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.

This morning, Deadline posted a story that gave me a good solid moment of , “huh, really?”  Not in a bad way, but in a…well, that’s an interesting choice.  I mean we KNOW how he looks with a shaved bald head, but I would think if they wanted a former Doctor with the chops to […]

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This is a breaking story from Movie Pilot, they ran it this afternoon without any sources, so, take all this info with a grain of salt, ok?  We previously reported on the big official word from the Star Wars website about the casting, but now we have all this other stuff: (Special thanks to Dave […]

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If you are a follower of cosplay, then chances are you’ve seen the amazing “Harley’s Joker“.  What you may not know, is the man behind the face is a talented actor who is a part of The Batman Chronicles, a three part short film following a young Bruce Wayne as he struggles with a corrupt justice department […]

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Here we have the second trailer for the upcoming retelling of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles featuring all four heroes on the halfshell: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set to be released August 8th, 2014.  

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Admit it, you thought we were joking with this headline, right?  Well, we’re not! Remember when NASA was taking proposals to design their new generation of space suits?  After almost two months, we have a winner.  With 233,431 votes, the “Technology” option has won NASA’s Z-2 Spacesuit design challenge with just over 63% of the […]

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Sony Picture’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to open just days from now, and perhaps in a last ditch effort to drum up further interest, The Wrap ran a story detailing the plans to move forward, as early as January on the Sinister Six project.  IGN also commented on this article, stating as other outlets have, the credit […]

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Let’s get it out of the way right now. I do not consider myself a Browncoat even though I did enjoy the Firefly series when it was on the air.  I also enjoyed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse, Dark Angel, Fringe, Harsh Realm, Sliders, Terra Nova, and Alcatraz.   Fox network really does seems to have it out for […]

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This is the third in a string of entries I’ve done since the return of HBO’s hit Game Of Thrones for their fourth season, pointing out the differences from the books.  Last week it was “Breaker of Chains“, and before that it was “The Purple Wedding“.  Let me start by saying I think this was the most […]

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We posted yesterday along with several other outlets that a trio of original Star Wars stars had been spotted in various locations throughout London this week.  This morning, Star Wars.com announced the cast list for the yet untitled JJ Abrams Star Wars: Episode VII film, and little fanboys and fangirl hearts exploded like Alderaan. Taken directly from […]

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