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.

George Blagden plays Athelstan the former priest (but after being captured during a raid has become a special member of the Viking parties) on History Channel’s hit series Vikings, which returns for it’s second season on February 27th.   This interview contains spoilers.  We…

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The Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe special will air on ABC on March 18, and just MIGHT (but more on the definitely side) have some sneak peak footage of Avengers 2: Age of Ultron and Guardians Of The Galaxy. We know about the special from this tweet via the Avengers official twitter, and this teased an ABC television special that Marvel says will showcase […]

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You might recall some of our coverage from last year’s Saturn Awards in Burbank.  Celebrating the best in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films, the event is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year.  (More photos from last year’s event can…

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve always wanted to ride through the diamond mines with Doc, Sneezy, Bashful, Sleepy, Dopey, Happy, and Grumpy.  And apparently thanks to the fantastic Imagineers at the Walt Disney World park and resort in Florida, I almost can! Here is a side by side ‘ride through’ of the designer’s […]

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NEW EVENT MINISERIES ‘HEROES REBORN’ COMES TO NBC IN 2015  Tim Kring to Executive Produce 13 New Episodes of Groundbreaking Series ‘Heroes’  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Feb. 22, 2014 — NBC is bringing back its conquering Heroes. An iconic series that still commands a rabid fan base, Heroes will return to the network in 2015 as an event miniseries […]

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NEW EVENT MINISERIES ‘HEROES REBORN’ COMES TO NBC IN 2015  Tim Kring to Executive Produce 13 New Episodes of Groundbreaking Series ‘Heroes’  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Feb. 22, 2014 — NBC is bringing back its conquering Heroes. An iconic series that…

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Welsh actor Matt Ryan (Assassin’s Creed:  Black Flag) is finalizing a deal to play the lead in NBC’s drama pilot Constantine, from Warner Bros TV. Based on the characters in DC Comics’ John Constantine stories, the project centers on John Constantine (Ryan), an enigmatic and irreverent con man-turned-reluctant supernatural detective who is thrust into the role of defending us […]

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Welsh actor Matt Ryan (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag) is finalizing a deal to play the lead in NBC’s drama pilot Constantine, from Warner Bros TV. Based on the characters in DC Comics’ John Constantine stories, the project centers on John…

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interview by Mary Anne Butler ComicsOnline Editor, Reporter, Photographer I was lucky enough to have a few minutes of actress Torri Higginson’s (Stargate: Atlantis, The English Patient, editor’s favorite Stonehenge Apocalypse) time this week to talk to her a bit about…

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