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Apr 26

New Marvel T-Shirts Tell Boys They Can Be Heroes, And Girls That A Hero Will Save Them

Following the success of the Avengers film, and with Iron Man 3 set to hit theaters next month, the characters who make up Marvels Avengers team are more recognizable than ever. Naturally, the publisher is taking advantage of that fact via merchandise, including the two t-shirts pictured above.

Of course, aside from the cut of the shirts, the second you look at them you instantly know which is meant for boys and which is for girls, and therein lies quite a problem.

These are Marvel’s characters, the foundation of their company. As such, these products represent them, not the manufacturers. When people see this, and are (rightfully) bothered by it, they aren’t going to care what middle man made the shirts. They’re going to instantly direct their ire toward Marvel, as it it will look to them as if Marvel is telling boys they can be heroes, and telling girls that, if they’re lucky, a hero will come save them.

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Best Art Ever (This Week) - 04.26.13
By Andy Khouri
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great images on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly depository for just some of the pieces of especially compelling artwork that we come across in our regular travels across the Web. Some of it’s new, some of it’s old, some of it’s created by working professionals, some of it’s created by future stars, some of it’s created by talented fans, and some of it’s endearingly silly. All of it’s awesome.
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ABOVE: Daenerys Targaryen, by Craig Drake

We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great images on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly depository for just some of the pieces of especially compelling artwork that we come across in our regular travels across the Web. Some of it’s new, some of it’s old, some of it’s created by working professionals, some of it’s created by future stars, some of it’s created by talented fans, and some of it’s endearingly silly. All of it’s awesome.

ABOVE: Daenerys Targaryen, by Craig Drake

David S. Goyer: Wonder Woman Is ‘A Difficult Character To Crack’ In Movies
By Matt D. Wilson

David S. Goyer, the screenwriter who has emerged as Warner Bros.’ go-to guy for DC Comics adaptations, with credits including all three of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies and the new Superman film Man of Steel, answered an eager fan’s question about why Wonder Woman hasn’t made the jump to the big screen in a Thursday “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit. Regarding moving her to film as opposed to DC Comics’ other big characters, Goyer said Wonder Woman is “more difficult than Superman, who is also more difficult than Batman.”

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David S. Goyer, the screenwriter who has emerged as Warner Bros.’ go-to guy for DC Comics adaptations, with credits including all three of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies and the new Superman film Man of Steel, answered an eager fan’s question about why Wonder Woman hasn’t made the jump to the big screen in a Thursday “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit. Regarding moving her to film as opposed to DC Comics’ other big characters, Goyer said Wonder Woman is “more difficult than Superman, who is also more difficult than Batman.”

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Not really fan art, since it’s a variant cover, but maybe some inspiration for your MORNING GLORIES fan art. Be sure to submit it by Friday!
nickspencerly:

Jamie McKelvie (PHONOGRAM, YOUNG AVENGERS) cover for MORNING GLORIES 027.
If you want this cover, let your retailer know! Diamond Order Code MAR138125

Not really fan art, since it’s a variant cover, but maybe some inspiration for your MORNING GLORIES fan art. Be sure to submit it by Friday!

nickspencerly:

Jamie McKelvie (PHONOGRAM, YOUNG AVENGERS) cover for MORNING GLORIES 027.

If you want this cover, let your retailer know! Diamond Order Code MAR138125

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Apr 25

Movies: Director Marc Webb has tweeted an image of “Patient Zero” from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. [Twitter]

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