You would think that having the powers of a radioactive spider, or wearing a cape to a fight, would qualify as crazy enough for comic books. Not so. Comics delve into alternate worlds that show different sides of their superheroes - nutbag, wacko-smacko sides. Take a look at the looniest alternate reality versions of …
Superheroes don't just wear costumes to disguise themselves — they take on a whole heroic identity by slapping on the spandex. So it's no wonder that supers like to keep their suits in elaborate glass cases, so they can stare at them and brood. Here are our favorite scenes of superheroes staring at costumes in cases.
Look, if you’re going to troll fans of the Marvel Universe, Falcon aficionados and all of America, you can’t do it much better than this new fake trailer for the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Cap punched Hitler back in the 1940s. Now he’s slapping Obama. What are you trying to say, Taiwanese…
After the Minecraft sword
The next Tokyo Marathon takes place in late February. Last fall it was named one of the six World Marathon Majors, joining the likes of New York, Boston, London, and more. But, the Tokyo Marathon is just filled with your typical marathon runners. There are also a noticeable group of cosplay runners dressed up as anime…
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This is not origami. This is something else. This is paper sculpture. And it's lovely.
Speak Up doesn't have to be about video games, especially when a commenter as famous as fake Tony Danza comes out against a shining example of America colors on a comic book character.
Just in time for The Avengers, Hot Toys has released images of its stunning Captain America figure.
How the brilliant "On a Budget" trailer series by Table 8 Productions doesn't have a million YouTube views is a mystery to me. Their latest get-together, "The Avengers (on a Budget)," is solid gold, showcasing all of the members of the comedy and filmmaking gang in superhero roles. Which is fitting, as they describe…
After three hours of baby-interrupted sleep, I trudged across town to Dragon Con 2011 again today, where I occupied a great many benches and attempted to stay awake. I was mostly successful.
Not only is the Captain America movie better than it should have been (or so I read
I consider Captain America to be a bit boring. I mean, what's he got... a shield and some steroids? Still, I respect the Marvel hero's popularity and I think I know what makes Captain America who he is. So I was happy to see, early on in the new Captain America: Super Soldier video game, the scene I captured for you …
He's not nearly as attractive as Mirror's Edge heroine Faith, but Captain America certainly has her moves in Sentinel of Liberty, now available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Remember that free Thor game that was pretty great
According to our own Stephen Totilo, we might be in for a pretty good Captain America experience
Given that he used to be frozen in ice for a few decades, we should not be surprised that Captain America has been a little slow in addressing the Wikileaks scandal. That silence was cracked in this week's Secret Avengers issue no. 12.1 (recommended
Throughout Thor's illustrious career, his powers have been appropriated by a slew of other comic book heroes. Not all of these heroes carried his official hammer, Mjolnir, but almost all of them dressed as lunatics while imitating the Thunder God.
Could this be the biggest year ever for fantastical movies? It certainly looks like it. The calendar is bursting with films about aliens, weird creatures, superheroes and magical worlds. Here's our complete guide to 2011's science fiction and fantasy films.
We're still more than a year away from the big screen adaptation of Captain America, but today we get our first look at how the first Avenger will look on celluloid and, eventually, in the Sega-published video game.
Console Batman: Arkham Asylum players may have gotten the game first, but they'll never be able to dress Batman up like Captain America.
Hands-on time with Marvel's new kid-friendly co-op brawler doesn't just present a Lego-game alternative but suggests that Wolverine can wipe the floor with the Incredible Hulk.
Batman notwithstanding, most super-heroes are too powerful to fit well in standard video games, so say some veteran gaming reporters, following a discussion hatched at nearby urinals.
$100.75 million opening day results for the Iron Man flick helped boost Marvel's sales for the first fiscal quarter to $112.6 million, the company announced today. While sales are down over the same period last year when the company raked in $151.4 million, Marvel said Iron Man was the 10th best opening weekend ever…
