Chip Cataldo Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Marvel's positive portrayal of Science and problem solving inspired a lot of people to higher learning. ...if only they would have inspired the people making this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hog Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Marvel's positive portrayal of Science and problem solving inspired a lot of people to higher learning. ...if only they would have inspired the people making this film. Quote of the day. Just saw this trailer in the theater. I must say, I was equally uninspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze_rules Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The next released photo. 'Reed Richards' Inspects A Mysterious Device In New Still From FANTASTIC FOUR Looks like a mock-up for a new stadium. ...actually, as a long time reader of Discover magazine..... it seems to resemble components that could be used for a miniature Particle Accelerator..... like the ones used in the recent discoveries of the "God Particle" a.k.a. Higgs Bosen. I could see where something like this could be applied to the opening of the Negative Zone.... at least from a fictional standpoint. I'm one of those weirdos who likes some hard pseudo science to increase believability....like Intersteller. Not to mention the possibility of inspiring a future Einstein. Back in the day, Marvel's positive portrayal of Science and problem solving inspired a lot of people to higher learning. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u wow. There are other science weirdos here. Great hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's interesting to remember that the Thing was one the most popular characters in the Marvel Universe in the 60's and 70's and most of the 80's, but now is barely even used in the comics. From 74 to 83 he was in two full time comics (Fantastic Four and Marvel Two-in-one - THREE if you count the reprints of the FF in Marvel's Greatest Comics which published through 1981), and made numerous appearances in other comics (Super Villain Team-Up, Defenders, Captain Marvel, Marvel Fanfare, etc.) as well as the FF Annuals and Giant Size and Treasury Editions.... then even had his own 36 issue series after Two-in-one ended. But then... what happened? Byrne booted him out of the FF and replaced him with She-Hulk and it's been downhill ever since.... Really a shame because he's such a great personality and wonderfully complex character... Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amadeus Arkham Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can't help but feel that this movie will be a decent to good movie, but it will be so disconnected from the known comic characters that it will still be a letdown to a majority of comic book fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going to top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeklo Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 why does it have to? :shrug: greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going to top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? That Batman vs. Superman trailer was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going to top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? That Batman vs. Superman trailer was terrible. No it wasn't. It's wasn't anything amazing yet. But it gave clarity to part of the tension from Man of Steel will be Superman being viewed as one of the aliens that caused all that destruction. I can see how Luthor would use this to convince Superman to do something beneficial to mankind, like taking out a vigilante like Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going to top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? That Batman vs. Superman trailer was terrible. No it wasn't. It's wasn't anything amazing yet. But it gave clarity to part of the tension from Man of Steel will be Superman being viewed as one of the aliens that caused all that destruction. I can see how Luthor would use this to convince Superman to do something beneficial to mankind, like taking out a vigilante like Batman. Yes it was terrible. Pretentious, portentous piffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So how does the next Fantastic Four trailer going to top the recent Star Wars and Batman vs. Superman trailers we just saw? That Batman vs. Superman trailer was terrible. No it wasn't. It's wasn't anything amazing yet. But it gave clarity to part of the tension from Man of Steel will be Superman being viewed as one of the aliens that caused all that destruction. I can see how Luthor would use this to convince Superman to do something beneficial to mankind, like taking out a vigilante like Batman. Yes it was terrible. Pretentious, portentous piffle. OK kids, today's secret word of the day is piffle. When you hear the word 'piffle', scream as loud as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 AHHHHHHHHHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Aghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Arkham Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The next trailer should just be 2:10 of the phrase "We're selling the rights back to Marvel" in as many languages as time allows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I think if I had to be honest, I've more interested in the FF trailer than I am in the Ant-man trailer greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Namor Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I think if I had to be honest, I've more interested in the FF trailer than I am in the Ant-man trailer Not me, I'm equally lulled into a sense of sardonicism. The studio with the better track record wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 I do have to agree the more successful studio that also ties its license to merchandising will bring the greatest value. And with Marvel, it has utilized its Disney parent wisely in distributing characters that otherwise would never get attention. Even a few years back before all the news about X-Men: Apocalypse or Guardians of the Galaxy, I was seeing figures from these movies like Apocalypse at a Walmart through the mini-figure collection. Warner on the other hand had allowed characters like Wonder Woman, Batgirl and Catwoman - which could have appeal to female collectors - to become limited collector items. And when you visit Walmart or Target, Marvel characters usually have a 2:1 ratio over DC character distribution. And the DC/Warner section is primarily dominated by Batman or Superman figures in different colors. Though over the past year, I have noticed DC changing this now, and starting to distribute Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman more through these retailers in addition to the Big Two. License Magazine - Top 150 Global Licensors In looking at the top of the list, it is no surprise at all Disney Consumer Products is the top licensor globally valued at $40.9 billion. But that is a combination of traditional Disney characters, Marvel, Star Wars and ESPN products. How much of that is made up of Marvel characters is not really declared. But if you go to Disney Consumer Products' website, it is probably stated somewhere on there. Disney Consumer Products Warner is much smaller in its licensing, but still #7 on the list with $6 billion. At one point when they had the Warner Studios stores, they had extensive superhero products throughout. But when they had to close most of these stores, it cut off that form of direct distribution leading to a heavier focus on resellers. Even the Warner Consumer Products site does a weak job of telling its story compared to Disney. Though Disney has done this for so long, and heavily pushes licensed products, to be fair they would message this more. Warner Brothers Consumer Products I do believe the head of Warner is putting a lot more focus into DC products going forward after seeing Disney/Marvel succeed. So that gap may close some. But its a long road ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 FANTASTIC FOUR Trailer Has Been Classified According to the Alberta Film Classification Board, the trailer is rated PG and will be 2 minutes and 37 seconds in length. Fox's CinemaCon panel will be the morning of this Thursday, April 23. Perhaps the trailer will officially go online then. Those of you heading out to see Avengers: Age of Ultron next week may get a look at the trailer on the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
