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!” I’ve been hearing from hordes of people regarding the release of the film Knights of Badassdom.  That’s right, after at least a year of distribution limbo, you can watch Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten fight demons to pretty badass tunes.  Available February 11th 2014 digitally and VOD, we’ll update you as soon as we know the […]

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Gotham has found its Detective James Gordon. Fox and Warner Bros. TV have tapped Ben McKenzie to star in Gotham casting the Southlandalum as a young version of DC Comics’ famed Commissioner Gordon. Fox topper Kevin Reilly announced at the net’s winter TCA session that Gotham will feature the origin story of Gordon along with Gotham City’s notable villains. A young Bruce Wayne will also […]

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Gotham has found its Detective James Gordon. Fox and Warner Bros. TV have tapped Ben McKenzie to star in Gotham casting the Southland alum as a young version of DC Comics’ famed Commissioner Gordon. Fox topper Kevin Reilly announced at the net’s winter TCA session that Gotham will…

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John Scalzi’s 2012 comedic sci-fi novel Redshirts is headed to the small screen. FX has teamed with veteran feature producer Jon Shestack (Dan In Real Life) and producer-director Ken Kwapis (Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants) and his partner Alexandra Beattie to develop a limited series based on the book, which won the 2013 Hugo Award. […]

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EXCLUSIVE: John Scalzi’s 2012 comedic sci-fi novel Redshirts is headed to the small screen. FX has teamed with veteran feature producer Jon Shestack (Dan In Real Life) and producer-director Ken Kwapis (Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants) and his partner Alexandra Beattie to develop a limited series based on…

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by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer THERE BE MONSTERS IN NEED OF PUMMELIN’! There is something special about this movie, and  I say that as someone who’s LARPed, done Renaissance Faires, cosplayed, and slayed demons while singing heavy metal.  OK DOOM…

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“Da Vinci’s Demons” season two will premiere with a ten-episode season on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT on STARZ. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When […]

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by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer Da Vinci’s Demons season two will premiere with a ten-episode season on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9pm EST on STARZ.  (Which is awesome because it’s two days before my birthday)  Here is the official trailer: If…

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If you’ve been keeping up with ABC‘s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., then you know it was revealed in late January we would be seeing both Deathlok and Loreli appearing in future episodes of the series.  What you may not have heard was that Generalissimo Stan Lee would also be making a cameo as, well, himself! The 13th episode of […]

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