https://stayclose.social/SAOMartin4375989/ Latest updates from Martin Rohde https://stayclose.social/blog/38364/superhero-movies-most-disappointing-of-all-time-ranked/ In addition to Marvel: Avengers Alliance , Gazillion has the Super Hero Squad game for the toddlers and they have the upcoming Marvel Heroes MMO on the way, but still now word on a potential retail game based on The Avenge


After Avengers recruit Jean Grey is bitten by Daredevil, Captain America carries her to Otto Octavius' research station, where Doctor Octopus reveals Jean may quickly transform into the most powerful zombie. Instead of helping Jean fight the disease, which is technically impossible, Doc Ock plans to incinerate her. Turns out, **Doc Ock has been working on a cremation chamber powered by Battleworld's alien technology, which he describes as "the power of the sun... in the palms of our hands.


Fantastic Four is a 2015 superhero film centered on four young outsiders who gain startling abilities after teleporting to a treacherous universe. As their lives are transformed, the team must harness their new powers to protect Earth from a former friend who becomes their advers

In Watchmen , the uncompromising vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is imprisoned alongside the very criminals he helped put away . When several inmates try to exact revenge, they quickly discover that captivity hasn’t dulled his ruthlessness. During a tense cafeteria scene, a thug attempts to attack him, only for Rorschach to overpower the man and douse his face with boiling


OK, so just a few minutes ago Twitter literally exploded with news of a major financial announcement: according to The Associated Press, The Walt Disney Co. will acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc., for $4 billion in cash and st


For years, on both Game Rant and Screen Rant, we've suffered through the awkward video game-film relationship. The sad reality, as we so often repeat, is that movies based on video games and video game movie tie-ins all suck, with the rare exception here and th


Under the deal Disney will now control and own 5,000 Marvel characters, including Iron Man and Marvel’S Spider-Man 2 Suits|Https://Spiderman2Mix.Com/ . If Marvel shareholders approve the deal, they will receive $30 per share and will also receive .745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. Both the Disney and Marvel board of directors have approved the deal, but it still has to go through an anti-trust review. I don't see there being any problem with the anti-trust review nor do I see the marvel shareholders turning up their noses to such a fantastic offer. Most likely, later this week, we should see final word on the resolution of this agreem


Yet, Doc Ock's plan to cremate Jean Grey before she turns into a zombie backfires in a way nobody expects. Instead of incinerating her body, Octopus' machine leads Jean to transform into the Phoenix, who may or may not also be a zombie. This version of Marvel Zombies ' infection may place Jean Grey in a similar spot as the MCU Marvel Zombies ' Scarlet Witch , who claims the title of the Red Queen, leader of all the und


A major contributor to this problem in recent years is Marvel and their partnership with Sega to released video games for all of the Marvel Studios films to date. Every single one of them was ugly, dated and downright bad . For fans, the good news is that Sega seems to be out of the mix but we don't know yet if there will be a full-fledged retail release for The Avenge


Doctor Octopus' entire life is a cycle of ambition and inevitable failure. Otto Octavius’ inventions are objectively revolutionary, but they're usually undermined by his self-serving personality. Even when Doc Ock tries to reform or reinvent himself , his own hubris pulls him back into self-destruct


What do you think of this mega-acquisition of Marvel by Disney ? Does it make you as apprehensive as me for the future or elated that we may have an enormous opportunity to see more comic films in the fut


Pro - On the flip side, with Disney having such deep pockets, that means much more available funds to push MORE movies into production. It's not like Disney is buying Marvel because they were threatened by Marvel's market share and were trying to buy out the competition. No, Disney bought Marvel to use the property rights, not sit on them. This could mean we start seeing Marvel characters pushed into multiple forms of media. More cartoons, more comics, more live action TV shows and definitely more mov


Pro - Disney is a universal name with pockets so deep that God's hand would have a hard time reaching the bottom. Marvel is no slouch either in the household name department - but let's face it, they are no Disney. All that extra money, means way more marketing and increased traffic within the theme parks (sorry Universal but looks like you might lose the X-Men characters in your parad


It’s a moment of pure dominance and psychological menace . It perfectly encapsulates his worldview. He warns his fellow inmates that justice isn’t bound by walls, and fear is the only law that truly rules in his prese
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/38364/superhero-movies-most-disappointing-of-all-time-ranked/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:23:40 +0000 Martin Rohde https://stayclose.social/blog/38352/spider-man-2-sam-raimi-return-comic-2025/ Jon Favreau had commented on how he doesn’t know if they can do Iron Man 2 so quickly as he felt he’d need a full two years to make the sequel just as he did the first. At the same time, **Thor ** hadn’t even begun pre-production and it was rumored they were still sorting through script drafts – It wasn’t until September that they had found a director in Kenneth Brana


"Separately, Marvel Studios confirmed today that Sony Pictures Entertainment will release SPIDER-MAN 4 on May 6, 2011. Additionally, Marvel Studios has revised the release dates for THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA as part of its release strategy for an uninterrupted road to THE AVENGERS, now debuting May 4, 20


Pro - On the flip side, with Disney having such deep pockets, that means much more available funds to push MORE movies into production. It's not like Disney is buying Marvel because they were threatened by Marvel's market share and were trying to buy out the competition. No, Disney bought Marvel to use the property rights, not sit on them. This could mean we start seeing Marvel characters pushed into multiple forms of media. More cartoons, more comics, more live action TV shows and definitely more mov


By now you should know that Thor will be played by Chris Hemsworth (Captain Kirk's father in the new Star Trek movie); British actor Tom Hiddleston is playing Thor 's nemisis, Loki ; and director Kenneth Branagh is rumored to have tapped renowned thespian Brian Blessed to play Thor 's father, the almighty Od


"We just launched Marvel: Avengers Alliance on Facebook; which is just the tip of the iceberg. This is the first in a much larger effort to support the Avengers franchise across not just one but multiple video game touch points. The Avengers are bigger than just one game, and we’re planning to allow consumers to enjoy The Avengers regardless of their preference in gameplay style or platform. Look for more announcements in the weeks to co


Con - With movies like Iron Man 2 , Spider-man 4 , The Incredible Hulk 2 , Thor , The Avengers and Captain America on the horizon, what does this mean for their development? Iron Man 2 is already in full swing so I doubt we see any type of delay with that one, but with no other pre-production or principle photography under way on some other films, could we see some eventual delay


According to those same tweets, Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow is also 'kicking ass"; Marvel president of production Kevin Feige was quoted at a recent industry conference as saying that Black Widow has "two sides" in film. Is that a refernce to her intitial entry as Tony Stark's assistant, only to be later revealed as super-spy Black Widow? Or is it a reference (as First Showing 's Alex Billington speculates ) to a villainous betrayal by the lovely Russian spy? Guess we'll find out when we see the mo


A major contributor to this problem in recent years is Marvel and their partnership with Sega to released video games for all of the Marvel Studios films to date. Every single one of them was ugly, dated and downright bad . For fans, the good news is that Sega seems to be out of the mix but we don't know yet if there will be a full-fledged retail release for The Avenge


Is it me, or does George Lucas manage to fit a plug into every soundbite he gives? Probably just me. Still, that's a good look for Jon Favreau. You can check out everything Favreau had to say about ducking out on Iron Man 2 to interview George Lucas by going h


In addition to Marvel: Avengers Alliance , Gazillion has the Super Hero Squad game for the toddlers and they have the upcoming Marvel Heroes MMO on the way, but still now word on a potential retail game based on The Avenge


As I already mentioned, Marvel Pinball comes with four different tables. However, this is mostly like getting four different maps. These four tables offer their own subtle twists to a conventional pinball table, but, in the end, they all play largely similar to each other. You have a button to launch the ball, buttons for the left and right flipper, and the ability to tilt the table. That's all. Although the game's physics are spot-on with capturing exactly how a pinball machine should play in real life, I feel that there was a missed opportunity here. Just because you have true to life physics, that doesn't mean you should be limited to simulating an actual pinball machine. There are some far-fetched scenarios on these tables already; for example: Wolverine and Sabretooth battle each other after hitting certain areas on the table. With that said, why not take it a step further, and offer something as fun and over-the-top as the characters that are featured. Marvel Pinball has four different machines, but once you have played one, you've played them all. This ultimately leads to a rather boring experience that will have you moving on very quic


Marvel Pinball is exactly what you would expect from reading the title alone; it's Marvel themed, Pinball fun. You get four different tables, and each table offers something from each of the superheroes it features. Wolverine, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 strategy|https://spiderman2mix.Com/, Iron-Man and Blade are your four superheroes with this title, and they also bring along with them some friends. Sabretooth, Silver Samurai, Dr. Octopus, Green Goblin, Mandarin (Whiplash) and Deacon Frost are some of the handful of recognizable characters that you will find on each respective table. Each table is very colorful and quite beautiful, and I'm sure hardcore Marvel fans will enjoy pointing all the little nods to its universe's enormous amount of content. So, how do these tables play, and is it worth your cash to download this title? Read on to find
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