The Avengers trailer is LIVE

Well the first full trailer for the Avengers movie debuted online today. It has almost everything you could imagine in there- hints on the real villain, a great glimpse of all the guys in action and of course the obligatory fight scene between Cap and Thor! Obviously like so many other comics fans I am dying for May 12 2012 to get here. Everyone- Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and Black Widow- looks great!

The Avengers

Can't wait to see this movie next summer. The filming is almost over and some info has leaked. But I just love this pic- Captain America and Thor!

Avengers Assemble!

Captain America Movie Trailer

Here's the newest movie trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger showing in previews this weekend.

Red Skull!

After seeing a quick glimpse of him during the Captain America mini-trailer during the Super Bowl we finally get a full reveal. Marvel released a fantastic shot of Hugo Weeving as the Red Skull in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. A fantastic design that I am sure will look even better in the film.

Captain America: First Avenger movie trailer

Yes I know I've been away from this blog for what seems like forever. I apologize. I actually have been away from working on Venger all that time too. I'll post again soon and go into it some more. Right now I wanted to post about the fantastic trailer for the Captain America movie Marvel Studios ran during the Super Bowl. Wow, I can't wait.

Captain America movie preview clip at SDCC

At the Marvel Studios panel yesterday they had the casts to both the Thor and Captain America movies present for questions and clips. They actually had some footage from the Cap movie even though they had only completed about 5 days of shooting. In between working on scripts for The Venger: Dead Man Rising and approving art pages I have been trying to find that clip online. I haven't been able to find any bootleg footage of that movie clip but I was able to find a still pic of Chris Evans in the movie uniform. It's not the greatest picture but still its not too bad.

Still capture from the Captain America footage at SDCC

I'll be updating the blog in a couple of days with some more art for the Venger Special- the final phase of the preview pages I've been posting. These will be the toned versions.

Captain America Movie promo poster

I've been busy working on more scripts related to The Venger: Dead Man Rising. I'm really pushing to get the Special done soon. I'm going to be posting some more inked pages from the Deadly Beginning story in a couple of days so please check back or subscribe to the blog to get the updates.

Today Marvel released pictures of the promo posters they will be handing out at the San Diego Comic Con. They have two, one for Thor and one for Captain America. I had posted the first look we got at the movie uniform they are using for Cap. I actually really like it. The posters they are giving out are based on movie concept art. I've posted the Cap one below. Looks great to me; hope the movie looks this good.

Captain America: First Avenger concept art

Captain America movie costume

The last couple of days there has been a lot of rumor talk regarding the costume Chris Evans will be wearing in Marvel's Captain America: First Avenger movie that will be filming later this summer I believe. For months the bloggers have gone back and forth on what should and would the uniform he wears look like with alot of it focused on what looks good on film might not be the same as the comic. I love the character of Captain America. But I'm more of a realist and not a purist. I realize that what we see in the comic books every month just won't work in a motion picture. Remember that low budget Matt Salinger movie?

Well it seems that finally some of the concept art Marvel Studios is using to develop the uniform has been leaked. Check out Aintitcool.com for a look at all FOUR images. I have to say I approve. They look close to a combination of the designs Bryan Hitch did for 'The Ultimates' and 'Captain America Reborn'. They look realistic and purposeful and close to something that might be from WWII. And folks need to remember we will probably get another uniform for the Avengers movie too and that might be a little closer to his classic look.

costume design from the Captain America movie

Cap is Back!

I have been loving the Captain America: Reborn series so far. Brubaker and Hitch are doing excellent work. It's been a slow build up to Steve's return but we still have a couple more issues to go. But Marvel has solicited this one-shot follow up to the series- Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield?. This will be written by Brubaker and with art by Butch Guice who is going solo after working with Hitchy on Reborn. I am so eager to get this. Like almost everyone I have been enjoying Bucky's turn as Cap and I feel confident in Bru to keep true to the characters and story. I know he has something planned for Bucky. Anyway, can't wait for the book.

Captain America: Reborn Prelude at Marvel.com

Marvel has put up a an all new/original prelude to tomorrow's Captain America: Reborn. The story is by the Cap team of Ed Brubaker and Luke Ross. Check it out. Continuity-wise I think it happens right before Cap #600.

Friday Fun

I know, I know, another non Venger related post. Well I just came across a few things that I just had to mention. First is the X-Files movie. I really am looking forward to seeing it. I really enjoyed the first one and was a giant fan of the series, even though it did run a year or two more than it should. I do have to wonder what kind of box office they expect this to make. Obviously the fan base has shrunk over the years plus so many people are going to be put off thinking they need to know all the mythology to enjoy it.

The second is the Alex Ross and Jim Krueger Avengers/Invaders series. Wow. Alex Ross is god. I am sure you all have heard that before. I can't wait to read this. The possibilites- Cap and Iron Man and all that heavy drama; can't wait! And those covers should be killer. Just look at this Ross sketch of Cap- beautiful!