Video Friday! 3/25/11

It's Friday and you know what that means... the weekend is just a few hours away and we have another Video Friday! This week brought all kinds of fun.


I've been a little ambivalent towards the Captain America movie. I've been interested but so many comic movies have gone so wrong. I've been afraid it would happen to Captain America. But having seen this trailer, I've just hopped on the excited train!





So I found out that on 30 Rock, the character, Frank Rossitano destroyed a copy of Avengers Academy #8. Marvel has responded with an open letter featuring Joe Quesada and Tom Brevoort with a very special guest. I think Tom Brevoort's angry face is simply hilarious.





There is a campaign currently underway to get actor extraordinaire Adam West a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Having grown up watching the reruns of the Batman television series, I couldn't agree more. He has an impressive body of work, has been in the industry for a long time and is a cultural icon. Fans from all over submitted videos declaring their support and it was edited together by Papa Llama and hosted by the Action Flick Chick herself, Katrina Hill. It's a great video and includes links for you to show your support.  It's time Adam West got the recognition he deserves.





And finally, a bit of sad news. This week we lost Hollywood icon, Elizabeth Taylor. She was a wonderful actress, a stunning beauty, and a savvy business woman. But perhaps her greatest accomplishments was her contributions to AIDS research and awareness. She gave the disease a public face at a time when people were still in the dark and terrified about it.  She was an incredible woman whose legacy will not be forgotten, though she will be greatly missed.


Normally, if I were to do a tribute to someone, I'd find a compilation of their work, but I've only seen a handful of her movies and I wanted to show something that would reflect who she really was. Many years ago, Elizabeth Taylor did a stint on General Hospital. She was even at Luke and Laura's wedding. Soap opera fans know how big a deal that was. This is a bloopers reel from her time there and I think this captures part of what made her so well loved.

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Musical Friday - Make Mine Marvel

If you haven't heard, there have been some exciting developments at Marvel this week - Tom Brevoort was promoted to Senior Vice President of Publishing and Axel Alonso was named Editor-in-Chief. With Joe Quesada moving up to Chief Creative Officer, this is going to bring forth a new age of Marvel (cue dramatic music). Completing the trifecta of Marvel family news, Stan "The Man" Lee received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To celebrate, we're dedicating this week to all things Marvel.


For Major Brevoort -





What I like about this video is that it manages to capture the intensity and scope of the story in just a few minutes while leaving you wanting more.


For Colonel Alonso -





 Who would have thought Wolverine's Theme to be so mellow and Jewel-like?


And for Generalissimo Lee - 





I think Spider-Man's animated evolution coupled with The Ramones is a wonderful way to illustrate the long journey Monsieur Lee has been on. He keeps getting bigger and better and rocks hard!


Congratulations everyone! You deserve it and we can't wait to see what you do next. 

Breaking News: Marvel announces Fear Itself

Today at 12 pm, at Midtown Comics Times Square location, Marvel's Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada, announced Marvel's summer event Fear Itself and together with Executive VPs Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort, they unveiled the Fear Itself banner and later on, answered questions from the fans, the press, and the internet.

Billed as an "extension level event," Fear Itself will kick into high gear in April 2011. It will involve the God of Fear, deal with what's happening in the real world issues, as well as a secret that is at the heart of the Marvel U, when revealed it will shake the entire universe up and people will not be able to look at each other the same way. The entire MU will be involved including "what is left of the Fantastic Four."

It will be by Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen and will run seven issues for seven months. But why should you take my word for when you can watch the trailer and listen to Matt Fraction's statement below.







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