The Avengers Dream-Teams!

Well, I tried. I really did. But my levels of motivation vary so drastically on a day-to-day basis, attempting to do anything even resembling a regular, weekly feature here on BMR was rather silly. "31 Days Of Halloween" was a nice idea in theory, but I really shouldn't be committing myself to such things until I'm maybe/possibly being paid or otherwise bribed to do so.

Anyhoo, Marvel's "Dark Reign" event is wrapping-up shortly, and with it The Avengers, presumably all three team line-ups, will be drastically changed if they don't outright vanish. There's a lot of speculation going on right now as to what the team rosters are going to look like, but here's my own personal vision of the future...

MIGHTY AVENGERS
























CAPTAIN AMERICA (James "Bucky" Barnes)



















THOR, GOD OF FUCKING THUNDER!!!
























WASP (Hank Pym)
























LUKE CAGE










THE VISION























GIANT GIRL (Cassie Lang)


















HAWKEYE (Clint Barton)
























SHE-HULK (Jennifer Walters)
















SONGBIRD

This would be the main, public team after "Dark Reign" is all said-and-done. The new "Trinity" of Cap, Thor, and Pym would be the forefront; Bucky has done too good a job as Cap to be ousted just because Rogers came back from the dead so damn soon (see below for what I've done with him), and I really loved the exchange between he and Thor during "Secret Invasion". The Odinson himself would be wary to join with Pym, but it would be an uneasy understanding after it was agreed the REAL Hank Pym would never help clone a Thunder God. The oddcouple of Cassie & Vision would move-up from being Young Avengers, Clint finally reclaims his identity and true place in the Marvel U while his wife Mockingbird goes back to her secret agent job, Cage and Songbird realize their destinies as real Superheroes, and She-Hulk rejoins her comrades and returns to the public eye she enjoys so much. Recurring characters would be Edwin Jarvis, Butler of Champions, Cage's wife Jessica Jones & their daughter, Danny Rand AKA Iron Fist, and of course Jocasta, Hank's android "companion" with the personality imprint of his deceased ex-wife who he obsessed over. Because creepy robot-love is a great read, always! The Young Avengers would stop-by often to check on their buddies, Cassie and Vision, while I'm sure romance would often be in the air as Black Widow visits BuckyCap, and the aforementioned Mockingbird teams-up with her hubby Hawkeye. And how could I forget Abe Jenkins, AKA Mach VI, the former Beetle and Songbird's boyfriend? Good times were had by all!

DARK AVENGERS





















JUSTICE (Vance Astro)



















TIGRA
























SLAPSTICK
























ANTI-VENOM (Eddie Brock)















ULTRA GIRL (w/70's Ms. Marvel Costume)
























KOMODO




















CONSTRICTOR























KIA (Killed-In-Action)
























NOMAD (Rikki Barnes)

Former New Warriors and Initiative members hook-up with Eddie Brock and Rikki Barnes; the universe-displaced Nomad becomes a part-time "junior member", while Anti-Venom joins as the final addition to the team, becoming an "underground/proactive" group that hunts-down the remnants of Osborn's reign of terror. Constrictor and Komodo form a classic snake/lizard, teacher/student relationship, Komodo begining her super-career as a bit of a criminal, while Constrictor works on redeeming his own villainous past. Team-leader Justice deals with his own awkward romance with Ultra Girl, and Tigra brings some serious drama to the table in the form of her being impregnated by a Skrull (which is a very long story), and also some Avengers credibility...but that's stretching things a tad. KIA returns thanks to Slapstick's manipulations (for anyone that read the second arc of "The Initiative", you'll know what I'm referring to), but whose body he's using is anyone's guess, his identity also hidden behind a Scarlet Spider mask. These heroes operate outside the law, often going to extreme lengths to get the job done, but S.H.I.E.L.D. more-or-less ignores their activities so long as they do the RIGHT job.

NICK FURY'S NEW AVENGERS




















IRON MAN
























WAR MACHINE




















MS. MARVEL (Carol Danvers)


















WONDER MAN
























BLACK WIDOW (Natasha Romanova)























COLONEL AMERICA (Steve Rogers)




















ANT-MAN (Eric O'Grady)























ARES, GOD OF GODDAMN WAR!!!
























CAPTAIN MARVEL (Noh-Varr)

After being re-instated as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., General Nick Fury assembles his own squadron of fast-acting, global-responding Avengers comprised of those he could trust, whose skills he could use or otherwise manipulate, and a couple of guys just looking to prove themselves. Steve Rogers, freshly back from the grave, gets promoted and becomes Colonel America, as much an ambassador for his home country as he is an active Superhero. Stark and Rhodes reunite and bring with them the usual suspects of Danvers, Williams, Widow, and Ares...who also joins with Fury to keep better watch over his son, Phobos, member of the Secret Warriors. Carol and Simon have an on-again/off-again romance, and Widow could provide an often-needed bridge to Bucky's Avengers team, considering her past with both he and Clint Barton. Iron Man and Steve Rogers bury the hatchet, agreeing to disagree on some issues but also admitting to wrongs on both sides, comitting to allow Nick Fury to run the show once again. Ant-Man gets signed-up so he can be watched as well, his skills more useful working for the Avengers rather than against. Noh-Varr still believes his destiny is as a Protector of Earth, so he takes this chance to wash the stink of Osborn off him for good and becomes the newest man to take-up the mantle of Captain Marvel.

BONUS!!! What About...?
























THE SENTRY

Bobby-boy gets tired of the wacky world Marvel's Earth has become, where nobody remembers he first appeared at the same time as the Fantastic Four, he doesn't know whether to trust Tony Stark or Norman Osborn, and he may-or-may-not be a schizophrenic, all-powerful godling who's also the Supervillain known as The Void. So, he ventures into outerspace, joining-up with the likes of The Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Inhumans, and The Imperial Guard, where there are characters who can match Sentry's power and strength such as Gladiator. The dude could possibly even become the new King of The Inhumans, since he has a past with Crystal and Black Bolt is kinda dead, at the moment anyway.
























HERCULES, PRINCE OF MUTHAF'N POWER!!!
Herc and his sidekick Amadeus Cho were serious contenders for one of my teams, but I feel they belong on their own wandering the Marvel Universe alongside Kid Zeus and the gang. I'm sure he'd pop his head in from time-to-time, especially to say "Hello" to She-Hulk and get on the nerves of a certain God Of Thunder.
























SCARLET WITCH

Wanda is, as far as I'm concerned, bat-shit crazy and should be carefully observed while she remains blassfully unaware of what she did during "House Of M". Brother Voodoo should assign one of his pals to constantly monitor Ms. Maximoff, and should her memory return, all magic-based Superheroes should assemble and make sure she can handle it, or banish her to some unescapable dimension somewhere. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Scarlet Witch, but there's no way I could see any rational person, especially one with an Avengers past, being OK with having Wanda around after she systematically murdered Hawkeye, Vision, Jack Of Hearts, and Scott Lang. Then, she made something like 98% of every mutant alive go powerless, making The X-Men's people an endangered species. Yes, I'm sure they'd all be so forgiving after that.
























QUICKSILVER

Back to X-Factor for Pietro, where he belongs to be the thorn in Gudio's side he so desperately needs. The rivalry between he and Longshot could be legendary, too.




















U.S.AGENT

An Open Letter To John "U.S.Agent" Walker:
Nobody likes you, John Walker. Nobody at all. The only reason you were ever an Avenger in the first place is because Rogers felt sorry for you, and then you go and shove it in his face first by stealing his identity (again) WHILE HE WAS STILL ALIVE, and then after Steve "dies", all you can say is that Norman Osborn's a true patriot and thank god for him. Fuck you, Walker. You're not making the cut on my watch, you goddamned crummy wannabe!

31 Days Of Halloween: Day Eleven

LORD OF THE BLACK LAGOON by Nocturals23

Not much to say here, that's one amazing painting. Happy Sunday!

The Weekend Warriors Wrap-Up!

Welcome to my little slice of Nerd News Heaven, where you'll find tidbits about whateverthehell I may find interesting, or have found interesting, about the past week. The order of News Items are random, as I can't be expected to remember that kind of thing...they're posted as my memory activates. So there.

• Seth Rogen's choice to suit-up as The Green Hornet continues to amaze me, but the guy got in friggin' shape for the part! Good on you, Seth! Anyway, pics of him and the Asian dude that's Not-Stephen-Chow can be seen Rightatthisverylink.

• For serial? Adrien Brody has been cast as the lead in Robert Rodriguez's "Predator(s)" movie-reboot. You know, I don't have so much a problem with this since the plot is apparently a spaceship full of random dudes, or possibly criminals or something, crash-lands on the Predators' home planet and they naturally become the easiest targets in Predator history; they don't even have to leave home. I'm guessing Brody will be "The Brains" of the outfit, considering the other guys cast seem to be a pack of bruisers reminiscent of the 1987 original. So long as someone's spine is dangling from a bloody, clawed hand before too long, I'll be happy...and it's NOT John Cena in the starring role, which has been rumored.

• One of my favorite lesser-known comic characters, Brother Voodoo, finally gets his (voo)due this week as the first issue of his ongoing series debuted. Having inherited the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme from Stephen Strange, the now-labeled Doctor Voodoo kicks the ass of Black Magic with his own mastery of the Dark Arts, something Strange never tried before. Outside the box, Steve. Check-out a great review of the issue, over at MajorSpoilers!

• Well...I just don't know what to think anymore. Marge Simpson has appeared "in the nude" on Playboy, or will come November. Now, cartoon porn has its place in this crazy, mixed-up world, because without it certain people would be robbed of their need to see demonic tentacles do rude things to unsuspecting, cheerful schoolgirls, and you DON'T want to see those kind of people repressed and frustrated. But...Marge? This is just a shade removed from seeing a best friend's Mother on the cover of Playboy, which is some cases may be OK depending on who we're talking about here, but in this case I just feel bad for Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Homer's probably not too thrilled about it, either. But Moe? Moe is the real winner here, folks. He finally gets to see Midge naked.
  

• After pulling-out of the fight due to a torn MCL, Mark "The Hammer" Coleman will be replaced by Forrest Griffen in the fight against Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. This of course will be Tito's first fight in a few years, since he hasn't competed since his loss to Lyoto Machida. Griffin will be stepping into the Octagon for the first time since he GOT THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF HIM by Anderson "The Spider" Silva a couple months back, and while I'd usually be rooting for Forrest, the guy has become a straight-up asshole since he ran away like a bitch after the fight. Ortiz isn't much of a better choice to go for in my mind, but I'd at least like to see him win and rub it in a bit more in Dana's face. But if Griffen wins, he may have to rethink his game-plan a bit before getting back in there again...

• Matt Serra versus Frank Trigg? I'm fucking THERE, man!

• WEC 43 was last night, and what an incredible show it was! Each fighter was there to bring it, all of them just going buck-wild and swinging for the fences. I was personally disappointed that Donald "The Cowboy" Cerrone didn't pull it off and get his much-anticipated rematch against Jamie Varner, but Ben Henderson would certainly be the next guy I'm going to love seeing kick the shit out of ol' bitch-ass Jamie. I just read that Lorenzo Fertitta made the call to double the "Fight Of The Night" award for Cerrone & Henderson, which was a 5-round war, from $10,000 to $20,000 each. That's fucking awesome right there.

• Wanna see the craziest "Amalgam" of a Marvel and DC character? Head over here, and make Mike Sterling a regular part of your day while you're at it.
  

• HEY NOW!!! Hasn't even been a month, and already the first downloadable character for "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" has been revealed: CARNAGE!!! While I originally thought to myself what a waste of space yet another symbiote was going to be in the game, I quickly changed my mind when I read about his in-game character. Hardly just a clone or skin of Spidey and Venom, Carnage is going to be an all-new character with unique moves and, well...fuck "Maximum Carnage" and all that, but I no longer care...he looks AWESOME.

• The Baltimore Comic-Con was this past weekend. The Mondo Marvel panel had the usual suspects of Bendis, Fraction, Aaron, and Claremont, thankfully no Loeb. Wanna know why thankfully? Because that allowed Bendis to take a few pot-shots at Rulk, and that NEVER gets old. Claremont spoke at length about future plans for "X-Men Forever", and the three people who give a shit squee'd with delight, I'm sure. After making the usual jokes about killing more characters people are in love with such as Luke Cage and Spider-Woman, Bendis didn't really say too much of note other than "The Siege", Marvel's upcoming mini-event that supposedly puts a stop to "Dark Reign", will shake-up The Avengers more than they've been shaken-up since "Disassembled" happened. And since they've more-or-less been fucked with constantly since then, that's a pretty bold statement. A portly, bearded fellow dressed as Thor chimed-in, soon followed by a kid dressed as Captain America and a confused teenager decked-out as Frank Castle. This all led to Bendis and Aaron getting ideas, so hopefully they all got really, really drunk that night and forgot about it.

• The quote/story of the week actually comes from the DC Nation panel at the BCC of all places, where a 56-year-old fan who had been reading Green Lantern since issue #4 closed the show with this heart-warming speech after explaining how he bought his first comic at a candy store for a dime: "Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you've been doing with Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps. There's never been a better time to be a fan of Green Lantern". Aaaawwww...You know when you've written a story about Zombie Superheroes-turned-evil ripping the hearts out of innocent people's chests, and it's beloved by a guy who's been with the book since the goddamn 60's, you have succeeded. Geoff Johns, I salute you.
  

"CAN YOU DIG IT?!"

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: I Just Finished It.

Yo. So I just finished beating "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" for the XBOX360 the other day, for the second time in a row. The second being on Hard difficulty, of course. I unlocked every character and most of the Boosts that are worth-while, so I feel the game has been thoroughly conquered.

Overall it was a pretty good game, but felt incredibly short compared to the first offering and especially considering the wait. Honestly, I HATED having to play the Pro-Reg side to unlock things like Spidey's "Iron Spider" costume; bowing-down to super-bitch Maria Hill, then slapping-around a teenager after he calls you traitors? Yeah, I felt all warm-n-fuzzy inside after that one. They just make no bones about the fact you have made the POOR FUCKING CHOICE joining Iron Man's team, despite the fact you can now use Songbird (awesome!) and Mr. Fantastic (sweet...?)!

Ben Grimm & Norman Osborn...On the same side?! I'M THERE!!!

The new characters range from cool and fun (Goblin, Iron Fist, Juggernaut), to utterly useless wastes of a good spot (Penance). I often found myself wishing the characters that made cameos and teamed-up with you, such as Cable, Bishop, She-Hulk, and Hercules, would have made far-more logical and enjoyable choices rather than throwing a notorious frown-inducer like Robbie Baldwin into the mix just to complete The Thunderbolts motif. And if they really needed another 'Bolt, why not someone more respectable like Moonstone, Radioactive Man (you'll get your due one day, Chen), or Bullseye?

The returning characters also varied in quality, and reasoning. Did Daredevil really need to be there when Iron Fist, Deadpool, and Wolverine were on the roster? He's a great character, sure...but he also played almost zero part in "Civil War" other than being arrested, and in-game he feels like a bland choice put-up against the aforementioned. Iceman? Really? Was there honestly a need for him to come back? Bobby wasn't in "Civil War" at all outside of the X-Men's mini where little happened of note, and his appearance in UA2 just screams "rehash" and "laziness". This is the spot that angers me the most, because not only was it totally wasted, it was the last one announced, meaning all of us were waiting in anticipation; were they truly saving the best for last? Another all-new, fan-demanded character like Emma Frost, Nova, or The Sentry? No. It was friggin' ICEMAN with his horrible surfer-voice and the totally-rad alternate costume of wearing a leather jacket over his ice-form. Dork.

The God Of Thunder & Spider-Man takin' care of business...

The fact that Thor had to be unlocked angered me, because you're already having to unlock two brand-new characters in Phoenix and Hulk, now you have to almost beat the game once just to get another repeat? An awesome repeat, mind you, but still. Hulk was fun when I finally unlocked him 2/3rds through my second run, but was disappointed to find his alternate costume was Rulk. I mean, of course it was...but I was crossing my fingers hoping for World War Hulk, or at the very least Mr. Fixit. Loeb wins this round...

And that's another thing that kinda stunk...the alternate costumes. Most of them were designed by the game developers, referring to them as "tributes" to other, existing ones. You know, costumes fans would LIKE to see. Daredevil again fails, with his being a lousy kevlar vest-version similar to his 90's armor. So why not just do the 90's armor, or something even easier with more of a fanbase like his yellow costume? The Ultimate costumes are also dated now, with most of the characters featured not even having Ultimate versions to speak of thanks to Loebicron eating the planet. Can't we just have maybe the spikey-mutated Thing, or for god's sake the brown-and-yellow costume for Wolvie instead of that TERRIBLE goateed Ultimate loser? Of course there's some good in the mix, like Green Goblin's alternate being Hobgoblin, Thor's JMS-inspired design, Spider-Man's Iron-Spider, and Venom's original look, but those barely make-up for the weak S.H.I.E.L.D. armor Ms. Marvel has (rather than something awesome and easy like her 70's look or Binary), Iron Man's 80's red-and-yellow armor (because there's not like, 37 versions they could use that are a different shade at least, or anything), and whateverthehell Songbird's "extreme"-looking sunglasses and leather pants is supposed to be, assuming their intentions weren't to make Melissa Gold look like a cheap hooker.

The Incredible Hulk prepares to SMASH a poor, puny human!

One thing I LOVED about the first UA is the multiple costumes, and that a lot of them actually gave you a new character skin such as Thor's Beta Ray Bill, Iron Man's War Machine, Ghost Rider's Vengeance AND Phantom Rider, etc. Could the developers not really care enough to give us a Screaming Mimi or Speedball skin? Did they really think anyone cared to play as shirtless Penance, complete with bleeding scabs? I'm sure a lot of these things will pop-up as DLC, but the fact that we now have to pay extra for things that were free in the first game kinda totally sucks. Making the graphics and Fusions all neat-and-pretty in favor of gutting things that made Ultimate Alliance special in the first place isn't exactly a great move, or a nice one. Besides, in-game the graphics hardly matter; you can certainly tell the difference, but I'm sure everyone would like to see a more-customizable team than a sparklier one.

Nanite Fury was a big let-down for me personally, as the game's final boss; he had a lame design, the story build-up to his debut was predictable and full of bait-and-switch crap. Tinkerer's with you to help find the culprit, and what do you know, he betrays you at the first chance he gets! And what's that? You wanted a big-name villain along the lines of Dr. Doom or Thanos, after five years of waiting for this sequel? Sorry, you get Nick Fury possessed by 90's Liefeld armor! YES!!! And he even has spikey feet and one glowing eye! And guess what, disappointed Marvelites? He's also the final unlockable character in the game, robbing yet another spot from a more-deserving one. You know, someone like ANYONE, any damn thing would have been a more welcome addition instead of Nanite Fury, complete with the powers of several mini-bosses. Radical. And this sad abomination doesn't even have an alternate costume choice, so you can't even PRETEND you're playing as the actual Nick Fury...you must use RoboColonel, or not at all.

Ladies And Gentlemen...Mac "Venom" Gargan, kills bitches dead.

So yeah...in other words, I would have loved this if it came-out a year or two after the first UA, but after waiting half a decade, I'm left wanting more and feeling a little bit let-down. Juggernaut was a cool and unique character to throw at us whiny critics, but again, time spent porting-over guys like Iceman and Daredevil, time we know could have been used on better costumes or Emma Frost, leaves a somewhat bitter aftertaste.

FAVORITE CHARACTER: Thor wins this one, thanks to his screen-clearing moves, two great costumes, and perfect voice; The Odinson, once unlocked, never left my team.

WORST CHARACTER: Mr. Fantastic/Iceman/Nanite Fury, I couldn't pick just one to hate. All three are useless, two of them make no sense even being playable, and thinking about it makes me want to hit something because anyone from Punisher to Nova would have been better choices.

MAIN TEAM: Thor, Deadpool, Hulk, and Venom. After I finally found the last Gamma-thing and unlocked Hulk, he quickly became a favorite thanks to his moves and voice basically being ported from the earlier "Incredible Hulk" game, which is a free-roaming adventure where you can smash NYC to the ground, use cars as boxing gloves, and the skins range from The Maestro to Abomination. Anything that reminds me of that game is A-OK in my book. Deadpool and Venom show-up virtually unchanged from the first UA, which is fine because they were two favorites in that one, too. I usually alternated Venom with either Songbird or Invisible Woman, my two favorite Marvel women, to add some visual-appeal, plus Songbird is REALLY fun to play as.

BIGGEST SURPRISE: I never gave Spider-Man much of a chance in the original "Ultimate Alliance", but after unlocking his Iron-Spidey costume, I discovered he was actually pretty fun and he became a regular alternate on my team. Oh, and seeing goddamn Equinox show-up was befuttling, to say the least.

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Did I already mention Iceman and Nanite Fury? Yes? Well, then the lack of an original storyline kinda brought the whole experience down, I suppose I'd have to say. "Secret War" and "Civil War" were whatever they were to whomever read them; to me the first was a rather confusing saga that gave Bendis an excuse to put Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Captain America on the same team and give himself a fan-service reach-around. Yes, it supposedly led-in to what would become the outlook of the Marvel Universe for years to come, but take it away and most people wouldn't even notice. In other words, not important enough to base a game off of. "Civil War" was so passionately loved or hated, to say it was a risky plot to introduce to the mainstream, especially the concept of Iron Man as a douchebag when Robert Downey Jr. is telling us the opposite, is an understatement. First of all, it's not "two games in one" as I've seen game designers tell people; one half you're with Captain America or Iron Man, and the other half you're fighting nanite-people no matter what side you chose. The differences between sides aren't too dramatic, either: you fight bosses and mini-bosses that have similar powers and are more-or-less skins of each other, such as Cable/Bishop and Yellowjacket/Goliath, but you're running around virtually the same levels and you're usually stuck wanting to pick a character that's exclusive to the OTHER side. I'd rather have had a fluid storyline where NONE of my favorite heroes were portrayed as massive dicks, I could pick who I WANTED to be on my team at all times, and that basically my video games and comic books didn't mix outside of mutual inspirations; I paid money for "Ultimate Alliance 2", not "Civil War: The Game", and giving me Juggernaut to keep me quiet isn't going to work for very long.

"I'm The Juggernaut, Bitch!"...And he's also GameStop-Exclusive, folks!

WHAT'S THE SCORE?: The game was fun and provided me with a few days worth of genuine fanboy enjoyment, mostly out of the surprises like teaming-up with Firestar and the wacky mini-boss fight of A-Bomb & Justice, but also due to familiar-yet-upgraded gameplay. However, I wanted more than anything a true sequel to the first UA, which gave us the "Galactus Seeks Revenge" cliffhanger ending, and instead we got as I've said..."Civil War: The Game". The thing is, I most certainly would have bought BOTH a true sequel and a comic adaption of CW, and I'm sure many people would have as well. Like I mentioned, basing a very successful video game franchise on a comic that a LOT of fans have said doomed the Marvel Universe was perhaps not so wise, and limiting character selection-choices to the sides you pick, despite the appearances of people like Gambit not making ANY sense, seriously hurt the overall quality; if you want to match-up continuity, go all the way or knock it the fuck off. I wanted to use Songbird the ENTIRE game, not just half of it, thank you very much.

So-so character selection? Check. Only one alternate costume (at the most) per character, most of which totally suck? Check. Half of the game makes you feel like a complete asshole, if you even bother to play it? Double-check. I'm not saying there's nothing good about the game, it was a lot of fun to play and unlock everything and finally assemble my Thor/Deadpool/Venom/Hulk fanboy wet-dream-team. But it all just felt like an extended downloadable map, a "Civil War" mission if you will, rather than a sequel I've been waiting on for half a friggin' decade.

"Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" gets THREE ANGRY SCREAMING MIMI'S out of FIVE for being a fun game with good replay value if you can stomach being smarmy-douchecock Tony Stark's bitch for one half, but otherwise a lot more let-downs and disappointments than I'm used to from this franchise.

31 Days Of Halloween: Days Eight & Nine

TRICK 'R TREAT by voya

Friday's pic brings back great memories of Trick-r-Treating's past, although I'm relatively sure I was never any of the characters featured above. Yoda provides the perfect geek-moderator between DC's Caped Crusader and Marvel's Webbed Wonder, all patiently awaiting their candy. Or perhaps it's a sting, and Joker, Vader, and Doc Ock are all waiting behind that door. Only voya knows for sure...

THE MUMMY by Pharoahscurse

Not much to say, other than LOOK at that creepy yellow eye, and the rotting flesh oozing out from beneath the wrappings. It's a great depiction of the horror movie classic, rather than Brendan Frasier's "Watch me scream at things" movie franchise. The artist is appropriately named, too. Happy weekend!

31 Days Of Halloween: Days Six, Seven, & Eight

Yes, I've been horribly lazy the last couple of days...sue me. Actually, don't. Making-up for it with another triple post of spooky-goodness, here's what should have been Tuesday's entry:

ZOMBIE TINKERBELL by NoFlutter

Hey, I have a thing for zombiefied versions of...anything, really. And what could be better than an undead take on Disney's cutest little "Hot Topic" poster-child? Really, I just looked for "zombies" on DeviantArt, and decided to just not fight the facts anymore: That website has been overrun with tweens and goth-girls, so when you look for something even remotely related to horror and Halloween, you're going to have to sift through dozens upon dozens of pics of "vampires hugging", "vampires who are also cat-people hugging", and in the case of zombies, zombie-versions of everything goth-girls love such as Disney characters and "Nightmare Before Christmas" garbage. So there you have it, Zombie Tinkerbell...looking oh-so cute in her horrifying way. Wednesday's entry:

JASON by Roboworks

Something more my speed, as finally searching for "Friday The 13th" actually turned-up this great piece of work done by the mysterious Roboworks. I really dig the eerie yellow eyes peeking from behind the hockey mask, and the sunset colors mix with the blood-red in the water really, really nicely. This one beat-out a picture of Winnie The Pooh-as-Jason, and a Hello Kitty dressed in the attire, as well. I just figured, you know, why not stick with the original for once? Finally, today's entry:

GREMLINS by svenolgson22

Now THAT is a badass "Gremlins" poster! So far the only search I did on DeviantArt today that DIDN'T turn-up images of gothic characters hugging each other (seriously, just search around. It's ridiculous how many there are, and the varieties), and you can see why; Gremlins are nott o be hugged, only feared and/or enjoyed from a safe distance. Stripe, the main antagonistic Gremlin from the movies, appears here in devilish red looking ready for chaos and to make ka-ka out of that pesky Gizmo...but it better be soon, before he busts-out the "Rambo" gear again.