Wow, what a great weekend. Filled with movie stars, famous artists, upcoming game previews and anything else you could want (assuming you have a single nerd bone in your body). Stars ranging from Billy Dee Williams to Thomas Jayne were in attendance giving photo ops and autographs, while in the artists alley, you can get autographs of prints or even custom Comic covers or artwork drawn on the spot for you. We have a number of picks that we will be sorting through and posting throughout the week to give a little taste of the Big Apple Comicon ‘09.
Peace Walker
Oct 2009Wow. Its been more than a year since the phenominal MGS4 seemingly closed out the Metal Gear saga. After a ride that was as amazing to watch as it was to experience, everyone knew they would try to keep the series alive, but havent quite figured out how after that. Well this trailer that premiered at TGS09 is to try and fill out the gaps between Big boss and Solid Snake. Note, playing MGS3 and Portable Ops would make it much more exciting, but even the passive MGS fan will be excited to see why Big Boss turned out the way he did.
Just to fill out a little history from memory, just to help understand the trailer. Big Boss (Snake) was forced to kill his mentor/hero the Boss to help prevent some bad bad stuff (being vague on purpose except for what they show in the trailer, these are the events of MGS3). Being disillusioned with fighting for a country (the US) Snake takes the time to to save the world and create a group of what is called nomads in the trailer, which is comprised of soldiers that have been abandoned or mistreated by thier respective countries. Snake being the only person known for his combat prowess and being an overall hero leads these men into lives untethered by their home countries (MGS portable ops). This pretty much brings you to the events of the trailer with Snake and his band, fighting for what they believe in, not what their countries tell them too, which if anyone knows MGS history leads to the very first game and its story of Outer Haven.
Ive left out a lot of the story and the good details, but all the hardcore fans will know all this and more, and will just enjoy the trailer.
Halo ODST Live Action Trailer
Sep 2009For those of you counting the days until the launch of the new Halo ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) game that releases on September 22nd, here is a new live action trailer. This is the latest installment what has been some pretty good live action trailer goodies surrounding the Halo franchise.
Thanks for the link Cava.
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter
Jun 2009
Johnny Depp Mad Hatter
For those that aren’t aware, Tim Burton has an upcoming remake of the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland. This merry (yet sordid) tale will feature Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, just to name a few. See more pictures after the jump.
Alex Ross Painting of President Obama
Jun 2009Here’s a great painting by Alex Ross, with Mr Barrack Obama portrayed as our quintessential super hero. We’ll see if even “Superman” can get us out of these tough economic times.
Barrack Obama Painting by Alex Ross
Latest Terminator Salvation Trailer… Hella Cool
Mar 2009
For those salivating at the idea of the new Terminator movie starring Christian “don’t call me psycho” Bale, here is the latest trailer with all kinds of destructive cyborg goodness. We’re hoping this one tides you guys over until it hits theaters May 19th, but we’re not betting on it.
Thundercats Movie Trailer (Fan-made)
Dec 2008
Here’s a great fan-made trail for our beloved 80’s cartoon, Thundercats. It features some pretty swell CG overlay on what appears to be Vin Diesel in the Chronicles of Riddick.
Thanks for passing along Dom.
Max Payne Movie Starring… Markie Mark?
Sep 2008
For those of you that know of and have played the excellent video game Max Payne, they made a movie that is coming out next month. It has a surprisingly decent cast for a video game to movie spin off. Marylin Manson playing in the background of the trailer makes it twisted, dark, and great. Check out the movie trailer here.
Where is the Pink Flamingo in my Valkyrie induced “trip”?
– Ahku
The Thing – GI Joe Style
Jul 2008
Electronica group Zombie Zombie created a rather unique music video, featuring GI Joe figures to recreate John Carpenter’s classic sci-fi thriller, The Thing. An amusing 6 1/2 minutes of Robot Chickenish toy play, especially for fans of the original flick.
Thanks for the link Dom.
Terminator Salvation – Movie Poster First Look
Jul 2008
Terminator Salvation Movie Poster
Here’s a first look at the upcoming Terminator Salvation movie poster. The first look we had at the opening preview last week is going to make the wait until 2009 a tough one.
New Watchmen Movie Trailer
Jul 2008
Another great trailer that premiered this weekend with the release of the Dark Knight was that of the upcoming Watchmen Movie trailer. We at FH were already looking forward to the Alan Moore adapted graphic novel that inspired the film, but the new trailer (especially with the Smashing Pumpkins soundtrack) has added a whole new level of excitement.
And for those that may not have noticed it, that Smashing Pumpkins song (The Beginning is the End is the Beginning) was ironically made originally for that very forgettable Batman and Robin movie from a few years back.
Check out the official movie website for more information and a higher resolution trailer download. And check back at FH for the latest news!
Terminator Salvation – New HD Trailer
Jul 2008
Just caught this new Terminator movie trailer while watching the new Batman Dark Knight flick this past week. And yes, that’s Christian Bale playing the starring role as John Connor, the predestined savior of mankind set to the backdrop James Cameron’s post apocalyptic vision.
Which brings up the next great question, how can one man be so lucky to be both Batman and John Connor? Do you think him and Shia Labeouf have secret meetings deciding which of them will play a prominent role in some of the coolest sequels/remakes of the decade?
Although, picturing Christian Bale as the savior of mankind seems much more likely than that whiny Ed Furlong in T2: Judgment Day.
New Classic Transformers
Jul 2008
Just noticed the re-release of the classic line from Hasbro which are very well made. For any fan of the series but doesnt want some thrown together crap like some of the movie toys, I suggest the classic line. This is called “Transformers Universe Classic Deluxe and Ultra Wave 1″. I hope to see more of this line released in the future.
Xbox 360 price drop and rumors
Jul 2008
Seems like its confirmed that the Xbox 360 is getting a price drop on its Pro Model from 350 to 300. Although there have been rumors that they are putting the price drop on the the 20 gig systems to sell the stock of that to make room for the newer 60 gig that they will probably announce at E3.
Just as a side note, Im not sure whats more irritating for the current generation of systems, the constant rehashes(xbox, playstation), the fake shortages(nintendo, although it could just be really good quality control), 1 in 3 failiure rate (microsoft), or the lack of good 3rd party support (nintendo). And the worst of it is that they can do it all cause they know im gonna have all the systems eventually anyway.
Iron Man Origami
Jun 2008
Our friends over at Gizmodo released some cool pics of these origami creations from a very talented Brian Chan. Apparently he did all this using one piece of paper, and managed to do it without killing any terrorists.
**Update** Our guy Brian Chan is back at it again, with yet another fantastic origami creation, but this time of the soon to be pixar hit, Wall-E. And for those that don’t believe he used a single sheet of paper, Giz even has a folding patterns used to create it. We double-dog dare anyone to give it a go…
Star Wars (Imperial March) off Floppy Disk
Jun 2008
Just caught this movie link of the Star Wars Imperial March being played off what appears to be a 3.5 inch floppy disk (it pains me that I need to put a Wiki link here for this). Not quite sure how this thing is setup or manages to play music, but the geek inside of me is impressed.
Thanks for the link Cava.
Transformers 2: Revenge for the Fallen
Jun 2008
Our friends over at Gizmodo are confirming that the name for the Transformers Movie sequel will be Revenge for the Fallen.
Yet another movie sequel title where someone’s got to get revenge for something that happened in the original film for whatever reason. Rumor has it that the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy was to be named Revenge of the Jedi, but got changed to give it less of a negative spin (silly Lucas, Jedi don’t get revenge!)
No pics on the new movie posters yet, but we’ll post those up as soon as Michael Bay decides which robotic eyeball he wants to zoom in on. Stay tuned to FavoriteHero for future updates.
2008 Wizard World Philadelphia
Jun 2008Wizard World 2008 Philadelphia
We’ve finally wrapped up our weekend at Wizard World here in Philadelphia. Come check out some of the pics we grabbed while we were there after the jump!
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Jun 2008
We at FH were big fans of Hellboy back during his comic book days and thought the movie adaptation was quite entertaining. That’s why we were excited to hear about the upcoming sequel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Plus, Selma Blair is easy on the eyes and a nice contrast to the ugly baddies (and goodies) throughout the hell-ridden universe.
Check out their new movie website for the latest movie trailer and images. Make sure to check back here at FavoriteHero.com for the latest news on the upcoming flick with the red hornless guy.
By the way, we at FH will be giving out promotional comic books for the movie at random to those that post comments. Just make sure to give us a valid e-mail address or we won’t know how to contact you if you win. Good luck!
New Animated Batman Movie: Gotham Knight
Jun 2008Batman Gotham Knight
Wizard Universe just issued a press release acknowledging that they will have the fortune of premiering the new upcoming Batman animated movie, Batman Gotham Knight, at their Wizard World Chicago conference in June.
For those that aren’t “in the know,” Warner Brothers is releasing a new animated movie bridging the gap between the last Batman Begins movie, and the upcoming Batman Dark Knight flick. Animation appears to be based on Japanese Anime stylings, which should be a nice change of pace from their older animated iterations.
The movie will premier on the evening of June 28th for those in the Chicago area that plan on attending the show. Unfortunately, your pals at FavoriteHero.com are currently attending the Philadelphia Wizard World and probably won’t be able to make the trip to Chi-town later this month.
Check out the full press release for more details and check back at FH for the latest news.
