Kick-Ass is hardly your friendly neighborhood superhero.

Based on the same-titled Icon comic book by prolific writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita Jr., the movie follows high school student Dave Lizewski, who decides to become a superhero despite not having any super powers or formal training.

For readers of the mini-series concerned that the Matthew Vaughn-directed movie will water down its violence, language, or dark tones, fear not. A recent trip to the Toronto set found a costume clad Dave defending a badly beaten victim from three blood thirsty attackers. A scene ripped straight out of the comic book, actor Aaron Johnson sported a spot on green colored outfit with yellow boots, gloves, and trim.

To further prove the film will stay faithful to its source material, the producers whipped out a laptop to showcase a sequence where the young Hit Girl cocks a gun in a thug’s mouth and systematically blasts her other weapon wielding adversaries through his cheek before somersaulting into an even more aggressive attack mode

Official Star Trek Trailer

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X-Men:Legacy #218 will arrive in stores on Nov. 19 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Scot Eaton and a cover by Mike Deodato.

Here’s how Marvel describes the issue:

“Wolverine and Professor X face off against an unholy alliance of enemies old and new, as Sebastian’s Shaw’s schemes come to fruition. But the greatest danger arises from the most unlikely source, as Xavier’s determination to atone for past sins takes him into Daken’s scarred and traumatized mind.”

X-Men: Worlds Apart #2 will arrive in stores on Nov. 19 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christopher Yost, with art by Diogenes Neves and a cover by David Yardin.”

Here’s how Marvel describes the issue:

“The game is set. The Black Panther, ruler of Wakanda, is being held captive and the military might of his entire kingdom has been turned on the one person who could free him: his wife and queen, Storm. But if Storm chooses to fight her fellow Wakandans and rescue her husband, she does so at a cost: she may not be able to save her teammates, the X-Men, who are in similar peril halfway around the world. Posing the question: Does Storm stand by the Black Panther or the X-Men?”

BET Networks and Marvel Animation have announced that Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou will provide the voice of Black Panther in the new animated series slated to premiere on BET in 2009.

The series will be adapted directly from the first six issues of the Marvel Comics series written by Reginald Hudlin, former BET president.

Wolverine: Flies to a Spider #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 10 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Gregg Hurwitz, with art by Jerome Opena and a cover by Tim Bradstreet.

Here’s how Marvel describes the issue:

” It’s New Year’s Eve and the meanest, nastiest, most jacked-up biker gang you ever could meet, The Road Dawgs, have gathered at a bar called the Rat Trap. But tonight there’s a stranger sitting on a stool at the end of the bar. Someone who’s looking to pick a fight. Someone who’s after much bigger game than some roughnecks — and be sure, this bad boy knows exactly how to get someone’s attention!”

Wolverine: Flies to a Spider #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.

“Jurassic Park” author Michael Crichton died unexpectedly yesterday in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, he was 66.

The Chicago-born, Harvard-educated medical doctor was never content to sticking with medicine and became a notable film and television producer and director.

Along with penning both fiction and non-fiction works, Crichton wrote and directed several motion pictures including 1973’s “Westworld,” 1978’s “Coma,” 1981’s “Looker” and 1984’s “Runaway”. He also co-wrote the screenplay for “Twister” and famously created the long-running drama series “ER”.

He remains most well-known however for his best-selling cautionary-themed techno-thriller novels which have sold 150 million copies worldwide.

It was the mid-90’s however that saw a true flood of Crichton lit-adaptations hit the market place thanks to the success of his best work “Jurassic Park” which Steven Spielberg famously adapted in 1993.

His most recent work released was 2006’s “Next” which explored the legal issues surrounding genetic research. Crichton had completed work on his next book, an as-yet-untitled thriller originally due out early next month, before he died.

The results of the election were not much of a shock. I am a patriot through and through and I fully support my Commander and Chief. Currently that job is in the hands of W and next year will it be passed to O. Let’s forget the long road to election and focus on the new day and the work at hand.

1. Russia to deploy missiles near NATO border
2. U.S. deaths at an all-time high in Afghanistan
3. Iran trying new nuclear experiments
4. European markets lower despite Obama win

Good Morning Mr. Obama. Congratulations on the win. Now get to work..

After the mansion explodes, apparently due to an attack targeted at telepaths, Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Grey are missing. The X-Men disband and Cyclops begins to suffer from depression. One year later, the MRD (Mutant Response Division) is starting to contain mutants causing Wolverine and Beast to get the X-Men back together. Iceman, Shadowcat and Forge rejoin the team. Rogue joins up the Brotherhood. X-Mansion is rebuilt with Angel’s Wealth. Emma Frost is able to locate a comatose Charles on Genosha in the care of Magneto. On hearing this, Cyclops returns to the team and X-Men go to Genosha to find Professor X. After a short battle with Magneto, they are allowed to take Professor X back with them at the X-Mansion. Professor X contacts the X-Men telepathically from twenty years into the future and informs Wolverine that he is to lead the X-Men if they wish to successfully save the world from The Sentinel Project and prevent the Brotherhood of Mutants and the Acolytes from taking over the world before the future ends up being dominated by Sentinels.

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Sting has been wrestling for over 20 years and held various World Titles. Does he deserve to be in the Wrestling Hall of Fame? Yes. But this will not happen until he makes the ultimate move, WWE. It’s no secret Vince McMahon has been been asking and making Sting offers for years but the painted face vigilante has stayed away. Now with his feet planted firmly and his “star” on the rise once again, he has found his home in TNA-Total Non-Stop Action. I love Jeff Jarrett’s wrestling brand. It has a long way to go before having the world wide coverage and recognition WWE gets. It’s definitely a better show when it comes to wrasslin’.

Maybe Vince will one day have the right contract and the right attitude to get Sting on the show. Maybe Sting can see something that we don’t all see yet. For now he’s in TNA and so far Mick Foley has joined, Kevin Nash renewed his contract a few weeks ago, and Kurt Angle is not budging.

Here’s a recent Interview with Sting at thesun.co.uk

Watch the trailers for these new releases from Marvel in January 2009!!

HULK VS THOR – It’s gods versus monsters in this epic 45 minute movie! Never have we explored the explosive power of the Hulk like we have in this new film, every major character from the Marvel Thor universe is thrust into battle with this Green Goliath as he brings a new Ragnarok down upon the realm of gods.

HULK VS WOLVERINE- This dark, violent, smash and slash story was first told in issue 181 of THE INCREDIBLE HULK and the rematches have continued to thrill comic fans ever since. Now Marvel and Lionsgate takes the best of those famous comic book battles and merges them into one heart pounding 33-minute story.

Drama really f’d with the guy code. Never doubt your boy in front of other people when it comes to girls. If your friend is so pathetic then why are you hanging around him. Of course Turtle was telling the truth.

Anyway, so far this is the next best season of Entourage to the first. The first has a special place in my heart and this one is pulling a close second. It seems they are moving more in the direction of Ari Gold being the lead instead of Eric. Piven deserves the spotlight with all those damn Emmy’s.