by: Laurance
Maybe I’m obsessed. About fifty-percent of the s–t I have contributed to Students has to do with Watchmen and/or Spartans. A little excessive I know, but when a movie such as 300 pulls in $127 million in ten days because it’s actually a good film, I have reason to be excessive. What does Watchmen have [...]
March 19, 2007
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by Laurance
Boy do I love surprises! In the uncut trailer (meaning blood and nudity) for 300 it seems that director Zach Snyder snuck in a little easter egg for Watchmen fanboys such as myself. At approximately the 3:38 mark, there is a test shot of Rorshach. Needless to say, I’m as giddy as a school-girl. [...]
March 9, 2007
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by Mike
This Morning CNN reported that Marvel comics as killed off one it’s most long standing Heroes Captain America.
After close to 60 years in print, Marvel Comics has killed off Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, one of its most famous and beloved superheroes amid an already controversial story line, “Civil War,” which is pitting [...]
March 7, 2007
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by Laurance
Don’t’ get too comfortable with the current lineup of characters on the hit NBC show Heroes. According to series creator Tim Kring through the Sci Fi Wire, Season two will be Volume 2 and season one concludes Volume 1. What exactly does this mean? Lets have the man behind the curtain explain:
“If you remember, the opening [...]
March 2, 2007
Categories: Adventure, Comics, Drama, HEROES, TV . . Author: laurance . Comments: 2 Comments
by Mike
Toronto is about to get some HULK BASHING ACTION soon! The city has been chosen as a principal filming location for the upcoming Marvel Studios production of “The Incredible Hulk.” “The Hulk” is to be directed by Louis Leterrier (“Transporter” 1 & 2, “Unleashed”). This time around it won’t be a deep drama about [...]
February 26, 2007
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Ok so I realize I have a huge hard-on for this game, please pardon me…I’m a comic geek at heart and I’m just so excited for this game. At this weeks Comic-Con which fellow staffer Laurance is attending (lucky stiff) developers Starbreeze showed off some in-game footage of the game. All [...]
February 24, 2007
Categories: Action, Adventure, Comics, FPS, First Person Shooters, Gaming, Horror, PS3, Xbox 360 . . Author: Mike . Comments: 4 Comments
by Mike
The official site one of the most anticipated (well for me at least) next-gen games, The Darkness is now up. The Darkness is based on Top Cow Comics series of the same name. Starbreeze studios infamous for the fantastic Riddick on the Xbox are heading up the game and it shows. With an [...]
February 24, 2007
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by Laurance
Warner Bros. is looking to bring the worlds greatest crime fighting team to the silver screen. If you remember correctly, this isn’t the first time a DC crossover was attempted with the failed Superman vs. Batman movie that never saw the light of day. The JLA film will be written by Kiernan and Michele [...]
February 23, 2007
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by Laurance
There is no doubt in the storytelling capabilities of Frank Miller and it seems his work is a hot commodity these days in Hollywood. Following the success of Sin City, based on Miller’s noir graphic novels of the same name, He and co-director Robert Rodriguez are ready to saddle up and give it another go. Miller [...]
February 23, 2007
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by Laurance
Wanted is one book that has been on my must read list for a while and i will remedy that when i make my annual trip to Wizard World Chicago this year. With comic book to film adaptations being the “super” trend these days, it will be refreshing to have a story that is [...]
February 22, 2007
Categories: Comics, Movie Action, Preview . . Author: laurance . Comments: 1 Comment