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NYCC 2018: LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom Swings on to Television Screens in 2019

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Marvel Entertainment announced at New York Comic Con, a new animated LEGO special titled LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom, slated to premiere later next year.

The voice cast includes: Robbie Daymond (“Marvel’s Spider-Man”) as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Ben Pronsky (“Aldnoah.Zero”) as Venom, Josh Keaton (“Voltron”) as Green Goblin, Laura Bailey (“Marvel’s Avengers Assemble”) as Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider, and Tara Strong (“My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”) as Mary Jane.

In the special, tech theft is now at an all-time high thanks to Green Goblin & Venom– can our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man put an end to their mysterious villainous scheme before all of New York City is destroyed?

This special follows the previous collaborations between Marvel & The LEGO Group: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Avengers Reassembled, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda.

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Helped produce X-Men, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, and more.

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trumpOur first reality television President sure seems to be tapping into his Hollywood connections when it comes to asking opinions on what he should do as well as his nominees for different roles. It is being reported that President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Steven Mnuchin to be his Treasury secretary. You might be asking why we’re reporting on this, but Mnuchin is more than a former partner at Goldman Sachs, his career is actually relevant to this site!

Founded in 2006 Dune Entertainment was a movie financing company started by Mnuchin. The company helped co-finance 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Fox 2000 Films such as X-Men: The Last Stand (which was a co-production with Marvel Entertainment and The Donners’ Company), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (a co-production with Marvel Studios, Constantin Film and 1492 Pictures), Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (a co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners’ Company, and Seed), Avatar, Predators, X-Men: First Class (a co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners’ Company, and Bad Hat Harry), Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Prometheus, and dozens of more films.

Marvel is mentioned because Marvel’s CEO Ike Perlmutter is buddy buddy with Trump.

RatPac Entertainment (aka RatPac-Dune Entertainment) was a movie production and financing company formed in a merger by producer-director Brett Ratner, James Packer, and Dune Entertainment’s Mnuchin after a collapse in a negotiation between Dune and 20th Century Fox. That company then closed a deal with Warner Bros. to become their key co-financing partner replacing Legendary Pictures.

That new venture helped produce such films as Gravity, The Lego Movie, Godzilla, Edge of Tomorrow, Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (co-production with DC Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films and Atlas Entertainment), The Legend of Tarzan (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, and Dark Horse Entertainment), Suicide Squad (co-production with DC Entertainment and Atlas Entertainment), The Lego Batman Movie (co-production with Warner Animation Group and DC Entertainment), Wonder Woman (co-production with DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films), Justice League (co-production with DC Films, Atlas Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films), The Flash (co-production with DC Films), Aquaman (o-production with DC Films and Cruel and Unusual Films), The Lego Movie Sequel, Shazam (co-production with DC Films and New Line Cinema), Cyborg (co-production with DC Films), Green Lantern Corps (co-production with DC Films), and the Justice League sequel (co-production with DC Films and Cruel and Unusual Films).

There’s also the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie… so, yeah. He even acted in Rules Don’t Apply where he was a “Merrill Lynch Executive.”

Mnuchin has worked with Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, on some of the major comic films of the last decade and next five years. The guy even has an IMDB page.

So, when you nerd rage over how much upcoming geek films suck, you can turn your venom towards our possible next Treasury secretary.

Review: Rocket Raccoon #1

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detailAs the almost-guaranteed-blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy nears its August 1st release date, much will be said about the gunslinging anthropomorphic raccoon. While intergalactic law enforcement would undoubtedly classify him as nuisance wildlife, I think it’s safe for the rest of the universe to view him as a fun loving antihero. Marvel is celebrating nearly four decades of Rocket’s existence with this entertaining issue number one from writer/artist extraordinaire Skottie Young (and a host of variant cover artists, David Petersen‘s wins the grand prize though).

Young’s comedic script keeps a quick pace, from jailbreaking a damsel in distress to Groot’s WWE showdown (read: disaster) to Rocket’s high-speed chase from the authorities. Though Star-Lord plays a minor role, as the title suggests, this is Rocket’s show, so don’t be disappointed by mere cameos from the rest of the Guardians. In a layered plot line, Rocket is not only being framed for murder by an apparent doppelgänger, but also being hunted for more personal reasons. Both plots work, and easily have the potential to cross paths with entertaining results.

Skottie Young makes the arduous task of writing and illustrating look easy. After much thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that his drawings evoke a ToeJam and Earl vibe (any other Sega Genesis fans?), especially Star-Lord’s cliff jumping panel. Colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu‘s reds, oranges, and yellows merely add to my conclusion. Rocket Raccoon #1 won’t break down comic barriers or raise up comic awards, but it is fun to read, fun to look at, and fun to look forward to…and at the end of the day, isn’t that why we spend $3.99?

Story: Skottie Young Art: Skottie Young
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy