Awesome Marvel

A look at the latest live-action Marvel series, with the awesome Kristen Ritter in the title role – a failed superhero who attempts to rebuild her life as a detective in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. We’re looking forward to seeing David Tennant as the bad guy. Drops 11/20 on Netflix.

How It Should Have Ended shows a more realistic beginning and ending to Ant-Man. The result is Hank Pym & His Keychain: a 30-minute movie that doesn’t include Ant-Man at all. Though if that’s how things play out then Hank shouldn’t have bothered to recruit Scott.

(SPOILERS) There are many concise recaps of the Civil War comics online, but if you want to be entertained as well Comicstorian’s summary is a great watch. Comics Explained has more details (and also the, uh, comics themselves).

Marvel is releasing animated shorts about the origin stories of the Guardians of the Galaxy to promote their upcoming Disney XD TV show. First up are Star-Lord and Groot. They don’t exactly reveal much, but they’re still fun to watch.

(PG-13 Language) As promised, the first full trailer for Deadpool has dropped, giving us the backstory of mild-mannered Wade Wilson, the experiment that changed him forever, and the emergence of his Merc with a Mouth persona.

This trailer for the Fantastic Four re-reboot is notable for two things. First of all, it’s the most comprehensive look yet at the background stories of Marvel’s royal family. Then there’s its special announcement.

(PG-13 Language) Yeah, we hate trailers for trailers as much as the next guy, but we’ll make an exception for this foul-mouthed trailer hype from the lips of Deadpool himself. Plus, we only have to wait a day for the real deal.

(PG-13 Language) A group of sci-fi and fantasy fans have had it with the barrage of Marvel superhero movies, so they’ve decided to skip Ant-Man. But their Marvel-loving friend Leigh knows how to push their buttons.

Illustrator Josh Lynch has an ongoing series of illustrations where he turns Marvel superheroes into dogs. We can’t decide which one we like best. MODOG is probably the right answer, but we love the Mr. Fantastic dachshund so much.

This Is Productions presents their take on the title sequence for the upcoming live-action Doctor Strange movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. They juxtaposed Strange’s old Marvel comics with The Flaming Lips’ W.A.N.D.

(SPOILERS) Avengers: Age of Ultron is packed with characters, teasers for future Marvel films and as Mr. Sunday Movies points out it, references to the comic books that casual fans won’t recognize.

SNL pokes fun at Marvel’s seeming inability to deliver on a compelling female superhero on screen, as they completely miss the point of Black Widow, and cast her in a romantic comedy. It’s not like DC has done any better.

Animator Leigh Lahav teamed up with How It Should Have Ended to explore the various stages of anticipation, excitement, disappointment, and fanaticism we go through each time we watch a new Marvel movie – and its post-credits scene.

Before you go see Avengers: Age of Ultron – we’ve seen it, it’s a lot to take in by itself but also a lot of fun – check out Vulture’s recap of the movies that lead up to it, starting with the first Iron Man flick.

(PG-13 Language) The Avengers take on The Justice League in this ridiculously over the top cosplay battle from the guys at RackaRacka. Despite Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark’s wonderful toys, the Hulk’s fist is still our favorite weapon.

The debut trailer for Ant-Man assures us that Marvel is sticking to the formula that made a bunch of a-holes household names: equal parts action, comedy and eye candy. Besides, there’s this guy for the wilder stuff.

Butcher Billy’s new series of superhero-themed mashups features post-punk and new wave artists such as The Smiths, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Devo. Get them on various merch on Red Bubble.

Our first glimpse at Avengers: Age of Ultron was heavy on the drama. Then we saw a smattering of humor. And now we have this reassurance that yes, the movie will meet its quota of lighthearted quips and nonchalant badassery.

From the looks of the latest trailer for Daredevil, it looks pretty great, as the blind, but highly perceptive Matt Murdock takes on the underbelly of New York to rid it of its worst thugs. Season one hits Netflix 4/10/15. (Thanks Jonathan!)

The latest trailer for Age of Ultron sees the days getting darker and darker as Tony Stark and Bruce Banners’s unintentionally evil creation wreaks havoc on Earth. And Thor asks a stupid question. (Thanks Brian!)

We already know that cats can be major assholes. As Kaipotainment’s video proves, we really don’t want these deceptively cute furrballs to gain the ability to willfully manipulate metal objects.

Lawyer by day, vigilante by night. This upcoming Netflix series by Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus) is about Matt Murdock, who developed superior sensory perception after being blinded at a young age. Season one drops 4/10/15.

Stan Lee’s original team of superheroes is back for yet another reboot. This time, the focus is on the origin story of Marvel’s four young heroes and their new abilities. We don’t know much about their nemesis, other than it’s a “former friend.”