Thursday, May 7, 2009

New Deadpool Spinoff


Several blogs and news outlets have reported that due to the success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine that Twentieth Century Fox has green-lit a spin-off movie starring Deadpool. Personally, this comes as no surprise. I knew if the movie did well we would get sequels. I personally thought that Ryan Reynolds was a perfect fit to play Deadpool based on his performance in Blade:Trinity. I mean Deadpool is crazy - psychotic-type of crazy. If you have never seen him in the comic books, you can see what I mean form watch the Hulk vs Wolverine film from a couple of months back. The mugen character also matches the same characterization. I think Reynolds can carry a film. Read an article about the movie spin off at this link.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

9 Hottest Female SuperHeroes in Film


Here is a list of the nine most attractive female superheroes ever to appear on film compiled by ReelComix.com and I think the list is great. I can't think of any that was mixed except one: The Sil Spectre portrayed by Malin Akerman in Watchmen (pictured on the bottom). I'd also like to point out Halle Berry is on this list twice. What do you all think? If there is someone missing from the list please put her name in the comments. I thought i would also do my own poll. I'm not going to vote because my top choice is a the begining of the post.





Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Captain America (Bucky Version) Preview


I just found out that Scruffy Dragon has released a preview video of the current Captain America (Bucky). It looks great. Really cool. Here is the information they put on the video page from YouTube.

Captain America WIP for Marvel Superheroes 2 game and DCvM
Scruffyversary SD creators week preview.

Spriters:
-Verz
-Alienmorph
-Jinzo
-Sei
-Evilwolv
-Kojunho

Coder:
-Magus


Captain America is are © of Marvel original Captain America sprites and related artwork are © Capcom.

Original art, and character programming © ScruffyDragon.com

We work so hard on this, please respect the work we input and don't steal.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Mugen: Alucard's Batman


Alucard's version of Batman is finally released and it is awesome. You have to check it out. It's probably one of the best versions of Batman ever to appear on Mugen! The following link gives you everything you need to know in order play with the character and to download him: http://www.lethalmugen.com/ Or you can go to http://www.scruffydragon.com/f/chars_dc_one.html. Alucard released a video on YouTube showing what you can do with the character.
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Here is my video demo for this character

Sabretooth - Movie Version





ghettoManga: Yo, JOE!


I just came across this great post on ghettoManga.

ghettoManga: Yo, JOE!

Comic By Comic: Happy Star Wars Day!


I just found out that today is a holiday: Star Wars Day! Can i take it off? I guess not. I found out because I came across a post on the Comic by Comic blog. It list s some very humorous images. It's cool!
Comic By Comic: Happy Star Wars Day!

Mugen: Ice (Update)


Buyog has release the latest version of a great Mugen character, Ice. I like the previous version. He's been busy! It features much great stuff including an Amalgam Hyper! This is one character I will want to play with. Download her from Buyog's website: http://www.buyog.com/mugen/ice.html

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Mugen: Maskless Wolverine


I just found out that over at the Infinity Mugen Team that a new version of Wolverine has appeared. I've reviewed a previous version of the same character before however this one is updated and even more improved. This version of Wolverine allows the user to make Wolverine take off or put on his mask. This is what makes this version one of the most unique versions of Wolverine for Mugen. According the Infinity Mugen Team forum the character's sprites are by The Anvil with programming by Kong & Acey. You can download the character from http://www.infinitymugenteam.com/Forum_345/index.php?topic=22866.0

Saturday, May 2, 2009

What If?…Characters That’d Be Cool If MUGENized #3

Disclaimer: Most of the following characters not only haven’t been made yet, but there are not even publicly known plans to bring them to Mugen either. The purpose of this article is solely for entertainment, and not meant to tell any creators who to work on, nor is it intended to be thought of as a “Wish List” of characters I want made. However, if anyone becomes inspired enough to begin a WIP on any of the characters discussed, then that would be a bonus.

Amalgam Style
After a hiatus from this series due to Mugen Madness, coverage of the release parties and my new role with http://cvgunited.com I thought the best place to resume this series would be with the Amalgam characters due to their recent event and the awesome hyper that HCF put on Starfire. So I went through the entire Amalgam universe of characters to find the ones I thought were the coolest ones that I do not think are a part of the Amalgam: Age of Superheroes project. This was not easy, as they seem to have most of them covered. I was able to find a few, but for all I know, some of them might be secret WIPs. Anyway, here are my favorites:

Shatterstarfire

Okay, you can see her as part of HyperCombinationFinish’s Amalgam Hyper (and I thank him for that), but that is not enough for me. I am already partial to Shatterstar (check my avatar at IMT), so anytime there is a focus there, I like it. For those of you who do not know, Shatterstarfire is an Amalgamation of DC’s Starfire and Marvel’s Shatterstar. So a MUGENized version of this character would have both of they’re strengths in the fighting ability and use of swords of Shatterstar, while also having the ability to fly, super-strength, and various energy projectile attacks of Starfire. That could be a fun character, but until then, play with HCF’s Starfire and pull off as many Amalgam hypers as you can.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatterstarfire














Dare

Her real name is Slade Murdock and she is an Amalgam of Daredevil and Deathstroke, but then made female (because comic companies try to go sexy when they can.) She, like her Marvel counterpart is blind from an accident, but attained hypersenses also as a result. The most important part of this extended ability allows her an internal radar similar to that of Daredevil. Then throw in the fight training of her DC counterpart and that is where you get Dare. Plus, Mugen can always use more characters that wear an eyepatch.

For more information:

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/amaldare.htm










Big Question

If we are going to talk about Dare, then we might as well talk about her arch nemesis as well. The Big Question is an Amalgamation of Kingpin and the Riddler and he was the one that subjected Dare to the accident that rendered her blind which also gave her the hypersenses spoken of above. He has the same evil nature of Kingpin, with the command of mob henchmen, but also the expert ability of judo which can be deadly in a man of his stature. And he does all of this while subjecting whoever to riddles and traps in the same fashion as The Riddler. However, giving those clues is also his main weakness, same as with Edward Nigma. But he might be a case where his Amalgam character would be better than either of his mainstream comic counterparts because of this combination.

For more information:

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bigqustn.htm






Terra-X

Like Terra and Terrax, who are her respective DC and Marvel counterparts, Terra-X has the ability to manipulate the molecules of earth and rock…but she has even further control than they do. First, she has the ability to transform her very body into these substances, be it hard as a rock, or even into dust and not be harmed. But she can also combine with the very ground itself and come up with any attack that is possible from this state. So then when you couple all of that with proficiency at using her long-handled axe, and you have a character that would dominate in the MUGENverse.

For more information:

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/amterrax.htm






























Sinistron

I am pretty sure that the SGM Amalgam guys have their boss characters set for their project, but if they ever decide on doing a sequel, then the coupling of Ultron and Mr. Sinister would have to be their man. Can a character get any more evil when you combine the ruthlessness and computer calculation of Ultron with the scheming ability of Mr. Sinister? I’m sure you said yes, but now what if we combine all that in an adamatium body that has the limitless capacity to create any weapon he can think of. And one of those weapons can actually take control of other people’s minds. Then throw in flight, durability, super-strength, and forcefield projection, and Sinistron would be a force to be reckoned with.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistron

Friday, May 1, 2009

Scruffy Dragon Releases 05-01-09




Scruffy Dragon has released an updated character and two Stages! The joy keeps coming! Go and get them!

Crystal the Inhuman, Avenger, and reserve member of the Fantastic Four has been updated. Download

Justice League Watchtower Stage
Download

Alkali Cataracts designed for Wolverine
Download

Introducing....



A little while back, mmcelhaney expressed an interest in bringing one of his favorite comic characters to Mugen in the Black Panther. You can read about that again here:
http://mmcelhaney-fiction.blogspot.com/2009/03/personal-wip-black-panther.html

Well, some of you know this, and some of you do not, but he decided to outsource the sprite editing of Black Panther to someone else, and his name is Bizarro_Toro.

Here is some of the work he has shown us so far:(pics)



If you'd like to follow the progress of Black Panther you can go to these locations:
http://www.scruffydragon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6457
http://cvgunited.com/index.php/topic,87.0.html

Well, he has another WIP that he has been working on for some time now, Steel from the Superman Universe! And he recently premiered a video of him on YouTube showing him in action.





I think he looks amazing and I cannot wait to see what he can do with the sprite edits on Black Panther.



You can follow the progress of Steel at:
http://www.scruffydragon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6609
With a www.cvgunited.com WIP link coming soon!

Gambit is in "Wolverine"

Finally, a live depiction of Gambit in Wolverine and I'll give it a chance.



Deadpool Is In The Wolverine Movie


Marvel.com has released a new video spotlighting Wade Wilson as he appears in the new Wolverine movie. Wade Wilson becomes Deadpool.




Hugh Jackman Interview


Actor Hugh Jackman recently did an interview concerning his starring role in Wolverine. I admit that I'm impressed. He has allowed more access by his fans and worked more closely with Marvel in public than any other actor starring in a Marvel film has done. I'm posting this because I enjoy creators of the fiction I enjoy talking about their work. Yes, it's a shameless plug for a movie, but I'm going to go see it anyway.