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.

Finally some GOOD DC news lately.  Why is it always game related?  Who cares!  This game looks awesome.  Beta testing already in progress, check here for more details. Including all of your favorite DC heroes and villains, in addition to multiple alternate versions of the characters, Infinite Crisis is a next-generation, free-to-play MOBA featuring fast-paced battles, streamlined […]

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Now I actually really enjoyed last year’s Judge Dredd remake, even though yes, I wish filmmakers would STOP revisiting classic sci-fi films.  I’m also really looking forward to a sequel, and this fan-made trailer is right up there with great concepts. Whiplash Dynamo had this to say about their trailer: “Cut together this trailer for a Dredd sequel. […]

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Today Movie Pilot shocked us all with their POSSIBLE spoiler for Captain America’s death in the untitled Avengers 3 film.   A tad far fetched?  Not really, when you take into account the source material.  They could also have that be the trigger that pushes Tony Stark into his dark days of alcoholism.  Here is […]

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Official word from LEGO about the first official Doctor Who themed set: We’re looking forward to considering this project in the LEGO Review, but for now excuse us while we go make an electroshock device … just in case this really IS a Nestene plot to take over the world via a toy factory! We […]

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At first when the STARZ network announced it would be bringing swashbucklers to TV, I was concerned.  Unfortunately, so often now when we hear ‘pirates’  we immediately go to the Keith Richards inspired Jerry Bruckheimer Disney flicks, right?  I went into the special viewing of the show at San Diego Comic Con 2013 without any expectations, […]

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This may be the single greatest kitch for a bar in Japan ever, other than the various ‘cosplay cafes’.  BUT KAIJU!  Giant aquatic monsters who might possibly….drink like a fish?  WHERE DO WE SIGN UP? There are important rules posted on the wall, such as “No superheroes and no members of the Science Patrol allowed”.  Kaiju Sakaba […]

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Variety today named  five actors currently in the running for the lead (yet unnamed) role in JJ Abrams upcoming film Star Wars VII.  On this list we have Downton Abbey actor Ed Speleers, Attack the Block star John Boyega, Friday Night Lights star Jesse Plemons, and theater actors Matthew James Thomas, and Ray Fisher. There is no way of knowing for SURE if these five guys really ARE […]

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ABC and Marvel Entertainment have released a clip from their upcoming television special, Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe. Check it out in the player below! In addition to new footage from upcoming episodes of their TV series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. the special will also show off new footage from the upcoming films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of […]

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Reposting from Marvel.com: Glenn Talbot, the man who spent years hunting the Incredible Hulk in the comics, will receive new life this April courtesy of actor Adrian Pasdar in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Pasdar will don Tablot’s signature moustache and military garb in an upcoming episode of the hit series, and just as the character […]

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