Thor: Dark World – Trailer 1

April 25, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Thor: The Dark World has released its first trailer which can be seen on youtube here.

Now, the big thing that I know a lot of people are talking about is Loki, specifically his hair.

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Let’s look past that for a moment and take in the bigger picture. In mimic to Avengers, Loki is in a prison cell and giving a ‘how desperate are you’ speech, only this time he refers to himself rather than the Avengers. He views asking for help, any help, as a sign of weakness and a character flaw to be exploited.

Thor also says “when you betray me, I will kill you”, note the when… now, is this in response to something Loki says such as ‘You know I’ll betray you’ or he is just coming out and saying that Loki is completely irredeemable at this point and is going to betray him no matter what? I really hope it’s the former.

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It also looks like Jane is being turned into a ‘damsel in distress’ in this movie which is annoying. But not nearly as annoying as the hint of a possible love triangle in this as well. When Jane is talking about ‘being from two different worlds’ which is how a lot of Dear John speeches start, Sif gets a nice glowy shot of her not looking very happy. Seriously, if these two characters are reduced to two women fighting over Thor in Dark World I’m going to be thoroughly annoyed and disappointed.

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Frigga, on the other hand, looks ready to take everyone down. Rene Russo is a very underestimated actress in my opinion and I love that there is, hopefully, expansion on her character in this. Frigga is the freaking Queen of Asgard, not a title she could hold by being meek in any way. I would also like to see what her relationship with Loki is right now. She said she always saw him as a son to her… but after all he has done?

Overall, looks very on par with the first movie though a little darker to go with the title I suppose. Can’t wait to see more trailers and sneaks as we get closer to it’s November 8th release date.

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Review: Arrow S01E20 Home Invasion

April 24, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

CW's ArrowIt’s official, Oliver is officially the worst friend… ever.

Seriously, where to begin?

  • Oliver screws over Diggle and people die.
  • Oliver almost gets it on with the girl Slade likes.
  • Oliver basically steals away Laurel without trying.
  • Oliver makes Tommy feel very emasculated.
  • Oliver encourages vigilantism.

On the Bonus side, the sister isn’t nearly as annoying as she used to be and Dresden had a really great moment as well.

But yes, Oliver is a worse friend than Bruce Wayne… which is why he’s driving everyone away from him. But you know what, I can’t feel sorry for Oliver at all. Screw him. Make Diggle the star of the show!!

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DOFP: Bishop, Warpath, and Powerless Rogue?

April 24, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Brian Singer posted a little video on his twitter account and it shows the cast chairs, only they are listed by mutant instead of actor. His comment is : “Every mutant needs a place to sit”

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They are as follows:

  • Logan
  • Xavier
  • Magneto
  • Storm
  • Bishop
  • Kitty Pride
  • Bobby “Iceman” Drake
  • Peter “Colossus” Rasputin
  • Blink
  • James “Warpath” Proudstar

What do we learn from this?

1) BISHOP!! Since Omar Sy was listed among the cast I knew he had to be playing Bishop. It only made sense considering the storylines that was being used. With him being confirmed in the cast I really want to say that Bishop is the time traveller, but it’s possible that there could be two travellers, Logan and Bishop.

2) Warpath. This character was created by Chris Claremont but never had any connection to the DOFP storyline or Apocalypse (like Blink has a tentative connection). My guess is this is who Booboo Stewart is going to be playing and I don’t think it will be that big of a role in the scheme of things.

3) Rogue. Where is Rogue? Seriously… ROGUE?!?!!? He does say “Every mutant” and every character on that list is known for sure to still hold Mutant status at the end of X3 (Mag’s cure wore off) so does this mean that Rogue’s cure didn’t wear off? Or is this a case of Bryan trolling us?

4) Mystique. Right now they seem to be filming all the future stuff by the other screen shots he’s given us so is Mystique also still cured in the future? Or is she simply not around? Unlike Rogue who can only exist in the future part of the movie, Mystique could be dead/gone in the future and it be okay because we still have her for the ‘present time’.

5) Order. Again, Logan is put before Magneto and Xavier just like on the casting board which just feeds my thought that he’s the time traveller (or one of them now that Bishop is confirmed). But everyone else is a bit out of order from that casting board except Colossus, Blink and Warpath are still at the end. The rest in the middle are a bit jumbled up. Was there purpose to this order just how the chairs got lined up? I’m inclined to think that he put at least a little thought into this.

6) Name game. Why does some of these guys go just by their Mutant name (Storm), some just by their Human name (Logan) and others by both (Bobby “Iceman” Drake)? Is this some way of separating the future and past selves between the actors or are Stewart and McAvoy going to be sharing seats since they won’t film at the same time? Or is it just how the seats got printed up?

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DOFP: Storm Watch

April 22, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Brian Singer tweeted a picture of Halle Berry in her new Storm outfit for Days of Future Past.

I have to say… not a big fan.

The hair I don’t mind, as one commenter on the twitter feed said, she’s about one movie short of wearing her famous mohawk (which would be awesome) and it’s definitely better than X1 and X2 (her hair was one of the few things done well in X3).

It’s the rest of the costume that bothers me. Gone is the leather suit which we already knew was happening. Instead we get what looks like a really dusty flight suit? It’s just a bunch of layers strapped together and some weird shoulder pieces. I know, it’s apocalyptic times so style is not a high priority but could they have at least added some dash of color (even if it was just Storm’s signature white from the 80s)?

Or, you know what, it’s the cape. That’s the biggest problem with this outfit and what’s dragging it down. It literally looks like she grabbed a bed sheet and cut it at a curve. The cape is one of Storm’s most iconic pieces of wardrobe and this… it’s just horrid. Maybe if they got the cape from the previous movies and put it with this outfit that would be a lot better?

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Review: X-Men Legacy #9

April 21, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

X-Men Legacy #9For the love of all things comic-booky, please get a new artist on this title. Seriously, Ruth looks like a hag and David is just plain creepy.

Other than that, again, this title has really picked up its game.

David really has some issues… skirting somewhere between Magneto and Xavier. He wants to be pro-active, to stop things before they start, which is noble enough, I suppose, but when it starts to go to the extreme… well… we see how it worked out for Magneto. It’s nice to see the moral ambiguity not over-done or under-played though.

And Ruth isn’t so much David’s nemesis but his moral compass… which, thinking about it… maybe those are actually the same thing?

I kinda feel sad for everyone by the end of this story, David, Ruth, and the would-be killer. This… is a good thing.

 

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Review: Uncanny Avengers #6

April 21, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Uncanny Avengers #6Uh, okay, wait, what?

Completely ignoring the cliffhanger of issue #5, Remender decides to give us a back story on Thor, Apocalypse, a Pharoah, and an Axe.

Way to kill the momentum there Remender.

I’m sure this long piece of rambling will be important later on in the overall scheme of things… but Remender really does need a good slap.

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Review: The Fearless Defenders #2

April 18, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Fearless Defenders #2I kinda missed the whole New Mutant craze so I don’t know much about Dani Moonstar… but with her short introduction in this issue I think she’s pretty cool. Let’s just hope she can get herself out of whatever mess she’s in.

As for Valkyrie and Misty… this is like the Odd Couple… I love it. Someone was an absolute genius when they thought up this team-up. Misty brings the sass and Valkyrie plays the perfect ‘straight man’.

Though, as much as it annoys me that characters like Rogue and Storm are shown as ‘rejects’ to being Valkyries… I guess it does make sense. Valkyrie has been given a pretty hard thing to do… replace her lost kin with non-Asgardians. That’s gotta chafe in more ways than one. Plus it’s more than about pure strength and capabilities… it’s about the soul as well. Being a Valkyrie, I would imagine, would be less of a job and more of a life choice. Though in a way… I am sure you don’t choose to be a Valkyrie… the life chooses you.

Anyway, now they are going to throw in a warrior for the Queen of the Underworld… yeah, it’s all going to hell in a handbasket. Should be fun!!

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Review: X-Treme X-Men #11

April 18, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

X-Treme X-Men #11Moral ambuiguity is a bit of an unlaying theme in this title and this issue really underscored that. I’m not entirely sure who the bad guy was… but as far as Dazzler was concerned, everyone was the bad guy.

Speaking of, Dazzler has really taken a harder edge to her character, she has not been uneffected by the events that have transpired, and her powers are actually pretty kick butt. Could she always use them like this? Regardless, I hope the growth the character received in this title filters into wherever she goes next. I’ve garnered a new respect for Dazzler.

You can tell though that the story is wrapping up, even with the cliffhanger of an ending you know that it’s just way to build up to a finale… and that kinda sucks. It’s really hard to read something when you know it’s about to end especially when it’s just gotten going.

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Review: All-New X-Men #9

April 18, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

All-New X-Men #9Sometimes I really have to wonder if the X-Men realize how hypocritical they can be at times? There is a fine line between learning how to survive and learning to be soldiers. I don’t think anyone has really thought this through in the X-Men universe… but that is kinda what makes this whole thing with Revolutionary Scott so interesting…

But besides that, Jean and Scott are both on the edge right now. Jean won’t stay out of people’s minds (and is apparently jealous of Mystique just cause Scott had one conversation with her). And Scott is still feeling like the brother living in the shadow of the older brother (or in his case, himself). It’s a powder keg just waiting for something to explode…

And of course Mystique is happy to just cause random havoc… though I doubt there is anything random about her decision to break Lady Mastermind (sorry, just Mastermind now cause Lady Mastermind is apparently sexist) out of jail. Though as jail breaks go… Mystique’s got style, I’ll give her that.

Now with Old Scott and his gang showing up on the school’s doorstep to recruit… yeah… this can’t end well…

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Review: Deadpool Killustrated #3

April 18, 2013 by X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

Deadpool Killustrated #3The story of Deadpool going around killing famous literary characters stalls out in issue three, it’s all a bit of the same-old. I mean, you wouldn’t think seeing Deadpool killing these guys would get old but it has, already, and mostly because they are all just kinda crammed in there. You have maybe two characters given some dedication but the rest just kinda fly on by and you almost have to shrug ‘oh, another person is dead’.

Also, I’m kinda annoyed that the author doesn’t attempt to highlight or even subtly hint to the allusion of Deadpool being Frankenstein’s Monster. I mean, think about it… he’s almost a textbook example of one. Deadpool even gives the original monster some of his brain so that he now has a partner… but beyond that the author makes no other allusion to just how ironic this is. I’m not sure if this intentional or not. I guess we’ll see come later issues.

I don’t know if it’s just me… but this series just isn’t living up to its potential.

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