View online Gallery of promo shots from the Avengers Film
Avengers sequel announced by Disney
May 18, 2012: No exactly a decision that requires much effort: Disney says there will be an Avengers II.
Disney is expecting The Avengers to have another #1 weekend, and with receipts around the world already at $1.042 billion, the momentum of the film in only it's third weekend means it will probably keeping climbing up the record charts, currently it sits as the #9 all-time moneymakers. At this point, it is interesting to remember that after the squalid returns on last years $300 million budget Green Lantern movie, there were articles about whether movie audiences had become bored with spandex and tights....
Black Widow origin movie
Scarlett Johansson has been talking about a proposed Black Widow origin movie, and though that is only a tentative possibility at this point, there are a list of movies coming from Marvel Studios that have official production announcements, like the obvious: Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Hulk 2, etc. See the whole list on The Avengers page.
Meanwhile, here comes the Iron Man 3 sequel
Savin is the announced villain for Iron Man 3, probably to be played by James Badge Dale. Robert Downey Jr returns as Tony Stark and Shane Black is directing, the man who directed Downey in Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, and who also wrote the Lethal Weapon and Long Kiss Goodnight movies.
Gwyneth Paltrow will be back as Pepper Potts and the production on #3 is due to start by the end of May. What will be the budget? Robert Downey Jr has a reported contract that gives him a 7% participation on grosses for any Marvel Studios film in which he plays Iron Man, meaning The Avengers will pocket Downey $50 million plus.
Scarlet Johansson Black Widow Avengers/ Iron man page
Frank Miller "A Dame to Kill For" movie coming
The sequel to Sin City is due in 2013 with returning stars Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller will co-direct.
Mike Kaluta's cover art to Issue #10 of The Shadow
Related: Bonnie and Clyde
Uncle Scrooge #334, Don Rosa art
See the entire page, which is the back cover art to issue 334, October 2004, Uncle Scrooge #334, Gemstone Publishing, Walt Disney Company
The Comics Rack at Barnes and Noble, Midlothian Virginia
May 12, 2012
Superman is sort-of on the cover of the latest issue of Newsweek now (May 6, 2012) on the newsstands.
Jordi Bernet from SOLO#5, DC Comics
Enlarge the Jordi Bernet page, from Solo #5, October 2005, DC Comics
Fritz Lang 1926 Metropolis Poster
The text is reconstructed using a version of the old Compugraphic Futura Maxi
Jim Aparo cover art: Batman and Supergirl
See the cover from Brave and the Bold #160, May 1980 cover date, enlarged
Dodge Charger 1972 - free vinyl roof
See this advertisement for the Dodge Charger 1972 Topper enlarged
Lamborghini Batman of Route 29 moved page here.
The "Slovakia Batman" Page moved here
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