Archive for the ‘Video’ Category
If you were curious who the people were behind the Astonishing X-Men motion comic from Marvel, check out this behind the scenes video.
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SIEGE is coming! It’s all been leading up to this universe shattering four issue limited series from the superstar team of Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel! Following the events of Dark Reign: The List, Norman Osborn sets his sights set on Asgard and nothing will stop him from completing his mission. But what does he want? How do Loki and Thor figure in? And just how does this relate to the inner strife between the Cabal? Marvel’s greatest heroes unite against the deadliest threat they’ve ever faced, but even they have no idea what’s coming next. It’s time for the most jaw dropping comic book event of the decade begins in December with Siege: The Cabal and continues in January’s SIEGE #1!
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An excellent piece featuring John Cleese talking about creativity.
Of all the upcoming films for the holiday season, this is the one I’m looking forward to the most.
While it looks like something Iron Man would wear, it’s the X-Men that inspired this pyrotechnic wonder. I just hope Johnny Knoxville doesn’t get a hold of this.
The latest episode of The Variants has landed on YouTube, and we’re sharing it with you today.
Yes, there is something strange in the neighborhood…
You meatbags never cease to confuse me. This is why my brethren will never be able to take over the world, thus confining us to a life of managing a team of weirdos running this website.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m learning the ukulele, and YouTube is a perfect place to find lessons and tutorials on playing the instrument. I’ve almost nailed the Spider-Man theme song, and it’s all thanks to this installment of the Friday Sing-Along. If you play the uke, this installment is a perfect combo of singing and learning.
I’m a big fan of the new web series The Variants by Joe Cucinotti and shot on location at Zeus Comics in Dallas, Texas. There’s a new Halloween centric episode coming out in the next couple of days, and the teaser reminds us of the Dracula centric episode of Buffy from a few years ago.
You may have seen this on G4 or MTV, or one of those other network channels over the last day, but now Marvel has provided Major Spoilers with the Rise Up music video from the Astonishing X-Men motion comic.
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Marvel is proud to unveil the official Astonishing X-Men music video, “Rise Up”, David Ari Leon, Guy Erez, Bronx Style Bob, Christian Altman and the Marvel Music Group. Featuring previously unseen footage from the hotly anticipated Astonishing X-Men motion comic, based on the acclaimed story by superstars Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and John Cassaday (Captain America), “Rise Up” will have you cheering for more! Marvel is also proud to present MarvelFest NYC 2009, an all-new interactive outdoor experience in New York City to celebrate the iTunes release of the groundbreaking Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic on October 28th. Join celebrities and the biggest names in Marvel history to commemorate the Astonishing X-Men premiere, projected three stories high in Union Square at MarvelFest! For complete details and official rules regarding MarvelFest NYC 2009 please visit www.marvel.com/fest.
If you ever laid awake at night worrying about the Milky Way galaxy colliding with another, then perhaps Felicia Day explaining what really happen might make you sleep better at night.
Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic “collisions,” including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of a NASA educational video. Sean Astin also stars.
I like this on a number of levels – animation, art style, the fact that it is all in Klingon – and combining them together in one bit totally rocks. It’s nice to see there are actual gems to be found on YouTube.
The answer may surprise you…
The smart peoples over at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an interactive Dungeons and Dragons experience using Microsoft’s Surface, this walk through shows how a future Critical Hit game might be played.
Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Visual Story TAs on Vimeo.
Apparently that whole Mephisto wish has given Spider-Man a bit more time to pursue his other activities; namely running a rick-shaw around NYC and getting passengers to throw up.

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