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Spiderman, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, AND Phineas and Ferb? “Mission Marvel”is the name, and the blame goes to none other than Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Wiping the superhero’s powers is credited to the latest “inator” scheme accidentally created by Doofenshmirtz. It will then be up to Phineas and Ferb to team up with the Marvel Super Heroes to help them regain their power.
“Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel is an exciting animated special for everyone at Disney and Marvel. Bringing together the worlds of Phineas and Ferb and Marvel’s The Avengers is a ton of fun for fans of both properties,” said Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. “It’s a thrilling opportunity for these two franchises to take advantage of each other in a way that may go beyond this one special. Fans of all ages are in for a very special treat!”
Release is set for Summer of 2013.
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http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/19/marvel-super-heroes-teaming-with-phineas-and-ferb
By the time I heard about Joss Whedon, the entire series of Firefly was in my house on DVD. Bored one day, I popped it in the player. I was sold. Firefly, and then Serenity, captured my attention and left me aching for more escapades of Mal Reynolds and the crew. To my utter dismay, there was only one season.
Joss Whedon has emerged slowly over the past 15 years as one of the great auteurs of geek culture, building an intense following for his work as the creator of cult television series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse and for his writing for comic books like the official Buffy the Vampire Slayer series for Dark Horse and Astonishing X-Men for Marvel Comics. 2012 is shaping up to be a breakthrough year for Whedon’s career – he wrote and directed the surefire blockbuster The Avengers, co-wrote the buzzy horror/comedy The Cabin in the Woods and directed a forthcoming indie film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone has a great photo list of the works by Joss Whedon. The good, the not so good, and the fantastic.
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/photos/from-buffy-to-the-avengers-joss-whedons-best-and-worst-projects-20120502
Anaheim Convention Center, March 16th-18th 2012 is the Place. WonderCon is the deal. Started in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1987, Wondercon is part of the yearly staple of the “comic-con” world. Moving through several places in its existence, WonderCon has been significant for its early showings of movies like Spider-Man 2, Batman Begins, Fantastic Four, and Watchmen.
Looked at the biggest part of the ‘con by many was the “Amazing Spider-Man” panel with director Marc Webb, and actress Emma Stone. Director Webb went on to talk about the importance of the actors feeling “real”, and speaking on how his experience with the “big-budget” movie world: ”Doing a movie like this, it’s like a sonnet. There’s a form that you have to adhere to, to a certain degree, but there’s enormous flexibility within those barriers and within those restrictions.” He goes on to talk about the importance of Spider-Man’s costume in his reboot : ”He is, I think, one of the only superheroes whose whole body is covered, you know? You don’t see skin color, and that is — in one of the marketing meetings very early on, they said, ‘Spider-Man transcends all these different countries because everybody can see themselves in him.’”
On top of the Spider-Man discussion, the were other comic and entertainment greats like:
Mike Mignola (Hellboy, B.P.R,D,)
Joe Hill (Locke & Key)
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: TNG, Stand By Me, Toy Soldiers, The Guild, Big Bang Theory)
J. Michael Straczynski (Superman: Earth One, Thor)
Jim Lee (Co-Publisher: DC Comics, Artist: Justice League, Batman: Hush)
Always a good time, the pop-culture convention circuit has the staying power and dedication on NASCAR, with a yearly visitor total that is on par with NASCAR’s per race totals. Check more out about the Comic-Cons here.
The event that DC Comics has been psyching everyone up for is finally happening: the roll out of their so-called “New 52″, which is a continuity restart for 52 titles. Some new, some old, all starting at #1. This is a big deal in comicdom. Titles like Detective Comics, and Action Comics, were creeping close to issue #1000. Action Comics would have made it in less than a decade. Now as a whole, these wouldn’t be the first comics in the world to make that milestone. There are titles around the world that have hit the 1,000 milestone. Opinions and questions fly rampant about the reboot and what impact it will have.
So why did the co-publishers of DC, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns decide to make this monumental leap? Here are a few reasons for this endeavor:
Why Not?
Earlier this summer (as is usually the case) DC was behind Marvel in market share (the amount of titles from each publishing house that are ordered, bought, etc.), monthly sales were trending down, etc. So, the thinking goes, this is the shock to the system that DC needs by using this “reboot” as a public relations cornerstone. Sure, you’re going to have some perturbed, or even downright enraged readers and subscribers that are going to throw a fit about the renumbering (starting back at #1), and dropping storylines, and characters. But the potential for sales to skyrocket is massive. News sites, reporters, etc., always will write or talk about big changes, and happenings in the comic book universe. Look at all the comic conventions year round. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the country, pour into what’s become a hell of a mainstream annual event, which in turn, always holds the attention of major reporting outlets.
Making the announcement of halting the current continuity with some of the highest–grossing properties in the world will make anyone worth their salt drop what they’re doing and pay attention. Big shake-ups mean more of that attention than normal. Which equals curiosity. That, in turn, will bring deals to comic stores and dealers. For instance, subscribing to, or buying an X amount of these new #1 issues. It’s bringing bodies in the stores, peaking the interest. And so far, it seems to be working. Early results say sales are building, and could continue to grow. This may be the genius move DC needed to make for the chance to wave at Marvel in their rear-view mirror.
52 Teams Strong
52 titles. Some of these are re-launches of current ones, and some are brand-new titles. Fresh and new ideas written down, and drawn out by a 2-man creative team (the standard in the industry. 1 writer, 1 artist) some have more, some do not. There’s as many chances to succeed as there are to fail. You’ve got industry veterans, new blood, and guys that have just gotten their feet wet in the last few years. To the reader (consumer), this can be exciting.
And for those who just fell off the proverbial turnip truck, this initiative gives newcomers to the brand a chance to not feel like a fool, or intimidated by reading an issue numbered in the high 500’s or 600’s and left feeling like it’ll be impossible for them to catch up or understand what’s going on. Every series that’s given a restart and makeover will also being able to stand on its own, without any of the scattered continuity crossovers. DC streamlined their characters and continuity in a little universe saga known as “Crisis On Infinite Earths” in 1986, and was a hit, and helped revolutionize, and usher in the “modern” way of comics, and DC is looking for that again with the “New 52”.
Change in the comic industry is good. You can’t let your books get stale, with repetitive story telling, and sometimes locking your characters into a certain way or place. A lot of this is done by “retcon” (adding in history after the fact in the simplest way to sum it up) but this can only be done so much before it begins to look ridiculous to the reader. Yes, this is a fantasy world in print, but I pay my 3 to 5 dollars per issue to be entertained and enthralled by the words I’m reading, in combination with the art that is flying off these pages and assaulting my frontal lobes. So, in short, sometimes a little revolution is a good thing.
To see a full list of the “New 52”, and other info, click me. Hard.
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