Dalek Invasion – The Fall of Earth

The Daleks made a massive impression on viewers when they debuted on Doctor Who. In 1964 they returned not as strange alien menaces, but as conquerors of the Earth. Set in the near future, Dalek Invasion of Earth was a triumph of TV science fiction that still holds up to this day.

However, the actual Dalek Invasion was never shown on screen.

TheMindRobber has crafted a brilliant short film depicting the Fall of Earth in this video.

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Sylvester McCoy interviewed in Game Runners

McCoy always comes across as a very personable and lovely fella, doesn’t he?

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Shang-Chi guest stars in Secret Avengers #6

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Secret Avengers #6, from the acclaimed team of Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato Jr. A new hero joins the team in the wake of the Secret Avengers deadly encounter with the Shadow Empire. Now the team must journey to one of the darkest corners in the Marvel Universe and join forces with Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu in order to stop a new evil from rising. But even with a new member, can Marvel’s toughest covert ops team triumph? Find out in Secret Avengers #6!

Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Vampire Variant by AMANDA CONNER
Women of Marvel Variant by CHRIS BACHALO
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC – 10/7/10, On-Sale – 10/27/10
Full preview at CBR.com

With the departure of Nova, there is an opening in the Secret Avengers team roster. Will the Master of Kung Fu be the new member? Find out next month in this fantastic series.

(read my Shang-Chi article here)

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Captain America: Patriot #3 Preview

Via Playback:

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Captain America: Patriot #3 (of 4), from the critically lauded creative team of writer Karl Kesel and artist Mitch Breitweiser! Jeff Mace is the new Captain America , but if he wants to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, he will have to lead the All Winners Squad to victory in their greatest battle yet!

Fans and critics agree – Captain America: Patriot is a hit!

“…thanks to the Mitch Breitweiser’s artwork and Karl Kesel’s script the book quickly took shape and made it easy to cheer on The Patriot in his quest to live up to his idol Captain America.” – Dan Iverson, IGN.com

“Wow… this was one of the best comics I’ve read in a while.” – Zach Freeman, ComicVine.com

“Captain America : Patriot #1 really succeeds because both the art and the writing match the 1940s setting. Karl Kesel’s dialogue crackles with the energy of an old screwball comedy, with a good ear for old-timey slang that never sounds affected, and playfully alliterative newspaper headlines.” – George Chimples, MajorSpoilers.com

When Bucky is fatally wounded, will a traitor stand revealed in their ranks? And, with no one to trust, could a mysterious new costumed heroine hold the answers? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Captain America : Patriot #3 (of 4), on sale this October!

CAPTAIN AMERICA : PATRIOT #3 (of 4) (AUG100580)
Written by KARL KESEL
Pencils and Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER
Rated A…$3.99
FOC – 10/7/10, ON SALE – 10/27/10

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A vintage adventure comic exploring the events of the Marvel Universe after Steve Rogers is thought lost forever and Jeff Mace (AKA The Patriot) takes over as as Captain America has been getting rave reviews. With interest in the red, white and blue Avenger increasing, I am sure there are many more spin-offs and mini-series on their way and if the quality if this good, I hope Marvel keeps ‘em coming!

Check out my previous article on Captain America: Patriot here

Grant Morrison’s All Star Superman-now an animated feature film

Via CBR’s Spinoff: Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly’s fan favorite homage to the Silver Age Superman series is being adapted as an animated feature film. Written by Dwayne McDuffie, the film will feature an all-star cast: James Denton (Desperate Housewives) as Superman, Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Lois Lane, Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace) as Lex Luthor, and Ed Asner (Up) as Perry White.

As much as I defend the many voice actors who are not Kevin Conroy who have voiced Batman, I have to admit that I’m with the horde of nay-sayers on the lack of the classic Tim Daly as Superman and Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor. I’m also tired of the endless parade of Batman and Superman animated features as well as adaptations of comic books. Where’s the love for Aquaman and the Flash? Also, All Star Superman struck many as awe-inspiring but for someone like myself who has read the original Silver Age material that Morrison was channeling, it was old hat. Still, if you’re going to imitate something, the Silver Age Superman comics are ideal, so everyone wins in the end. This is also exactly what the next attempt at a Superman movie should be, bigger and more fantastic than life but poignantly human and sincere, Morrison at his best.

All that said, All Star Superman is an absolutely wonderful choice for the animation treatment and is sure to be a hit for DC Entertainment. The trailer is decidedly grimmer in tone than the fanciful source material, but I hope that is down to the editing of the teaser to pull on viewers.

All-Star Superman is produced by Bruce Timm and directed by Sam Liu (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths)and is set for release in spring 2011.

Click here to watch the All Star Superman animated movie trailer at the Daily P.O.P. Amp Feed

Recommended:

All Star Superman, Vol. 1

All Star Superman, Vol. 2

The Complete Superman Cartoons - Diamond Anniversary Edition

Showcase Presents: Superman, Vol. 1

Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Quick review: Punisher-6 Hours to Kill

By Duane Swierczynski and Michel LaCome

Poisoned by the mob, Frank Castle is strong armed into doing a crooked politician’s dirty work… only Frank has no interest in getting involved and instead decides to use his last six hours alive to kill as many mobsters as possible.

I’ve mentioned before that while I picked up the Circle of Death Punisher mini-series back in the day and the first 20-odd issues of the following series, I was never all that into the Punisher. I guess the concept was always a bit of an awkward for the Marvel Universe in my opinion making his appearance alongside Wolverine and Ghost Rider look very strange to me. I know that he started off as a Spider-Man guest star, but that character and the Punisher of the 80′s and 90′s are very different creatures. The original Punisher was a Vietnam War vet who was amenable to using non-lethal methods to team up with Spider-Man if it furthered his cause. The more modern Punisher was waging a one-man war on crime with an arsenal of lethal weapons that got so violent that it became hard to believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. or Spider-Man or any super powered hero would do nothing to stop him.

Therefore I was happy to hear that a new line was created that removed Frank Castle from the Marvel Universe entirely and treated him like the pulp novel gun enthusiast he should be. Titled Punisher MAX, the new ongoing title featured a battle-scarred Frank Castle who appeared as ravaged and aged as a Vietnam War vet who has been fighting the mob for decades would. It was also a ‘Mature Audiences’ book meaning that it contained far more brutal acts of violence than the mainstream book could ever get away with.

Garth Ennis (Preacher) helmed the Punisher MAX series for ages, making many fans happy and causing many more to think that no one else could write the series. When Ennis left, Marvel had to prove those fans wrong. Crime novelist Duane Swierczynski delivered as knock-out story in Six Hours to Kill that while not quite as good as the Ennis material to some, hit the sweet spot for yours truly.

The story opens with Castle being attacked and poisoned in the city of brotherly love. He wakes up in the back of a van being told that in order to receive the antidote he has to agree to perform a simple task, otherwise he’ll be dead in under six hours. In a truly character-defining moment, Frank throttles the creep and admits that his life means nothing to him. If he only has six hours of life, he’ll use that time to hunt down as many local criminals as he can find. Back in his ‘battle van’ Frank consults his log book and starts his war while the crooks who tried to trick Frank into being their pawn struggle to get control of a situation spiraling wildly out of control.

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Six Hours to Kill reads like the best of Punisher stories should, a hyper-violent 1980′s action flick. At its heart, the Punisher is actually a very simple character and it is therefore stunning how Marvel often cannot figure out what to do with him. Ennis’s ‘Welcome Back, Frank’ Punisher series introduced a comedic element that many creators or editors seem to think of as essential, but it isn’t. I tried out Jason Aaron’s new Punisher book and the humor just felt too close to the Ennis material… and I really enjoy Aaron’s work.

A Punisher book can be humorous, but in changing the basic idea of the book you run the risk of alienating the target audience, look at the recent Franken-Castle book by Rick Remender and you’ll see what I mean. I really enjoyed the Franken-Castle experiment, but I understand that it’s not for everyone (which is why Frank is back to normal now).

If you are looking for a basic Punisher book, this is a great buy. I also recommend the recent Punisher #75 and The Naked Kill, both of which are so incredibly violent that you may be shocked Marvel ever published them.

Available from Amazon.com

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