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Get To Know The "Young Avengers"

January 16, 2013, 2:35 pm
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The next generation of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a lot to live up to. Marvel is really on a ” being a teenage superhero is hard ” kick.

After the success of Young Avengers 2008, Marvel wanted to revisit them in a way that remained trued to Allan Heinberg's characters. Enter Kieron Gillen. A veteran Marvel writer, Gillen has had stints penning Thor and Uncanny X-Men among others before taking the helm for Young Avengers.

Buzzfeed chatted with Gillen via email about the new series and what it means to be 18 and a superhero.

BuzzFeed: Who are the Young Avengers?

Kieron Gillen: Avengers who are young. That's entirely a lie.

Young Avengers are a group of teenagers who, inspired by the original Avengers, started being superheroes. It all went wrong. Some of them died. Other of them wish they did. They all decided, no, let's not do this any more.

That's the story so far. We come in when a youthful Loki puts his oar in, and manipulates them into putting the band together.

It's not about being an Avenger with a membership card. This is about the ideal. It's a book about saving the world because you have to.


BF: What can you tell new readers about each member of the team?

Gillen: Team isn't the word, really. This is a book about a group of people. Young Avengers is about using the concept of superhero fiction to look at everything — absolutely everything — about being 18. From waking up in the bed with beautiful strange alien boys to working a crappy job where you know you're wasting all your talents, we transform it into superhero narrative. There's also fights. We're not stupid.

Brief bio of core cast!

Kid Loki: Reincarnated form of Norse Mischief god. Like Tom Hiddleston but with less pubic hair.

Wiccan: Billy Kaplan. Enormously powerful reality warper and dirty great geek. Going out with...

Hulkling: Teddy Altman. Prince of the Skrull Empire, hiding out on Earth. Shapechanger. Nothing to do with the hulk bar the color.

Hawkeye; Kate Bishop. Lady Hawkguy! Has bow, shoot things. Arrows or one liners, she's not fussy.

Miss America: Miss America Chavez. Mysterious dimension-skipping wearer of hotpants, big doc boots and jacket. Puncher of Loki's face.

Marvel Boy: Noh-Varr. Ex-Avenger. Ex-wearer of hotpants. An Alien Kree boy and hipster pop-cultural obsessive of Earth.

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This Horror Movie Villain Made Del Toro Pee His Pants

January 16, 2013, 2:39 pm
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But can you blame him? This thing is horrifying.

Source: google.com

During an interview with IGN about his new horror flick Mama, Guillermo del Toro revealed the scariest movie monster he ever saw.

As a kid it's part of the challenge. "I'm brave enough. I'm old enough. I'm going to see it." And I remember literally, when I was a kid, I literally peed my pants when I was watching Night Gallery. The episode The Doll. When the doll shows up, I'm not making this up, I physically lost control of my bladder.

The interview also talks to stars Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, better known as Jaime Lannister. Watch the whole thing over at IGN.

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Britney Spears Singing Baby Over And Over Is The Soundtrack To Hell

January 17, 2013, 7:49 am
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With a spattering of “crazy” for flavor. Enjoy.

Source: youtube.com  /  via: doobybrain.com

Because he hates us, and himself, YouTube user Evdex catalogued every instance of anyone singing "Baby" or "Crazy" in a Britney Spears song. In chronological order.

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Joker's Demented Motives For "Death Of The Family" Revealed

January 17, 2013, 8:12 am
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He was only trying the help! With the conclusion of Death In The Family next month, the Clown Prince's brutal revenge comes to a head.

Image by DC Entertainment

Last October DC launched Death of the Family, lauding it as the most terrifying cross-over event in contemporary comics. And its been living up to the hype.

Brainchild of Scott Snyder, the story is of Joker's grand revenge on Batman by targeting his friends and family including by not limited to Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Robin, Red Hood, and Alfred. Spread across half a dozen comic book series over several months. Gotham's Clown Prince of Crime will bring his year long plan to fruition in Batman #17.

As all the plot threads from various comic books are brought back together, DC promises an unforgettable conclusion that "will change the Bat-family forever."

Snyder hinted at the psychological game Joker is playing with Bruce:

Joker is coming at Batman from a place of very personal terror for me. And a place of personal guilt, and also a place of great personal anxiety. So I think he is coming after Bruce in a way that is getting at a very, very personal story for Bruce. Because as much as Bruce loves the Family, you could make the accusation that in some ways he wishes he could stop worrying about them. Does that me he wishes they didn't exist? Of course not. Does that mean he doesn't love them? No, of course not. But that's the way the Joker interprets it. The Joker says, 'You've become slow and weak, and you've become nothing of the Batman I used to know. So deep down I know you're unhappy. And I've heard you think this almost (not in a supernatural way, but just in a kind of figurative way),' So he says, 'Let me grant you your wish, because I'm here to serve you. And we'll have so much fun afterwards.'

DC released two never before seen pieces of interior art from Batman #17. They're so hot off the press, they haven't even been colored yet.

Image by DC Entertainment

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5 Pretty Pretty Princess Superheroes Will Make Your Day

January 17, 2013, 12:53 pm
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"30 Rock" Answers The Question "Why Didn't Jack And Liz Hook Up?"

January 18, 2013, 9:44 am
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Kind of. In the world of television, when two characters of the opposite gender have an antagonistic relationship, obviously they're going to sleep together. Except these two.

Source: youtube.com

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This Martian River Once Ran Through Rolling Highlands

January 18, 2013, 9:45 am
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The Red Planet is giving up her secrets at an alarming rate. Scientists at the European Space Agency recently showed off the latest evidence that Mars was once very Earthlike.

Image by ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Combining information from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) and recent color channel data, the European Space Agency (ESA) stitched together this view of the Reull Vallis on Mars.

The image delivers striking evidence to Mars' watery past, with the riverlike channel showing signs of being formed by running flowing water. The surrounding landscape is hypothesized to once have been rolling highlands with smooth plains, the Reull river tributaries cutting through the terrain.

ESA scientists place the valley itself at a width of over four miles and a depth nearing 1,000 feet. Linear features on the valley floor were mostly likely formed by debris and ice in a process similar to the formation of glacial valleys here on Earth.

Using the color-coded version of the image (below) the ESA model shows off the topography of the Reull Vallis. The depth of the main channel is coded in blue, which contrasts drastically with the nearby red heights of Promethei Terra Highlands and their smooth, rounded mountaintops.

Image by ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Using the information provided by the HRSC, the ESA created a computer-generated perspective of the Reull Vallis. From this angle the viewer can plainly see a tributary branch of the river breaking off to the left.

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Definitive Proof Hand Sanitizer Is Useless

January 18, 2013, 12:56 pm
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You are going to get sick. You might as well just give in.

Most hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes claim to kill 99% of germs. Which sounds great. Until you start to think about it. A quick look at your average day only proves it's a miracle we aren't all dead of the Black Plague.

Escalator Handrail: 3,000,000 Germs

Escalator Handrail: 3,000,000 Germs

After dousing yourself in hand sanitizer, you're still walking away with 30,000 germs on your hands. But at least you got to the office.

Information source.

Image by Photo: Shutterstock

Keyboard: 288,000 Germs

Keyboard: 288,000 Germs

Despite a quick aerosol spray, your morning LolCat perusal just netted you another 2,880 possible flu viruses.

Information source.

Image by Photo: Shutterstock

Office Desk: 10,000,000 Germs

Office Desk: 10,000,000 Germs

Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things since 1% of the germs crawling all over your desk numbers around 100,000.

Information source.

Image by Photo: Shutterstock

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Atlantis And America Go To War In "Justice League" #16

January 18, 2013, 1:39 pm
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With Aquaman stuck in the middle. Will he be able to bring the warring factions together or be forced to choose a side? Buzzfeed got an exclusive look inside the explosive new issue.

Image by DC Entertainment

Losing their faith in the Justice League, the United States gears up to go to war with Atlantis, setting in motion a chain of events the will culminate with the creation of the Justice League of America.

Meanwhile, with his allegiance split between the League and his own people, Aquaman is barely able to hold his own against the Ocean Master as the Throne of Atlantis story arc heats up.

Justice League #16 was written by Geoff Johns. The art and cover are by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado respectively, with backup story art by Gary Frank.

Image by DC Entertainment

Image by DC Entertainment

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Sadly This "Star Wars" Megaman Game Isn't Real

January 18, 2013, 3:57 pm
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Yet. If any indie developers wanted to turn Ty Letteu's art into a game, no one would complain.

Run by Ty Lettau, Sound of Design specializes in stylized video game art prints. A designer by trade, Lettau lives in San Francisco with his wife. He even gives each "level" a blurb to describe how such a side-scroller mash-up would play out.

Source: society6.com

Join young Obiwan Kenobi and Qui Gon Jin as they face off against Darth Maul. Get Obiwan through the gates in time, or your master will die.

Source: society6.com

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Sleeping Puppy Melts Under Its Own Cuteness

January 20, 2013, 10:25 am
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3 Important PSAs From "Lord Of The Rings"

January 20, 2013, 10:34 am
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A Look Back At The First Presidential Inauguration Photo

January 21, 2013, 10:04 am
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Over 150 years ago, inauguration history was made when John Wood captured this image. James Buchanan was sworn into office during a tumultuous time for the Capitol Building.

Source: memory.loc.gov

On March 4th, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States. To celebrate the occasion, John Wood took the first known photo of a Presidential inauguration. The long exposure time captures the movement of the crowd of upwards of 25,000 people who came to witness the inaugural address. In the process of making history, Wood preserved in interesting moment in the building's history.

In 1857, the Capitol Building was in the midst of a prolonged, expensive construction period. Marble blocks littered the east plaza, causing the supervisory engineer to construct a wooden platform over the stones to provide a safe viewing area for the inaugural crowd. The wooden planks are plainly visible in the forefront of the image.

On the right of the photo people can clearly be seen standing outside the windows of the second floor of the still unfinished Senate wing expansion. The top of the Capitol is out of frame, most likely on purpose to disguise the lack of dome, which would not be fully complete for another four years. Of course, the scaffolding is still visible along with brave souls catching a birds eye view of Buchanan.

For comparison, below is a photo of the Capitol Building taken during construction sometime between 1857 and 1863.

Source: research.archives.gov

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Did A Superman Character Get A "Man Of Steel" Sex Change?

January 22, 2013, 7:56 am
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The game is afoot! Eagle-eyed sleuths noticed something peculiar about one of Clark Kent's roster of friends. (Warning: Spoilers inside!)

Over the weekend, IMDB might have spilled the beans. The site, not always an arbiter of correct casting, listed Rebecca Buller as Jenny Olsen in the new Man of Steel remake by Zack Snyder. Yet no actor is listed as Jimmy Olsen.

A quick perusal of the trailer shows what appears to be Buller at the 1:53 mark fleeing from a crumbling building with Lawrence Fishburne. Fishburne is playing Perry White, traditionally cast as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. Couple that with Buller's attire and official-looking lanyard, and the case can be made Jimmy Olsen is dead, long live Jenny Olsen.

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That Time Brooke Shields Played Wonder Woman

January 22, 2013, 8:17 am
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By Hera! Normally when old college photos resurface on the Internet, it's not a good thing. This is not one of those times.

Source: robot6.comicbookresources.com

As part of her college experience, Brooke Shields joined the Triangle Club at Princeton. Yes, that Triangle Club.

During the club's production of Star-Spangled Banter in 1986, Shields shimmied into Wonder Woman's costume to play the Amazon Princess. The Tumblr DC Women Kicking Ass has even more photos of Shields on their site.

Source: dcwomenkickingass

Source: dcwomenkickingass

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Disney Acquisition Was Pre-Ordained In "Empire Strikes Back"

January 22, 2013, 9:47 am
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This Maze Took 7 Years To Draw

January 22, 2013, 2:23 pm
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And will take eternity to solve.

Source: spoon-tamago.com  /  via: reddit.com

In Japan, Twitter use Kya7y came across an insanely detailed maze. A whopping 33 x 23 inches, the maze was created by her father over 30 years ago. Over a period of 7 years her father, a janitor at a public university, doodled the intricate loops and dead ends in his free time.

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Stop What You Are Doing And Look At Ponies In Sweaters

January 23, 2013, 7:15 am
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Look at their adorable high-fashion hairstyles! With Scotland temperatures hovering around freezing, these Shetland ponies are ready to brave the day.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

As part of Scotland's latest tourism campaign, "Visit Scotland", Fivla and Millhouse were commissioned to prance about on camera in these dashing cardigans.

Read more about their style over at the Daily Mail.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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20 Hilariously Wrong "Lord Of The Rings" Subtitles

January 23, 2013, 7:46 am
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11 Comic Villains Masquerading As Doctors

January 23, 2013, 10:26 am
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Blowing the lid off this bogus docorate cover-up. Marvel and DC, please respond.

In the comic book world, much like in the real one, having "Doctor" in front of your name garners respect. But is it earned? Somewhere out there, a super-villain diploma mill is making a killing.

Let's look at the worst offenders.

"Doctor" Doom - Nemesis: Fantastic Four

"Doctor" Doom - Nemesis: Fantastic Four

Victor von Doom was expelled from University after causing a massive explosion. He doesn't even have his Bachelor degree. While Doom may claim to have received his Ph.D. from the Latverian university, it is null and void since you can't just give yourself doctorates.

Via: marvel.com

"Doctor" Spectro - Nemesis: Justice League

"Doctor" Spectro - Nemesis: Justice League

Spectro was a fake supervillain created to cover up the exploits of the Captain Atom project. Of course, things went off script when Tom Emery decided to REALLY be a bad guy. Fake or real, Emery doesn't have a doctorate.

Via: dc.wikia.com

"Doctor" Sun - Nemesis: Fantastic Four

"Doctor" Sun - Nemesis: Fantastic Four

Sun is an alien robot with an organic brain. Any Ph.D. acquired on on other worlds is not viable for peer review on Earth due to LACK OF PEERS.

Via: marvel.com

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