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I don’t know how I missed this big announcement from everyone’s favorite terrorist leader … (no not that one), Cobra Commander as he has announced his campaign for President of the United States.

I really haven’t been too excited by any candidate, but I think I could get behind Cobra Commander. Good ol chrome dome announced his candidacy on G4TV’s Attack of the Show.

Piggybacking on my previous GI Joe themed post, I ended up on YouTube looking up old toy commercials. I wound up getting hypnotized by the early 90’s GI Joe toy commercials. I totally forgot that they had live action commercials …

Yeah, I totally had the Storm Eagle. And at the time, I thought the squirt gun feature was entirely badass.

I had that base too. As a matter of fact, it might still be around in a closet somewhere. My 25th Anniversary Joes will need somewhere to hang.

Earlier today, the PR folks at Paramount Pictures unleashed promotional photos of several characters from the live-action GI Joe move in the works. They got sent out to the Interweb’s choice denizens: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, IESB, MTV, Coming Soon, IGN, and Collider (who?)

Today we got “official” looks at Duke, Ripcord, Destro, Baroness, Gen. Hawk, Storm Shadow, Heavy Duty & Breaker. Anyone familiar with the source material, whether it is the cartoons, toys, or comics knows what they look like. Well … these aren’t inspiring much confidence. I’m not going to repost them all … I don’t anybody getting all surly with me. However, I will make a few comments regarding the look of the Joes & Cobras.

C’mon guys, it’s not too hard to make a ninja costume … why does Storm Shadow have tails? Is he hanging out with the Monopoly guy? His outfit looks like the meditation robe that Spock wore in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The Baroness looks pretty good but I have but one question … where is the Cobra sigil??? Perhaps that comes later in the movie. I’m just surprised by the looks of these outfits, as my initial nerdgasm over Snake-Eyes is starting to wane … c’mon Stephen Sommers stick to canon!

I’ll most certainly be in attendance among the teeming masses at Wizard World Philly when it rolls into town at the end of the month. Last year was my first visit to the Con, which I believe is in its 7th year. WWP has suffered from what many refer to as “red-headed stepchild syndrome”. It seems that the big name talent, guests, and exclusives seem to skip over Philly and wind up in Chicago or San Diego.

I’ll admit, the guest list was looking a little shady up until 2-3 weeks ago when there weren’t many notables on the roster. I was super psyched when it was announced that Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck) from BSG would be appearing. Well Frak me. I got notified of an update early this morning to find out that none other than Max Brooks author of two of my favorite books, “The Zombie Survival Guide” & “World War Z” will be sitting in on a panel and signing as well. That’s nine kinds of awesome. And of course there is a veritable gaggle of “Wrestling Superstars” … including that guy Virgil that hounds people to pay for his autograph every time.

Getting back to the comic side of things (that’s what it’s all about afterall) we’ve got some quality guys showing up: Greg Pak (World War Hulk & Incredible Hercules), Garth Ennis (Punisher), Andy Kubert (Batman), Alex Maleev (Daredevil), Michael Turner (Variant Cover Extraordinare), JG Jones (DC Phenom), Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies).

Wizard World Philly kicks off at 12pm on Friday, May 30th and runs through Sunday, June 1st at the Pennsylvania Convention Center

I’ll openly admit that I’ve been slacking greatly in my comic reviews. It’s been a crazy month, and it wasn’t until this past Saturday that I was able to pick up my stack of stuff (over two weeks worth). Among that pile was Immortal Iron Fist #14, which concluded Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker’s arc, “The 7 Capital Cities of Heaven”. When we last left Danny Rand, K’un-Lun’s Immortal Weapon, he had organized the other combatants in the Heart of Heaven Tournament to fight the Hydra Horde, set on destroying K’un Lun and all of it inhabitants.

I’ve stated on multiple occasions that Immortal Iron Fist is consistently one of the best titles on the Marvel roster, and this issue really does a great job of pulling all of the arcs together laid out by Fraction & Brubaker … Immortal Iron Fist #14 is in fact full of awesome.

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It’s been roughly an hour and a half since I got out of the Ritz 16 Voorhees where I just saw what may have been the best film-to-comic adaptation to date … Iron Man.

The Interweb is abuzz with the overwhelmingly positive reviews and feedback from fans and non-fans alike. Legitimate movie critics are citing this as the best movie of the year (a little early for that assertion, me thinks). Let me just assure you all of one simple thing: IRON MAN FUCKING RULED.

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In little less than 8 hours I’ll be heading out to see Iron Man … I’m pumped for it. And everyone who has seen it says to wait for ALL of the credits to roll for a super special suprise … (which isn’t really since I reported on it nearly a year ago)

Amy Smart is full of awesome on the set of Crank 2 … still haven’t seen Crank [Egotastic] (Possibly NSFW)

io9 complied a list of PSA from 80s cartoons. Scroll down for the absolutely absurd He-Man & She-Ra one regarding “bad touches” [io9]

Last week ASU Cheerleaders set the Interweb on fire with their semi-nudity, this week they got fired [With Leather]

Just another reminder, tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day … find your local retailer here. I’ll be at Bagged & Boarded in Bensalem, PA [Free Comic Book Day]

Entertainment Weekly debuted a new Spider-Man villain this past week …. Anti-Venom who is apparently going to be Eddie Brock, because he isn’t Venom now … Mac Gargan is. [Entertainment Weekly]

If you couldn’t tell from the posts from the last couple of months, but I’m pretty excited for Iron Man. I’m heading out to see it on Friday night with my loving fiance, despite the throngs of smelly fanboys.

The reviews have been overwhelming positive, comparing it to the likes of Spider-Man 2 (best superhero movie EVAR) & Batman Begins. It’s sitting at an amazing 94% over at Rotten Tomatoes with just a couple of days to go. Even the folks over at AICN are jumping all over it. Yeah … i’m excited.

Anyway, I’ve snagged this snark-filled clip of Tony Stark having a conversation with Jim Rhodes … midflight.

With Iron Man just mere days away, I guess Marvel decided to finally put a new trailer for The Incredible Hulk out on the Interwebs.

This new theatrical trailer delves a little bit into what Bruce Banner has been doing since the previous movie, which has pretty much been evading the US Military in the far reaching corners of the globe … while working on a cure for his big, green alter ego.

Despite the fact that very little has come out about this movie, I’m absolutely stoked for the coming summer movie season. Regardless of what the fanboys might say, The Incredible Hulk has a built in fanbase … and will do better … much better than it’s predecessor.

You can check out the trailer over at Apple … and if you pay close attention you can hear the “Sad Hulk” theme from the old television show (or at least, it sounds like it to me).

The 1980’s were the pinnacle of Saturday Morning & After School animation. What made those cartoons rock so hard was their theme songs, which I was looking up late the other night on YouTube. I came across the above compilation that nailed pretty much all of my go-to cartoons (with the exception of He-Man & Jem).

The question remains … which cartoon theme reigns supreme? Despite the fact that I’m obviously biased to the Transformers, there is just something about the Thundercats. I often find myself humming the tune during my typical day-to-day activities.

Here’s my ranking:

• 1. Thundercats
• 2. Transformers
• 3. MASK
• 4. GI JOE
• 5. TMNT
• 6. The Real Ghostbusters
• 7. Voltron

With luck, I have kicked you off on a nostalgia run and you’ll be scrambling to download episodes of said cartoons of LimeWire or from some torrent. Granted cartoons in the 80s were all about selling toys, but that’s what makes me re-buy them 20 years later. Isn’t it grand?