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.

Blade Runner-style Cyberpunk Jam Winning Game

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Here we have a video from Youtube user ThingsWePlay taking us through the amazing overall Cyberpunk Jam game winning “The Last Night“.  Two guys made all this Ridley Scott inspired artwork in 6 DAYS.  I dunno about you, but I’m totally supporting this project.

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Live From The International Space Station

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Ever wanted to see what’s really going on 220 miles above the Earth on the International Space Station (ISS)?  Well, thanks to the wonders of technology, you can find out! (If the stream displays a black/blue screen, there has been a temporary loss of signal. Check back later.) Live streaming video by Ustream

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YBH’s “Royalty” is ‘Optimistic’

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Ha, ‘optimistic’, get it?  It’s funny!  Oh, you have no idea why, do you?  That’s because you need to go purchase/download the brand new Young Beautiful In A Hurry album “Royalty” and check the song listings. Ok, pardon my pun, and let’s talk about this band.  It is primarily made up (at least on this […]

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The Rock’s “Hercules” Trailer

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So for whatever reason, Hollywood decided we needed two Hercules movies this year.  One with Kellan Lutz as the mythic strongman called The Legend of Hercules, and the other, featuring none other than Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the demi god called simply, Hercules.  The trailer for the Rock version got released today, and here it is! […]

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Da Vinci’s Demons is back!

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On Saturday night, Starz Network and David S. Goyer returned us to Florence during the time of Leonardo Da Vinci, the reign of Lorenzo il Magnifico de Medici, and the bromance of the Artista and his patron.  We’d shown you the season trailers and the ‘Icarus’ teaser last month, but we had no idea they’d […]

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Disney Apocalypse | Amazing Art

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Here we have some AMAZING art from Deviant Art user Kasami Sensei.  What WOULD the classic Disney characters look like during the world ending-whats-it-calamity (strangely like The Walking Dead!) that destroys everything?  Probably just like this!

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On the set of Age of Ultron!

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More proof that Mondays are fast becoming Make Mine A Marvel Monday!  Earlier today we had the 2nd X-Men: Days Of Future Past trailer, and now we have some up close shots from the Avengers 2: Age of Ultron set featuring Elizabeth Olson as The Scarlet Witch, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and  Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver.  The film […]

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