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Superhero Bits: ‘Iron Man VR’ Preview Learns To Fly, ‘Avengers’ Video Game Footage Teases Ms. Marvel & More How did aTitansspecial effects supervisor get killed? Why didRuby Rosehave to cancel her Comic-Con appearance? Want to see a newIron Man VRpreview? What superhero was teased in the latestAvengersvideo game footage? Why didn’tBatman Beyondever do a sequel movie withThe Joker? What is the best-selling superhero video game of all-time? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Amazing Spider-Man 2 Want to see a new photo fromX-Men: Days of Future Past? Has a composer been selected forAvengers: Age of Ultron? How can you read the Avengers sequel’s original comic story (or the one the title comes from, at least) for cheap right now? What didMarc Webbsay in Times Square aboutThe Amazing Spider-Man 2?...

Superhero Bits: Green Lantern, Captain America, Batman: Arkham City, Thor, Powers What’s the hugeSpider-Manspoiler that’s all over the mainstream media today? What’s Robin going to look like inBatman: Arkham City? Was thatDark Knight Risestrailer real? When will the finalCaptain America: The First Avengertrailer appear? And are people devoting a lot of time to making fun ofGreen Lantern? The answers to these questions and more in today’s Superhero Bits! The biggest news of the day is that several major media outlets are running aHUGE SPOILERfor theSpider-Mancomic books....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Supergirl, The Flash, Man Of Steel, Death What didMelissa BenoisttellStephen ColbertaboutSupergirlbeing a feminist? Did you catch all the Easter eggs on “The Fury and the Firestorm” episode ofThe Flash? What’s coming on the nextAgents of SHIELD? Which comic book movie promptedAnthony Mackieto mock an interviewer for liking it? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Rachael Sinclair’s newHellboyartwork, availablefor purchase right now. Educate yourselfon the history ofThe Flash’s new major villainZoom....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Green Lantern, Thor: The Dark World, Punisher What revelations were made during theIron Man 3Blu-ray commentary? How close is the relationship between Falcon and Cap inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? Which new character posters have been revealed forThor: The Dark World? What doesKaren Gillanhave to say now that she’s finishedGuardians of the Galaxy? Want to see concept art for a different opening toGreen Lantern?...

Tales From The Box Office: How Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone Conjured A Massive Franchise (Welcome toTales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.) There are several truly massive cornerstone franchises in the pop culture landscape. I’m not talking about the likes of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” or “Rambo,” which have certainly cemented themselves as enduring....

The ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Anime Finds A Way To Improve On The Massively Popular Manga Series (Welcome toAni-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)Adapting manga into anime can be very tricky. Once you catch up to the source material, there is no easy way to wait out for more of the story to be released without losing the audience or losing sight of the story....

The Afterparty Trailer: A Unique Comedy Mystery Series Heads To Apple TV Move over, Benoit Blanc! Quit twirling that mustache, Hercule Poirot! There’s a new detective on the case! Apple TV+ is letting Tiffany Haddish try her hand at sleuthing in the upcoming murder mystery, “The Afterparty.” The series promises some serious twists and turns in both the plot and the show’s format, as well. And though we still have a wait ahead of us before the series arrives on the streamer, we just got our first glimpse at what’s to come....

The Freakiest Scene In ‘The Babadook’ Is The Perfect Blend Of Storytelling And Scares (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: A terrifying pop-up storybook character left the pages and skittered into reality to create a waking nightmare inThe Babadook.)Jennifer Kent’s feature debut delivered an incredible new monster inThe Babadook. The nightmarish character from a pop-up storybook terrorized a single mom and her son, relying on psychological terror to break down their guards until it could take control....

The High-Concept RoboCop Sequel We’ll Never Get To See Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film “RoboCop” is the rare film to have feet firmly planted in both the realms of trashy schlock and brilliant cinematic masterpieces. Unabashedly violent, weird, and gory (the film initially received an X rating from the MPAA), “RoboCop” is one of the sharpest satires of Ronald Reagan’s America that you will ever find. Verhoeven, with screenwriters Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, left no dominant trends of the 1980s un-skewered: yuppie culture (Toadies!...

This Week In Trailers: Among Us, Dark Girls, Carré Blanc, The Hedgehog, Headhunters, Eye Of The Storm Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Wolfman’s Got Nards, New York Asian Film Festival, Daddy Issues, We The Animals, Moss Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: NBC Picks Up New Sarah Silverman Sitcom, Henson Puppets Get Starring Role In ‘History Of’, Dominic Chianese Joins ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Clone Wars’ Season 4 Trailer Drops NBC has won the bidding war for a new comedy series bySarah Silverman, beating out competing networks ABC and Fox. Loosely based onSilverman’s own life, the untitled single-camera show will star the comedian as a woman getting back into single life after getting out of a ten-year relationship....