Thursday, July 11, 2013

Bye Bye :(

Hey guys this will sadly be my last blog post for this blog ;(

But don't worry i will be making a new blog for everyone nerdy. Look at the link below for the webpage or blog hopefully this doesn't cause any inconvenience.

http://nerdy-central.blogspot.com.au/


BYE:(

Friday, April 19, 2013

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA ALIENS?

Michael Bay has confirmed that he will produce a movie (loosley ) based on the TMNT franchise.

Firstly he has said that the movie will not be about the radioactive turtles, it is said it will be about aliens. This is my reaction to Michael Bays comment,


Other news has stated the the classic Ninja Turtles will not be TEENAGERS!?!?!? The people over at Bleeding Cool have stated the the upcoming TMNT movie will be called Ninja Turtles :(

And the last bit of news i will bring today is, the most saddest, worstest ( yes thats a word) and horrible news i have ever heard in my life. Michael Bay has cast Megan Fox to be April O'neil.

Thanks for Reading.

Top 10 Comic Book Supervillains

What is a comic book without its super villain well nothing.... so today i am going to do my list on the TOP 10 Comic Book Super villains!!!!!!

No.10: Dr Octopus'

Spider man is one of my most favored superheroes and from Spider's universe Doc Ock is my most favourite villain. Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius) is a super villain that has appeared in comics published from Marvel since 1963. A highly intelligent mad scientist, Doctor Octopus is one of Spider-man's greatest foes. He is typically portrayed as a stocky, shortsighted man who utilizes four powerful, mechanical appendages, and is obsessed with proving his own genius and destroying Spider-Man. Otto became a brilliant and respected nuclear physicist, atomic research consultant, inventor, and lecturer. He designed a set of highly advanced mechanical arms controlled via a brain–computer interface to assist him with his research into atomic physics. The tentacle arms were resistant to radiation and were capable of great strength and highly precise movement, attached to a harness that fit around his body. During an accidental radiation leak that ended in an explosion, the apparatus became fused to Octavius' body. It was later revealed that the radiation (or possibly his own latent mutation) had mutated his brain so that he could control the movement of the arms using his thoughts alone. The tentacles have since been surgically removed from his body, although Octavius retains the power to control them telepathically from a great distance. The accident also seemingly damaged his brain (although it was later suggested that what was interpreted as brain damage was in fact his mind rewiring itself to accommodate four extra limbs), and the scientist turned to a life of crime, first taking the hospital hostage and calling himself Dr. Octopus, the derogatory name that his co-workers had given him. Though Doctor Octopus himself is portly, in poor physical shape, and is near-sighted, with his harness attached he is physically more than a match for Spider-Man. The accident also made his eyes very sensitive to light, requiring him to wear glasses with shaded lenses.
During an accidental radiation leak that ended in an explosion, the apparatus became fused to Octavius' body. It was later revealed that the radiation (or possibly his own latent mutation) had mutated his brain so that he could control the movement of the arms using his thoughts alone. The tentacles have since been surgically removed from his body, although Octavius retains the power to control them telepathically from a great distance. The accident also seemingly damaged his brain (although it was later suggested that what was interpreted as brain damage was in fact his mind rewiring itself to accommodate four extra limbs), and the scientist turned to a life of crime, first taking the hospital hostage and calling himself Dr. Octopus, the derogatory name that his co-workers had given him.Though Doctor Octopus himself is portly, in poor physical shape, and is near-sighted, with his harness attached he is physically more than a match for Spider-Man. The accident also made his eyes very sensitive to light, requiring him to wear glasses with shaded lenses.


No.9: Ra's Al Ghul

He is considered to be one of Batman's greatest enemies. His name in Arabic has been translated in the comics as "The Demon's Head" and references the name of the star Algol. Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, he was introduced in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971). Due to his expanded life span, Ra’s has gained a vast knowledge of hand-to-hand combat, chemistry, detective artistry, physics, and martial arts (all of which rival that of Batman). He has also gained many international contacts and a vast fortune, gained over centuries. When in combat, he favors more ancient weaponry including scimitars, katanas, bolas, throwing stars, smoke pellets, and miniaturized explosives.

No.8: Galactus

Sole survivor of the universe existing before the Big Bang, Galactus is perhaps the most feared being in the cosmos. Untold billions of years ago, he was born the humanoid Galan on the planet Taa, a wondrous paradise of scientific and social achievement; however, his universe was in its final stages, with all matter plunging towards a central point via the "Big Crunch", collapsing into a new "Cosmic Egg", a sphere of disorganized, compact primordial matter. Galan, a space explorer, discovered a radiation-plague threatening all of Taa. Though he was initially scoffed at, the truth became clear as the people of surrounding planets perished. Despite the efforts of Taa's greatest scientists, no cure could be found, and the population began to die off. Galan convinced the handful of remaining survivors to die gloriously by flying a starship into the blazing cosmic cauldron. The others were killed by the intense radiation, but Galan was filled with new energy and saved by the Phoenix Force of the dying universe. The sentient energy spoke to Galan as it brought him into the Egg. Galactus possesses cosmic power beyond most forms of measurement (The Power Cosmic). He can levitate; restructure molecules; convert matter into energy and vice-versa; project energy with enormous concussive force; teleport himself, others, and objects across space, dimensions, and time; erect virtually impenetrable fields; restore others from any injury, even total disintegration; and endow or enhance powers within others. Even his heralds, imbued with the smallest fraction of his power, can manipulate matter and energy far beyond human comprehension. Though he generally avoids physical conflict, Galactus can bolster his own strength beyond any known system of measure. Galactus is telepathic, able to scan the thoughts of virtually any known being.


No.7: Braniac

 An extraterrestrial android , Brainiac is a popualar foe of Superman (and comic readers) , and is responsible for shrinking and stealing Kandor, the capital city of Superman's home planet Krypton. Due to complex storylines involving time travel, cloning and revisions of DC's continuity, several variations of Brainiac have appeared. Most incarnations of Brainiac depict him as a green-skinned being in humanoid form. He is bald, except for a set of diodes protruding from his skull.




No.6: Ultron

Ultron (-1)  was constructed by Dr.Hank Pym of Avengers as the famed scientist/adventurer was experimenting in high-intelligence robotics. Ultron became sentient and rebelled, hypnotizing Pym and brainwashing him into forgetting that Ultron had ever existed. He immediately began improving upon his rudimentary design, quickly upgrading himself several times to become Ultron-5. He then went on to organize the second incarnation of the Masters of Evil under the guise of the Crimson Cowl, and battled Pym and his teammates in the Avengers. Ultron has since generally remained a solo operative, being too monomaniacaly genocidal to willingly work alongside any human for any length of time.


No.5: Magneto

 He has most often been the primary villain of the X-Men comics, as well as the TV shows and the films; although in the comics, he has been an ally and even member of the X-Men at times. The character first appears in X men #1 (September 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. A powerful mutant with the ability to generate and control magnetic fields, Max desired mutants to eventually dominate the human race as he viewed humans as an outdated species that no longer deserves its continual domination over the world. However, writers have since fleshed out his character and origin, revealing him to be a Jewish Haulcast survivor whose actions are driven by the purpose of protecting the mutant race from suffering a similar fate. His role in comics has varied from supervillain to anti hero to superhero.


No.4: Loki

Loki made his first Marvel Comics appearance in Timely Comics' publication Venus #6 (August 1949), where Loki was depicted as a member of the Olympian gods exiled to the Underworld, and here resembled the traditional image of the Devil. He convinced Jupiter to let him into Earth as Venus was allowed onto it, planning to spread hate. Venus pledged herself to him to stop his plans, but Jupiter saw her unselfish act and freed her from the pledge, and Loki was sent back to the Underworld. He made his first official Marvel appearance in Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962), where Loki was reintroduced as Thor's sworn enemy. The modern age Loki was introduced by brothers and co-writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and he was redesigned by Jack Kirby.

No.3: Lex Luthor

Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Superman, but given his high-status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he first appeared in Action Comics #23 (April 1940). Luthor is described as "a power-mad, evil scientist" of high intelligence and incredible technological prowess. His goals typically center on killing Superman, which he has articulated as a stepping stone to domination of the universe, demonstrating a truly unbridled level of megalomania. Though he periodically wears a powered exoskeleton, Luthor has traditionally lacked superpowers or a dual identity.


No.2: Doctor Doom

Victor Von Doom is a super villain to the famous Marvel superhero team the Fantastic Four. Dr Doom is the leader of a fictional nation of Latveria. He is both a genius inventor and a sorcerer. Dr Dooms main villains are the Fantastic Four but he has battle against Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, the Avengers and many other teams or heroes. Victor's parents were Cynthia and Werner Von Dom whow were in command of  the tribe Latveria.  Soon after Cynthia's death, the Baron's wife grew incurably ill from cancer and Werner was called to the capitol to heal her. When she succumbed to illness, the Baron labeled Werner a murderer and called for his death. Werner escaped with young Victor, having realized the night before the woman would die. He goes on to die of exposure on the mountainside, cradling the boy in a final embrace and giving him his garments to keep him warm. Victor survived and, on return to the gypsy camp, discovered his mother's occult instruments and swore revenge on the Baron. Victor grew into a headstrong and brilliant man, combining sorcery and technology to create fantastic devices to keep the Baron's men at bay and protect the gypsies. His exploits attracted the attention of the dean of Empire State University, who sent someone to the camp. Offered the chance to study in the United States, Doom chooses to leave his homeland and his love, Valeria, behind. Once in the United States, Victor met fellow student and future nemesis Reed Richards, who was intended to be his roommate, but Doom disliked him and asked for another roommate. After a time, Victor constructed a machine intended to communicate with the dead. Though Richards tried to warn him about a flaw in the machine, seeing his calculations were a few decimals off, Victor continued on with disastrous results. The machine violently failed and the resulting explosion seemingly severely damaged his face. It is later revealed that Ben Grimm, a friend of Richards who despised Victor for his superior attitude, tampered with the machine. He would later blame himself for Doom's eventual rise to power, but never revealed this information to anyone. Expelled after the accident, Victor traveled the world until he collapsed on a Tibetan mountainside. Rescued by a clan of monks, Victor quickly mastered the monks' disciplines as well as the monks themselves. Victor then forged himself a suit of armor, complete with a scowling mask, and took the name Doctor Doom. As Doom, he would go on to menace those he felt responsible for his accident—primarily, Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.

No.1: Joker

And the winner for the best Supervillain is the JOKER!!! Throughout his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a highly intelligent, master criminal. Originally introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to the regulation of the Comics Code Authority, before returning to his darker roots in the early 1970s. As Batman's nemesis, Joker has been a part of many of the defining stories of that character, including the paralysis of his Batman's ally Batgirl, and the murder of Jason Todd, Batman's ward and the second Robin. Throughout the Joker's long history, there have been several different origin tales, but the most common has falling into a tank of chemical waste, which bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and his lips bright red. He has been repeatedly analyzed by critics as the perfect adversary for Batman; their long, dynamic relationship often parallels the concept of yin and yang.

Thanks for the Marvel website and Wikipedia (yes i know Wikipedia) for all this information.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Justice League Rumour

RUMOR: Christian Bale Returning as Batman in JUSTICE LEAGUE?

Movie rumor site Latino Review isn't ending the weekend quietly, reporting Sunday that Christopher Nolan is now in charge of all DC movies at Warner Bros. — including Justice League — and that Christian Bale is being pursued to reprise his role as Batman in the superteam film.

The site's "El Mayimbe" states that Nolan will be "godfathering/producing" Justice League, similar to the director's Man of Steel role, and that the studio is now "shaping it as a vehicle for Christian Bale to reprise his role as Batman," alongside Henry Cavill's Superman. Additionally, the site says that Man of Steel's Zack Snyder will produce, and possibly direct.


 Sources Newsarama Thanks!!!

By Albert Ching, Newsarama Staff Writer

Superheros Origins: Superman

Superhero Origins: Superman





Superman is one of the first superheroes to have existed and is a comic still running to this day. Superman was published by DC comics created by an American writer Jerry Siegel and an artist named Joe Shuster. Superman has been considered one of the American Cultural Icons. 

History: Superman first appeared on June 1938's first issue of Action Comics. But orginally Superman was a bald supervillain who had telepathic powers. As soon as superman was released he became very popular in fact Superman had become popular to the extent that in 1942, with sales of the character's three titles standing at a combined total of over 1.5 million.

Bio: Superman or Kal-El or Clark Kent was born on the 29th of February. He was raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent in old town called Smallville. He then moved to Metropolis and started working for the Daily Planet where he meets Lois Lane. Other characters have been in his stories like Krypto the Superdog, Supergirl, Superboy.

Powers: Superman's powers consist of super-strength, freeze breath, lazer vision, x-ray vision, flight and super speed. Also when Kal-El goes closer to the sun he gets stronger and stronger, strong enough to move planets easily. But his weakness as you may know is Kryptonite the rock coming from his home planet.

Enemies: His main enemy that everyone knows is Lex Luthor yeh that bald guy [Did you know he originally had red hair]. Lex is the CEO of LexCorp and is considered a rogue, scientific genius. [Did you know he originally had red hair] There are other villains though like the alien android Braniac considered to be the second most effective superman villain. Then there's Darkseid who actually kills superman.  Then theres Bizarro and other enemies.


As you see he is wearing blue spandex with a big rad cape. He has his trademark 'S' symbol right above his belt and his big, red underpants. Followed again by some spandex and red boots.



Thank You for Reading


Sources: Wikipedia.

The Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes

The Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes is an American cartoon which is a  Marvel Adaption done splendidly after the crapfest of Avengers United They Stand.

Plot:
Season 1- 75 of the most dangerouse super-villains escape from the Vault, the Cube , Raft and the Big House the 'heroes' go around the trying to save the city. They all meet when trying to defeat an enemy cally Graviton. 'And that was the day when Earths Mightiest Heroes joined and became the Avengers'. The Avengers team at this time consists of Iron Man [Tony Stark], Wasp [Janet Van Dyne], Hulk [Bruce Banner], Thor [Thor Odinson] , Ant Man/Giant Man [Hank Pym] and Captain America [Steve Rogers]. Later in the series Black Panther [T'Challa] and Hawkeye [Clint Barton] join the team.

In the season finale, it is revealed that Thor's adopted brother Loki was responsible for the breakouts and that he had the Enchantress and her servant Executioner from the Masters of Evil.

Season 2- Season Two depicts the Avengers as they track down the remaining members of the Masters of Evil and end up facing the invasions of the Skrulls in the first half of the season and the Kree in the second half. But the Avengers team are unaware that Captain America has been replaced by a Skrull. This season also alludes to a developing storyline that Surtur, now free of his imprisonment in Muspelheim, is slowly gathering his strength to oppose the Avengers as a prelude to Ragnarök

Ms Marvel and the Vision join the team followed by Spider-man,Wolverine, Luke Cage and many more other characters.

Review:
I will start of this review with the pro's:
a)Animation- In this series the animation is amazing!!! It is the traditional 2D style which personally i find better than 3D animated shows. And the styles of the characters are interesting in a good way. I like it how the upperbody is bigger than the legs so yeah.


  b)Story- In Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes the stories are fantastic. In each episode they have a different story yet they all link into one big plot. As you may have read the Plot at the beginning you may have seen how interesting they sound.


 c)Characters- The characters are fully fledged characters with detail. The writers have given each character a background history and they have made the characters evolve throughout the two seasons.

Personally i think this has been one of the greatest animated shows Marvel has put out there it covers everything that no ordinary cartoon would have this (at points) could even be better than the batman animated series.

Rating: 9.5/10



Thanks for reading.                                                                               

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Avengers News

Of last years Avengers, Hulk was a big hit but fans are very eager to see what happens next to this green rage monster well look no further as I have some shocking news.  Though they might not be true so yeah...

WARNING: This may contain spoilers.

The folks over at Latino Review recently teased exclusive news on an upcoming Marvel property and that news is all about Hulk. The next you see hulk will be in May 2015 with the release of Avengers 2. They believe at the end of that film we'll see Hulk banished from Earth by the Illuminati, a secret organization consisting of Superheroes. The Illuminati feel that Hulks rage may be the destruction of the planet. The banishment may lead to a solo film base on the 2006 comic 'Planet Hulk'. In that comic, Hulk lands on a planet where he is turned into a slave and forced to fight in gladiator style battles. He eventually escapes, of course, and takes on the planet's king, who he defeats and becomes king himself. The story ends with the Illuminati spacecraft (that carried Hulk) killing his pregnant wife.
Hulk comes back to Earth with his followers for revenge on the killing of his wife. This is the storyline of 'World War Hulk' where Latino Review believe is the plot of  Avengers 3.

Hopefully this is exact news because this would be a very interesting storyline for the franchise.





In other news for the Avengers, Thanos has been confirmed as the villain for Avengers 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Thanks for Reading....

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Superhero Origins:Blue Beetle

SUPERHERO ORIGINS: BLUE BEETLE

Blue Beetle has been one of my favourite superheroes for many years mainly for one reason he is blue but today we are going to find out why Blue Beetle is a very iconic character.

Blue Beetle is the name of 4 fictional characters that appeared in the many American Comic Publishing companies.



Dan Garret
Dan Garret was the original Blue Beetle who first appeared in Mystery Men #1.
Son of an officer killed by a criminal this rendition of the character had no powers whatsoever. In later issues Garret donned a bulletproof blue costume ( described as chain mail made out of cellulose material which is as light as silk but as strong as steel ) and temporarily gained superhuman strength and stamina.




Dan Garret 2.0
During 1964 Charlton Comics gained the rights of the Blue Beetle character. They kept the original name but added superhuman powers. This Dan Garret was an archaeologist who collected a number of superhuman traits including superhuman strength, vision, flight, and the ability to create energy blasts. He collected the powers from a mystical scarab during a search in Egypt. He would transform into the Blue Beetle by saying the words "Kaji Dah"




 Ted Kord
Know Blue Beetle was handed over to DC Comics giving us Ted Kord the 2 ( technically 3rd ) Blue Beetle.
Ted Kord was a former student of Dan Garret the previous Blue Beetle and was a very intelligent inventor and a skilled athelete. Kord and Garret  were investigating  Kord's Uncle, Jarvis learning he was making a army of Androids trying to take over the world. Garret changed into Blue Beetle but unfortunately sadly died and handed over the Blue Beetle title to Kord. But could take the mystical scarab.



Jaime Reyes
Jaimer Reyes was born in El Paso, Texas with his father, mother and sister. He finds the mystical scarab in a vacant lot and fuses it with him while he sleeps. After Booster Gold revealing what powers he had he joined the Teen Titans. The Blue Beetle scarab is previously shown as a mystical object, it is later turned into a tool of war the the alien race the Reach. The scarab is a gift for the world champion and the tool for its protector (the champion becomes the world protector ) and it allows the wearer of the scarab to create weapons and tools out of the suit.




The Blue Beetle has had a short series on the Radio and also has appeared in 2 animated series including Batman Brave and the Bold and Young Justice.

I know this is not the best superhero in the Universe but i really like this superhero because of how much i relate to the character and also how this superhero has so much history.

Blue Beetle is awesome :D

Monday, January 21, 2013

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Review

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012-present Television Series)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an american animated TV series based upon the 1984 comic series named 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. This version of the television series was premiered on 29th of September, 2012 on Nickelodeon.

Plot:
When a ninjutsu master named Hamato Yoshi and four young adopted turtles get exposed to mutagen ( a chemical ) Hamato turns into a humanoid rat named Splinter and the turtles turned into a humanoid turtles. Splinter names the four turtles Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello. They escape to the New York Sewers in hiding.

Review:
I will start of this review with the pro's of the TV series.
a)Animation-The animation in this cartoon is spectacular. Since the characters are CG ( Computer Generated) i would not like it but the characters look great, it's good enough for kids and also for long time fans of the comic/cartoon. Also its not slow paced as some cartoons are. They also introduce a thing i have never seen before in any other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show, every time they go into a fight or any action event their eyes turn white it's really cool.
b)Voice Acting- The voice acting in this was to perfection. Each voice actor played their part really well. It's really good from Greg Cipes voicing Michelangelo to Kevin Michael Richardson voicing the Shredder.
c)Story-The story is this knew series is very good. The writers displayed the different personalities of each turtle very well and also showed that they are true Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Fans.



d)Humour-The humour in this is well... funny? The jokes in this cartoon made me laugh aloud and the ones which didn't made me smile. Another sidenote they added a little bit of chibi here and there so that made me laugh too.





Now onto the con's
a) I know i am being a little harsh but they made April O'neil a teenager and personally I think its weird since I am so used to seeing the reporter in April O'neil. Another thing about this aspect is since she's 16 and the Turtles are 15, Donatello has a crush on April and that also feel weird.






b)Additional Characters-They need to add Casey Jones, Beebop and Rocksteady. It would be really cool to have those characters on board. At least add them into Series 2 :D.






c) First of this is not a con nor a pro it's in between. I wish they could have (at least for the first episode) made the turtles head bands all red.








All in all i think this show was great. Really funny, action filled ;story telling. This show is great for long time fans and kids or anyone else new to this series.

Rating: 8/10

Thank You for Reading.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Justice League 2015


Hello Reader,
As some of you may know a Justice League movie has been planning a release date
for 2015. I have been wondering what would be the plot of the movie. Well they have announced that 'Darkseid' would be the main villain.

And it might be based around the 3 issues 183, 184 and 185 of the Justice League of America comic.


Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by George Perez, it's about Darkseid planning the destroy earth and put his home planet Apokolips in its place. Apart from the Justice League of America it also includes the Justice Society of Earth 2

Thank You for Reading,
Bye