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August 19, 2011 2:00 pm Heh. Kinda figured Ron would lose his shit when he saw that. I always did have a thing for Psylocke back when Jim Lee made her a hot ass-kicking Asian woman with an English accent. :D

June 24, 2011 10:43 am Holy monkey mother of pearl!  Somewhere a bald eagle just got a hard on.  I'm gonna watch the shit out of this movie.

June 4, 2011 1:04 am Overall, great movie.  I really liked it.  I always get giddy when I see comic book characters brought to life onscreen, as long as they get it in the vicinity of right.  

STUFF I LIKED:  In this case, some of the characters were pretty amazing.  Magneto, Banshee and Charles Xavier were great - as was Kevin Bacon's Sebastian Shaw (he was really good).  I felt the biggest rush whenever I saw Banshee flying and using his sonic abilities in clever ways.  Magneto's story was given great weight, due in no small part to Fassbender's efforts.  Very well done.  I'm always a sucker for origin story comic book movies, even the bad ones.  Especially when they take the time to cleverly explain the little things without sounding too forced or clunky (Like the Charles' "X" Men as a play on G Men, and the introduction of Cerebero and the Blackbird - but, c'mon, Hank built all of that?).

STUFF I DIDN"T LIKE: Considering the time and effort they took to tie this movie to Singer's X-Movies, it seems like they should've bothered to have Fassbender knock out an English accent to match McKellan's (he did so well with all of the languages he spoke).  And I can't help but feel like the fact that all of these people having worked so closely together is negated by their casual disregard for each other in Singer's movies. I really don't recall Mystique ever acting like she had a previous relationship with Charles in X-Men or X-Men 2 - certainly not on the level displayed in First Class (she seemed practically in love with him the first part of the movie).  Beast did next to nothing beast-y after he changed (though I loved this movie's rendition of his feet; perfect!).  Also, I loved all of the cameos.  Rebecca as awesome, Hugh was the highlight, and I heard people cheer for Sam Fisher (along with myself - Ironside FTW!).  And finally, I've carried a torch for Rose Byrne since first seeing her in Attack of the Clones, but here (in 60s-length skirts no less) she was absolutely gorgeous.

STUFF I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND:  So the chick calling herself Angel.  She's Pixie, right?  I mean those wings she busted out in the club scene made her look just like a Greg Land cover.  And isn't Banshee Irish?  Did they just totally change that?  And what the hell is wrong with January Jones?  She's incredible to look at, but her acting is on par with - well, shit, it just wasn't acting.  How can she be so popular?  And what's with the diamond power?  I know it's from the comics, but it's hardly related to telepathy.  Was Moira MacTaggart a CIA agent?  And I always heard her in my mind (in fact, Claremont even wrote her dialog that way, didn't he?!) with a Scottish accent.

The Bottom Line:  Loved this movie and can't wait to see it again when I get it on Blu-Ray. 

May 31, 2011 5:35 pm The bottom line is that Captain America works vigilantly to save the white people.  Huzzah!

*looks in mirror* Aww, crap, I'm not white.

May 13, 2011 10:30 am What is Noto's technique?  Does he use photo refs and/or a Cintiq?  Love his stuff.  

As for Cinar's sketch, I don't know what it is, but I've always been such a huge Silver Surfer fan (such a great look for a character).  I just wish someone could put out a truly worthy Silver Surfer book.  Maybe Abnett and Lanning, with either Eric Canete or Ryan Sook on all black and white art?

Hmmm, I wonder how much Eric Canete would charge for some bad-ass Silver Surfer art I could put on a shirt?  *eyes piggy bank*

September 1, 2010 5:47 pm As awesome as that cover admittedly is, I would've sworn that was Mazzucchelli.

August 27, 2010 2:45 pm Damn.  That's some amazing work ya posted.  I want it all.  Stupid reality.

August 23, 2010 7:57 pm BQ:  Dude, I would make sandwiches like a motherfucker.  Who wants a Reuben?  Anyone?

August 6, 2010 11:30 am

Man, it's Darrow meets Canate from the looks of that Galactus.  

Nice work by Phillips, McDermott & one of my new favorite artists, Ryan Ottley.

August 4, 2010 11:06 am

@OnASunday - No doubt!  A modern-day, real-life superhero for me would be someone who abolishes advertisements like this all together.

MEANWHILE...

Bozhe moi!  Talkink dogs?  What is next?