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Headlines

- G4 says farewell to Kevin Pereira
After working as a network administrator at an internet service provider for five years and also at a television network, he pursued a career at G4.  He started as a production assistant on the talk show in 2002 G4tv.com, then moved on to Arena and Pulse and then quickly moved to another G4 show, The Screen Savers, in 2004.  Pereira was a co-host of Attack of the Show!, G4's live tech info show, and was the last original cast member to leave. He co-hosted the show for a year with Sarah Lane, who left in 2006, followed by Olivia Munn, who left in 2010. In 2011 Candace Bailey joined Pereira as cohost.

He hosted his last episode of AOTS on May 31, 2012 after it was announced on May 8, 2012 by G4 that his final broadcast on Attack of the Show! would take place on that day. His final broadcast for the channel is scheduled to take place during their Electronic Entertainment Expo coverage, preceded by a month-long retrospective of highlights from the show.

- New Trailer For Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Action Thriller, Premium Rush
Not his best role as an actor but I'm guessin ghte Oscars will not be viewing this movie anytime soon.

- Full Trailer For The Bourne Legacy Reveals Just How Snugly It Fits Into The Series
Brendon Connelly writes, The Bourne Legacy‘s writer-director Tony Gilroy had some hand in all three previous installments of the series, as well as being the man behind Michael Clayton and Duplicity. From where I’m standing, he’s the big selling point of this new chapter and, while I enjoyed Matt Damon plenty enough and have yet to be really bowled over by Jeremy Renner in any of his pictures, I’m more interested in this new film than I was in Identity, Supremacy or Ultimatum ahead of their releases.



Well, there we go: some of this story takes place during the same time frame as The Bourne Ultimatum, and they’re even re-using some of the same footage. That’s an interesting move, and I’ll be curious to see why Gilroy has made it, and just how. The Bourne Legacy will open across the US on August 3rd.

Headlines

- After Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Comes Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Brendon Connelly reports the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a newly announced release date and title – though I’m not sure it’s really the right one. Fox are calling the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. This means that the Dawn comes after the Rise, which seems a touch off to me. At my most charitable I could say that Dawn and Rise are equivalent notions, or near enough. But this would mean that the films have essentially interchangeable titles.

Where’s the sense of progress in Dawn? It’s an inherently more static notion than Rise. But it’s only a title and therefore not really worth any actual concern. Dawn might seem too dramatically inert where it should be driving things forward, but this doesn’t actually reflect on the film itself. For all we know it might be powerfully kinetic and energised and thrusting. I guess we’ll find out when they actually get around to making the thing. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will… erm… break on May 23rd, 2014. Something to look forward to.

- Wolverine Cosplayer Died In Saran Wrap
The Daily Mail reports that a professional Wolverine cosplayer and karate teacher who was found dead in Surrey, England, earlier this year has been certified as dying of auto erotic asphyxiation. James Logan Lockless, his first two names mirroring that of Wolverine’s identity, worked for AListLookalikes as well as running a local karate club. Sadly it appears his adamantium claws were only for show.

- The Real Reasons For The GI Joe 2 Delay
Both Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter are running stories that cite the actual reasons as being, in no particular order;

• -The desire to up-convert to 3D to take advantage of the international box office available from new 3D cinemas rolling out across Russia and China.
• -Fear of not being able to compete against The Amazing Spiderman.
• -The critical drubbing and relative under-performance of Battleship.
• -Not enough Channing Tatum.

This last one fascinates me. Apparently test audiences reacted very well to the ‘He’s The Rock! He’s Channing Tatum! They fight crime! And Ninja! And reptile-themed would-be world dictators! And Jonathan Pryce!’ stuff at the start of the movie. So much so, in fact, that Tatum was called back for a week of re-shoots to add more banter to the scenes before his possibly horrific death. Tatum has had a hell of a year, with a breakout performance in 21 Jump Street (released months ago and still playing in several local Fremont cinemas as I write this) and The Vow, with Magic Mike, based on his own experiences as a strippergram, up next.

Weekly Top 5 Countdown

5. Ghostbusters #9  $3.99  IDW Publishing

New York City doesn't have a monopoly on the supernatural, and it was only a matter of time before apparitions in other areas were enhanced by the expansion of psychokinetic energy! HAUNTED AMERICA finds the Ghostbusters venturing out far beyond the comfortable confines of the Empire State. So grab some snacks and get ready... it'll be the most spirited road trip of the year!       

4. Incredible Hulk #8  $3.99  Marvel Comics

In order to stay himself, Hulk must STAY ANGRY! How does one stay angry? How about going up against THE PUNISHER? And if that isn't enough, the Green Goliath can always take on a murderous drug cartel!

3. Batman Annual #1  $4.99  DC Comics

MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52! What is Mr. Freeze's relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally - or do they want him dead?       

2. The Ravagers #1  $2.99  DC Comics

First issue of a new series spinning directly out of 'THE CULLING!'

Fairchild, brother and sister Thunder and Lightning, the monstrous Ridge, Beast Boy and Terra are being pursued by Rose Wilson and Warblade, who want them dead at any cost! No one's survival is certain each month in The Ravagers!       

1. Star Trek The Next Generation Doctor Who Assimilation #1  $3.99  IDW Publishing

They said it would never happen! Nearly five decades and 1500 episodes in the making! The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2! When the Federation's most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor's most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance! Written by Scott and David Tipton, the authors of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Infestaion, and featuring the beautiful painted artwork of J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel), this is the adventure that both Trekkers and Whovians have waited for all their lives! Geronimo? Make it so!       

DVD Tuesday

Rent it: MAN ON A LEDGE


Genre: Thriller
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Asger Leth
Actors: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth Banks

Plot: A former cop and current con threatens to jump from a Manhattan hotel. As the NYPD arrives, along with a personally-requested female psychologist, the stunt is an attempt to divert attention from a massive diamond heist.

SKIP IT: GOON

Genre: Comedy
MPAA rating: R
Director: Michael Dowse
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott

Plot: A man who doesn't fit in with his brainy family is determined to find semi-pro hockey glory and he doesn't care who he has to hurt to get there.

SKIP IT: GONE

Genre: Thriller
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Heitor Dhalia
Actors: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Wes Bentley

Plot: Two years ago Jill escaped from a serial killer and is still haunted by the experience. When her sister goes missing, Jill is certain the same person is behind it and sets out to face her fear and save her sister.

Happy Memorial Day

Remember Those Who Served.

Headlines

- Legion Of Super Changes
Rich Johnston mentioned that after issue twelves of the New 52, as well as every comic getting a Zero Issue to explore earlier stories in the comics’ characters lives, there would be title changes and creator changes across the line.

I’ve just received the word in a slightly circuitous route that, concerning the Legion Of Superheroes book, “everyone but [writer and ex-publisher, Paul] Levitz is off the book.”
With Justice League International being cancelled and replaced with a Zero issue of… something new, who knows what other books will get similar facelifts?
Here’s the issue 12 solicits. Note how it says #13 rather than “next issue”…

• THE LEGION’S battle against THE DOMINATORS comes to an epic conclusion!
• The fate of COMET QUEEN is revealed.
• Sets up a major cosmic event in issue #13.

Written by: Paul Levitz

Art by: Francis Portela

Cover by: Steve Lightle

Color/B&W: Color

Page Count: 32

U.S. Price: 2.99

On Sale Date: Aug 15 2012

 

- Rock Confirms Reshoot For G.I. Joe: Retaliation

We reported that the release date for G.I. Joe sequel Retaliation has been moved back nine months to March 29th 2013, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has just confirmed that alongside digital post-conversion to 3D, there are also reshoots taking place to create scenes specifically catered to a 3D release.

 

- For Sale: The World’s Best Collection Of Silver Age Marvel Comics

The vintage collecting community has been salivating this morning as word has spread that Doug Schmell of pedigreecomics.com, widely known as one of the most avid collectors of high-grade Silver Age Marvel comics in the world, is selling his painstakingly-assembled collection. Most of the comics in the collection are the highest graded copies (or tied for highest graded) on the CGC census. Many copies are from the top Silver Age pedigrees, such as the Pacific Coast, Curator, and White Mountain collections. Heritage Auctions has just announced that Schmell’s collection will be auctioned off during its July 26-27 Beverly Hills Signature Auction.

There are a couple of things worth noting when calling this the best SA Marvel collection out there — Schmell sold off his Amazing Spider-Man run some time ago, and I see that Hulk #1-6 are also not listed, among other things, so it’s not a complete SA Marvel set. Schmell also traded one of the crown jewels of his collection — the census-topping Fantastic Four #1 CGC 9.6 — to well-known collector/dealer Tom Brulato in 2008 for a Fantastic Four #1 CGC 9.4 plus cash. So that mind-bogglingly nice copy, one of the single most desirable Silver Age comics in the world, will not be part of this sale (though presumably the FF #1 CGC 9.4 he got in trade will be).

Even with those qualifications, this is an unprecidented group of high-grade SA Marvels:

• Avengers #1-100 (89 are 9.8 and 11 are 9.6)
• Daredevil #1-100 (90 9.8 and 10 9.6)
• Fantastic Four #1-102 (94 are 9.8 and 9.6)
• Journey Into Mystery #83-125 (40 are 9.8 and 9.6)
• Strange Tales #101-168 (64 are 9.8 and 9.6)
• Tales of Suspense #39-99 ( All are 9.8 and 9.6)
• Tales To Astonish #36-101 (64 are 9.8 and 9.6)
• Thor #126-200 (72 are 9.8 and 3 are 9.6)
• X-Men #1-66 (61 are 9.8 and 5 are 9.6)

What are some of these books going to bring at auction? Here are just a few of the recent sales data points buyers are going to consider when formulating their bids on some of the key comics of the collection: Fantastic Four #1 9.4 $300,000, X-Men #1 9.6 $200,000, Tales Of Suspense #39 9.6 $375,000, Journey Into Mystery #83 9.4 $222,200, and Avengers #1 9.6 $250,000.