Posted at 8:15 a.m. - Wednesday, December 24

The animation wing of Marvel Entertainment has been cranking out a bunch of really cool direct-to-DVD features as of late (i.e. IRON MAN, DOCTOR STRANGE & ULTIMATE AVENGERS) and has a few more in waiting for release in January. They've just put some footage from their new 'HULK VERSUS' DVD on Marvel.Com:

The bit where Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, flies back into his hand is just awesome! They've really been able to capture the essence of the character in motion, if you ask me.

But...

Will the movie be as good as the trailer?  I dunno...

You comments and feedback are always welcome!

Posted at 7:45 p.m. - Wednesday, September 3

In an earlier post I shared the trailer for Bruce Campbell's upcoming Direct-To-Video feature, My Name Is Bruce,  Well, thanks to the wonder that is the internet, we now have a promo poster for the film:

Now I won't deny that I'm a big Bruce Campbell dork.  Getting a chance to write the character of Ash in an Army of Darkness comic is this geek's dream-come-true.  I've even had the pleasure of meeting Bruce back when he was in town promoting his short-lived television western The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (lo' those many moons ago, when I was a much younger geek).  The guy was totally down-to-earth and was happy to sign my rodeo program (yeah, he was appearing at a rodeo - and I wouldn't have gone to a friggin' rodeo for any other reason). I think its awesome how he's landed a supporting role on USA's Burn Notice, a role he says he got due in part to his fan following.  Oh, if you want to bust a gut reading a biography, Bruce's If Chins Could Kill will crack you up.  (The chapter where he shows up on the set of Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead with Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman is simply priceless.  It's funny because its true! Well...sort of.)  I'm a fan because he shows that he really appreciates his avid following.

Now everyone who follows Bruce always asks if there will ever be another Evil Dead film, and his standard response is 'when Sam Raimi wants to make one.'  From what I've seen, since Sam Raimi's busy making Spiderman movies and other big-budget fare, this film is being made for the 'deadites', those avid BC fans who just can't get enough of seeing their favorite hero fighting the forces of darkness!  No, it's not EVIL DEAD 4, but for me, it's close enough!  (Oh, and all those Evil Dead video games with Bruce providing the voice of Ash were pretty sweet too.)

Now I've got a few questions for my blog readers: Are you a Bruce Campbell fan?  And if so, what's your fave film of his?  Is it one of the Evil Dead films?  Alien Apocalypse?  What's your fave BC television show?  Brisco County?  Jack of All Trades?  Or was it his turn as Autolycus on Xena: Warrior Princess?

I'd love to hear from all of you, my fellow deadites!

(Oh, and be sure to check out Bruce Campbell's website for more info on MNIB.)

Posted at 9:00 a.m. - Saturday, August 30

He has faced the Evil Dead, fought an Alien Apocalypse and met the Man with the Screaming Brain.

He is the man, or as many horror-movie fanboys will insist, The Man.  He is Bruce Campbell.

In his new film, MY NAME IS BRUCE, The Man goes up against another malevolent monster in a horror-comedy mash-up in the tradition of his previous motion pictures.  For fans who have been clamoring for another Evil Dead film, this just may be the next best thing.

The film is scheduled for a direct-to-DVD debut in the fall.

Posted at 10:45 p.m. - Tuesday, August 26

Since it's been mentioned in my latest Geek To Me, I thought I'd save folks the trouble of searching through the G2M archives and re-post my interview with Peter Robbins (the original voice of Charlie Brown) from the San Diego Comic Con.

Posted at 12:05 p.m. - Wednesday, August 20

They're not your grandpappy's Avengers...heck, they're not even the Young Avengers from the Marvel Comics comic book series...they're the Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, the newest direct-to-DVD feature from Marvel Animation Studios:

Now I really like this kind of stuff because, hopefully, it gets kids interested in reading comics and anything that does that is good.  It also appears that they're incorporating some of the Marvel U's current mythos into the storyline (the Hulk looks like the 'Future Hulk' from Peter David's run on the title) so perhaps it won't stray too far from the continuity fanboys know and love.

But why not create a Young Avengers animated film?  The book was awesome and was even created by a television writer.  Wouldn't that have made it a prime candidate for a film adaptation?

Well, that's my two cents on the matter.  What's yours?

Posted at 8:30 a.m. - Tuesday, August 19

If you've read V for Vendetta and Watchmen, you know who Alan Moore is, but do you really know who he is?  In anticipation of the Watchmen feature film, a biographical documentary is being released called The Mindscape of Alan Moore...

Posted at 9:38 p.m. - Tuesday, July 29

With news that the Region One DVD edition of SPACED was being released, geek media from all over jumped at the chance to meet Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright, even if for only ten minutes.  As part of a group that got to talk to the trio, I was the one who came away with something no other media member was able to get...

Posted at 8:36 a.m. PST - Sunday, July 27

While at Comic Con in San Diego, I had a chance to sit down with Peter Robbins, the original voice actor for Charlie Brown.  He and the entire Peanuts Gang have reunited to promote a new Peanuts Anniversary DVD set.

Posted at 8:46 p.m. PST - Saturday, July 26

At the Fox booth at Comic Con, I speak with Joe Manganiello & WWE Superstar Ken Kennedy about their action-flick Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia, their entry into the Behind Enemy Lines series...