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Heat Vision has reported that Warner Bros. is looking for someone to possibly helm a Sandman television series.  Neil Gaiman’s beloved title, which brought a whole other demographic of readers to comic books, also inspired the launch of DC‘s Vertigo offshoot.  75 issues of the surreal series have been released since 1989, concentrating on the character Dream (Morpheus) and his six siblings the Endless (beings older and more powerful than gods).  Eric Kripke (creator of ‘The CW‘s ‘Supernatural‘) is rumored to be at the top of the studio’s list.  OK.  You will have a heck of a lot of angry fans if you dumb down and glam up something of this magnitude, guys.  Tread very, verrrrrry carefully.  Gaiman has also written Neverwhere, Mirrormask, Stardust, and most recently in mainstream comics, Whatever happened to the Caped Crusader? (which directly followed Batman: RIP).—ExSleepyInk

DC has been blowing Marvel out of the water with amazing back-to-back direct to video epics.  Let’s hope they keep it coming.  Don’t run out of steam now, guys!  Give us what we want; a rogue filled Batman: HUSH flick.  A true detective tale.  Beat a dead horse much, Chris?  Answer…yes!  —ExSleepyInk 

With only a little over a month left until zero hour, I know everyone is gearing up for what should hopefully be the best NYCC to date!  If you’re like me, the tension is building.  Will you get the chance to chat up all your favorite creators?  Will you get all the sketches you’ve been dreaming of year round? (Better get there early–with enough money– if you want one from an artist like Brian Bolland, and be ready to possibly come back another day).  Are you going to shake hands with Bruce Campbell, or get a photo-0p with Katee Sackhoff?  It’s enough to keep you in a panic attack for days!  I know I’m already digging out all of the comics I want signed and writing myself a memo of all the artists I’m dying to have draw in my sketchpad.  I’d like you to be able to do the same, so I did some research.  Get a pen and paper ready!  Some of the keystone guests are Stan Lee and  John Romita Sr and Jr.  Others include Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, David Finch, Brian Michael Bendis, J. Michael Straczynski, Adam, Andy, and Joe Kubert, Chris Claremont, Darwyn Cooke, Tony Daniel, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Geof Darrow, Dan Didio, Matt Fraction, Adam Hughes, Mark Morales, Michael Golden, Bob Layton,  Dustin Nguyen, Greg Pak, Peter Tomasi, and much much more!  Be sure to also check out one of my best friends, David V Mammina, who will have a table showcasing his four novels (one of which I did some sketches for).  He is a dedicated writer of mostly dark fantasy, and a very humble guy.  We will be covering the event, so if you see our badges, come up and say hi.  We’d love to see you all!  The 2010 NYCC is October 8th through the 10th (That’s friday through sunday, folks!).  Below is a list of who you will find in my favorite place, Artist Alley. 

–ExSleepyInk

Just as the Machete movie itself will be, this clip is not for the faint of heart. The clip contains Violence, Blood, and Nudity; you have been warned!

Machete is directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Danny Trejo and Robert De Niro. It will be released on September 3, 2010.

Claire Redfield vs. The Executioner. Enjoy!

Resident Evil: Afterlife is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter. The fourth installment drops on September 10, 2010.

It’s good to see the old school tales are still alive in Hollywood. Director Paul W. S. Anderson, has found at lest two good cast for this film. Mads Mikkelson (Casino Royale), as Rocheford. And Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief) as D’Artagnan. Opening in 3D on April 15, 2011, the action adventure also stars Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, Juno Temple, Orlando Bloom and James Corden. These guys are looking great. Now I need to see a trailer.

There is much debate over the television show Heroes from NBC. One thing is clear. And that is the story had no true end. Here at FHTI I will attempt to give you my own conclusion to the series. I have had some cool ideas of how the series should have ended. And needless to say it had little to do with any type of carnival or having Sylar turn to a good guy. We all have our own opinions. Some may have thought the show did no wrong. While other thought differently. This is Heroes Season 5 Volume 6: A Brave New World. 2 hour movie

Change is inevitable. We Grow. We Learn. We Evolve. The Most Ordinary People, Discovering They Can Do The Most Extraordinary Things. The World Has Become An Amazing And More Dangerous Place. All That We Know Is At An End. Yet, We Find Hope. It’s A Brave New World.

After Claire’s insane reveal to the local news of her abilities, many of our “heroes” go underground. HRG does what he does best. Protect Claire by any means necessary. With the help of Angelia Petrelli, HRG and Claire are brought into government protective custody. Once again working for the government they are tasked with finding others to join the cause, of creating “stability” between humans and specials. HRG agrees but Claire is now his new partner. Her “Company Training” begins.Tracy Strauss and The Haitian also work with HRG, as shadow agents. Meaning the government doesn’t know of her involvement.

Samuel is taken in to custody. Of course he will be the prime test subject. Most of the carnival specials find a way to make a new life. Many are brought in by HRG and his New Company. Hiro and Ando head back to Japan. They hope to use there powers in secret. Shutting down their little heroes for hire building. Although things are going well for them Hiro worries about the other. Especially Peter and Sylar. Hiro’s sister disappears and Ando takes it upon himself to find her……without Hiro’s help. With no one else to turn to Hiro teleports back to ancient Japan to visit Yaiko.

Meanwhile Peter Petrelli visits his mother to discuss what will happen now that Claire has outed them all. Angela is finished explaining things to Peter. He must grow up and move beyond Nathans shadow. “Nathan is dead. And you are the only man left in the Petrelli family now. Grow up, Peter. And fast. Or we’ll all soon be dead.” Angela presses him to take control of himself and his abilities. “You are the only one who can stop what is to come.” Furious Peter departs. Teleporting from the home he once grew up in. And Angela cries silently not knowing if she has sent her last son to his destiny or his death.

Matt Parkman is the first to be recruited by HRG. The New York detective will make a great asset to his new team. With mind reading and manipulation Parkman will keep the government officials in place while the New Company works. Having worked with HRG on a few occasions, Parkman is worried he will be forced to do something he will soon regret. But it’s better to have more control by working for the Company. That will keep his family safe. He hopes.

Gabriel Grey…..that is what he has been calling himself these past few months. It’s hard to think that he can go back to his old life again. He was given another chance. HGR had told him, “Go back to your old life, Sylar. You can still fix watches, can’t you?! It would be unfortunate to have another incident, don’t you agree?” He was given a bank card and all the help needed to open a new clock repair shop. Very upscale. As Gabriel looks out onto the streets of Manhattan,fondling the glasses he no longer really needed,  he could still hear the low ticking that has always been in sync with the beat of his heart. He knows how things work. The Power. The Hunger. But he was Gabriel Grey again. Despite that, the ticking of his mind was not off set by the ticking of the many clocks and watches of his shop. He stared out at the city and knew that eventually, someone would come. To seek power. To control it. Or to try and destroy it. It was only a matter of TIME.

Micah Sanders stands in his new apartment looking over the various monitor screens that make up more than half the space of the over-sized loft. The quiet hum of computers is the only sound in the room. He watches. His teammates of Rebel. He watches. All of the specials he has been able to track down. He watches. The New Company as they begin to round up other specials. Recruiting some. Incarcerating much more. Few actually go free. But they are set free. Micah knows not to get involved. Team Rebel has it’s own goals. Noah Bennett(HRG) contacted him recently. Rebel would be a way of  keeping a small number of specials out of government hands. Save them and ask them  to join to help others like themselves. Unlike the New Company, Rebel only asked. If they declined they were given a new identity, and asked to make themselves scarce. Micah thought, “I’m the Special Harriet Tubman. She probably was a special also. Who knew????” But he had other problems. Ando had gone on a rescue mission, alone. And Hiro had disappeared, again. Team Rebel had their own hands full. And his cousin Monica pretty much took care of New Orleans by herself. If only he could find Peter Petrelli. He was like Sylar. But a good guy. A real Hero. So many powers in one person. He could send him to help Ando. Again, if  he could find him. Micah called out into the air,” Angela Petrelli”. Somewhere in the room a phone dialed. He thought to himself,”Who needs a bluetooth”.

Nothing can stop Claire Bennett. With a body that will repair from virtually any wound, she becomes a machine of fear and balance in the hands of HRG. Even though he hates having her fight by his side, she’s a great weapon. Noah continues to train her. With guns and small arms. Close quarters combat and knife training. And of course her favorite. Demolition. She pretty much becomes a Kamikazi. She has become hardened by her training and the dozen or so missions she’s been on. But Claire does fear for her father. He’s not powerless, but…….. After an intense sparring session Clarie meets HRG in the New Company ready room. Nothing more than a room filled with a huge 10 foot monitor with a ever moving digital map. Tables over flowing with boxes of files. A few desks with computers and a bulletin board with hundreds of faces on it. Some crossed out. HRG waits for her,alone. “Claire, I hope you had a good work because you’re not going to like this”, Noah says. “I never will like it, dad. Who’s the victim this time?” The monitor switches from map display to a file read out with various pictures of one person. Peter Petrelli.  Claire knows what Peter is capable of. She knows that in reality she has no choice. Why does it always come back to him.? All he ever wanted to do was help people. But it was her job to help the world. Not just one person at a time. Keep the balance between the specials and the regular population settled. Looking at the monitor and her father she says, “What about Sylar? Isn’t he the real threat.” Noah says nothing. They’ve gone through this before. His answer has and always will be the same. Even though this time it is different. Finally Claire says is, “How many powers does he have”? Noah turns the monitor off and walks toward the exit. ” He can only have one ability a time. Shouldn’t be any problem at all. You know he would never hurt his niece.” She glares at him, but remains silent. “Sometimes”, she thought. “I really do hate him”.

Peter Petrelli had no idea what to do. “As usual”, he thought to himself. Back in his apartment, still fuming over his mothers words Peter sat down and just thought. Of Everything. “These powers, what good are they? Every time I try do something courageous or good it always turns out wrong. Powers I have no knowledge of. Or can’t control. Exploding in New York. Being tricked by Adam Monroe. Jumping through time and losing Caitlin. Caitlin!??!“ After all this time. Peter remembers the one person that stood with him and never wanted to do anything but love him. “How could I have forgotten her?!? Adam. The Shante Virus. The return of my thought dead father. Being stripped of my powers. Only having to give my self the shot to save Nathan. Now I can only use one ability at a time. Nathan’s dead. Sylar gets a new lease on life. Claire has let the world know about us. And my mother, trying to manipulate me again. Maybe this time she was right.” He didn’t believe her. He was always weak. Always looking for someone to lead him. Tell him what to do. “Maybe Claude could help me get the answers.” Lost in thought he did not hear the foot steps near his door. Or see the three red dots trained on him. But he felt the sharp pain of the darts that pierced his arm, leg and neck. The last thing Peter remembers are the men in black masks with rifles and stun batons. And the exploding pain as electricity raced through him, until he fell into the blackness of unconsciousness.

TO BE CONTINUED………

SEASON 5: VOLUME 7: SECOND GENESIS

I will be writing more of this. If you guys want to read more. let me know if you want to hear what happens to Peter. Where has Ando gone? And all the other characters that I know you’re curious about. Everyone wants to hear a good story about St. Joan (Monica Dawson) the muscle mimic, right.

Leave your comments please.

Marvel Studios has been hard at work bringing their commodities to film. Next we hope will be one of the powerful martial artists of the Marvel Universe. Danny Rand. The Iron Fist. Marvel has brought in Rich Wilkes (The XXX Series) to write the screenplay for Iron Fist. Let us hope he’s watched some of Donnie Yens latest films and Ninja Assassin.

Iron Fist was teamed up with Power Man Luke Cage. And has Been apart of the New Avengers for a few years. This is a list of his powers and abilities from Marvel.com

POWERS:

Through concentration, Iron Fist can harness his spiritual energy, or chi, to augment his physical and mental capabilities to peak human levels. By focusing his chi into his hand, he can tap the superhuman energy of Shou-Lao and temporarily render his fist superhumanly powerful, immune to pain and injury; however, this process is mentally draining, and he usually needs recovery time before he can repeat it. Iron Fist can heal himself of any injury or illness and project this power to heal others. He can sense mystic energy, particularly that which is related to K’un-Lun. He is capable of fusing his consciousness with that of another person, enabling each to perceive the other’s emotions and memories. He has unusually keen eyesight, but it is unclear if it extends to superhuman level. His entire body is oriented to combat, enabling him to adapt to any environment with minimal exposure. At times, he has absorbed energy directed at himself and channeled it to augment his own power. Under certain circumstances, he can even focus his chi to create nexus points between dimensions.

ABILITIES:

Iron Fist is an exceptional athlete, acrobat, and hand-to-hand combatant. He is a master of all of K’un-Lun’s martial arts and many of Earth’s, trained in the use of virtually all martial arts weapons. He has near-complete control over his nervous system, enabling him to deaden himself to pain.

Here is the latest trailer for the Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer graphic novel adaptation. Hilarious and action packed you can’t go wrong.

Red is directed by Robert Schwentke and stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and to many to name. It hits theaters on October 15, 2010.

This is the first trailer for the AMC original The Walking Dead, based on Robert Kirkman comic. This is the trailer shown to those lucky enough to be at this years Comic-Con.

The show has some of the best makeup effects and some terrific actors, two pretty good ingredients for a good show. I will defiantly be giving this show the once over.

The Walking Dead premiere Halloween night, October 31 at 10 PM on AMC.