Fan Expo Boston 2019 Cosplay Music Video!

Here's some of the great cosplay I saw at Fan Expo Boston 2019!



Many thanks to the following cosplayers!

Starfleet Alf

Tony Stark
https://www.instagram.com/bilwithonel315/

Mysterio
https://www.instagram.com/wode_the_cosplay/

Thors

MJ Spidey
https://www.instagram.com/pashavixen/

Deathstroke
https://www.instagram.com/mark_knight_rises/

Tenth Doctor

Aquaman
https://www.instagram.com/king_tide_creations/

Mera
https://www.instagram.com/onyxeia/

Lady Thor

Hellboy

Mercy
https://www.instagram.com/luckygrim/

Stranger Things Wall & Steve Harrington
https://www.instagram.com/macleansisterscosplay/

Mega Man
https://www.instagram.com/megaseneca/

Harley Quinn
https://www.instagram.com/evilyn13/

Maleficent
https://www.instagram.com/ladyscarlettrose/

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
https://www.instagram.com/allbeefstew/
https://www.instagram.com/maghostbusters/

Apocalypse Girl
https://www.instagram.com/cultofmayhem/

Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn

Rita Repulsa

TerrifiCon 2019 Cosplay Music Video!

I think this is my sixth year going to TerrifiCon? And it's definitely one of my favorite conventions to go to. It's not the hectic madhouse that San Diego & New York Comic Con can be. It's more of an organized chaos atmosphere! Anyway, here are some of the awesome cosplays I saw!



Many thanks to the following cosplayers!

Leia - Real Life Lois Griffin
https://www.instagram.com/reallifeloisgriffin/

Two-Face
https://www.instagram.com/knightmage1/

She-Ra
https://www.instagram.com/bratshley/

Darth Revan & Stormtrooper
https://www.facebook.com/ConnecticutGarrison/

Dumbledore

Kraven
https://www.instagram.com/katicoe/

Iron Giant
https://www.instagram.com/hailiumworkshop/

Iron Man
https://www.instagram.com/evilelkhounddad/

Boba Fett
https://www.instagram.com/swiftcloud/

Captain Marvel
https://www.instagram.com/nat_archaic/

Superman

Spider-Man
https://www.instagram.com/all6lackzay/

Prowler
https://www.instagram.com/givewave.studios/

Lydia Deetz
https://www.instagram.com/c3cosplay/

Beetlejuice
https://www.instagram.com/sharonrosecosplay/

Ash from Evil Dead

Cobra Commander

Serpentor
https://www.instagram.com/christopherlavallee/

Bob the Goon from Batman 1989

Martian & Martian Girl from Mars Attacks!
https://www.instagram.com/mkeenan817/

Eleven Films I'm Anticipating In 2017

Only a month into 2017 means a whole new crop of movies to get excited about! This year, I just couldn't narrow my list down to ten, so here are the eleven films I'm looking forward to seeing in 2017!

11. John Wick: Chapter 2

What's it about?: Legendary hitman John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome, where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers. From Wikipedia.

Why I'm excited: The first John Wick was surprisingly fun! With Keanu Reeves back in an ass kicking role minus the Matrix special effects, John Wick was a very entertaining revenge flick. Acting skills be damned! Reeves is perfect for a hitman whose actions speak louder than his words.

When it opens: February 10th

   

Captain America: Civil War 2nd Trailer Breakdown

But let's not bury the lead here. It's the first time we're seeing Spider-Man! Admittedly, I would have liked his appearance to be a surprise when I see the movie for the first time, but whatever. He looks great, and I'm still totally excited to see this!



There's tons of new footage so let take a close look.

Are You Team Cap or Team Iron Man?

Marvel debuted another short trailer for the upcoming Captain America: Civil War during the Super Bowl. There's a lot of new footage including this neat sequence where Tony Stark has a new toy to play with to defend himself against Bucky.



So are you Team Cap?

Or Team Iron Man?

Captain America: Civil War opens May 6th.

Ten Films I'm Anticipating In 2016

We're already a month into 2016 and with a new year comes a new crop of movies to get excited about! So here are the ten movies I'm anticipating most in 2016.

10. Finding Dory

What's it about?: The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way. From IMDb

Why I'm excited: Finding Dory is the sequel to possibly my favorite Pixar film, Finding Nemo. Pixar has had a great track record, but I haven't considered its films the past few years to be anything special. Cars 2 was horrible, I didn't even bother seeing Brave, and Monsters University was simply average. But I have renewed faith in the animation studio because Inside Out was absolutely excellent! Plus the original writer & director, Andrew Stanton is returning so this film has win-win all over it.

When it opens: June 17th

Whose Side Are You On?

Well I'm on the side that's going to be throwing money at Marvel because the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War is out and holy crap it looks awesome!

That was 150 seconds of awesome. There's tons going on this trailer so let's take a closer look.

Connecticut ComiCONN 2015

This past weekend I went to Connecticut ComiCONN. Last year, it was a one day event at Webster Bank Arena. This year, they expanded to three days at Mohegan Sun, and it was a great decision. While the convention itself has gotten much larger, it's still not the utter crowded chaos that New York Comic Con is, and that ultimately is a good thing. It was a well organized event and Mohegan Sun is an excellent venue. I'll admit, by midday Saturday, I was getting kind of "conned-out." But I took a breather in the casino, played some slots, had a couple of drinks, and after that I was ready to head back in. I guess you can't really nerd out for three days straight. So here are some of the highlights of my Connecticut ComiCONN experience.

It's the Batmobile! The car from the 1966 series was on display along with a few cardboard cutouts of the Dynamic Duo.

Avengers: Age of Ultron Latest Trailers

"We're fighting an army of robots... and I have a bow and arrow..."

The Avengers are known as Earth's mightiest heroes, and running down the roster you can mostly believe it. They've got a demi-god, a genius in a flying suit of armor, a super soldier, and a giant, green, rage monster. Then you get to Hawkeye and Black Widow, the two non-super-powered members of the team and the last two trailers for Avengers: Age of Ultron have different takes on those heroes.

In this TV spot, Hawkeye brings up just how ridiculous his weapon choice is for the swarm of foes they're up against.



On the other end of the spectrum, the latest trailer showcases just how badass Black Widow can be. Not only does she calm the Hulk down, she helps retrieve Cap's shield and returns it to him, AND she uses it against an Ultron drone. Joss Whedon is known for writing strong female characters and Black Widow is no exception.

The other thing to note from the trailer is the overhead shot of the battle now includes Quicksilver. 

Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters May 1st.

Avengers: Age of Ultron, Third Trailer's the Charm

Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron is out in less than two months and their third and latest trailer just released thanks to a very vigilant tweeting fanbase. My breakdown of the last trailer went into snarky territory as I was kind of underwhelmed by its overall bleak tone and seemingly unfinished FX. The third trailer on the other hand has raised my excitement level back up with a healthy dose of Ultron, by putting the playfulness and heroism back in our heroes, by looking much cleaner and finished than the previous trailer, and finally by giving us a first look at the Vision.

Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 2

A few days ago, Marvel released the second trailer to this summer's Avengers: Age of Ultron, on schedule this time with no Hydra problems. The trailer contains almost all new footage, and continues the ominous tone of the first one with a slow, creepy piano riff of "I've Got No Strings" playing in the background. And was it just me or did some of the CGI effects look... unfinished? Some of the textures didn't look quite right on the Hulk, Iron Man and Ultron, and some of their movements look kind of choppy. Or maybe I just need better Internet. They do have three and a half months left before the movie premieres (holy crap, it's that close?!?) so I'm sure things will be fine, but this is the first time I've been underwhelmed by anything Avengers related. Mind you, it's still my number one anticipated movie of the year, but maybe I've just got too much other stuff going on to worry about it now. In any case, if for some reason you haven't seen the trailer, here it is and a short breakdown afterwards.

Marvel vs DC Epic Fan Made Trailer

YouTube user Alex Luthor pulled some video from Marvel and DC movies, TV, and video games and even some fan made superhero videos to put together this mashup trailer of epic proportions. The video starts off with Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill (I'm totally wrong on this. It's Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter from Stargate SG-1. But it sounds so much like Smulders!) narrating about multi-verses, the existence of an infinite number of parallel dimensions. Doctor Doom is tinkering with the Tesseract until it explodes causing their universes to collide and all hell breaks loose. It has Superman squaring off against Thor, Batman and Iron Man pitting their techie, billionaire personas against each other, and Wonder Woman and the Hulk hurtling towards each other among other superhero appearances. The thing I love most is how well this trailer is edited. Reaction shots, fighting shots, it all looks great and actually makes sense. Just goes to show with good vision and some creative editing, an idea can turn into something epic.

Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 1a

Marvel released a second trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is pretty much the same as the first one, with a few new scenes. So it's not really a second trailer. It's more of a 1a. Anyway, here's the trailer!



And here's a breakdown of those new scenes.

New to the opening scene, here's Maria Hill loading her gun along with a reaction shot. As if that gun is going to do anything against Ultron.

Marvel 75 Years

Last night's Marvel special titled Marvel: 75 Years From Pulp to Pop! didn't offer any new information regarding any upcoming Marvel projects. It was mainly a history lesson detailing Marvel's beginnings as a small time comic book company all the way to today's media powerhouse. You can find the majority of this information online on the Marvel Comics Wikipedia page, but it was presented in a very entertaining way with the likes of Kevin Smith & Seth Green offering commentary along with Stan Lee and other writers at Marvel.

We DID get a first look at some blink-or-you'll-miss-it shots from Ant-Man.

Here's Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man

Setting the Stage for Civil War

I gotta say the security at this week's Marvel event must have been pretty crappy because ANOTHER video leaked online. But of course when Hydra is your security company, you have to expect these things. Anyway, this clip shows a tense scene between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers which mirrors and amplifies the animosity the two had for each other in the first Avengers. Take a look.

Infinity War Teaser

In case you're not completely burned out on all the Marvel news that's come out the past few days, the teaser for Avengers: Infinity War just leaked online. The majority of it is footage from previous Marvel movies showing the Tesseract, the Aether, Loki's Sceptre, and the Orb, with narration from Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and Anthony Hopkins' Odin among others. The money shot is at the end when we see Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet. It's shaky cam footage so you hear every cheer in the audience. But the biggest cheer was for the fact the movie will be split into two parts. Can you get that excited about a movie that comes out in four years? Apparently you can... :P

Age of Ultron Bonus Footage

If yesterday's Marvel news wasn't enough for you, a new scene from the movie also debuted last night during Agents of SHIELD. The Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer was supposed to premiere during the episode but thanks to Hydra, it got leaked to the Internet a week early. In an act of goodwill, Marvel released the trailer themselves, and then last night included some new footage along with the trailer. The scene is an example of why I think the Marvel movies tend to be more fun than DC. It involves various members of the Avengers trying to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. They're all hanging out and joking around until Ultron crashes the party.