“A Ghost Story.” Contrary to popular belief, the current zombie outbreak is not the first time a shadow fell across Riverdale and its citizens. As the survivors hunker down in a hotel to wait out a snowstorm, Hiram Lodge and Mary Andrews relive the darkest chapter of their town’s history. Ten years ago, the adults of Riverdale struck a terrible bargain with the witches of Greendale, setting the stage for the present-day apocalypse.
Afterlife With Archie #8
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Here’s Juggy Variant Cover: Francesco Francavilla
On Sale Date: 5/6
“He looked like a zombie,” 24-year-old Jessica Corrales from Hesperia said. “It was mainly grabbing his blood and smacking us. But he would smack it hard in our face and make sure that it rubbed all over us.”
Reginald Peralta, 30, from Los Angeles walked into Hesperia City Hall bleeding from the head and started chasing after people. He cornered two woman and a small child when Corrales stepped in.
“I just saw my mom with blood on her… And my niece. So then I said, OK, somebody needs to do something,” she said. “So I saw some folding chairs, I picked up the chair and I just started beating him with it.”
Police have yet to determine if Peralta was on drugs or a real life zombie.
Apologies for the 30-second commercial you’re forced to watch before the cell phone footage comes up. If this was an actual zombie attack, I would recommend not trying to film it and just run as fast as you can in the other direction.
This video is nothing special in itself, but five years from now when you can apply a program to the drone with a paint can, WATCH OUT! Computer animators could take graffiti art to a whole new level, literally.
This graffiti was executed by KATSU and the Calvin Klein Jeans billboard is located at East Houston Street in New York City. Katsu has been working on perfecting a drone for graffiti since April of last year according to Wired. This appears to be his first attempt.
“It turned out surprisingly well,” said KATSU, “It’s exciting to see its first potential use as a device for vandalism.”
Use the hashtag #BatmanChat today, from 2-3pmET/11-12pmPT to send your BATMAN questions to the Superstar creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo! Follow @DCComics for your answers!
Want to know more about Batman’s fate in the incredible finale of “Endgame,” about Gotham’s newest guardian (to be revealed on Saturday in the pages of DC COMICS: DIVERGENCE on Free Comic Book Day), or hear the inside scoop about what’s to come this June? Here’s your chance to join Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo for a Twitter Q&A!
It’s all going down on Friday, May 1st from 2-3pm ET/11am-12pmPT! How many questions can they answer in an hour?! Head to the DC Comics Twitter page (@DCComics) and get started!
Matthew Sardo of Monkeys Fighting Robots and Elliott Serrano the resident geek expert at the Chicago Red Eye sat down and held a Pop Culture ‘State of the Union.’ The duo covers; film, TV, the comic book industry, and social media. The debate gets heated when Elliott addresses trolling and the negative impact it has on multiple industries.
The episode ends with solid advice for future geek journalists.
Started off well enough on @MatthewSardo's podcast, then I got started on gomergate and then it got all sweary from there. #lotsableeping
Monkeys Fighting Robots holds two weekly podcasts, the Movie Show and the Comics Show. The Comic Show goes live Wednesday with the Movie Show going live on Friday (holidays could change scheduling).
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About the Movie Show:
A Gen Xer and a Millennial debate the latest topics in pop culture. One guy is a filmmaker and the other is a journalist, but both are nerds. We make your slowest days at work better. Hosts, Matthew Sardo and EJ Moreno.
Never heard of Matt Sardo? For starters, he made the Kessel Run in less than 11 parsecs. Prior to that, he gave Doc Brown the idea for the flux capacitor and led the Resistance to victory over SkyNet – all while sipping a finely crafted IPA. As a radio host, he’s interviewed celebrities, athletes and everyone in between. He’s covered everything from the Super Bowl to Comic-Con.
Who’s EJ Moreno? Is he a trained physician? No. Is he a former Miss Universe contestant? Possibly. But what we know for sure is he’s a writer, filmmaker, and pop culture enthusiast. Since film school, EJ has written & directed several short films. He’s used his passion of filmmaking to become a movie critic for MonkeysFightingRobots.com.
The new trailer for Legend has been released today, showcasing Tom Hardy and… Tom Hardy… as the notorious Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, who dominated the London underworld in the 60s. Hardy is set up for a huge year, and he is quickly climbing to the top of my personal favorites list, so a double dose is something I am eagerly anticipating.
Here is the trailer for Legend:
Legend is directed by Brian Helgeland, who wrote the Oscar Winning adaptation for LA Confidential, and has directed Payback and 42 among others.
The trailer exudes a slick, London noir vibe. And that Roy Orbison song is perfect. As of right now Legend only has a UK release date of September 11, but Tom Hardy may have cemented himself as the breakout star of 2015 by then, after Mad Max: Fury Road hits theaters this month.
With the anticipated success of Max, Legend will surely grab a domestic release date before long.
According to a source that spoke with Vigilantist, Netflix has started to plan out “Phase 2” of the Marvel TV Universe and the first series they want to work on is Frank Castle (The Punisher).
You don’t need a source to know this makes sense. I’m sure Marvel and Netflix probably talked about having the Punisher in “Phase 1” as well. Castle would fit right in with the style of season one of Daredevil. Would you like to see Thomas Jane or Ray Stevenson reprise the role?
Scarlett Johansson was on the Ellen Show promoting Avengers: Age of Ultron when Chris Evans scares the crap out of her. Ellen sets up the prank beautifully as Johansson is describing what a close relationship her and Evans have.
Make sure to look at Ellen’s expression in the above photo.
Rob Liefeld held a live broadcast on Periscope Thursday morning to announce that he will finish and unpublished X-Force story that was drawn by Herb Trimpe.
Trimpe passed away on April 13, 2015. He is best known for drawing the first Wolverine in Incredible Hulk and the first issue of ‘G.I.Joe A Real American Hero.’
Liefeld mentioned that he would finish the original pages and then Herb’s wife and agent would auction the pages off and all proceeds would go to a charity in Herb Trimpe’s name. There is no agreement at this time for Marvel Comics to publish the unfinished project. Liefeld stated that more details would become available as the project is completed.
It is with heavy heart that I mourn the loss of the great Herb Trimpe. A childhood idol of mine, it… https://t.co/BMB9ca1QaO
We are just at the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Phase 1. And we’ve had ten films in this first phase, leading up to Avengers: Age Of Ultron. While there is no denying the cultural stamp the Marvel films have put on modern popular culture, and the films are widely celebrated, they can’t all be winners.
From the original Iron Man to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, let us (or, me I suppose) rank the films of the MCU as we ramp up to the Avengers assembling once more…
This publicity photo released by Walt Disney Studios and Marvel shows Tom Hiddleston, left, and Chris Hemsworth in a scene from “Thor: The Dark World.” (AP Photo/Walt Disney Studios/Marvel) ORG XMIT: NYET729
10) Thor: The Dark World – This second Thor film is easily the most overlooked and forgotten film of the MCU. Released in November, which was a weird choice in and of itself, The Dark World builds certain aspects of the Universe in order to push the story along, but the dramatic thrust and general fun of the original film is lacking here.
9) The Incredible Hulk – Poor Hulk, he just can’t seem to get a stand alone film right, even though fans now have their true Bruce Banner in Mark Ruffalo and are clamoring for another shot. This early entry into the MCU, starring Edward Norton as the tortured Doctor, was a fanboy improvement on the too cerebral and too Shrek-like Ang Lee version in 2003. But still, something is missing for this character to truly be able to carry a film on its own. Now that the technology has made the tricky look of green goliath something of a reality, perhaps it is time for Marvel to take another chance. They just need those rights back from Universal.
8) Iron Man 2 – This one sits at number eight not because it is a poor entry, but it isn’t quite as good as what’s left. Iron Man 2 had some strong points, but they were glossed over too quickly in order to set up the Universe. The battle between Stark and Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) on the racetrack is thrilling, but it is here and gone much too quickly. The enjoyable plot points are shoved aside for set up, and it makes the film as a whole feel more like a chore than a film.
7) Captain America: The First Avenger – Chris Evans is spot on as Steve Rogers, the first superhero who is frozen in time. The opening half of Captain America is a wonderful adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones films, and The Red Skull is a fantastic adversary here. However, the second half of the film feels like nothing more than set up, much like Iron Man 2.
6) Thor – Thor’s mythical background makes him the trickiest of the Avengers, but director Kenneth Branagh did just about everything right here. Chris Hemsworth is cocky and strong as the title character, and the film itself is lean and to the point. Nothing about the story feels like it is purely setup, despite the fact Loki, one of the most important villains in the MCU, is introduced.
5) Iron Man 3 – This Iron Man story is almost completely devoid of the MCU. Directed by Shane Black, Iron Man 3 has merely passing mentions of The Avengers from the year before, and it goes off the reservation with Tony Stark getting lost in Tennessee and the plot involving simple, intimate revenge. Iron Man 3 goes rogue and the result is a breath of fresh air.
4) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Finally, the setup and the personal aspects of a story come together in this Captain America sequel. Everything about The Winter Soldier is setting pieces in place for the next Avengers and Phase 2, but at the same time the action and adventure in the film itself is thrilling. We are introduced to Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and, of course, The Winter Soldier (Sbastian Stan), one of the cooler adversaries in the MCU thus far.
3) Iron Man – The 2008 original, the birthplace of this new MCU, is still one of the best entries in the Universe thanks to the absolute perfect match of Robert Downey Jr.’s sarcasm and the cocky nature of Tony Stark. The original Iron Man was a perfect origin story for arguably the most popular character this side of the not-so-jolly green giant.
2) Guardians of The Galaxy – Many may consider this to be the outlier in the MCU, but it ties in quite well with the story even though it may never fully cross over. Chris Pratt’s inching pad for his new stardom as, ironically enough, Star Lord, is as funny and fully realized as it is exciting and refreshing.
1) The Avengers – Joss Whedon has a tough task with these films, and he may never get it quite as right as he did with the original Avengers. With a wide array of superheroes large enough to carry their own set of films, The Avengers fought an uphill task of giving them all something to do, and it won. The battle of New York is head and shoulders above the rest of the action set pieces thus far in the MCU, and the introduction of – finally – a perfect Incredible Hulk put this film over the top.
Avengers: Age Of Ultron, opens for U.S. audiences tonight. How would you rank the MCU films thus far?
