50 Years of the Avengers

"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born—to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, their glory has never been denied! Heed the call, then—for now, the Avengers Assemble!"

—Prologue from The Avengers used in the 1970

Marvel comics was created out of Timely Comics (1939) in 1960 however it would not be for another 3 years in 1963 when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby would bring "Earth's Mightiest Super-Heroes" together to form the Avengers. 

Avengers #1 first issued September 1st 1963 and was composed of Ironman, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, and the Wasp, a little different line up than what we were given in Marvel's the Avengers movie showcasing Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow organized by Nick Fury. 

Just like in the movie the first issue brought forth the nefarious Loki God of Mischief / Evil. In both renditions Loki tricked the team into battling the Hulk however the movie used it as a plot point to set forth Loki's war for the Tesseract aka, the Cosmic Cube. 

Issue #2 we started to see the line up change as Ant-Man became Giant Man and the Hulk left the Avengers sensing that they feared his unstable persona. The search for the Hulk brought the Avengers into contact with Namor the Sub Mariner who in issue #4 would bring from the depths of the ocean the Avenger's most iconic leader, Captain America. 

Over the years the many different incarnations of the Avengers. 

The West Coast Avengers  was created by Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, who's roster comprised of  Mocking Bird, Wonder Man, Tigra and War Machine (believed to be Iron Man) in an attempt to branch out with the Avengers. 

The New Avengers title brought us some of our favorite Marvel Super Heroes as Avengers consisting of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider Man, Wolverine, and Spider Woman.

Shortly after Marvel's Secret Invasion with the Skrulls the Dark Avengers seemed to run havoc all over the Marvel Universe with virtually opposite of some of our favorite Avengers of past. We had Daken son of Wolverine, Mac Gargan as Venom in place of Spider Man, Bulls Eye in place of Hawkeye just to name a few and was run by none other than former Green Goblin Harry Osborn as the Iron Patriot. 

In the last 50 years the Avengers roster has come to include some of the worlds most famous super heroes and villains be they a human with an iron suit, a God, a mutant, an alien symbiotic suit, or simply a super soldier. There is no question as to how far this time will go and who they will recruit, the only question left is when will your favorite hero become one of them.  

-Nurd!

August 28th 1917 - February 6th 1994

Nurdgasmic would like to take a moment to honor the legendary Jack Kirby. He passed away on February 6th 1994 however would have been 96 on August 28th this year. Born Jack Kurtzberg, he was an American comic book artist and a veteran of WWII. With out you and your vision, not only for the Marvel Universe, comics would not be what they are today. We would be remiss on a day like to day talking about the Avengers and not mentioning you. Our world is now full of color with the characters that you helped create. Your work has inspired millions of would be aspiring comic artists. Thank you for your contributions in art and thank you for your service to your country. 

I still believe in heroes. -Nurd! 

Has Transformers 4 Been Shattered?

A leaked call sheet made it out to the internet a few days which had some very revealing information. So much that Paramount quickly censored it all over the internet otherwise I would share it with you now but what the call sheet revealed is something that made nerds squeal everywhere, the Dino Bots are coming to Transformers 4!

That's news that makes my heart just sing and as of recently, a new logo has been spotted adorned a baseball cap on location. The logo still resembles the other with a few minor changes, one, claw marks have been placed on the logo "Jurassic Park" style reinforcing the idea that the Dino Bots will be present and color has also been added, which is the focus of this blog entry. 

The color that has been added is red however reflects the Decepticon logo. What does it mean? Immediately after seeing this image I thought one thing, Shattered Glass.

Shattered Glass is a multiverse story that popped out of Bot-Con in 2008 and best left to the Bot-Con introductory blurb describing such an anomaly.

"On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in resources, known as Earth! Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered universe from falling victim to the maniacal Optimus Prime and his evil legion of... Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!
Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A young and noble Decepticon will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant Starscream and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!"  

That's quite a stretch however propaganda photos have also been spotted on the set for Transformers 4 also which indicate the possibility also, however also show that there is definitely a distrust between humans and the transformers in the new installment, be it Decepticon or Autobot.

So what really happened in what appears to be a 3 year time span since Transformers 3. Are all Transformers hated? Is there really a shift in who is an Autobot and who is a Decepticon? And if so, is Bumblebee the one who will bring hope to what may be a shattered universe brought forth by a rip in space and time via the destroyed space bridge?

Well I may be getting ahead of myself here but the fun is in the speculation. I guess we won't know until more information comes forth.

-Nurd!

X-Box One Pulls a 360!

With the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) now over and the dust settling Microsoft has taken a step back from their DRM gaming stance and has made it more user friendly.

July tenth Microsoft announced the latest X-Box, the X-Box one and from the get go, had mixed reviews. When the X-Box One (XB1) was announced there was a heavy focus on the features and new functions of the system with it's new voice commands, gestures, and Kinect 2.0 but what had everyone talking was how it would play games.

The XB1 was originally announced that all games would no longer be disk based and would be saved to the HDD or the Cloud and would require you to have a constant connection to the internet to verify your disk copy. Your copy would be verified once every 24 hours on your own home console or once every hour on a friends console if you were playing games elsewhere.

This enables a really neat feature like up to 10 "family" members having access to play your games, even one with you at the same time. The downfall was an extremely restricted  "giving" policy and made borrowing games and renting impossible. (Microsoft did say that they would work on a way for renting and borrowing games but it would not be available at launch.

Microsoft took so much heat over it's DRM policy even Sony was throwing the low blows.



By the time E3 came around nothing new had changed and it seemed like Microsoft was standing firm and publicly announced that the newly designed X-Box 360 would be the consumer's choice for a non connected customer.

Fast forward to today, Microsoft has officially announced that due to consumer feedback, DRM would no longer be a staple of the system and that games can now be either installed to the HDD and Cloud or can now be played directly from the disk and that an internet connection would only be required at the initial start up of the system.

This is a welcome change and an audible sigh of relief could be heard across the gaming community today. What this means is that if you have the latest Call of Duty or Halo (TBD) and you want to loan it to your friend, you can just hand him or her the disk and they can play for as long as they want. If you don't have the latest Madden come NFL season, you can go rent it.

In order to make this change however, Microsoft had to make some sacrifices. What was sacrificed was the ability for 10 "family" members to have access to your library for play and if you want to play with someone, you both must now own the game. It's a small price to pay but in my eyes, very worth it.

So what do you guys think? Is this a welcome change? Has your faith in Microsoft been restored? I for one will now be running out to pre order my X-Box One now!

-Nurd!

SRCE: Xbox.com

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has just been picked up by ABC and tonight is your chance to view the first preview trailer. During the season finally of Once Upon a Time a teaser for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air, so check your local listings.

There's no real saying over what the series will consist of however the official ABC description of the series is

"Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. Coulson’s team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage, Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) expert pilot and martial artist, Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker); brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) genius bio-chemist. Joining them on their journey into mystery is new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet). From Executive Producers Joss Whedon (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” pilot co-writers (“Dollhouse,” “Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”); Jeffrey Bell (“Angel,” “Alias”); and Jeph Loeb (“Smallville”) comes Marvel’s first TV series.  “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television."


Prior to being ripped from the Internet by Disney, the preview managed to sneak online a couple of days ago. The preview went on to showing Abomination's destruction of Harlem from the Incredible Hulk with the water mark "Rising Tide." There is a picture of someone named Skye and being labeled as a possible collaborator. One might also wonder if the series is set to tie the MCU together just a little bit tighter and maybe introduce concepts that will later be used in the movies.

Let me introduce you to your Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.

-Nurd!

TMNT in the Streets

Pictures seem to be popping up all over the internet from the set of Michael Bay's TMNT reboot.

The film was hit with extreme prejudice when it was first announced that Michael Bay himself would be helming the reboot. Later as time progressed we would learn that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were not mutants at all and would drop the 'Teenage." Shortly before the film was silenced and deemed postponed until further notice, we learned that the turtles were actually aliens rather than mutants and the title was simply "Ninja Turtles."

Through small corners of hope I heard it was leaked that the original script called for the turtles to actually come from Dimension X, which is core to the turtle mythology.

I have always enjoyed Michael Bay films and the Transformers movies remain some of my favorite movies of all time. I held strong and had faith that we would not be let down. I know that Michael Bay always seemed to lead a campaign of misinformation in order to keep his projects secret. Even on the set of Transfomers 3 he kept repainted versions of the Twins from Transformers 2, the duo that helped the movie, yet they were never in Dark of the Moon.

As the set images come in we still do not have a lot of information of how the movie will play out but below are a few pictures that will tell us more.


First and foremost, we have Megan Fox casted as April O'Neil. While Megan Fox would not have been my first choice, I do believe she will be a decent choice.

When she was removed from Transformers 3 for some comments she made and then reconciled with Michael Bay I figured we haven't seen the last of this combo and here we are.

April O'Neil has a signature look of red hair and a yellow jumpsuit, made famous from the 1980's cartoon series. That look has carried on and here she is with tinted red hair and a yellow jacket. Modernized for today's look I fully accept the yellow jacket. I mean, it's partly how we know she is supposed to be April. Her hair, not so much. Megan Fox has brown hair and since it is only tinted we don't get the feeling that April is the redhead that we all know and love.

Ofcourse a few other things we can take from this picture is that she is standing behind a news van. Yes, that's right, I'm going to make the assumption that April O'Neil will be a news reporter rather than other recent iterations of her that we have seen such as a high school student or a scientist. Also take note that the van has a New York license place also leading to believe that yes, just like the core material, it will take place in New York City. (If it didn't I would lose all faith in humanity.) Lastly, although you cannot see his face, the person facing her is comedic actor Will Arnett. Will Arnett has been recently listed as playing Vernon Fenwick, April's camera man and rival news reporter, further insisting our core material to be the 1980's cartoon canon.

Fellow SNL alumni Abby Elliot is also listed as being casted for an unknown role. My guess is she may bring April's sidekick Irma to the big screen for the first time.

Here we have the new Foot Clan. As you can see some liberties have been made but I don't think it really detracts from where they come from. You can see in comparison to the original TMNT movie there is quite a difference as they now wear some kind of armor. The face masks are even different, however now they lend the idea that they actually originate from ancient Japan. The poles they are carrying don't have anything to do with armament (I hope) but are more of what you find your local dog catcher using (more on that later). Overall, I think the new look for the Foot Clan brings them up to date however unlike the 1980's cannon I don't have a sense that they are robots and with the new appearance, they look more like thugs.

In this picture we see some more Foot Clan with some assault rifles in the top left. It makes me wonder if the Foot Clan will lose it's history as being a ninja clan in lieu of a clan that offers a protective detail and attack force for the Shredder. This picture also shows the Foot Clan operating during the day time so that also leads me to believe that they may not operate under the cloak of night. Lastly in this picture we see 3 motion capture suits with shells so that means only one thing, they've taken the turtles!

This is yet another very telling picture to me as far as the plot is concerned. We see three motion capture suite turtles shackled. We now see why they have the poles. We also see elaborate shackles for their hands and feet which would prohibit movement for the turtles. Looking even close we can tell which turtles have been taken hostage, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello. Motion capture suits also create a wire frame based on points located on the suit. Looking at this picture, I notice Donatello will have a smaller frame than the rest of the turtles, which tells me that he may be on the lankier, nerdy side we see in the new TMNT cartoon or he may actually be a she! Yes, part of the problems with the first bit of information is that Donatello is actually Donnie, a sister turtle. Of course we won't know that until we actually see mock ups of the turtles. Last but not least, we only see three turtles, not four, and the only one missing is Raphael, who may have escaped capture if not captured previously.

 

Lastly I want to leave you all with this. The reboot eventually dropped it's name to simply Ninja Turtles, which was too broad of a title and left a lot of room for liberties that were taken. In the end it still seems some liberties may have been taken however so much has stayed true to it's core so I am remaining with high hopes. With the outcry of fan disapproval they pulled the movie back for rewrites and made changes however we will not know for sure until the movie goes to press. What I can give is faith restored that, as if a backwards pedal, even the initial title has been restored!

 

 

 

 

-Nurd

Can Mutants Exist Inside the MCU?

Avengers 2 is set to begin filming early next year and amidst all the rumors and information coming out, two new characters will be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.

Both Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are owned under the movie film rights by Fox who owns the X-Men movie franchise, however bot characters have been deeply rooted into the Avengers for decades. Because of this Marvel also has the rights to use them in the MCU, with stipulations of course.

In order for both muties to appear in the MCU there cannot be any mention of them being mutants or of their father Magneto.

Both of these stipulations really strip apart who these two characters are. Everyone always wants to know how a character obtained their powers. In a mutant's case they were born with a change in their genetic sequence activating the "X" gene which is a mutation, hence mutant. As it was pointed out in X-Men 2 from Fox, the mutation is normally handed down by the father, in this case Magneto.

So on a broader scope, can mutants actually exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

The MCU seems to take heavy influence from Marvel's Universe 1610, better known as the Ultimate universe, for example changing Nick Fury to African American and using the Chitauri to invade Earth rather than the Skrulls.

Inside the 1610 universe Steven Rogers was not the first to undergo Project Rebirth and receive the super solder serum, it was two solders, African American Nicolas Fury and Canadian James Howlett. Sent to separate facilities Howlett was sent to a facility in Canada that would later be dubbed the Weapon X facility. While inside the Weapon X facility the Canadian government created a new mutated genome that would later spread across the globe giving us mutants. Howlett, aka Mutant Zero, would late be freed from the facility by another mutant Erik Lensherr, aka Magneto, who's parents co created the new genome giving rise to the mutants or also known as within the universe "super humans."

The MCU now has a way to describe mutants and provide a bit of an origin story for Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver. Simply both would be described as being super humans rather than mutants and can establish that, for lack of a better term, born that way. There is no need to mention Magneto being their father as both were adopted by a family of gypsies.

Bringing about "super humans" into the MCU, the universe will be that much bigger. Already filled with Gods and aliens the world will be a richer place for these characters to dwell, one that will feel like home with the fans, and it will be Marvelous!

-Nurd!

The Cry of Hordak

Yesterday Mattycollector  secretly released a new figure in it's store causing controversy and much outcry.

First let me take you back to 2012, to the New York Comic Con. Mattycollector was present and revealed the Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) figures that we would see through the first quarter of 2013. On the last day a solitary item could be seen that would cause speculation, a white Horde crossbow. We all knew Mantanae would still be to come; however a white crossbow belonged to vintage Hordak. So who did this belong to or was a new weapons pack on the horizon?

Yesterday that question was answered when Mattycollecter silently put up for sale the Spirit of Hordak.

The concept for the Spirit of Hordak figure comes from the mini comic "The Secret Origin of Skeletor." In the mini comic Hordak's physical body is trapped in the dimension of Despondos and can only project an astral image of himself to contact the precursor to Skeletor, Keldor.

Keldor will later strike a deal with Hordak to release him from Despondos in exchange for saving his life.







For the lucky few who have managed to snag one they were greeted with "Congratulations! By magic or by luck, you’ve found a secret figure! "

"This all-clear figure features painted red eyes, chest emblem and removable armband, and comes with a fan-demanded Hordak® cross bow in vintage white. Trust us, this visitor from the dark dimension is up to no good… but you’ll have to get the figure to see his complete bio. Straight from the 2013 mini-comic, “The Secret Origin of Skeletor,” this highly collectable figure is not available with Club Eternia® subscriptions or even during regular monthly sales, so make sure you check back often to try to catch him the next time he decides to project onto this page! "



The back of the card for the Spirit of Hordak was briefly up which also showed his bio (oops).  After a short period of time the card back was removed from the website. His bio is available online, but that is part of the fun.

The Spirit of Hordak was only available online for about 40 minutes and then after being listed as "Sold Out" fans were greeted with a note that said "You're too late. Hordak is back in hiding."

There has been an outcry over how such a release was handled as sub holders, upon purchasing a sub, was told that they would get early access  to figures ahead of time if the were not part of the subscription. Many fans cried foul, that such a release was in violation of Mattycollector's own subscription agreement; however the majority of the response comes from people saying how great of an idea this was as not only to drive traffic back to it's website but also to bring excitement back to the MOTUC line and has not put everyone on a Hordak watch.

Kudos Mattycollector! This was a genius idea and a lot of fun. While I missed out on the sale at the website I will be on my own Hordak watch.

Toyguru of Mattycollector has in the forums stated that the Spirit of Hordak will be available again in the future and through the Early Access program so fear not, Hordak will return. ....which may be a reason to fear it's self.

-Nurd!



Thor: The Dark World Trailer

The first trailer for Thor: The Dark World has been released today.

I was excited for a new Thor movie because the first movie had to be one of my favorite Marvel Phase One movies but after watching the new trailer, I'm even more excited.

Thor battles an ancient race of Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith who threatens to plunge the universe back into darkness after the events of The Avengers.

Thor The Dark World is set to release November 8th, 2013.




-Nurd!

Doctor Who?

Doctor Who has been a favorite to nerds every where for as long as I can remember. Over the last several years I've been told that I should pick up and watch the newest season, be it Doctor 10 or Doctor 11 but it always seemed to be such a daunting task.

I picked up on Doctor Who with the 9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston but left once his time was up. I have about 8 years of episodes to catch up on.

All of this brings me to (obviously) my next statement. I never thought I would hear the words "Doctor Who series finale." Let me restate SERIES! Part of my inner nurd dies inside because this is a series that I did not know but is such a staple to my kinship everywhere. It saddens me because it feels like the end of an era.

So because I've not been a follower of Doctor Who I can't really provide any insight, however I can' provide you with pictures for the final 4 episodes leading through the finale; Journey to the Centre of the Tardis, The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver, and finally The Name of the Doctor!

-Nurd!

Peggy Carter Short At SDCC!

It looks like Peggy Carter will be reappearing during San Diego Comic-Con this year.

Peggy Carter, played by Hayley Atwell will be resurfacing in a new Marvel short at this years SDCC. Haley Atwell was recently asked about her involvement in the Captain America movies and after being candid about Marvel's secrecy she had this to say;

 

 

 

 

 

 

"There’s been an online campaign for Peggy to be featured. People really liked her. So Marvel have made sure that as part of Comic-con there will be a little kind of snapshot as to what Peggy’s actually really capable of, which was finished here and which was great fun. Hopefully, it will lead to other things."

 

 

It's unknown if the short will take place before she met Steve Rogers's or after he crashed into the ocean. Either way what is for sure is that fan's haven't had enough of Peggy Carter.

 

Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier will not only include Peggy Carter, Steve Roger's wartime love interest, but also her younger sister Sharon Carter, Agent 13.

 

 

-Nurd!

Oblivion Hits Theatres

Oblivion hit theatres last night and was a fantastic futuristic joy ride.

Earth, year 2077, the moon has been destroyed in a war with an alien race known as the Scavs, with it causing devastating earthquakes and tsunamis leaving the Earth ravaged. The remaining human population has taken to he stars and now live on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is a drone repairman, servicing drones that protect the collection of resources and energy essential for the survival of the human race from the Scavs. As his mission is coming to an end Jack witnesses the crash of a spacecraft that not only leads Jack on an adventure, challenging everything he knows but also holds the key to the salvation of the human race and ultimately himself.

To start off, Oblivion was a visually beautiful movie mostly due to the contrast that has been created. There is definitely a separation of worlds between where Jack lives as a tech and then the remainder of the Earth. The world of a technician is very clean, precise, and technological. This world is defined my whites and hues of blue. Most of the remainder of Earth is very chaotic and in ruins.

Someone said to me "After what all has gone on, I just don't know if I can watch a Tom Cruise movie and get past his craziness." If ever there was a movie for Tom Cruise, this is definitely the movie for him. He's a walking moniker of Scientology. Tom Cruise still seems to be on top of his game in Oblivion.

If you thought about taking your young ones to go see it, Oblivion is rated PG-13 for Nudity, Brief Strong Language, Sci-Fi Action Violence and Some Sensuality. While nudity seems implied in my opinion since you never really see anything specific it does bring this into the questionable category so you may want to preview this movie before children tag along. I would say age 16+ would be appropriate.

Oblivion was a lot of fun and kept me guessing up until the very end. There were a lot of surprises to be had and was very thought provoking. I would even go as far as to say that confusion set in about half way through, but all was explained and didn't really leave many questions in the end. (I do have one, but it would give away most of the movie.)

 

 

-Nurd!

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Marvel Phase 2 Concept Art

With the Marvel's Phase One box set coming out today some Phase Two concept art is revealed. As of this point I am not certain if they are included with the box set; however either way, let's show them off!

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This first one is a bit of a mystery. Speculation indicates that it is from Thor 2: The Dark World and if so, then this would be some of the first concept art that I have seen. With Iron Man 3 on the verge of coming out then it would make sense that we get to see some of the new Thor movie. In retrospect, since Thor is already filming I would believe this was for Thor IF we get some Iron Man artwork. It would only make sense. Other speculation is that this comes from Guardians of the Galaxy and that is my guess also.



Guardians of the Galaxy
I can't say enough how excited I am for this movie. This is not the first bit of concept art we are seeing for Guardians of the Galaxy but it is the first we are seeing of their ship. There isn't much to expand on here, it's a ship. Nuff' said. I do however speculate that we may see this ship in the end of Iron Man to help introduce the Guardians of the Galaxy. Maybe this is some of that Iron Man 3 concept art pushing the above art to be Thor 2 artwork.

More Guardians
This picture is very reminiscent of the Cantina scene in Star Wars: A New Hope. This picture is VERY interesting. It's interesting for a couple reasons. One, we see Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Star Lord, and is that Gamora in blue skin? What's even more important is we see the scene filled and even interaction with other characters which means the universe is that much larger. We now know the Cinematic Universe is filled with more than what we've seen so far.

(Special nerd note, not only does this reminiscent of the Cantina scene, Star Lord in front right is also dressed in similar, if not very much the same, out fit from concept art for Han Solo and that of Luke Skywalker, originally called Star Killer.)

Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
At last some Captain America art and if anything, this is just pure joy for me. We see Chris Evans as Captain America squaring off with the Winter Soldier himself Bucky Barnes. This picture is somewhat telling also because Steve Rogers isn't in his which means if his attire doesn't change between this and the movie, then Winter Soldier is out to get Captain anytime anywhere. We also see sparks shooting out from the impact of Cap's shield and W. Soldiers bionic arm which means he packs a punch (no pun intended).

And just when you thought the info was gonna stop coming in I'm going to give you another morsel of goodness. Marvel studios is set to set up sharp in Pinewood - Shepperton at the end of this year and will begin filming Avengers 2 at the beginning of 2014! It's not confirmed who will be in the sequel and Marvel has already stated that not all Avengers from the first movie will make it into the second. While the landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe changing and only a few additions (Guardians) I can't imagine we won't see all of Marvel's finest taking it to the mad Titan Thanos.


- Nurd!

Marvel Phase One - Avengers Assembled

Marvel Phase Two is here and Iron Man 3 hits theatres in just over a month but today Marvel releases the Phase One collectors.


The Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One - Avengers Assembled box set is the culmination of events leading up to forming the Avengers. Included in this set is the Blu-ray of all six movies since 2008 until current, dossiers,  exclusive movie memorabilia (INCLUDING A TESSERACT!), but also an exclusive bonus disc with an inside look at Iron Man 3 and Marvel's Phase Two.
 


Iron Man (2 May 2008)

Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile, he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research.






The Incredible Hulk (13 June 2008)

Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. 'The Incredible Hulk' tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination.











Iron Man 2 (7 May 2010)

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies











Thor (6 May 2011)

The warrior Thor (Hemsworth) is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin (Hopkins) for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live among humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster (Portman) teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found strength comes into play as a villain from his homeland sends dark forces toward Earth.











Captain America: The First Avenger (22 July 2011)

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins.




Avengers (4 May 2012)

Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster.










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