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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Marvel Universe Wave 20 Hercules Figure

Today I received all of Wave 20 from Amazon. I started with the figure I know the least about, Hercules.

I feel I have a pretty good grasp of Greek mythology, but I don't know how much of that translated into Marvel comics.

I have never read or seen anything with Marvel's Hercules. Apparently he showed up in the conclusion of World War Hulk, but I must not have read that far.

Marvel Universe Wave 8 Juggernaut

Overall, I like the figure quite a bit! He's articulate, sculpted quite well, and includes his (apparently) trademark mace.

Marvel Universe Comic Pack Wave 13 Colossus

I really don't have any complaints, it's pretty solid.

Marvel Universe Wave 12 World War Hulk

He also holds other weapons very easily. I'm impressed.

Marvel Animated Series No Longer and Netflix (And What We Still Have)

Very recently I made a post of all the Marvel Animated Series available on Netflix. Also recently, Netflix took down a vast majority of those shows.

What we lost:

X-Men is my personal favorite of any Marvel animated series, and I was working through the series again when it was mysterious gone from instant-queue. Do keep in mind, this isn't the first time X-Men has came and gone from Netflix, so hopefully it will be back. We do still have some X-Men though. X-Men Evolution is still available, which follows most the characters while they are in high school. It's not as good, but follows a new set of characters. Additionally, we still have Wolverine and the X-Men, which is newer, but in my opinion better than X-Men Evolution.

X-Men Evolution on Netflix

Wolverine and the X-Men on Netflix

Spider-Man was the second best Marvel series for the time period. It tragically has been taken away from us. There are plenty of other Spider-Man shows still on Netflix, but none quite of this quality. The kind of sequel Spider-Man Unlimited is still available. The 1980s cartoons are still available as well as the 2003 Spider-Man featuring Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker. Similar, but also very different, the recent Ultimate Spider-Man is available, but not for everyone.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends on Netflix

Spider-Man (1981) on Netflix

Spider-Man (2003) on Netflix

Spider-Man Unlimited on Netflix

Ultimate Spider-Man on Netflix

Iron Man wasn't great, especially the first season, but the second season really isn't that bad. Overall, it won't really be missed. There are other things worth watching featuring Iron Man! The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is phenomenal, and both seasons are available still. I have never watched it, but Iron Man: Armored Adventures is available if that is your thing. Furthermore, the Marvel animated movie, The Invicible Iron Man is available. It's kind of a different version of Iron Man than most people are used to, due to the movie, but it isn't bad. While not exactly my favorite version of Tony Stark, both Ultimate Avengers films are available as well.

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes on Netflix

Iron Man: Armored Adventures

The Invincible Iron Man on Netflix

Ultimate Avengers on Netflix

Ultimate Avengers 2 on Netflix

There are still plenty of good Marvel animated series available, along with some animated movies. X-Men, Spider-Man, and Iron Man are no longer on Netflix, but I'm sure they will be back. I won't be super upset if Iron Man isn't though.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Future of Tony Stark

SPOILER WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MOVIES: IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, IRON MAN 3, and THE AVENGERS

So with the recent announcement from Joss Whedon (Director of The Avengers and creator of the shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dollhouse, as well the wonderful Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog) that the upcoming sequel to The Avengers has been dubbed, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” A few things off the bat to the uninformed about what this new title tells us. First our main villain for the movie is most likely this murderous robot that makes the Terminator look like W.A.L.L.-E.

Ultron

His origin comes from one Hank Pym, aka Ant-man. In the comic world Ant-man created Ultron based off his own brain patterns with peaceful intentions in mind. The robot then goes on to be one of the most difficult foes the Avengers ever have the graces of facing off against.

Hank Pym reflecting on his creation.

Hank Pym, unlike most of the other Marvel heroes, is a pacifist at heart. The destruction brought forth by Ultron is a source of great concern for Pym, not only because Ultron is his creation, but because Ultron is based off Pym's own brain. Now, how this plays into the cinematic universe will be interesting to see because Joss Wheddon has confirmed that Ant-Man, not even as Hank Pym, will not be involved with Ultron's creation, nor will he be in the Avengers sequel. Our first view of Ant-Man will not be until Edgar Wrights movie, Ant-Man.