some costume designer will crack that issue one of these days, but so far I have yet to see a convincing live-action Hawkman.  Namor also needs someone with a perfect physique to play him as well - you have to appear imposing while wearing just a speedo and ankle wings, and that's no small feat.  It will be interesting to see which of these bare-chested badasses shows up on the big screen first.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Legion of Super-Heroes and The Rocketeer



The Legion of Super-Heroes is a great team but can be a challenge for it's writers due to the sprawling cast.  One technique that DC has used a few times is to separate the team by time and space into different groups for long stretches.  I get a kick out of those tales because it's cool to see the Legionnaires outside of their futuristic setting and reacting to contemporary characters.  It might be interesting to see the LSH in a wartime setting, and seeing who they run into as they try not to alter history.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Black Canary and The Beast



The Beast is one Marvel character that I am surprised has never been given a shot at his own ongoing series. He is super agile, has a brilliant mind and has ties to the Avengers, Defenders and The X-Men (OK, that last thing isn't so rare anymore, with Marvel mixing and matching most of it's teams recently).  I think there are a world of story opportunities with Hank McCoy and he could definitely support his own title.  Black Canary has had her own title, but I do feel she works better when interacting with other heroes, like Green Arrow, The Birds of Prey, or the Justice League.  These characters are both victims of unflattering redesigns  - Hank still looks like a kitty cat and Dinah has one of the ugliest costumes in the New 52 - so I hope they both return to something closer to their classic looks from the 80's.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Man-Bat Vs. Morbius



I wouldn't be surprised to see Morbius appear in the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man.  The first film seemed to be trying to capture some of the Twilight crowd, so why not go all the way and include Spidey's vampire rogue?  Still, I would prefer to see Man-Bat in a future Batman flick.  Using Batman's more outlandish and powerful foes would set the movie apart from both previous franchises and Man-Bat has the coolest visual of the bunch.  He might not be able to hold a whole film, but teaming him with Hugo Strange and Killer Croc for a "Monster Men" type plot (where Batman convinces Langstrom to switch sides at the end) could be very cool.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Robo Force (Versus Ultron)



I wanted to give myself a challenge and see if I could create a second cover featuring one of my new teams, and here is the result.  These heroes are of course searching for the reason behind humanity's disappearance, and that would naturally lead to a prime suspect in Ultron.  Here's hoping we will see Hank Pym's unruly problem child facing off against the Avengers on the silver screen sometime down the line...

Monday, October 1, 2012

The Fantastic Four and Tom Strong



There aren't a lot of heroes that would be a true intellectual match for Reed Richards, but I think Tom Strong could give him a run for his money.  I have always thought that it would be a challenge to write for super-genius type characters, but writers like Stan Lee and Alan Moore did a great job at it.  Lee and Kirby provided Reed with an unending supply of futuristic inventions and Alan Moore layered one amazing concept onto another for Tom Strong's adventures.  I guess that it's no surprise that such brilliant creators were able to write so well for high-IQ characters.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Superman and The X-Men



Patrick Stewart recently mentioned that he would be appearing as Professor X once again on the big screen. The next X-film promises to draw from the Days of Future Past timeline, so are we in for some reality altering by the end of the film?  Could be... and if so I hope we end up with something closer to the actual "first class" of X-Men.

Recent pics of Actress and MMA star Gina Carano hanging out with Henry Cavill have folks speculating that she will be making a cameo in Man of Steel as a certain Amazonian princess.  I find that highly doubtful, but have to admit, she certainly looks the part.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Robin and Daredevil



You just know this is the Jason Todd Robin, the little punk!  I shouldn't be too hard on him though, he may have a bad attitude but he never caught a break.  Even after getting his history rewritten by Crisis on Infinite Earths, he still didn't get a modern updated costume like Tim Drake and Damian Wayne did, and had to wear the shorts and pixie boots well past their expiration date.  Jason has always had costume issues though... even when he returned from the dead, he would wear his Red Hood full face mask over his Robin style domino mask.  Now that's dedication.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Teen Titans and The Young Allies



The Teen Titans in their original form are still one of my favorite teams ever.  These days, the Titans are one of the biggest victims of DC's multiple continuity and timeline reboots.  Multiple versions of the same character, team members seemingly aging at different rates and confusion over who was actually a member and when have turned what was once a simple concept (superhero side-kicks form a team) into a muddled mess.  I was hoping the DC reboot would streamline things, but it has only exacerbated the problem.  Maybe for the next reboot they should just de-age all the original Titans and start from scratch!

Friday, September 21, 2012

Justice League of America and The Black Panther




I finally caught the recent Black Panther animated series.  Well, animated is kind of a generous term, as it is closer to a motion comic.  While it was cool to see John Romita Jr's artwork in motion, I wish they had gone a step further and given the series a full animated treatment.  Still, the stories are right from the comics and if you are a fan of those, it is well worth checking out.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Metal Men, Machine Man and Jocasta



I read recently that Barry Sonnenfeld is going to direct a Metal Men film.  I have always thought that they were a great fit for animation, and indeed loved their appearances on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.  It will be interesting to see what angle Sonnenfeld goes with, whether the film will be all CGI or live action with CG enhancements.  Either way, I hope that this film comes to pass and a new generation of fans get to see how fun these characters are.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Sgt. Rock and Captain America



It will be cool to see what Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be like with the modern day setting and new characters, but I would not have minded seeing another story set in World War Two.  They glossed over most of his career in the first film and I am sure there are plenty of stories to tell from his wartime days.  The WWII Cap costume worked a lot better than the updated one that he used in The Avengers, hopefully there will be a few changes made for his next cinematic appearance.

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