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.

Well it’s official Marvel fans, looks like Sherlock-Khan-Smauug will be donning the cloak of the Sorcerer Supreme in the stand alone Doctor Strange movie. This report comes from Deadline, and we’ll let you know if anything changes. UPDATE: And now Variety is reporting it as well. Io9 posted this fantastic piece of fan art:

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Did you guys watch the series premiere of NBC’s newest dark show?  Seems like they are cornering the market on the macabre, with Hannibal, Grimm, and now Constantine.  Based on the DC Comics cult favorite Hellblazer, the story follows John Constantine, an exorcist and ‘master of the dark arts’. John’s quips and self deprecating style of handling situations […]

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Remember how we reported that ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD was going to show us the first official trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron?  Well, the Hydra leak of the trailer changed that. BUT!  From the official twitter of AoS, it looks like they’ll STILL be treating us to something exclusive from the upcoming Joss Whedon spectacular: So […]

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On Halloween, Harry Potter fans will be treated to a brand new story by J.K. Rowling.  Reportedly, it will be a 1,700 word backstory on Professor Dolores “Crazy Cat Lady” Umbridge. It will be available to read for free on Pottermore, which noted the following: Umbridge is not only one of the most malicious Potter […]

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We’re pretty darn excited for the upcoming film from Disney, Big Hero 6.  It seems like the Marvel touch has been spreading in the magic kingdom, and this 54th animated feature is the latest to be affected. Big Hero 6 directors Don Hall and Chris Williams revealed in a recent interview that the movie will have a […]

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In a move surprising no one who watched and enjoyed X-Men: Days of Future Past, it was officially announced this week that Evan Peters will be reprising his Quicksilver role in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. In this interview between Newsarama and second unit director Brian Smrz, we get our confirmation: Nrama: According to what I’ve read, you just finished […]

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He’s been Batman, magical twins, an American Psycho, and in December he can add Moses to that list, too.  According to Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs will be the next name added to that list for Oscar winning actor Christian Bale. Bale will take on the role of Apple co-founder and CEO in Sony’s upcoming biopic […]

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After the almost orgasmic beauty of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer hitting today, we cannot forget about the crazy awesome that’ll be Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse (even though yes, it’s Fox-owned). We don’t know much about how Singer and Kinsberg will be changing the storyline around, don’t get me started on X-Men: Days Of Future Past as I […]

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Yesterday we announced that the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer was coming next Tuesday during a brand new episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. We also suggested that more than likely the trailer would come out early… The trailer has leaked and we have it here first for you. Be sure to check it out and lets […]

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