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Is it just me, or does this picture look like Captain Marvel is taking the most serious leak ever? Stoic tinkler or not, it looks like Captain Marvel has found himself a director. According to Variety:

“WB has also acquired the John August-scripted ‘Captain Marvel’; [Peter] Segal will direct the DC Comics adaptation. He and [Michael] Ewing began working on the film two years ago at New Line, but the property has moved over to WB. Pic tells the story of teenaged Billy Batson, who transforms into the superhero when he says the word ‘Shazam!’“

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It’s about time! It’s FREE COMIC FRIDAY!!! What have we for our lucky registered users today?

BATMAN: LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT #140 !!!

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Guten Morgen Punisher fans and happy Friday! Anyone want to check out a preview of Punisher: War Zone #4? Of course you do. Here it is, compliments of Newsarama.

Yeah, we’re starting out a little slow this morning but it really can’t be helped, there’s no coffee in this place. Stay tuned - FCF later today and hopefully some news on our new ComiXmas Scavenger Hunt.

During a recent sit down with the Comic Book Club in Manhattan, former 20th Century Fox Studio Exec Jeff Katz provided some details on the possibility of a Deadpool movie and what we can expect from X-Men Origins: Wolverine. According to MTV’s Splash Page:

“‘The film nicely tees [Deadpool] off for his own spin-off film,’ said Katz, who raved about Ryan Reynolds‘ portrayal of the wise-cracking mercenary. In Marvel’s comic book universe, Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) is a product of the same ‘Weapon X’ experiments that Wolverine was subjected to by the Canadian government, but the experiments left him disfigured and mentally unstable.

Katz’ comments seemed to reiterate those of Fox Chairman Tom Rothman, who previously addressed the possibility of a ‘Deadpool’ spin-off and commented on the tone of ‘Wolverine.’ According to Katz, ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ is ‘certainly the most violent’ of the X-Men movies thus far, with a darker tone and significantly more action than its predecessors.“

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Why? How many various X-Men themed movies are we going to get? Is Marvel trying to make the movie marquee look as overwhelmed as the comic book stand with 47 different “X” titles? Sure, we’d all love for someone to make up for Brett Ratner’s diseased contribution to the X-Men series, but it’s seems more likely that you’ll end up with another turd if you start handing out X-Men projects like candy. Which appears to be exactly what they’re doing, according to Variety:

“Twentieth Century Fox is gearing up to continue its ‘X-Men’ franchise with a younger set of mutants.

Studio has tapped ‘Gossip Girl’ creator Josh Schwartz to write ‘X-Men: First Class.’

Schwartz, the creator and exec producer of CW’s teen sudser hit as well as Fox’s youth-centric ‘The OC’ and NBC’s ‘Chuck,’ is expected to inject a next-gen sensibility into the superhero series, which has earned $1.2 billion worldwide.

Writing assignment has also included the possibility of directing the pic, but so far Schwartz has opted not to take the helm.“

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge X-Men fan but I’d rather see Thor, Dr. Strange or just about any other Marvel character get a chance at the big screen before a Gossip Girl version of the X-Men ever sees the light of day. I really don’t need to see Cyclops crying in his martini while Jean gives Beast a telekinetic bj in the back of a limo.

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It’s not quite Friday but at least it’s FREE COMIC THURSDAY!!! What have we for our lucky registered users today?

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Just in time for Christmas, Marvel Comics will be bringing Moon Knight: Silent Knight to a comic shop near you. A one-shot Christmas Eve tale featuring Marvel’s hooded avenger, by Peter Milligan and artist Lawrence Campbell. The folks over at CBR News spoke with Milligan about the special Christmas issue:

“Given the character’s mental problems and his penchant for crippling criminals, Moon Knight isn’t exactly a superhero that comes to mind when people think of Christmas stories, which is why Milligan felt Christmas Eve was the perfect setting for ‘Silent Knight.’ ‘Christmas Eve is a time when all things can seem possible, when one might be overtaken by a possibly naive feeling of hope or optimism,’ Milligan stated. ‘This story deals with those kinds of feelings coming up against tough reality – something that Marc Spector knows about only too well.’“

You can check out the whole article over at CBR.

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Nothing says Christmas quite like monkeys with guns hurling feces at one another on the big screen. I’m not really sure if there’s any feces hurling that takes place in War Monkeys, having never heard of it before myself, but doesn’t there have to be? Seriously, I might not know much, but if I know one thing for sure, it’s that monkeys love flying fecal matter like nobody’s business. That’s why when people ask me, “Hey, do you think monkeys make good pets?”, I say “Well, do you like dookie in your hair or cereal or DVD player?”. I’m just sayin’.

Anyway, according to THR, Dark Horse Film’s War Monkeys may be coming to a theater near you:

“Sammo Hung is negotiations to star in ‘War Monkeys’, a horror comedy shaping up to be the biggest feature yet from the independent arm of Dark Horse Films.

UTA-repped Kevin Munroe (’TMNT’) is in negotiations to direct the film for Dark Horse Indie.

The horror comedy follows two janitors who, during a Christmas holiday, get trapped in an underground research facility after accidentally unleashing military-trained Rhesus monkeys. Hung is one of the janitors who battles the rabid simians.“

Sweet.

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It’s the fifth CQC II clue! This one should narrow it down a bit.

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1st Clue: A guy with wings is on the team.

2nd Clue: The guy with wings and a guy with claws get in a fight.

3rd Clue: The guy with wings feels okay but he’s a little blue.

4th Clue: There are no appearances by “Slim”, the red head or furry blue guys.

5th Clue: This “X” title is peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie.

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Hey everybody! Guess what the postman just brought me. No, not another bent comic book (I’ll get that bastard). More Fan Mail! Today’s letter comes to us from Bonnie M. in Coeur d ‘Alene Idaho. Mmmm… the envelope smells like meth and potatoes. Bonnie writes:

“Words almost fail me, Destructo Co. Don’t misconstrue this to be hate mail. I offer only constructive criticisms designed to allow you to better your website and make the world a better place. You festering pile of pavement scrapings. Kennel floors are littered with viral entities more deserving of dignity than yourself. Your breathtaking arrogance is only matched by your uncanny ability to be utterly clueless as to what other people think about you. Have you ever thought of drowning yourself? I know I have. Imagine a cockroach crawling out of a can of grape drink you have just been enjoying. That metaphor doesn’t even come close to expressing the sheer rage, disgust and dry heaves I must endure at the mere thought of your website. Your mere existence has for me offered proof there is no hope for mankind, no justice and no God. How can someone so stupid still remember to breathe? Or are you an autonomous hive mind sent by an evil alien super power to destroy civilization as we know it? You’re site is the gangrene on the ass of humanity. I know you won’t take what I have said personally, as that would imply a level of comprehension which you will clearly never attain. May you be damned to a hell where you must read your own bile for all eternity. Love – Bonnie M.”

I see what you’ve done. Very crafty, Bonnie. Very crafty, indeed. Instead of saying, “Words fail me,” and shutting the hell up, you said “Words almost fail me,” and then you went all crazy cakes. You said a lot of mean and hurtful things but it wasn’t until your cockroach/grape drink metaphor that I realized you weren’t trying to help us at all. I’m not sure you understand the meaning of constructive criticism, Bonnie. Oh well, I guess we appreciate your effort. Keep those letters coming folks.