Category: Marvel Cinematic Universe

  • Where was Her Call?

    You know, if the Avengers Initiative was created to fight the battles that we never could, why wasn’t Captain Marvel Nick Fury’s first call? I mean… when Loki showed up and took the Tesseract Fury said it was a Level 7, and that we were at war, and that we needed a response team. You don’t think that worth a page Nicky boy?

    Then Ultron showed up and literally tore the Avengers apart from the inside. So let’s see here, you could either go to the Barton farm, give the depressed Avengers a pep talk, and hope they can pull themselves together in time to stop Ultron, or just call Captain Marvel to prevent an extinction-level event!!! But hey, if Fury wants to wait until he’s literally fading to dust to call Carol, then I guess that’s his prerogative. ‘Nuff said!

  • All-New, All-Different!

    All-New, All-Different!

    WARNING! You are about to enter Old Face Front territory. Why do you want to go down there? There’s nothing down there for you! Scroll back up, and get a taste of the All-New, All-Different Face Front!

    I mean, if you really want to keep scrolling, I suppose I can’t stop you. It’s not all bad, there’s some pretty cool stuff down there, actually. But be warned, if you continue, I won’t save you!

  • Spider-Man: Not so Far From Friend or Foe

    At Comic Con in Brazil, Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jacob Batalon discussed the plot to Spider-Man: Far From Home. It essentially went like this:

    Nick Fury recruits Spider-Man to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and team up with Mysterio. Together, they travel the globe and stop elemental powered bad guys.

    If years ago you’d have told me that was the plot to the next Spider-Man movie, I’d have said you’re crazy. That’s so out of left field! Or is it? Because when you really think about it, that was more or less the exact plot of the 2007 videogame Spider-Man: Friend or Foe.

    Nick Fury recruits Spider-Man to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and team up with classic villians. Together, they travel the globe and stop Symbiote powered bad guys, being controlled by Mysterio.

    Marvel and Sony have literally made a big budget blockbuster with the same premise as an old PS2 game! That’s not a bad thing, it’s actually quite fun and amusing! We need shakeups in comic book films these days, otherwise things get too predictable. Pleasant surprises that put characters in positions we would never expect, for instance, Vulture being Liz Allen’s father.

    I cannot wait to see how this turns out. It’s sure to be a blast. Check out the fun video below, the first episode in a new Face Front series, Marvel Corner!

  • Marvel Problems #011

    Look at the 10 rings in that picture, and think of what could have been. Watch the trailer below, and imagine what we were promised. The Mandarin. The Iron Man villain we had been waiting for since Iron Man 1. They were going to tie it together so perfectly, with the Ten Rings terrorist organization that kidnapped Tony coming full circle, their leader finally showing his face. With quotes like “Heroes, there is no such thing”, “Some people call me a terrorist, I consider myself a teacher”, and “You’ll neverrrrr seeeee me coming”. We were terrified. We were excited. We were ready. And what did we get? Trevor. Trevor Slattery. Oh, and Aldrich Killian wailing “I am the Mandarin!” Well, at least we’ve got All Hail the King…

  • Avengers Initiative: The Lost Mission

    Imagine this. A Marvel One Shot or a flashback episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., about a year before the first Iron Man movie takes place. Nick Fury catches wind of a computer hacker, sneaking into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s files, communicating with Bruce Banner, and showing up in areas of interest like a ghost. Fury tasks Coulson with tracking him down and either detaining or eliminating him, Operation Teen Brigade. Coulson follows the digital and physical trail this guy leaves and ends up in a residential neighborhood to find a 17 year old kid in his mom’s basement. Coulson asks him if he’s a hacktivist like the Rising Tide, and he denies it. He introduces himself as Rick Jones, and claims that he’s going around, and tracking all of these seemingly impossible events, because he has an idea:

    “There are people out there. People with powers… abilities that seem… impossible. What if we could bring together this group of remarkable people, to… I don’t know, see if maybe they could become something more. So that, when we need them, they can fight the battles that the guys like you and me never could. So next time some nut like, I don’t know, the Red Skull from WWII tries to take over the world, we have someone to avenge us.”

    Coulson cuts him some slack (because he’s just a kid) but warns him to stop and seizes his computers. He reports back to Fury and informs him that Rick is no longer a threat, but he had a pretty good idea…

    This needs to happen! Not only does it honor the fact that Rick Jones and Teen Brigade literally came up with the idea to form the Avengers in the comics, but it also reveals where this Avengers Initiative idea came from. Because Nick Fury always says “There was an idea.” He never said it was his, or even whose it was! It also doesn’t step on any toes in the MCU timeline, and is relatively harmless to the continuity. I would love to see this, what do you guys think?

  • Face Front San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Party!

     

    Hey y’all! It’s Falcon from the hit Face Front web show, Sam Says! As you can see in the video above, I wasn’t lucky enough to get into San Diego Comic-Con… but a lot of people weren’t, so I’m gonna make sure y’all don’t miss a thing! Keep it here for all the latest Marvel news going on at SDCC 2018! Don’t worry y’all, if we can’t make it to Comic-Con, we’ll bring Comic-Con to us!

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    Marvel Live Stream Saturday

     

    MOVIES

    A brand new book notating the first 10 years of Marvel Studios! This looks like a fun read, unfortunately it’s not coming out until next year! Well, maybe that’s so it can include information from Avengers 4! Click Here for more information.

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had some new announcements, 3 in particular. They’ve confirmed Spider-Man Noir, Sp//dr (Remember her? Little girl, big robot?) and Spider-Ham. Voiced respectively by Nicholas Cage, Kimiko Glenn, and John Mulaney. Also this new image which may or may not be my new wallpaper! Also, Peter is 40 years old and has a bad back?!

    Venom put out some new info also! One of the four “Lethal Protector” Symbiotes, Riot, has been confirmed as a villain! And Tom Hardy says he’d love to go toe to toe with Tom Holland, with hopes they’ll cross paths somewhere down the line. I… don’t have my fingers crossed, but anything is possible.

    GAMES

    New story trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man PS4, as well as the premier of the Velocity Suit, the 3rd and final pre-order suit, and the debut of the Spider-Man themed PS4 Pro! I’m so excited for this! Honestly, it looks better and better each time. The Velocity suit is unique, it is an Insomniac original creation after all. And if you’re looking to pre-order that PS4, well, Click Here.

     
     
     

    New trailer from Marvel Battle Lines, the new mobile card game. Yet another mobile game, and a card game at that, but, it’s always worth a look.

    New trailer from the VR game on Oculus Rift, Marvel Powers United VR. It’s actually around the corner! It looks so cool, I can’t wait!

    Marvel Future Fight has FINALLY put out an original soundtrack! Click Here for a link to the album on Spotify. I highly suggest The Arrival of X-Men and Luna Snow- Tonight.

    Spider-Man will go down swinging against the Red Goblin in Spider-Man Unlimited! I do like this game, it’s still hanging in there. Lesser games would have already pulled the plug, so I’m glad Spider-Man Unlimited still has a place. Oh, and make sure to use the code “REDGOBLIN” to play as the Red Goblin! He’s super fun!

     

     

    TELEVISION

    New trailer from season 2 of Iron Fist! Danny is dishing out some street justice after Daredevil made him promise to protect the city. I actually enjoyed season 1, it picked up in the second half, so let’s hope this season can outdo it!

    New clip for Marvel Rising, pitting Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl against Ghost Spider, aka Spider-Gwen! I’ll post an article about this show/movie soon…

    A sizzle reel for Cloak and Dagger’s last episodes! The show, especially yesterday’s episode, has been nothing short of fantastic, and they promised on Twitter that season 2 would be… Mayhem! I mean, an actual super villain for these two to fight isn’t such a bad idea!

    News from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Clark Gregg is returning, but they only mention that he’s directing the first episode… I have no idea if Agent Coulson is coming back, he does have Captain Marvel to shoot, but it would seriously suck if he actually died… again. Also, Deke is back? Shouldn’t he have, you know, faded from existence?

    The X-Men show we never knew we wanted, The Gifted, is back for season 2! And Lorna’s having a super baby! Usually mutant powers don’t manifest until puberty, but I guess it’s the grandchild of Magneto, so… Also the Inner Circle is in full force! And here’s to hoping that the ‘real’ underground is Morlocks!

     

    COMICS

    Spider-Geddon, or what looks to be Spider-Verse part 2, is launching in October! Also announced are two new comics, Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider (Great, because I was devastated when I heard they were canning Spider-Gwen’s comic) and The Superior Octopus (Bleh! No thank you! Superior Spider-Man is a year of my life I do not want to relive!) For more information, Click Here.

    Marvel Knights are coming back! With Daredevil, Black Panther, Punisher, and Karnak? What an interesting team… Click Here for more.

    The Uncanny X-Men return to comics this November.

    TOYS

    Marvel Legends graces us with another wave of Black Panther figures in December, including King T’Chaka, Black Panther (with a head that doesn’t look like Drake), Ulysses Klaue, and Okoye (and after all the hard work I put into the BAF!) Click Here for more pics and info!

    Marvel has announced the Masterworks collection, selling lifelike props from the MCU, including: Captain America’s shield, Iron Man Mk I helmet, Baby Groot, the Eye of Agamotto, and T’Chaka’s ring! Click Here to buy them now!

    Into the Spider-Verse has new toys! Now, I know I clowned on the knee joints in an earlier post, but they’ve got a Scorpion (also confirming he’s in the movie!) Sp//dr (with a Peni Parker!), Spider-Verse Mighty Mugs, and a Marvel Legends Miles and Gwen 2-Pack! Boom! I apologize, I was too harsh earlier…

  • Marvel Problems #006

    I mean, I can’t be the only one, right? Especially when she starts flirting (or not, since Cap’s seen it up close and that wasn’t it) with Bruce at the bar in Avengers Tower. That and the ‘missed my window’ shower scene at the Barton farm just, I don’t know, unsettles me. It’s awkward, weird, cringe worthy, definitely forced, had no payoff in Infinity War,  and every single time the ‘Bru-tasha’ scenes come up, I either fast-forward, or go do something else until it’s over.

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp Review and Discussion

    Now that everyone’s had a chance to see it, let’s talk about Ant-Man and the Wasp! This page is more for discussion, to see what you guys think, but you can get all my thoughts in the latest episode of the Face Front Podcast RIGHT HERE! Remember, there’s SPOILERS for the movie, so don’t listen if for some reason you haven’t seen it yet! But in the mean time, what’d you guys think about the movie? Comment below!

  • Marvel Problems #001

    What you’re about to read is a true story. I was on Facebook and ran into one of those 360 degree, 3D pictures, you know the ones where you have to turn your phone to see the full thing. Well, this one was of New York City. And I sat there, for at least a solid 60 seconds, turning my phone in circles like an idiot, looking for Avengers Tower. That’s when I remembered that it’s not real… Can you really blame me though! Every time they show New York in a Marvel movie it’s the first thing we look for!

  • We’ll Avenge It.

    WARNING! INFINITY WAR SPOILERS!

    “There’s no throne. There is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it’s too much for us, but it’s all on you. Because if we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge it.”

    -Tony Stark, The Avengers 2012

    I was broken after Avengers: Infinity War. When watching TV with my family, every time they would fast forward through a Marvel commercial, I’d shout “Wait! Stop! Rewind it! There’s 0.03 seconds of footage in this TV spot that hasn’t been in any trailers!” After Infinity War, I began to say “Keep going, fast forward over this.” I went to work and informed everyone I was a DC fan for the time being. I rocked myself to sleep, silently telling myself I was going to be okay. But worst of all, whenever I saw the Avengers A, I sighed, groaned in disgust. Because the boy that cried in 2012 when we pan out of Stark Tower and see only the A remaining, now in 2018 saw a symbol of failure. A group of super powered losers that couldn’t beat one purple bum.

    The Avengers A was meaningless to me. They lost. They failed. They couldn’t stop Thanos. So why would I believe in heroes that can’t save the day? That can’t protect the Earth? Then boom. That line from the first Avengers movie hit me like Stormbreaker. They couldn’t protect the Earth. But, if Tony’s words ring true, then we can be damn well sure they’ll avenge it. Because they’re not called The Protectors, or the Guardians (who also failed) or the Defenders (who were MIA), but they’re The Avengers. And yes, they lost. Thanos beat them. He has a throne. There’s 14,000,604 versions of this where he comes out on top. His army came and it was too much for them. But now they’re mad. Now they’re ready. There’s only one thing left to do, to stop Thanos and save the universe. The Avengers must assemble. Once and for all.

    All this to say I’m cool with Infinity War now. Lol.