Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Spider-Man will take the July 4th weekend of 2012 with his webswinging captured in 3D. Sony said Wednesday that it will release a fourth movie based on Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man character in 3D on July 3, 2012. In keeping with the previously announced reboot of the franchise, the project is not …
Read More »Marvel Enters The Heroic Age
For the past several years, the Marvel universe has been a dark place. From Avenger Disassembled and Civil War through The Secret Invasion, to the Siege, a dark and dreary atmosphere has permeated Marvel’s comics, but all that is about to change. Beginning in May 2010 with the release of Avengers …
Read More »Hasbro Unveils Iron Man 2 Toys
Iron Man 2 rockets into theaters this spring after the fan-favorite Super Hero took the world by storm with his big screen debut two years ago. In 2010, Hasbro recreates the exhilarating action from the most anticipated Super Hero film of the year with its explosive Iron Man 2 toy line. At …
Read More »Marvel Dreams Of Electric Ants
Marvel and Electric Shepherd Productions are proud to announce that the graphic fiction adaptation of Electric Ant, Philip K Dick’s seminal science fiction short story, arrives in comic shops this April with Philip K Dick’s Electric Ant #1! Acclaimed creators David Mack (Daredevil, Kabuki) and Pascal Alixe (Ultimate X-Men), along with cover artist Paul Pope …
Read More »Marvel Unleashes Iron Man’s New Armor
Marvel unveiled a new look for Iron Man, signaling a new era for Tony Stark and the Marvel Universe! From the minds of Eisner Award-winning series writer Matt Fraction and Ryan Meinerding, designer on the Iron Man and Thor films, comes the most bleeding edge, out of this world armor you’ve ever seen! Following …
Read More »Marvel Battles Kirby Estate
Marvel is suing to keep the rights to superheroes including The Hulk, the Fantastic Four and X-Men. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan asks a judge to invalidate notices sent by the heirs of artist Jack Kirby to try to terminate Marvel’s copyrights. The heirs sent notified several companies last …
Read More »Thor Snatches Spider-Man 4 Release Date
Thor wields his mighty hammer and grabs May 6, 2011 as its release date from the floundering Spider-Man 4. Spider-Man 4 has been tangled up in rewrites due to director Sam Raimi’s unhappiness with its script, forcing Sony Pictures to delay the start of production on the film, and there …
Read More »Marvel Stockholders Approve Disney Merger
Marvel Entertainment announced that at a special meeting, Marvel stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by Marvel and The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), which provides for a merger in which Marvel will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney. Marvel anticipates that the merger, …
Read More »Marvel Announces Graphic Fiction Adaptation of Stephen King’s ” N.”
Marvel announced Stephen King’s “N.” #1 (of 4), a new graphic fiction adaptation of the bestselling author’s chilling short story in his recently-released collection, Just After Sunset. The blockbuster creative team of Marc Guggenheim and Alex Maleev, also responsible for the red-hot Stephen King’s “N” Motion Comic, tell the story of something terrifying hidden in …
Read More »Explore The Marvel Universe For $1.00
Marvel unveiled the all-new Marvel’s Greatest Comics imprint, spotlighting Marvel’s most-acclaimed series with new printings of these must-read issues priced at only one dollar each! This bold new venture, launching in March 2010, offers a perfect jumping on point for new readers as well as provides retailers with a great …
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