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.

Yesterday there was news that the highly anticipated Independence Day 2 film was going through a rewrite under the careful guidance of director Roland Emmerich, we were concerned they might not make it to their goal, a July 1st 2016 release which would be the 20 year anniversary of the 1996 ID4 release. Today, hot on the […]

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Terminator: Genesis is in the middle of filming, and here are the first set photos featuring Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese, Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, and The Governator is BAAAAACH in his T-800 role.  We also know that Matt Smith is joining them. I dunno bout you guys, but I sure think the Khaleesi […]

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We’ve done a lot of talking about Big Wow! Comic Fest in San Jose California, and that’s because big things happen there!  The convention started out as a small art show, and has blossomed into a destination location for talent, artists, cosplayers, photographers, and fans to enjoy a show devoted to comics. There were several […]

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The Strain is an upcoming 13 episode series for FX network from acclaimed Acadamy Award winning director Guillermo del Toro.  The show will be based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy of the same name written by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. This is the first footage we’ve seen so far.  The show is set […]

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When one thinks of the Frank Miller graphic novel epic Sin City, nudity is part of the pages.  We expect it from the name, or at least some scantily clad ladies to be running around. Well, with the new posters for Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For out, apparently the MPAA found this one of Eva […]

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With more than 20 years of game development under their belts, Mythic Entertainment’s main office in Fairfax, Virginia was shut down today by controlling company EA Games. Most recently, Mythic has been responsible for such releases as “Warhammer Online”, “Dark Age Of Camelot”, “Dragon’s Gate”, and the “Dungeon Keeper” for mobile. The quote Kotaku was able […]

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Remember yesterday when we posted this story in the morning about how LeVar Burton launched a kickstarter looking to reach 1 million dollars to launch an online library of Reading Rainbow amazingness? Well they hit their goal within 8 hours.  They are actually just shy of hitting 2 million as of right now, they’ll probably get […]

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Hit FX show Sons of Anarchy has cast shockrocker Marilyn Manson to play a recurring white supremacist for the 7th (final) season.  He will be playing Ron Tully, a prison power player Jax uses to widen his sphere of influence. Manson said of the show:  “Sons has been such a big part of my life, as well as my father’s.  So […]

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Michael Rowe who plays Deadshot on the CW series Arrow posted this photo to his instagram, a photo taken during the filming of the “Suicide Squad” episode. While there are NO PLANS to make Ms. Quinn played by Cassidy Alexa a series regular, Arrow writer and exec producer Marc Guggenhiem said her appearance was meant to be […]

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