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Marvel Universe - Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men and more

There’s a recent story development going on in the Marvel Comic universe where the writer of the story is getting death threats.  And I have to tell you folks, I  know fans can get very…  “impassioned” about their favored characters.  But I think death threats are a bit over the top.

They’re excessively immature and you are not thinking it through when you commit to “writing” your threats on folks.  But aside from that, I’d like to suggest the following thoughts on story changes or developments that upset fans.

When you get absorbed in a character story, I think you have to keep in mind that when you like the story, you are really a fan of the writer.  And sometimes, the writer has a plan in mind.  Right?

Of late, we’ve been seeing many different franchises kill off popular characters.  We first saw this way, way back in the 90′s when DC was thinking of killing off Superman.  But of late, we’ve also seen character deaths in franchises like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy and many other titles of late.

It seems to be the latest fashion of writing and definitely keeps fans on their toes.  (But Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter doesn’t count.  He’s crazy to begin with and kills off people we like every season.  He’s evil, in an entertaining fashion.)

SPOILERS (MILD?) FOR TV Series Leverage

But when we have death in various genres, they’re not always permanent.  Sci-fi loves to toss out characters and guage the fan hate from events that drive up ratings or viewership.  If they see the right signals, the character will probably return in some fashion with some form of fantastical explanation as to how the character didn’t die.    Remember Daniel from Stargate? Heck, the Leverage series finale scared the crap out of me last night, watching favored characters bite it.  Or appear to.

(End Leverage series finale spoiler)

SPOILERS FOR The Amazing Spider-Man Issue #700 ensue here…

If you haven’t read your copy of Amazing Spider-Man #700 yet, you probably want to avert your eyes.

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New DVD and Blu-ray ReleasesThis week is one of the lightest weeks for new DVD & Blu-ray releases.  There are only around 25 new titles (The number includes variations of releases, between DVD, Blu-ray, 3D, etc.).  Still, I don’t think I’ve ever seen so few new releases come out in a single week.

But some of the releases could be considered worthy titles to add to any collection.

Top Selling Titles

Brave on Blu-rayFor the week ending November 25th, Brave, The Expendables 2, Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, Disney Fairies: Secret of Wings, and The Avengers rounded out the top-five selling titles.

The Amazing Spider-Man on blu-rayRentals had a different look.  Where sales look a bit focused on the family, rentals were the visceral fun flicks.  The Amazing Spider-Man, The Expendables 2, The Campaign, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Brave rounded out the top of the rental heap.

Per Rentrak Corporation.

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Here’s what we have for new releases for either sale or rent!  You do know that you can rent videos from Amazon, right?  The numbers in brackets are user review ratings from IMDb, rounded up or down.

Ted on dvdTed
Starring Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg
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The Bourne Legacy on blu-rayThe Bourne Legacy
Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Joan Allen
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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases This Week, Dec 4th, 2012 (The Dark Knight Rises)

December 3, 2012

This week we see almost 100 new DVD & Blu-ray releases hitting the streets on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012.  Amongst the list are a few highly anticipated projects with stars like Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Albert Brooks (voice), Jennifer Garner, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Patrick Stewart and Tom Green.  (Some MST3K and Godzilla fans [...]

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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases This Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

November 19, 2012

This week, we have just a bit over 100 new DVD & Blu-ray releases coming out this week on November, 20th, 2012. Amongst the new titles, we have a live concert, some Expendables, aliens, a huge Doctor Who gift set and hey, who knows what else. Come on by and check out the new titles. [...]

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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases This Tuesday (11-6) & Friday!

November 5, 2012

This week the new DVD & Blu-ray releases have a slightly odd scheduled to them.  Most titles are coming out on Tuesday, November 6th.  But The Amazing Spider-Man reboot is looking at Friday, November 9th as its release date. With the exception of Spider-Man, it’s a very bland week for releases and the expected rush [...]

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Review

July 6, 2012

-The Amazing Spider-Man is directed by Marc Webb and Mr. Webb made an effort to make a movie that is fresh and yet faithful to the franchise.  Did he succeed?  I answer that in this movie review. The Amazing Spider-Man stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Emma Stone plays the perfect Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans [...]

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ -What the Critics I Trust Are Saying

July 4, 2012

I came across a review of Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man that called it dull and lazy (to paraphrase) but since I don’t know/trust the reviewer, I’m not sure I’ll credit him here.  But what I am seeing is that the movie seems to be received well. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics score is [...]

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New Movies This Friday Thru July 4th! ‘Magic Mike,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Ted’

June 28, 2012

The next week or so is a bit different than most weekends for new opening movies.  In the next week or so, we’re getting to see Andrew Garfield, Taylor Kitsch, the sexy Blake Lively, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde. It’s a huge, July 4th holiday plate of stars coming [...]

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Movie News Bits: Comic Con Appearances, ‘Spider-Man’ & ‘Iron Man 3′

June 14, 2012

I came across some news bits for some movies that will be marketed at this year’s Comic Con, the first review of The Amazing Spider-Man seems to be out there and a local NC news station might have some set photos of Iron Man 3 and a nice bonus bit. Let’s check it out… Comic [...]

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New Movies This Friday, June 15th ['Rock of Ages' & 'That's My Boy']

June 13, 2012

Coming up this Friday, June 15th, the new movies at the movie theater include some singing, some humor and some other stuff! First up •      Rock of Ages This movie, technically, is about “A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.“ The cast has [...]

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New Movies This Friday, Jun 8th, 2012 [PROMETHEUS, MADAGASCAR...]

June 7, 2012

Hey gang…  this week one of the new movies we get to see at the box office  is Ridley Scott‘s vision of the universe that his 1970′s Alien movie comes from.  That should be interesting.  And if you’re a Madagascar movie fan, then you should be happy to see the third edition of the animated [...]

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SPIDER MAN, TRANSFORMERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, WONDER WOMAN Movie News For a Wed

June 6, 2012

Check out this quickie preview scene from The Amazing Spider-Man movie… it gives nothing (much) away… – LOL… Transformers 4 will be Michael Bay‘s final Transformers movie… again. LA Times, in a piece about the new Transformers ride, says that Bay says The director, by the way, says that the fourth film will include some [...]

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Trailers: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

May 30, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Speaking of which, there’s a quote in the newest Empire magazine that hit news stands that has Christain Bale saying that if Christopher Nolan came to him with the right story, he’d be in for a fourth film. Hmm… is that the first hint of this franchise going beyond the [...]

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Latest Trailers for ‘Expendables 2′ & ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’

May 8, 2012

In the latest movie trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man and Expendables 2 movies that are coming out this summer, we get to see some more in-depth web slinging and more teaser snippets of The Lizard, as well as, lots of EXPLOSIONS! – The Amazing Spider-Man is due out on July 3, 2012 and stars Andrew [...]

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Summer 2012 Upcoming Blockbuster Movie List

May 8, 2012

I came across a list of movies coming out this summer that was up on IMDb Pro and I thought I’d recompile it a bit…  The list is being put together with the presumption that you already know what movies you want to see and what you’re waiting for, as opposed to the end-all list [...]

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Previews For The Previews That will Accompany ‘The Avengers’ + ‘Brave’

April 25, 2012

Yes folks, the info making some of the news on the street is the trailers that are coming out when The Avengers opens in theaters on May 4th. (Here, in the U.S..) Word is that The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises will have new trailers that are coming out with the highly anticipated [...]

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Latest Theatrical Trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man and Battleship

February 8, 2012

A few new theatrical trailers came out for The Amazing Spider-Man and Battleship. Spider-Man opens July 3rd, 2o12 & Battleship opens May 18th, 2012.

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A Bit About Syfy’s Face Off; A Recommended Viewing Selection

February 3, 2012

Face Off is a Syfy Channel reality competition for special-effects make-up artists who are judged by experts in the very same field.

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