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Check out the untold history of Jack Kirby’s concept art for the film Lord of Light, which was used by the C.I.A. and dramatized in the film Argo (2012). Above Image: “Lord of Light” Concept Art “Brahma’s Pavilions of Joy” by Jack Kirby The story of Argo won BAFTA and Academy Awards, but /Film said, “For all the things going right for Argo, it’s interesting to learn more about the history behind the real script’s difficult past.” Barry Geller gave me an exclusive history behind the project that would become Lord of Light. While many have heard the more sensational…

What do you get when you combine Micky Spillane with Superman? You get the new hardboiled detective novel Seduction of the Innocent written by Max Allan Collins with artwork by Terry Betty. Above Image: Seduction of the Innocent cover written by Max Allan Collins The book is inspired by the 1950’s witch-hunt of comic book publishers that drove comic book publishers like EC comics out of business. I really enjoyed it and it reminded me a lot of the classic dime store crime novels. I’m a huge comic book fan and it was fascinating to see what it was like…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is the perfect man? What would Busen Honeydew look like as Doc Brown? Where can you get a Storm Trooper bathrobe? When will we see another Iron Man 3 trailer? How many gold shirts died on Star Trek? Above Image: Wall-E Back From the Future Blogfest The “Back from the Future Blogfest” is hosted by M. Pax, Suze, and Nicki Elson. The concept is really cool: Post about what you’d find in a time capsule you’ve sent yourself from the future. Here’s what…

If you could only have one superpower, would you rather be able to fly or have super strength? Above Image: Avengers (2012) Hulk (Mark Rufalo), Superman Returns (2006) Superman (Brandon Routh) This week’s poll asks which superpower would you rather have? If you’ve ever seen Superman or Hulk or the Avengers maybe the thought crossed your mind: “I’d love to have that power.” Well here’s your chance to pick from two of the most popular ones. But, first we have to set some ground rules. This is the only power you have, so it limits what you can do. Flight…

“Bigger eyes. Gnarly web shooters.” that’s how director Marc Webb described the new costume for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and we finally have enough information to see he’s right. Above Image: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) costume We finally have a few looks at the new costume. Thanks to Superhero Hype we have our first official look at the new Spider-Man costume. Plus, some behind the scenes images of the new Amazing Spider-Man 2 costume from NY Daily News give us more information on the drastic changes to the costume. Thank goodness. While the last costume was exciting…

There are many ideas how to bring the original cast from Star Wars (1977) to the new Star Wars movies, but these make the most sense. Above Image: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) Han Solo (Harrison Ford), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) We don’t know what the plot of Star Wars VII will be, but most reports suggest that Lucasfilm is going to bring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa into the next trilogy. The new films will focus on the next generation of Solo…

See Spider-Ham beating Howard the Duck in a fire hydrant. Deviant Art user Kidchuckle created this aewesome fan art drawing of the Spectacular Spider-Ham fighting Howard the Duck. I used to love reading Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham. I didn’t know anyone still remembered him. “my 2 most favorite parody characters from Marvel. Howard the Duck- dressed up as iron man from issue #30. and Spectacular Spider ham” – Kid Chuckle In case you’ve never seen them (and I’m guessing that’s 99% of you) here are some samples. That’s what I love about fan art. They can make the goofiest…

Welcome to Geek Bits where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet with you. Above Image: Iron Man 3 (2013), Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) Who played the best Bane? What do we learn about women from Star Trek: The Next Generation season one? What if Anakin hadn’t gone to the Dark Side? Which original trilogy actor is confirmed for the next Star Wars film? DOCTOR WHO Doctor John Wayne (via Wired) Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: The Top Ten Patrick Troughton Stories by DR5WHO STAR WARS Long lost pic of Carrie Fisher as Slave Leia via Blastr (It doesn’t look like…

What caption would you give this picture? Above Image: Metropolis (1927) Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), Robot Maria (Brigitte Helm) This week’s “Caption This” is based on another classic sci-fi film. This one is from Metropolis. You guys did such a great job last time on This Island Earth I figured this one should be just as funny or funnier. How would you describe this situation? What would you have them saying?Come back next week for our reader poll and in two weeks for the next “Caption This!” What caption would you give this picture? [Image Source: PRNewsWire] Please use the buttons…

According to Rotten Tomatoes, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the greatest science-fiction movie ever made. According to PC World, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1983) is the worst video game ever made. How could a great movie make a horrible game? Is it really as bad as people say? Let’s find out. Above Image: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Game Screen The Best Laid Plans In 1982, E.T. took the world by storm becoming the most popular movie of its time. The story of a boy would befriends a stranded alien was more popular than Star Wars. Atari, keen to cash in on the popularity,…

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes is a refreshing addition to the pantheon of Sherlock Holmes stories that would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle proud. “Holmes, it seems, is more than just a character. He’s an idea, a cipher; a metaphor for the articulate, intelligent hero that, just like Watson, we all want in our lives.” says George Mann in the introduction and this is something I strongly believe. I’ve been collecting volumes of Sherlock Holmes stories for over 20 years. I’ve read every Sherlock Holmes story ever written too many times to count. I have a deep love and familiarity with…

When you think of Darth Vader what comes to mind? His imposing form? His booming voice? His powerful strides? Two out of those three things are thanks to actor David Prowse. Above Image: David Prowse in Darth Vader costume Actor James Earl Jones is the voice of Darth Vader, but 77-year-old David Prowse wore the costume in the original Star Wars films. It was his powerful performance and imposing 6′ 6″ build that brought Darth Vader to life. There are some things about the man that most people don’t know. If you think you know everything about Star Wars, then…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is playing Frankenstein? What are the best bloopers in Star Trek? Where? When will we see a WarGames remake? How is Matheson remaking The Incredible Shrinking Man? Above Image The Host (2013) Diane Kruger SPIDER-MAN Director Marc Webb tweeted a video of The Amazing Spider-Man2 mask (Via /Film) THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN A remake of the movie 1957 science-fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Man is underway. Richard Matheson, now age 86, is excited to bring it back along with his son. According to THR…

William Shatner isn’t known for holding his tongue, so it’s no surprise when he said J.J. Abrams is a “pig.” But is he right? Above Image: William Shatner yelling at George Lucas and J.J. Abrams Last month came the news that Star Trek director J.J. Abrams is directing the next Star Wars. William Shatner, who played Captain James Kirk in the original Star Trek series gave his opinion on it. Shatner has a weird sense of humor, so he might have been kidding in an interview with Movie Fanatic. On the other hand, he’s been feuding with George Takei for years,…

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, with hard-hitting action and deep character development, is a perfect film to watch if you’re familiar with the graphic novel. If not, it’s just a good film. Above Image: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012), Batman (Peter Weller) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) is directed by Jay Oliva, and stars Peter Weller (Bruce WayneBatman), Ariel Winter (Carrie KelleyRobin), David Selby and Wade Williams. The movie picks up after Wayne has become an older recluse and Gotham City has become overrun with crime. He comes out of retirement to…

There are only six styles of live-action superhero costumes. Above Image: Superman (1978) (Christopher Reeve), Catwoman (2004) (Halle Berry), Batman Begins (2005) (Christian Bale) Daredevil (2003) (Ben Affleck), Iron Man (2008) (Robert Downey Jr.) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) Translating a costume from a comic book to a live action movie is hard. It takes a lot of planning and effort to make a costume that both fans will recognize and embrace. But it also has to be a costume that people will believe could exist in the real world. It’s not easy to design a costume based on a comic book. The characters…

We have a new contest for you guys to win a Blu-Ray of the hit animated film Hotel Transylvania (2012) courtesy of the movie website Filmbook.What Is it?One winner recieves a (1) Blu-Ray copy of Hotel Transylvania (2012). Above Image: Hotel Transylvania (2012) Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi This contest is sponsored by Filmbook (Movie Website), ProMovieBlogger (Create Movie Website), and TrendingAwards (Movie Awards). a Rafflecopter giveaway The contest starts today and ends on February 19, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. Official Description: Welcome to Hotel Transylvania Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort where monsters and their families can live…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who might be leaving Doctor Who? What would Doctor Who’s William Hartnell look like made out of Lego blocks? Where will we see the Hulk next? When will The Amazing Spider-Man 2 be released and what will it be about? How much does Thor’s hammer weigh? Above Image: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Benedict Cumberbatch THOR “If Thor’s hammer is made of neutron-star matter, implied by legend, then it weighs as much as a herd of 300-billion elephants.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson STAR TREK Benedict Cumberbatch being…

This week’s caption contest features a classic of science-fiction: This Island Earth (1955). Above Image: This Island Earth (1955) Dr. Cal Meacham (Rex Reason), Mutant (Regis Parton) Dr. Ruth Adams (Faith Domergue) So, here’s your pic. While I know it’s easy to make jokes based on the mutant’s head, I ask that you keep it PG-13 for the sake of younger readers. That means no cursing, of course. Anyway, have fun, and let us know what you think the guy, girl andor the mutant are saying! What caption would you give this picture? [Image Source: doctormacro.com] Please use the…

One up The Big Bang Theory gang with this hilarious card game based on Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock. Above Image: The Big Bang Theory (2007) Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) Raj Koothrappali (­Kunal Nayyar) If you’ve watched The Big Bang Theory enough, then you know about the hand game “Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock.” The gang uses it to solve they’re most pressing problems. Ward_Nox on Instructables has come up with a card game based on the variant of Rock-Scissors-Paper (Ro-Sham-Bo) known as Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock. I redesigned the cards and standardized the play a bit. Wikipedia says, “Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock is a five-gesture expansion of the classic selection method game rock-paper-scissors. It operates…

“They’re making children dumber than they need to be….These films try to keep children, stupid children forever.” Joe Simon said, and frankly that’s the nicest thing he can say about the Star Wars films. In some ways he’s right. Above Image: Nightline (1983) Rober Ebert, Joe Simon discussing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back The Star Wars films grossed $2 billion, are loved the world over and considered classics of cinema. Everyone loves them. Except for one man: Joe Simon. Back in 1983, Nightline hosted a debate between film critics Roger Ebert, the late Gene Siskel and Joe Simon. Simon…

There are millions of aliens in the world of science-fiction, but only 25 made it into your list of the greatest aliens of all time. Read on to find out who made the list and who you voted for the greatest alien of all-time. Above Image: V Diana (Jane Badler), Star Trek Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Doctor Who (Matt Smith) 25. Klaatu from “The Day the Earth Stood Still” Klaatu is the alien from the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still and, to lesser extent, its 2008 remake. The first film, played by Michael Rennie, is the…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is Captain Harlock? What does Lois Lane use at the Daily Planet? Where is it cheap to travel to Mars? When will X-Men: Days of Future Past be set? How do you spell “into”? Read on to find out. X-MEN Casting Call shows that the sequel to X-Men: First Class is set 10 years after the first film in 1973. X-Men: Days of Future Past opens on July 17, 2014 (Via Collider) STAR WARS It turns out J.J. Abrams really wasn’t interested in directing…

Who is your favorite alien? Two weeks ago we hosted the “My Favorite Martian” Blog Hop and I tracked the favorite aliens of the bloggers. Above Image: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Drew Barrymore and E.T. Then, I put them together into one poll. Let us know your favorite aliens and, next week, I’ll list all the aliens by order of votes. Who will the number one alien be? If you have a favorite on the list why not get your friends to vote too? Come back to the blog next week Monday for the top aliens of all time. Who’s…

Watch nine intense clips from the new animated movie Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2. Above Image: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 (2013) The Joker (Michael Emerson) Back in 1986, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns revolutionized graphic novels. In The Dark Knight Returns Bruce Wayne, now an aging 55-year-old, comes out of retirement to fight crime, but he faces off against the corruption of the police of Gotham City and the United States government. The book inspired many parts of The Dark Knight Rises. Things like Bruce Wayne becoming a recluse and returning to Gotham City after a…

Paul Giamatti is in talks to play “The Rhino” in, an already crowded film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Above Image: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) The Rhino (Paul Giamatti) The biggest problem with Spider-Man 3 is it had too many people fighting for screen time. Is this happening again? The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man that grossed over $750 million. The sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to release in 2014. Wikipedia describes The Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich), who first appeared back in “Amazing Spider-Man” #41 -…

Do you remember where you were when you heard J.J. Abrams is directing the new Star Wars movie? Above Image: George Lucas and J.J. Abrams talking A few weeks ago the news came that new Star Wars movies are coming. Since then, there has been a lot of speculation who would be directing Star Wars Episode VII. On Friday, StarWars.com released a statement confirming that J. J. Abrams will direct Star Wars VII, due in 2015. Here’s the full statement: “J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to come from…

Welcome to “Geek Bits,” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is the Star Trek Into Darkness villain? What would R2-D2 look like as a tea cup? Where is Mickey Mouse hidden in Star Wars? When will we see another solo Batman movie? How many doctors has Star Trek had? Is the Joker reformed in Dark Knight Returns Part 2? STAR TREK There’s been a lot of speculation who the Star Trek Into Darkness villain (Benedict Cumberbatch) will be playing, but a prequel comic pretty much blows all the theories away. I don’t think…

Jar-Jar Binks is hated by many, many people. I, in fact, find him incredibly annoying. Above Image: Star Wars Clonetrooper punching Jar-Jar Binks That’s why this week’s caption contest has everyone’s favorite Gungan punched in the face by a Star Wars Republic Clonetrooper. Here’s the question though. What do you think they’re saying? What could make a Clonetrooper “cold-cock Jar-Jar? What did Jar-Jar say? What would the Clonetrooper be saying? How would you describe the scene? What caption would you make for this picture? [Image Source: Image Event] Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post.…

We have a new contest for you guys to win a Blu-Raymartial arts film Tai Chi Zero (2012) courtesy of the guys at Filmbook. Above Image: Tai Chi Zero (2012) This movie is insane, and while we don’t normally feature martial arts films, this one has steampunk elements and the look and feel of an epic video game. What Is it? One winner recieves a (1) Blu-Ray copy of Tai Chi Zero (2012) . A steampunk martial arts film from the creators of IP MAN and DETECTIVE DEE,with choreography by action legend Sammo Hung. Official Description From the creators of IP…