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25 Mar

Marvel Fans Squint at New MCU Concept Art “Leak” Online

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It’s time to flick an eye over a recent Reddit post and explore a new Marvel “leak” that seemingly gives us a quick look at concept art for some of the studio’s more imminent projects, including Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Are there spoilers ahead? Who can say. That’s a very existential question. Briefly muting the chorus of voices screaming “legit” or “fake” is probably a requirement here, as it is with most “leaks” that make their way online. Marvel has been known to tinker with things right up until the last minute, so even some…

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18 Mar

Aqualung at 50: Jethro Tull’s Half Concept Album Hits Half a Century

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“In the beginning Man created God,” reads the back cover of Jethro Tull’s Aqualung. “And in the image of Man created he him.” The album came out 7 million days later, on March 19, 1971. We’d only recently been told God was “a concept by which we measure our pain,” by John Lennon. Aqualung is framed by two halves of a concept. The first songs on the first side tell the stories of the outcasts, those out of sight of the eyes of the man who created god. The B-side explains why organized religion blinds us. In between are songs…

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16 Dec

Link Tank: Star Wars Concept Art Released for The Rise of Skywalker Ending

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These stunning new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ending concept art pieces will leave you breathless. “New visions of the ending of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have finally been revealed. Concept art has become a huge part of the Star Wars conversation during the sequel trilogy thanks in large part to the gorgeous books by Phil Szostak.” Read more at Gizmodo. From the Caterpillar Club to The Sons of Lee Marvin, here are some unusual clubs that exist (for some reason). “Did you know there’s a club for people who have been ejected out of a plane,…

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25 Aug

Swamp Thing Revealed in Concept Art from Canceled Justice League Dark Movie

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Justice League Dark, DC Comics’ coterie of macabre heroes, has long been on the DC Extended Universe docket in multiple forms, having spent years as a movie project before being put into development this past April as a television series for HBO Max. Now, an interesting artifact has emerged from one of its canceled movie iterations in the form of concept art revealing a (let’s just say “unique,”) aesthetic for team member Swamp Thing. Concept artist Houston Sharp posted his planned designs for Swamp Thing that he worked on with David Masson for the version of Justice League Dark that…

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22 Aug

Black Adam Movie Concept Art Confirms Hawkman and the JSA

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In what might just be the most electrifying panel to come out of DC FanDome so far, Dwayne Johnson took a few minutes to tell fans all about the upcoming DCEU Black Adam movie, the story of a slave from ancient times who gains the power of Shazam, only to find himself corrupted before his ultimate fall…and resurrection in modern times. But Johnson’s Black Adam isn’t coming alone, he’s going to have a team of heroes to share the screen with. Whether they’re enemies or allies is another story entirely. But Black Adam won’t be facing off with the Justice…

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05 Aug

Avatar 2 Crabsuit Vehicle Revealed in New Concept Art

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While the long-gestating Avatar 2 was recently moved to a COVID-delayed release in December 2022, the sequel to the 3D-reviving 2009 blockbuster now continues its New Zealand production while teasing the occasional tidbit. The latest such tidbit comes in the form of a substantive look at a new vehicle that the energy-coveting Resources Development Administration (RDA) will utilize in the film. The official Avatar twitter account, by way of producer Jon Landau, posted a set of concept art images of an RDA vehicle called the Crabsuit. Officially described as “a human driven multifunction submersible,” the underwater walker will be one…

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10 Apr

Thor: Love and Thunder Concept Art Revealed by Taika Waititi

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We’re in a big dry spell when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Considering last year gave us the big Phase 3 climax with Avengers: Endgame and the denouement Spider-Man: Far From Home, the plan was to rest the box office cash cow for almost a year. Then we’d get the Black Widow movie at the end of April, the Disney+ shows would start trickling in, and we’d be getting excited for Eternals soon after. After that, we’d have lots of Marvel stuff to look forward to. Well…COVID-19 happened and now we’re playing the waiting game longer than before.…

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05 Jun

Batman Vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles review: a fun concept that plays it too safe

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Batman Vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles review: a fun concept that plays it too safe The Caped Crusader meets the Heroes in a Half Shell in an entertaining toon that, if anything, isn't bonkers enough Review Jun 5, 2019 From https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/batman/65707/batman-vs-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-review-a-fun-concept-that-plays-it-too-safe

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