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.

(Thanks to one of our readers for pointing this story out!) TV Guide just reported that Xena Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless will be joining the cast of ABC’s Marvel team show, Agents of SHIELD.  We have no idea if she’ll be a good guy, bad buy, superhero or mere mortal, but we’re certainly excited to know this […]

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While we’re still waiting for the official word from DC about this, Superhero Hype is reporting this story taken from an interview with Dwayne The Rock Johnson and FILM. “I will say this. There’s a character out there that we’re going to announce very soon that I’m going to play, and I’ll just say this: […]

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Today is the day that James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (the C squad of Marvel’s intergalactic heroes force) premieres.  We’ve had two different “first looks” at the film, the Disneyland Experience and the 17 minute preview shown at theaters nationwide earlier this month. Here is almost 5 minutes of more footage:

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Our favorite ‘gets cast in something and ends up dead’ guy Sean Bean (Goldeneye, Kingdom Of Heaven, Lord Of The Rings, Game Of Thrones) might have just accidentally spoiled Jon Snow’s parentage. THIS POST WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ALL THE BOOKS.  I WARN YOU NOW.  READ AT YOUR OWN PERILL, YOU GUYS. […]

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Marvel CONTINUES to dominate the news this week with more updates and press releases.  We had Thorgate, then Fal-Cap, followed up with a look at the AvengersNOW team with a brand new look for Tony Stark.  Well, here is a better look at Superior Iron Man and his updated monochromatic armor: Marvel.com was kind enough […]

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Looks like Comic Con just got more Assassin-y with this pretty fantastic setup from Ubisoft: The Assassin’s Creed Experience is the biggest live event in the Assassin’s Creed history. A one of a kind experience where you’ll step into the shoes of a real Master Assassin and traverse a huge French Revolution inspired parkour course. You’ll run […]

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Looks like those naysayers about the lack of female casting choices in the new J.J. Abrahms Star Wars: VII film can take a step back.  Christina Chong (Die Another Day, Doctor Who, 24) has been added to the cast. This story comes from Empire Online, who cite Latino Review as a source.

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So after the whirlwind of news from the comic book camp of Marvel the last two days, the great ThorGate announcement and The New Captain America announcement, we know what the new team looks like. The top level we have Medusa of the Inhumans, Scarlet Witch, the new Iron Man suit, Doctor Strange, and Ant-man. […]

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The funny papers have been causing quite the uproar on the interwebs lately.  Namely, Marvel and their big announcement that come October, Thor Odinson will be dropping the hammer and a WOMAN will take up Mjolnir. Tonight, the Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment Joe Quesada appeared on Comedy Central’s Emmy winning The Colbert Report to to talk about […]

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