Thursday, 13 December 2012
The Wolverine movie poster
The animated version of The Wolverine's new poster. Awesome.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Characters we would love to see in Arrow
I must say I'm enjoying Arrow. While it may not be fantastic I am finding it
to be highly enjoyable, even if the writing can be hit and miss the overall
narrative has me intrigued. As many of
you know Green Arrow has encountered a plethora of characters in the past,
ranging from the Huntress (which recently featured in the most recent episode
of the series) to Batman, and there are a certain number of characters I’d love
to see in the future.
What we've seen already
So far Arrow’s not been afraid to incorporate lesser known
characters from the DCU into the show, having already featured the likes of
Huntress, Deathstroke, Deadshot and China White, Firefly is also being flung into the mix in the tenth episode, with all of them having key roles in the overarching story-line. We've had name drops towards character like Speedy (Thea's nickname) and some slightly more annoying ones, as with Laurel (Dinah) Lance's law firm being C-N-R-I (you see what they did there too?). There's been a new take on the villainous archer Merlyn, and also a new interpretation of the Royal Flush Gang.
Characters we'd like to see:
The Question (Vic Sage)
Being the Question fan boy that I am, it would be impossible
to leave off the brilliant Charles Victor Szasz off this list. Vic Sage resides in Hub City, one of the most
dangerous and violent areas of the DC universe, and is an investigative
Journalist for the local news station. Vic
adopts the identity of the Question in order to expose corruption and fight
crime where he sees it. Vic is also very
competent in hand to hand combat, having been taught by Richard Dragon, and has
been able to match Lady Shiva in the past.
The Question has crossed paths with Oliver Queen before, having teamed
up with him to attack the corrupt mayor of Hub City along with Batman and Blue Beetle. Not only has the Question met with
Oliver, he also made a massive impact on the Huntress too, having protected her, and
being her first ally. Sage could be
brought in to expose the Triads, while at the same time questioning Ollie’s
body count and evaluating his tactics.
I think it’s about time the Question made his live action début now;
He’s a very interesting character, and the way he plays off others is always a
joy to see, not to mention the fact the character generally rocks and deserves
to have his own show.
Essential Reading: Zen
and Violence, Epitaph for a Hero, 52.
Blue Beetle
Another of the Charlton Comics characters picked up by DC,
Ted Kord possesses great intellect (being one of the most renowned minds in the
DCU) and utilises both gadgets and martial arts to fight crime. While Kord isn't particularly known for
working with Oliver Queen, I do believe Kord could bring a comedic element to
the show, while tying in to the Arrow mythos.
Kord doesn't even have to don the suit, but the character I feel would
assist Ollie, perhaps developing new types of Arrows and equipment for Oliver,
and one day even assist him in the field as Blue Beetle.
Essential Reading: Infinite
Crisis
Prometheus
The polar opposite of Batman, being brought up by criminals,
his parents were gunned-down by law enforcement officers, and ever since then
Prometheus vowed to “Annihilate the forces of justice” wherever he saw it. Prometheus affected Oliver greatly during his
time on the Justice League, having maimed Roy Harper brutally and destroyed
half of Star City; Prometheus was killed by one of Queen’s arrows after
surrendering himself to the Justice League. Prometheus could raise the
tension of the show; entering Starling City to take out the ‘Hooded Man’ he’s heard
so much about, and in the process establishing a new base of operations in
‘Starling City’ (why they didn't call it Star city we’ll never know).
Essential Reading: Justice
League: Cry for Justice
Catman
Catman is a fantastic character, as shown by Gail Simone’s
brilliant Secret Six (if you haven’t read it you really need to), and possesses
a rich history. Catman is a intelligent
warrior, an anti-hero, and compared to many other villains he is depicted as
being quite a noble and heroic character.
Catman has been known to disagree with many heroes, believing many to be
arrogant and that they abuse the powers given to them. This belief brought Catman to confront Oliver
during Secret Six in regards with Dr Light (who had aided Merlyn and
Deathstroke in defeating Oliver previously).
This could be the driving factor for Catman to appear on the series,
seeing Oliver arrogantly taking out who he wants could bring Blake to Starling
City, to confront him. Or they could
push Catman down more of the Villainous route, as an antagonist that can let
the audience sympathise with the character, portraying him as the honourable
villain.
Essential Reading: Secret
Six: Six Degrees of Separation, Secret Six: Dans Macabre
Roy Harper
The original Speedy, Roy Harper’s relationship with Oliver
Queen has been a tough one. Originally
Queen’s sidekick, after discovering that Harper was addicted to
Heroin, Queen punched Roy and left him on the street. After successfully withdrawing from his drug
addiction, Harper confronted Queen and the two stopped working together. Roy adopted the new identity of Arsenal and
fought alongside with Nightwing and others in the Outsiders, eventually leaving due to complications in the team. Harper then went on to join the Justice League
under the title of Red Arrow. Much of
this history has been changed with the New 52, most notably how Queen and
Harper stopped working together (to which currently remains un-revealed), and has
now joined the outlaws, a group led by Jason Todd. Considering that
Arrow seems to be giving the title of ‘Speedy’ to Oliver’s sister, the show
could introduce Roy as someone who has been inspired by Oliver’s actions,
eventually proving his worth and working alongside Queen as Arsenal.
Essential Reading: Justice League: The Tornado's Path, The Outsiders: The Sum of all Evil, Red Hood and the Outlaws: Redemption
Barbara Gordon (Oracle)
The first Batgirl, Barbara was left crippled by a bullet from the Joker (but I'm sure you're all pretty aware of that) and adopted the identity of Oracle, providing assistance to Batman and the bat-family when needed. Eventually Babs went on to work with the Birds of Prey, coordinating and helping others in the field. With the inclusion of Huntress in the show (a key member of the Birds of prey), it could be appropriate to add Oracle, serving the function of adding critical assistance to Ollie and Helena in the field. With the inclusion of Oracle in the series many doors could be opened to include certain members of the Bat-Family, maybe allowing Nightwing to eventually make the leap to the silver-screen.
Brick made his comics début in Green Arrow, being created by Judd Winick and Phil Hester during their run on the character. In the comics Brick is a strong meta-human with 'brick' like skin that makes him virtually invulnerable. At first, Brick was an enforcer for the various gangs that operated in Star-City, but as his aspirations grew so did his gang, and in the wake of the attacks that took place in Star-City Brick came to blows with Green Arrow, with Queen only just managing to best the character. Like Bane added to the Dark Knight Rises, Brick could bring an intimidating physical presence to the show, challenging Oliver not only intellectually but also physically.
Essential Reading: Green Arrow Vol3
Essential Reading: Green Arrow Vol3
So these are just some of the characters we'd like to see in the future! There are probably a few that we've missed out, but these were some of our most wanted. While the probability of these guys appearing on Arrow are mixed, it would be silly for DC not to take advantage of this medium and spread out lesser known characters to the casual audience. I'd be very happy to see any of these characters in the show, (especially Question) as long as not too many drastic changes are made to the characters. Alternative interpretations are great, but only as long as the basic traits that make the characters enjoyable are kept.
Do you guys have any characters you'd love to see done in live-action? Sound off and let your voice be heard!
Do you guys have any characters you'd love to see done in live-action? Sound off and let your voice be heard!
Star Trek Into Darkness trailer
Here's Alice Eve looking very Elizabeth Dehner and Benedict Cumberbatch behaving very Gary Mitchell as they play Dr Carol Marcus and John harrison in the new trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness. I think that we're going to get a mix of Space Seed, Wrath of Khan and Where No Man Has Gone Before all mixed up together in this one.
Man of Steel trailer
The new Man of Steel trailer is here! I wasn't convinced by the teaser trailer earlier this year, but this trailer hints at some good stuff in the movie. Consider me hopeful.
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