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This Gotham City looks so much better than in Dark Knight Rises which was just New York with empty streets. F for effort on DKR

I don't think floating in a cape pointing at things and blasting them with magic light is a good look for JP. If they minimize that sort of thing I can see this being good.

Well, Bob has to give time for all his friends to get rid of their copies

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Stephen Strange became Dr. Strange in 1963. The Fantastic Four got their powers in '61. I don't get it. If Strange's origin happened in the sixties, how does that predate the Fantastic Four's by decades? Unless now they (Marvel?) are retconning FF #1 to some future time. Which doesn't make sense. Reed and Ben fought in WWII, which would make them at least 18 in 1942 (or around that). So they would be in their late thirties in 1961. If the FF origin was decades later, how old were Reed and Ben during that fateful space flight? Late forties? Late fifties? If Strange was born in 1930 (which makes him younger than Reed and Ben), he had to be around 30 when he became a doctor, which happened well before he became Dr. Strange. The math says he couldn't become Dr. Strange before the early '60s. That tvtropes page doesn't make any sense. Hi - Everything you need is in my post above. Dr. Strange's birthdate and getting powers are fixed, FF's are on a sliding timescale. So now, in our time, 2014 - Stephen Strange birth - 1930 Becomes Dr. Strange - 1963 FF rocketship - "about ten years ago" - 2004 The situation in 2020 (our time) will be Stephen Strange birth - 1930 Becomes Dr. Strange - 1963 FF rocketship - "about ten years ago" - 2010 Make sense? I guess. Except when Reed meets Fury and the Commandos in Sgt. Fury #3. Which did take place in WWII. And about a dozen other references to Reed and Ben fighting in WWII. I don't care how the timescale is slided, things don't make sense. So unless current Marvel has retconned WWII to have occurred in the 1990's, then Reed and Ben were around 80 - 90 years old when they became the FF in 2010, and the events of FF #1, despite the style of the cars and clothing depicted, happened 40 years after the US landed on the Moon (which negates the events of FF 13) . So in this convoluted nonsensical new Marvel universe, not to be confused with the finely crafted interwoven world created by Kirby, Ditko, Lee, and a few others; Dr. Strange is the first silver age Marvel hero. Somehow. I realize you're following the new explanation of things, but in my perspective the confused logic of the current Marvel universe is like the old Earth 1 - Earth 2 stuff that eventually bogged down DC in the '60s and '70s . Which is why I don't read moderns (but I do keep track somewhat of what's going on, just for laughs). Marvel continuity has been retconned so Reed and Ben never served in WWII... Those stories "never happened" Sorry to break it to you...

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Stephen Strange became Dr. Strange in 1963. The Fantastic Four got their powers in '61. I don't get it. If Strange's origin happened in the sixties, how does that predate the Fantastic Four's by decades? Unless now they (Marvel?) are retconning FF #1 to some future time. Which doesn't make sense. Reed and Ben fought in WWII, which would make them at least 18 in 1942 (or around that). So they would be in their late thirties in 1961. If the FF origin was decades later, how old were Reed and Ben during that fateful space flight? Late forties? Late fifties? If Strange was born in 1930 (which makes him younger than Reed and Ben), he had to be around 30 when he became a doctor, which happened well before he became Dr. Strange. The math says he couldn't become Dr. Strange before the early '60s. That tvtropes page doesn't make any sense. Hi - Everything you need is in my post above. Dr. Strange's birthdate and getting powers are fixed, FF's are on a sliding timescale. So now, in our time, 2014 - Stephen Strange birth - 1930 Becomes Dr. Strange - 1963 FF rocketship - "about ten years ago" - 2004 The situation in 2020 (our time) will be Stephen Strange birth - 1930 Becomes Dr. Strange - 1963 FF rocketship - "about ten years ago" - 2010 Make sense?

I discovered this myself reading the "Marvel: The Lost Generation" miniseries some time ago. A quick Internet search just now doesn't turn up any additional sources; this page sites the same series in a comment far down on the page: "Older than They Look: According to the Marvel: The Lost Generation limited series, Strange's origin story predates the Fantastic Four's by decades; in other words, he has not been subject to Comic Book Time, and his origin actually did happen in the 60's, or likely even earlier. Thanks to his magic, he looks much younger than he is." http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/DoctorStrange His Marvel Wiki page also quotes specific years of his birth and life events, which is not usually done unless they are established in canon (due to comic book time for example, the year of the FF's rocketship flight would never be given, but something like Captain America's or Wolverine's birth years would be). http://marvel.wikia.com/Stephen_Strange_(Earth-616)

A friend of mine had a good pick: Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) from Game of Thrones

In Marvel comics continuity, Dr. Strange was around before the Fantastic Four - he was the first of the classic Silver Age heroes. I think Marvel Studios should pay homage to this fact by placing his origin in the MCU timeline before Iron Man 1. Say he has been meditating for 5 years... This opens interesting possibilities for a sequence showing him aware of all the major events of phase 1 & 2, perhaps while trapped in ethereal form.

It's really bizarre to see all the disparate DC characters they are pulling into Arrow. As far as I can remember. Not quite sure why they would bring in Brother Blood unless the character was more like the comic book character. Well, the best characters only run a dozen deep. If those are earmarked for the movies who else are they going to use?

1st appearance of Brother Blood? Right... No one's a bigger 80s NTT fan than me, but what is the interest in Brother Blood? He was on Arrow

could be time to get this slabbed For some reason everybody is mislabelling this book: http://www.dtacollectibles.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/144221/

This whole "First Silver...", "First Bronze..", etc. appearances is just pure BS concocted by OS and their dealer coalition to drive demand towards more available books. A lot of these GA books are quite rare, so instead of looking for them fruitlessly, the OS advisors decided to artificially create new first appearances based on era. Those books were easily obtainable, and flipped for massive profits, so the trend continued. But it's just one big scam. That sounds like an awful lot of speculation, and then to accuse OS and the "dealer's coalition" of a big scam sounds kinda' over the top if you ask me. I think the more notes OS wants to put into their listings the better. If anything, I would guess, but I am not going to make an accusatory statement, that it was we the collectors who were the ones that made "2nd appearance" or "first silver age appearance", etc. stand out as something worthy of being mentioned in the guide. We collectors can come up with all kinds of excuses as to why WE are going to make a book hot, first artist on a character, first time a writer has worked at a company, first battle between two well known characters and etc. Yeah, like OS and dealers are going to try to sell their existing inventory for higher profits by including more informative text in the OS price guide. Granted, some of those notes do help collectors seek out issues based on these added facts, but that applies to every stat listed. These are great points. I think it works both ways. You don't think dealers end up with truckloads of a particular book and spread stories about why it should be worth something?

If you're asking whether the episode or the comic came out first, I'm not sure, but... I have the 1990s Superman Animated Series DVD set and watch the shows semi-regularly with my toddler. I had never heard of Livewire, but watching the episode (this a few months before the recent hype) I did think she was a fun character with some potential. Her name and costume are cool, and in this episode she did have some of the zing of the early 90s Harley. I like this character better, personally:

I read X-Men comics from around '85 to '95, but my interest in their world diminished after that. I've seen all the films, enjoyed X1 but my ratings of all the others have been average. I caught the 10 am X-Men: DOFP show in Union Square today. Thought it was a great film, a lot of exciting moments. For me James McAvoy's performance was a stand-out. Wolverine was so cool he felt like a brand new character. Agreed on what the posters above have said about Quicksilver. As soon as DOFP ended, I saw Godzilla. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Evan Peters are both very likeable actors. In an age where veteran actors take all the best leading roles, I can definitely see these guys' careers taking off after these performances, if they haven't already.

He's already argued with Paxton about Skye, I still think he's been brainwashed. You might be right about saving her...or he might be his own evil twin brother. Remember that they have HINTED at his past. How many good guys did Bucky Barnes kill as Wintro? He's been redeemed

If the movie is gonna suck, which chances are it will, I highly doubt even a tiny reason why will be because Wonder Woman doesn't look as buff as people want her to look. You may be right, and I'm not saying you are, but it sure would help if she looked right for the part. i think the major thing about this movie that is driving people crazy is how little news their is about it including the plot/ story. has for WW she looks better from how she look last year plus she most likely gain muscle and not fat which is ok. I'm not sure how anyone right now can clearly state this movie is going to bite it yet. All that would come from is company wars or assumptions. Ben Affleck may really surprise people. I know I would like to be positively surprised by his delivery. I've watched 'Man of Steel' twice now in two weeks to determine if maybe I was being too much of a fanboy when I watched it previously. It was great for me both times. So if Bv.S delivers at the same level or better with two key DC heroes, I can't see it bombing. But then again, Gal Gadot's short scenes may send people running. Time will tell! In the entire run time of MOS there was an absolutely wonderful movie there but it was bogged down by a lot of unnecessary scenes. To name an example, the fight between Supes and the tentacle-like machine (the name escapes me at the moment) was much longer than it needed to be and felt similar to something from Transformers. The movie was about 65 percent style and 35 percent substance and it would have benefited greatly if those numbers were a little bit more even but then I don't know if it would have generated the same amount of revenue. I think the producers made a conscious decision to go with over the top action and destruction route to fill the seats IMHO. I think they had to throw something in there at the end to slow Superman down & it's unfortunate they couldn't think of anything better. I'm open-minded to a Wonder Woman with a different build than Linda Carter had in the 70s. The workouts are just to give Gadot a little bit of muscle tone; it was never going to make her look like a bodybuilder or East German powerlifter. We may not even see her in action in this movie. Maybe she'll only appear as Diana Prince.

Can anyone offer any reason (that at least would ring true in the context of the MCU) why anyone in the 21st century would want to belong to an organization like Hydra? I fear we're heading into Austin Powers-like absurdity with this plotline.

Don't Fear the Reaper? Is that an Eric Williams reference?

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I liked the film. I don't think it is the best Marvel movie or the best CB movie ever or that it will win an Oscar. The best parts were the portrayals of Cap's and Widow's fighting ability. It was truly like the comics come to life. Loved the scene with Peggy & the Lemurian Star mission. Does anyone have a guess

I think that SHIELD will still exist -- it will need to be re-organized and the rest of the HYDRA infestation exterminted! Wasn't that a story in the comics? Yes. This happened after "Secret Invasion," when Skrulls secrectly infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., which was then disbanded and reformed as H.A.M.M.E.R. in "Dark Reign." Fury has gone underground before that, following "Secret War," when Maria Hill became Director. We know what happened to SHIELD in CA:TWS. We know (suspect?) Marvel has been secretly filming a new TV show in Vancouver. I think next season, the show is either going to entirely shift its focus to telling the story of the late 40s/1950s SHIELD (starring Hayley Atwell and Dom Cooper), or each episode will flip-flop between the past and the present, kind of like Arrow does with modern-day Starling City & the island. Oh and regarding this - - the modern-day part of the show will be "fugitive ex-SHIELD agents on the run trying to solve mysteries from the days of SHIELD's founding"

Cloak & Dagger have SUCH tremendous potential.... Laziest creations in history Let's call a guy Cloak and give him a cloak. Let's call his partner Dagger and give her a dagger I remember when this was the hottest back issue around - mid-80s, it was worth $8.50