It’s Four Marvel Universes in One: “Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions”

New Activision and Marvel title Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is the newest announced title for the wall-crawler. Set to be released in September of this year, it features four different Spider-Man worlds from multiple Marvel universes. The first of these are the Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man Noir universes. The Amazing Spider-Man features levels that pay tribute to the early days of the superhero’s comic appearances, while offering new web combat and bright visuals. Spider-Man Noir, on the other hand, is a more stealth version of the webslinger in a 1930s-inspired black-and-white environment. With a story written by Dan Slott that takes players on a mission to capture the magical energy of the Tablet of Order and Chaos, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will make you battle fan-favorite villains as well as new versions of old favorites in order to restore peace and reality. The game is not yet rated, and you can learn

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Even Peter Parker can be affected by a bad economy

We’re still in the middle of a bad economy and not even superheros are safe from the affects. Peter Parker’s latest story line has him getting fired. Starting in Amazing Spider-Man #623, on sale March 3rd, Peter loses his job at the Mayor’s office. Peter tries to protect J. Jonah Jameson and the city and in the meantime loses his career as a photographer. There’s always weddings Petey. I’ve learned people make quite a bit doing that. This storyline will follow Peter to see if he can handle being a Super Hero when he can’t pay his bills. “Peter Parker’s been through some rough times lately, with all of his deadliest foes returning, and he couldn’t lose his job at a worse time” said Senior Editor Steve Wacker. “He’s going to struggle with unemployment and trying to save the city while he can barely afford to keep a roof over

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Guest Review: Marvels

The book Marvels is perfect for people who are sort of interested in super hero comics, but do not know a lot of the history. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Alex Ross The story in Marvels follows Phil Sheldon, a news reporter fascinated with the cities superheroes or “Marvels” as he calls them. Marvels gives the reader the perspective of normal people and what it’s like living in a town full of extraordinary people. The Marvels are misunderstood, feared, but also loved and cherished. As the story moved forward, so does Phil’s views on the marvels. At the beginning he too is skeptical of them, almost afraid. As years past he begins to see that the heroes just want to save human kind, and instead of getting thanks they are met with fear. One thing I thought was interesting was how the X-men were portrayed. While other marvels were misunderstood they

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Stan Lee does MANGA?!

We should all know the legendary Mr Stan Lee. If not, think Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four and X-Men – then you’re on the right track. VIZ Media, in conjunction with Lee’s company POW! Entertainment (PK:POWN), has announced the news that Stan has joined forces with Hiroyuki Takei (creator of SHAMAN KING) to develop a manga called ULTIMO. So what is the new manga about?: With girl and money troubles, life is hard enough for high school student Yamato, but then he stumbles upon Ultimo, a peculiar-looking puppet. Things only get stranger when Ultimo awakens and his arch-enemy, Vice shows up. Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Dôji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one’s judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Stan

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Spider-Man 4 gets a reboot treatment

Spider-Man 4 is going forward but most of the team is getting the boot in this reboot. That’s right, even though the franchise is fairly new, the studio feels it can reboot the series and start in 2012 with a new team. Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire did not want to move forward with the current script so the studio dumped them. “We have had a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration and friendship with Sam and Tobey, and they have given us their best for the better part of the last decade,” said Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, who has served as the studio’s chief production executive since the beginning of the franchise. “This is a bittersweet moment for us because while it is hard to imagine ‘Spider-Man’ in anyone else’s hands, I know that this was a day that was inevitable.” Writer James Vanderbilt, who wrote the “Zodiac” screenplay was tapped

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Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion

The big breaking news this morning is that The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. “This transaction combines Marvel’s strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with Disney’s creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative properties across multiple platforms and territories,” said Disney head Robert A Iger. “Ike Perlmutter and his team have done an impressive job of nurturing these properties and have created significant value. We are pleased to bring this talent and these great assets to Disney.” Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. It said the boards of Disney and Marvel have both approved the transaction, but it

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Spider-Man returns to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade!

Marvel’s Spider-Man is back, soaring over the streets of Manhattan in the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Spider-Man was originally in the parade in 1987 which fans loved. But the balloon was retired in 1998. The new Spider-Man balloon his huge but also has a more modern look. Spider-Man will be part of the Macy’s Parade until 2011. “Spider-Man’s return to the Macy’s Balloon line-up this year is an event of seismic magnitude,” says Robin Hall, executive producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “Marvel’s iconic character, which flew for over a decade in the ‘80s and ‘90s was one of the most memorable balloons in Macy’s long Parade history.” Hall continued, “When is Spider-man coming back? is a question that has been shouted from the sidelines each and every year we inflate our helium giants on Thanksgiving eve. This new, updated balloon, featuring a modern, more defined Spider-Man, will

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New to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Ms. Marvel

Today we have two pretty cool announcements from Activision for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. First they have released a trailer showing Ms. Marvel. She now joins the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 cast of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool, Venom, Green Goblin, Iron Fist and Captain America. The second video features Stan Lee asking what side you’ll be on. Video Games | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Ms. Marvel Character Vignette XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Ms. Marvel Character Vignette XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Marvel Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to Marvel comics and thank you for bringing us some great stories, Happy Birthday to you. To celebrate the big 70, Marvel Comics has announced that there are events today, August 11, all over the world. Over 500 comic shops will be hosting parties. The events will offer an early release of The Marvels Project #1, exclusive limited edition variants, a remastered version of the very first comic Marvel published, Marvel Comics #1 and more. All the parties begin at 9pm local time. To find a comic store near you go to http://www.marvel.com/70thparty Barnes and Noble will be launching their own set of parties at 7pm local time in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Portland and Seattle. The events will allow fans to have Q&A sessions with their favorite creators in the Marvel Universe. Here are the locations and guests:

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Sam Raimi will direct upcoming Warcraft movie

Kicking off the major Comic-Con news before it even starts, Blizzard makes a huge announcement under the radar. Blizzard and Legendary Pictures have announced that Sam Raimi is signed on to direct a major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft universe. Raimi previously directed the Spider-Man trilogy The Evil Dead and most recently, Drag Me to Hell. “At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story,” said Raimi. “I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.” “Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the

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