FIRST TRAILER FOR THOR RAGNAROK! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGOFTHUNDER!



WE KNOW EACH OTHER. HE'S A FRIEND FROM WORK.

Edit:
And did you spot this lil' bit of Kirby tech STRAIGHT OUTTA FANTASTIC FOUR COMIC BOOK?

I mean, pic.twitter.com/ajFCoPzBcb

— Peter Fries (@Peter_Fries) April 10, 2017

And the official poster dropped on Instagram:

More info:

• IMDG listing
• Ragnarok's official Marvel page
• Marvel instagram

Another awesome Guardians poster design

The posters for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have been fantastically colorful and cool. Here's another one to adorn the bedroom ceiling of your soul:

Baby Groot and the Gang are back in theaters on May 5!

New Guardians poster is the definition of gonzo space opera

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 director James Gunn has, perhaps, the best reaction to his film's latest poster:

Subtlety is not our strong suit. #GotGVol2 #movies #instagood

A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) on Feb 28, 2017 at 8:51pm PST

Nailed it. Between the poses, the colors, and the subject matter this here art is the embodiment of what wild & woooly, gonzo space opera from the Decade of Excess is all about.

Here's a nice super-sized version to hang in your bedroom, kids. Click to view the high-res, Ego-size!

TRAILER: Latest Guardians preview now with Kurt Russell!

It's a tad spoilery, so don't click if you don't want to know anything. Really though, just watch it!

 

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 debuts in the U.S. on May 5, 2017.

I. CANNOT. WAIT.

VIDEO: Bowie backs up the Guardians

The latest commercial for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to David Bowie's Suffragette City to amazing effect.It's brief, but it has some new footage too. Enjoy!

   

You only get one chance 

to save the galaxy--TWICE.

TRAILER: Doctor Strange brings magic to the Marvel Universe

For years--the better part of this decade--I've been DYING to see how Marvel would add the arcane elements of the Sorcerer Supreme to their cinematic universe. Doses of the scienc-y "magic" were dropped with the Thor movies and the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Avengers films had a pinch of that old Kirby Krackle, as well.

Strange even had a passing mention as a possible "threat" by SHIELD (we all know how that went!) In Captain America: Winter Soldier. The set up has been a loooong time coming.

And he's not just one of my favorites--he's long been one of Stan the Man's favorite characters.I was psyched way back in 2009 when Stan Lee said Strange was on Marvel Studios' radar to be made. I'm cannot properly communicate my elation at it finally happening!

By the look of this trailer Doctor Strange is gonna be serving up the MAIN COURSE! Finally we're going to experience the full-on comic book wonder that Marvel is famous for. I suppose instead of the Krackle, we'll be getting some "Ditko Dazzle!"

By the Eye of Agamotto, behold the psychedelic visions of Dr. Stephen Strange in this origin-focused teaser! Enjoy!

  
Doctor Strange hits US theaters November 4, 2016

More details:
If you're not up on your Strange lore, now's the time to dive in:

• Marvel's Doctor Strange listing
• IMDB listing
• Official movie site

Images and video courtesy Marvel and Disney

TRAILER: Some real chemistry going on in Fantastic Four

Somehow they snuck this one in over the weekend, amidst all the Star Wars and Bats v. Capes trailers out there. This looks much improved over the previous trailer that really didn't seem too connected to the famous quartet.

This new trailer though has some real spark to it--and while I won't say it makes me think of the comics, the characters seem to have something driving them, other than scenery this time. Maybe going younger with the main characters wasn't such a bad idea after all.

We get a glimpse of their powers, the Thing in full rocky-regalia, and finally a peek at Dr. Doom!

TRAILER: This is how you do ANT-MAN right!

Whatever your impression of Ant-Man was from the first trailer, let it go. Because this one is MUCH more thrilling--and hilarious--than its predecessor.

Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglass, Evangeline Lily, and that guy from House of Cards. Opens July 17.

Here's Ant-Man running endlessly in circles with his pals, enjoy!

Guardians of the Galaxy take over SNSO on Free Comic Book Day!

Well look at that--the very next Saturday Night Space Opera lands smack dab on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! John and I have chatted many times about what we think the perfect game would be for that day and the answer has always come up:

...because obviously. But Mr Till is also a fan of the old Guardians--the ones before Star-Lord and his merry bunch of a-holes. So we're throwing these guys in too:

...and then we thought why get some Avengers on board, plenty of them have fought along side the Guardians at one time or another. And of course a dozen or X-men who've been in space. And who could forget the Fantastic Four--who BEGAN their adventures in space.

When you think of it, who really hasn't been a part of the Marvel Cosmic Universe?

So come FCBD, there's gonna be an all-out space brawl at the Source Comics and Games! It also seemed totally obvious that in the spirit of all things from the 80s, we should be playing the TSR version of Marvel Superheroes.That's right, FASERIP BABY!

Bring on the totally tubular colored charts!

Speaking of the Source, co-owner Bob has been mega supportive of us playing that night. He's a righteous dude and we're super grateful to him for letting us be a part of the celebration at the Source!



One final thing, to attend you gotta RSVP on the SNSO CONTACT page. Include some contact info (email or phone) so we can confirm your seat prior to the event and ensure we have enough GMs. It's gonna be BYO 2d10 and pre-gens galore will be available to choose from. 

Starts at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 2

Source Comics + Games

 SEE YOU KNOWHERE!

Vision was always my favorite superhero

So glad he's finally getting his due in the new Avengers movie. Awesomely spoilery picture of a Paul Bettany-fied Vision below the fold.

TEASER TRAILER: Avengers: Age of Ultron hits early!

If you watched Agents of SHIELD last night, you saw a quick mention about the teaser trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was to air with next week's episode. And then the trailer leaked today.

Marvel, being savvy to a good thing when they see it, released this official HD version this evening. Hopefully, they'll seize on next week's SHIELD as an opportunity to show even more. The film's U.S. debut--in all it's Hulkbusting glory--is May 1, 2015.

Enjoy!

Hat tip to io9.com

VIDEO: New Guardians of the Galaxy UK trailer

Loads of new footage and dialogue in the new UK trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy this morning, in which:

• We learn more about Starlord's origin!
• Rocket Raccoon and Starlord are quick with the snappy banter!
• Gamora gives Starlord's mix tape a try!
• Groot disputes Rocket's sincerity!
• Drax the Destroyer takes on everybody!

Have a look!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY TRAILER 2: OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

Post by Guardians of the Galaxy.

SO. AWESOME.

It's already my favorite movie ever. Even though it hasn't even come out yet. Shut up. You love it too!

Guardians of the Galaxy Poster is pure space fantasy!

I'd posted this earlier today on Google+, but it's just too cool to resist. That is some sweet space opera art!

Guardians of the Galaxy poster knows you're grateful...

 

THANK YOU!

VIDEO: Bradley Cooper voicing Rocket Raccoon!

Man, we're getting a wealth of Guardians of the Galaxy clips and photos this week! Here's a short clip of the main mischief maker himself, voiced by Bradley Cooper.

FULL TRAILER: Guardians of the Galaxy is full of wonderful insanity

I seriously need this movie in a meaningful way.

 

 

When traveling in space, this is my drivers license picture:

 

 

Guardians of the Galaxy teaser!

It's only 15 seconds long, but the full trailer will air tonight on Jimmy Kimmel (10:35 CT). I think I'll be switching over for this one!

Rocket Raccoon test footage proves he's a badass!

Rocket atop his good buddy Groot! With a machine gun/laser blaster! Screaming!

2014 is the year all your fauna + flora team-up dreams come true!

Via io9


UPDATE:
Just released--a photo of the new action figures! These will likely make their way to NY Toy Fair next week. These seem to resemble the previously released photo from the film.

Via Comic Book Resources

Comics Pull List Revised!

For the last few months, I've been whittling my pull list down and now I've only got two titles.

One hasn't even started yet, the new Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and artist Mike Allred. It looks like Allred is the perfect fit to illustrate this character! I loved his take on FF (somtimes called "Fantastic Faux"), which were basically replacements for the Fantastic Four. I still love that series, but stopped picking up individual issues and opted for the trade pub version, mostly to save some scratch, but I also prefer reading complete storylines in big books. I'll miss those individual covers though!

Allred's art has a carefree, joyously colorful look to it that I just relish. And judging by the cover, it'll be the kinda' fun that the surfer should be having.

The other is a title I've blogged about previously, and the first issue didn't disappoint--Rick Remender's return to space-fi in Black Science! It's dripping with the cool, unmerciful and cosmic setting you're used to finding in an H.P. Lovecraft tale, but with a little gonzo/wa-hoo in the mix.

I'm technically also signed up for The Star Wars, that "rough script" version of George Lucas' original screenplay for the eponymous film. The art is really fantastic. The story is just okay. The actual layout--how the story fits together panel-by-panel--is terrible. So much so that I basically bought the last issue in my pull file out of guilt, which makes me feel terrible. If it didn't have "Star Wars" on the cover you'd think it was just a poor imitator not worth reading.