Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

Just when you thought you’d heard the last of poppin’ tags from Grammy winning Macklemore, he visits Sesame Street and has a duet with our favorite green garbage can dwelling Muppet Oscar the Grouch! The result is pretty adorable. “Macklemore and the Grouches on Sesame Street are looking for the yuckiest, muckiest, grimiest trash that they […]

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While his involvement in the new Twin Peaks series for Showtime isn’t news, series creator David Lynch tweeted this photo earlier today of Agent Dale Cooper (MacLachlan), stating: Welcome back to #TwinPeaks Special Agent Dale Cooper! @Kyle_MacLachlan returns in '16 on @SHO_Network #damnfinecoffee pic.twitter.com/vTphDLvR0y — David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) January 12, 2015 Entertainment Weekly is missing the […]

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If you enjoy the dystopian futuristic apocalyptic genre, chances are you’ve seen the classic Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys.  Long been rumored to garner a sequel, NBC-owned SyFy Network optioned the work into a new tv series that premieres Friday January 16th at 9pm EST. The general feeling of this new telling of the story is […]

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One of the hallmarks of a Marvel production is a cameo from the man himself, Stan Lee.  The Generalissimo will be appearing in the January 27th episode of ABC’s Agent Carter, titled “The Blitzkrieg Button” as a man who has a brief encounter with Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper). Other bits we know about the upcoming […]

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It’s been widely reported that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise was looking at recasting key founding members of the core team. Namely as Bryan Singer has stated a few times, Scott Summers (Cyclops), Ororo Monroe (Storm), and Jean Grey. The fancasting has been running rampant, and it looks like the forerunning lady being eyed for […]

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AMC’s hit zombie apocalypse show returns for it’s 5th season come February, and the minds behind The Walking Dead just shared a new preview. “Surviving Together”, has a lot of implications for the series.  What do you think we’ll see in the premiere? The Walking Dead returns to AMC on Sunday February 8th at 9pm.

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Hot off their People’s Choice award for favorite cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV show, STARZ’s “Outlander” has released a sneak peek during the TCAs today.  Splitting the first season into two parts left many fans in an uproar, but the good news is the greenlight for the second season! Caitriona Balfe as 20th century nurse Claire Randall […]

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April’s Deadpool #250 will be the final issue of his ongoing series.  Right, so, now that’s out there. “In all honesty, the story that you’re going to get in Deadpool #250, is a story that we really have been building to since the first issue of Deadpool NOW,” says Gerry Duggan, who has co-written the series […]

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On the back of select DC Comics on sale today, editor Eddie Berganza has given fans a taste of what the updated Power Girl will look like, and she looks wonderful! Direct from DC Comic’s official press release: First appearing last May in WORLD’S FINEST #23, Tanya was an intern for Starr Industries, run by […]

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