Batmen of All Ages Unite in Homage to Bruce Wayne's Return

Not only are there various Batmen scattered across the mulitverse, but throughout time as well. The pending TV release episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold titled Time Out for Vengeance! has debuted online and once again demonstrated the show's reverence for the Caped Crusader. This episode saw the JLI travel though time to protect Batmen throughout history including some inspired by the 2010 Return of Bruce Wayne story arc. Batmen included Caveman Batman, Pirate Batman, Roman Batmanicus, and a Robot Batman of the Future. Neat!

Crisis Clue #2

for supermen of all seasons, it's coming...

Wolverine-less X-Men: First Class Declawed at the Box Office

Owing to the poor reputation of X-Men Origins: Wolverine along with the absence (almost) of Wolverine in this film, X-Men: First Class opened to a relatively soft $56 million. For comparison the original X-Men opened to $54 million 11 years ago. X-Men: The Last Stand, the series biggest earner, opened to $102 million in 2006. What this means is that X:Men: First Class may struggle to keep the X- Franchise alive in its current form in spite of favorable reviews. Perhaps producers should offer up a true reboot rather than trying to have their cake and eat it too with an in-continuity (kind of) pseudo reboot/prequel without most of the fan favorite mutants.

The opening positions X-Men behind Thor for opening weekend take and places the mutants on a trajectory to finish behind Thor, just like I predicted. Thor scooped up another $4 million lifting its domestic total to $169 million.

See the X-Men First Class Mutant Cameo

A little birdie told me Wolverine was in X-Men: First Class after all, or at least James Howlett was. It may be pre-Weapon X and pre-amnesia but he was still a cigar chomping, f-bomb dropping, liquor drinking, no nonsense mutie.

Introducing Miss and Mrs. Mystique

Be on the look-out for a surprise cameo by the original older, original Mystique in X-Men: First Class.

Presenting Bladanime

Blade Anime or "Blado" will join Iron Man, Wolverine, and X-Men later this year.



Thanks to BleedingCool.com for the "scoopo."

Spotlight on Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Shaw, leader of the Hellfire Club in which he is known as the Black King, first appeared in 1980's Uncanny X-Men #129. Not to be confused with Ariel the Mermaid's crustacean friend, this Sebastian has the ability to convert kinetic energy into strength.


The appropriately black haired Shaw first appeared in X-Men the animated series' epic telling of the Dark Phoenix saga in which the Hellfire Club was known as the more kid friendly Inner Circle. Along with Emma Frost the White Queen, Selene Gallio the Black Queen, Harry Leland the Black Bishop, and Donald Pierce the White King, Shaw unwisely attempted to tap the Phoenix force buried within Jean Grey.

Once again not knowing when to leave well enough alone, Shaw and the Hellfire Club were next seen in 2008's Wolverine and the X-Men where once again they attempted to harness the Phoenix force.


Finally, in 2011 Shaw (played by Kevin Bacon) and his Hellfire Club will be front and center in X-Men: First Class. In the film, the club consisting of Shaw, Emma Frost, Azazel, and Riptide find themselves at odds with Magneto and Chuck's young X-Men.

More Green Lantern Propaganda

C'mon, I can't be the only one who thinks this looks awesome.

Onscreen History of Magneto

Magneto, the Master of Magnetism first appeared in 1963's X-Men #1 squaring off against Professor X's first class of X-Men.

"Magneto" made his onscreen debut a few year later in the 1967 Spider-Man series... or did he? Although a magnetic villain named Magnet-o did seek revenge on the Web-Head in "The Revenge of Dr. Magneto," he bore a closer resemblance to Albert Einstein than the helmet wearing baddie we all love to hate.

In 1978, Magneto (now with helmet) took on the H.E.R.B.I.E. incarnation of the Fantastic Four. He was foiled by a wooden gun.

In 1981, Magneto paid a pair of visits to the amazing Spider-Man, first horning in on Spidey's solo series.

Magneto crashed Spidey's party for a third time later in 1981 on the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends series.

In 19889's Pryde of the X-Men pilot, Magneto finally faced off against the X-Men along with new recruit Kitty Pryde.

Magneto played an on-again off-again adversarial role against the X-Men in the 1992 animated series, though Magneto tended more often than not to team up with Professor X's team against common enemies.

Beginning in 2000, Magneto of the X-Men live action trilogy was similarly portrayed as an enemy to the X-Men only as much as they got in his way. Not believing that humans and mutants could peacefully coexist, Magneto sought to eradicate homo sapiens, but he was more than willing to enlist the aid of the X-Men to preserve the lives of mutants.

Although Magneto started off as a major adversary to the X-Men in 2000's X-Men Evolution, as the series progressed they settled some differences to prevent the rise of Apocalypse.

In 2008's Wolverine and the X-Men, Magneto was the leader of the mutant country Genosha.

2009's Super Hero Squad Show gave Magneto and his kids Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver the spotlight in Hexed, Vexed, and Perplexed.

The 2011 prequel X-Men: First Class will return to the roots of the schism between Professor X and Magneto explaining the events that drove Magneto off of the X-Men team.

DC Reboot to Pave the Way for Cinematic Multiverse?

Ladies and gentlemen, your new Justice League. Sometimes news is so big that even though it may not at first seem to have much to do with superhero shows, it most certainly does. Yesterday, it was revealed that come September, following the events of the time altering Flashpoint event, every book in DC comics line up will be renumbered starting at number 1. This is being done to provide a new entry point for current non-readers and a excellent opportunity (HERE IT IS) for harmonization with DC's upcoming superhero movies. One of the highest profile properties to get the makeover will be the Justice League. The most notably revised and newly movie adaptable team members are Wonder Woman, rockin' pants, and Superman who has finally lost the red skivvies. Is this a glimpse at what DC has in store for a rumored Justice League movie or even The Man of Steel which are currently in development?

Onscreen History of Beast

Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy better known simply as Beast first appeared in 1963's X-Men #1 along side other founding X-Men Marvel Girl Jean Grey, Cyclops, Angel, and Iceman. Although he was originally just acrobatic and strong, Beast later developed a much more beastly appearance.


Beast's onscreen debut occurred in 1966 during an episode of The Sub-Mariner that ran as part of The Marvel Super Heroes animated series. Although the series primarily adapted stories directly from the page to screen, the X-Men filled in for the Fantastic Four during this particular adaptation.

A still hairless Beast next appeared briefly during a flashback of The Origin of Iceman, a second season episode of the 1981 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends series.

Finally blue and ready for business, Beast was a main player in the 1992 X-Men animated series. Unfortunately, Hank spent most of the first season locked away in prison.

In 1995, the Beast from the X-Men series made a crossover appearance along with his fellow X-Men on a two-part tale during the Spider-Man animated series.

Although Beast did not appear during the disastrous 1999 Avengers: United They Stand series, a portrait of the furry fellow could be spotted by eagle eyed viewers in the Remnants episode.

Dr. McCoy's transformation into the perma-Beast was one of the plot elements of the animated X-Men Evolution series in 2000.

While originally the intention was for Beast to be included in the first live-action X-Men movie, his character was cut out. When X2: X-Men United premiered in 2003, even though Beast was still not included in the cast, fans were treated to a Easter Egg in which the mutant scientist was briefly seen on television advocating for mutants.

Oh my stars and garters! Finally, in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, Beast got an official onscreen treatment fighting along side his former X-Men teammates.

Beast was once again spotted in the 2008 Wolverine and the X-Men series. In this series, Beast took a leading role, second only to Wolverine as the leader of the reformed X-Men team.

The X-Men Anime series which is set to debut in the US later in 2011 also features Beast, notably combining a more feline take on the character seen in more recent comics with the traditional simian form.

2011's X-Men: First Class will present the transformation of Beast from simple nerd to full blue form for the first time in live action.

By movie's end, Beast will have transformed into the lovable and refined hairball that we all know and love - set to steal the show in potential Wolverineless sequels.