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.

So here is the logo for the upcoming series about young Detective James Gordon and the city that breeds the Dark Knight and his rogue’s gallery. This is taken from MoviePilot.com and covers some of our main questions about the new Gotham series from Fox.   Synopsis: Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of […]

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I never thought the day would come.  After Blackwood Farm  and Blood Canticle, we thought the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles were done, but APPARENTLY NOT!!! Taken from Anne’s twitter just a few minutes ago, breaking news about an upcoming book! That’s right, A BRAND NEW NOVEL ABOUT LESTAT!  Our favorite lavender eyed Brat Prince will return!  “Prince […]

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David S. Goyer writer/executive producer of the upcoming Constantine series from NBC was recently interviewed by IAmRogue.com about the show and what we can expect to see. “We start shooting next week,” Goyer said. “We only have four series regulars but we’ve cast them all now. I’m proud to say that Constantine is actually being played by a […]

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This MIGHT be our first look at what Ben Affleck will look like as the Dark Knight in the upcoming film Batman vs. Superman.  This was posted by ComicBookMovie.com, and they comment it could very well just be fan art, as it appears to be a photo of a photo.  I myself don’t think it’s real, as the […]

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by Mary Anne Butler; Editor/Reporter/Photographer “We are made of star stuff.” Something amazing about the world of social media, almost everyone will post or check in or have photos of whatever it is they’re doing.  Most often, these are things…

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So you guys remember how we posted this thing about the new cast members joining the CW’s Arrow? Well, it looks like we MAY HAVE spoken too soon about them NOT including the black and red dame of mischief.  About halfway through the just-released teaser for March 19th’s Arrow episode, titled “Suicide Squad,” fans can get their first look at a […]

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Update!!! – It’s Fake (HOW DARE THEY TOY WITH OUR EMOTIONS LIKE THIS?!?!) So we already knew Nike was releasing Marty McFly’s power laces (that part is real) from Back To The Future in 2015, but what we REALLY need to go with them is the Mattel Hover Board. WAIT WAIT WAIT, WHAT?!?!  THERE IS ONE?!?! (no there isn’t See […]

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Touch actor David Mazouz will take on the role of a preteen Bruce Wayne (ahem, not Batman) in Fox’s highly anticipated Commissioner Gordon origin series, while acting newcomer Camren Bicondova has been cast as the teenage Selina Kyle. Their casting completes Gotham’s series regular roles. Gotham’s Bruce Wayne isn’t a playboy-by-day, vigilante-by-night, but a preteen who has been sentenced to a solitary […]

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Director and filmmaker Zack Snyder recently sat down to an interview with Hero Complex of the LA Times.  (Here is the interview on their site.)  The stand alone part I will pull out and post here to talk about is this: HC:   How surprised are you by all the outcry over some of your […]

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