The Hulk's Secret

We all know what Bruce Banner's secret is: He is always angry!
But do we really know The Hulk's Secret?
Finally revealed in a comic by Jay Larsen,
The Secret, The Musical

Well now we all know...
I think even the Avengers were surprised.

LarsenGeekery will be showing on October 20th 2012 at Bellingham ComiCon 12 - Bellingham WA.  I will have all my comics, greeting cards and posters there.  And my wife Evelyn will have all her great Geek bags, pouches, hero hoodies and lots more.
Join us if you will be in Bellingham next weekend.

Jay

Enter the Raccoon

Whoo Hoo!  A bit of unbridled joy is in order.
Rocket Raccoon just made a big entrance on the last page of Avengers Assemble #4

Oh yes he did, and the Guardians of the Galaxy, including Peter Quill, aka Star Lord, who was kind of dead last time we saw him.  But this Avengers title doesn't seem to fall within "normal Marvel continuity", if there is such a thing.
Oh well, I don't care.  I'm just glad to see my gun-toting evolved mammal back on the pages and out of Comic Character Purgatory, even though the Big S Guy might be sad to see him go.

I just got a stack of 70s and 80s back issues including a couple of old Star Lord books.  Corny Crap of the Best Kind!

 Meanwhile: Waiting for next month's Avengers Assemble.  Bring on the Racconiverse!

Thanos Glimpse Via Avengers Leads to Raccoon

In recent Marvel Comics history, if Thanos was being thwarted, that meant the Guardians of the Galaxy and one tiny raccoon with really big guns: Rocket Raccoon!!  I don't know why I find the little guy so appealing, but when it comes to the Raccoon I can only say, "I am Groot!"

So when Thanos was spotted for two seconds at the end of the Avengers Movie, my hope was kindled that the Guardians might be making a comeback after a couple of years of comic book cancellation purgatory.
Last week the cartoon, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, had the Guardians, complete with Groot and Rocket, show up for a cameo then split into space again.  That was fun, but I miss my regular Guardian cosmic fix.
But now Marvel is teasing us with Raccoon possibilities on the cover of Avengers Assemble #6, which won't be out until August.  And spilling the beans that Zodiac (the Avengers' current bad guys in the series) is being controlled by Thanos himself.

Sounds like a job for the Guardians, except that Peter Quill and Richard Rider were all busy getting dead that last time we saw them at the end of The Thanos Imperitive.  But if their foe Thanos made it out (and into the movies), maybe Starlord and Nova will make a return as well.

Don't know what the hell I'm talking about?  Go read the Guardian comics (the 2008 - 2010 ones, not the horrible 1970's Guardians) written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (two of the best writers in comics).

Not Everyone is Happy with The Avengers Movie

I loved the Avengers Movie.
I loved seeing all these Marvel Heroes come to life.
It was not "high art" by any measure, but it was a great action movie, and a very good adaptation of the comic book Avengers.  I have seen it twice already!
But not everyone is happy with the film:

At the end of the film the defeated alien overlord is groveling before a mighty throne out in space.
We get only a brief view of the crinkly chin of the being who apparently was secretly pulling the strings of the Chitauri aliens who were pulling the strings of Loki.  You would be excused for not knowing who that purple chin belongs to.  I thought it was a standard Skrull chin at first.  But the second time I watched the film I noticed it was purple, and Skrulls aren't purple, they're green (unless of course it was a Skrull shape shifting to look like someone with a purple chin).
So that means the chin most likely belongs to Thanos, the Mad Titan.
Does that mean we get Thanos in Iron Man 3 or Thor 2?
Where Thanos treads the Silver Surfer, Nova and Captain Marvel are usually to be found.  That would be cool.  But then Marvel needs to do a full out Guardians of the Galaxy Movie with Rocket Raccoon in it.

More likely would be some as yet unannounced Avengers sequel?
Who knows?
But I would watch any and all of the above mentioned movies.

I bet Thanos is not pleased with his scant screen time in Avengers.  And Thanos does nasty things when he is in a good mood!  So watch out Marvel Movie Universe.

And what the heck is Shawarma anyway?

Gay Comic Mashup News

Comic Mashup Theater Presents a Rainbow Newsreel of Gay Comics:

Those Old Avengers have been hooking up for decades.  It's about time the Young Avengers got some action.
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Only 18 days until Emerald City Comicon 2012

Geeking Out on Avengers...

OK, just saw the new promo for Avengers, the movie due out in May.
WOW!  This is going to be great!



This is why Avengers are going to win the Avengers vs X-Men thing.

Sorry Siona, X-Men are cool, but they are going to get schooled by the Avengers.

I know, I know, all you continuity geeks are saying: Hey, Movie Avengers are really an off-shoot of the Ultimates, which isn't really the same Marvel Universe as regular Avengers.  And it's Regular Avengers that are fighting Regular X-Men all year in the mega crossover event to end all crossover events.
Like I said, I know.  But did you know that Movie Avengers aren't really in the same continuity as the Ulitmate Universe?  Well, that's a lot of continuity to keep straight.  And it doesn't really matter if the story is good. But I am still excited to see this movie.

I have modest hopes that John Carter (of fraking Mars) is going to be better than its marketing so far would lead us to believe.
But I've got good feelings about Joss Whedon's Avengers.  It's already won the marketing war with fellow Disney movie, John Carter (of bleeding Mars).
And it will probably be better than Avengers vs X-Men, which will most likely fail to be the crossover event to make us forget about all other crossover events.

Avengers Assemble!

Another Look at The Avengers Movie

Entertainment Weekly has some photos from the new Avengers Movie, which is in production right now.  I couldn't help but re-present a few for you and me.

Holy Projectiles Batman, that's some hot lead and broad heads headed our way.

(Batman doesn't exist in the Marvel Universe.  But Hawkeye could put Nick Fury's eye out with that shaft of his.)

 Steve Rogers and Tony Stark can't take their eyes off that red-headed ex-Russian spy, but they are red-blooded American boys after all.

 But if the boys watch Black Widow for too long, there are bound to be explosions!

I know how they feel.

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That probably should have been a Mashup, but any excuse for showing sexy red-headed spies is a good excuse.  Apparently Joss Whedon agrees with me.  Looking forward to the movie. 

Avengers Assemble!

Cool Stuff

This is pretty cool: Avengers Assemble.  Yes, that's Hawkeye between Thor and Fury (although my eyes still are having trouble tracking away from Black Widow).  Click on the pic if you want to see details.

 But this is cooler: Chani made it for me.  Yes, that's me, muttonchops, kilt and all.