Superhero Bits: The Batman Clip In Glorious 4K, Iron Man Is Getting Engaged & More

As we can see in the above artwork from "Iron Man" #20, Marvel is setting up the relationship between Tony Stark and Hellcat to go to the next level. Indeed, it seems like Tony is going to pop the question, making for kind of a big deal as he seemingly plans to build a life with Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat. Writer Chris Cantwell had this to say about it:

"Since Issue #1, bringing Patsy Walker/Hellcat into this story just felt right. She was the perfect kind of grounded presence in Tony Stark's hyper-octane world that I believed could help bring more balance to his life. Patsy Walker's best super-power in my mind has always been her ability to be human and sincere. And like Tony, she has had her share of demons in the past (some literal in her case). Both Patsy and Tony have gone through fundamental transformations in this story. And as the dust settles, and Tony sees Patsy as this phenomenal force in his life, he does the only thing he can think to do in order to keep her near him and connected: he proposes they be together for the rest of their lives. Of course, marriage is freighted for Patsy in ways it is for few other Marvel characters. Just one her previous relationships took her to the very depths of hell. It's not an easy decision for her in the least."

We'll see how this all plays out when "Iron Man" #20 hits shelves on May 30, 2022.

Recently, an artist by the name of Joe Taft took to Twitter to share some artwork of Harley Quinn standing alongside Peacemaker. The art was shared with an image from the animated film "Batman and Harley Quinn" to illustrate the similarities. As we can see, the official Harley Quinn Twitter account got wind of the artwork and we got an in-character response to the art, which was pretty spot on. Will we ever see Margot Robbie's Harley alongside John Cena's Peacemaker again beyond "The Suicide Squad?" Time will tell, but we do still have at least a few episodes of "Peacemaker" left on HBO Max — not to mention James Gunn's other mysteries spin-off series.

Circling back to "Peacemaker," the most recent episode of the series on HBO Max featured a pretty interesting cameo that would have been easy to miss, were it not for one of the owners of the company keeping his eyes peeled. Indeed, Ryan Reynolds noticed that his very own Aviation Gin was featured in the episode and the "Deadpool" actor decided to point this out on Twitter.

Note to internet: watch more @DCPeacemaker Great cameos! @AviationGin pic.twitter.com/tClOxVCzxH

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 29, 2022

Series creator James Gunn then weighed in confirming that it was indeed Aviation Gin, as the label was turned away. At the same time, John Cena also saw Reynolds' message and responded in appropriate fashion.

A fellow cosplayer with an eye for peace, a pallet for spirit, and the guts to send a #Peacemaker bulletin to the already feisty internet. Cheers to you 🥃 @VancityReynolds you’re a class act with a brass set. 🧜‍♂️ https://t.co/jqzivMPdEF

— John Cena (@JohnCena) January 30, 2022

Twitter (and pop culture in general) is more fun when everyone gets along, isn't it? "Peacemaker" returns with a new episode this Thursday.

"Eternals" is getting something of a re-evaluation as of late since it's now available on Disney+ for the masses to stream. Be that as it may, there is no taking away from the fact that Pip the Troll (voiced by Patton Oswalt) looked pretty rough, in terms of the CGI. He appeared alongside Harry Styles as Eros, AKA Starfox, the brother of Thanos. Well, as revealed in a recent interview with The Wrap, Stephane Ceretti, VFX Supervisor for the film, and Matt Aitken, WETA Digital VFX Supervisor, shed some light on the topic. Here is the exchange from the interview:

Stephane Ceretti: Let's be honest. But it was a bit challenging to get that done in time, but we did what we could. It turned out okay. It's...

Matt Aitken: Another new thing to the MCU... And so, just try trying different things out. And I think I might have said to you at one point, Steph, we're getting close to our hard out. We need this much time. If we're going to change the design again, and build the facial rig, and get all the nuances of the facial performance, we're going to need to have that approval of the design right here. And then I think we went way past that.

Stephane Ceretti: We were way past that. I was like, "Guys, we got to go. We really got to go. But what if we try this. We got to go. Try this. Okay, we'll try this." We've all been there, but I mean, in the end you're putting, for the first time, a CG character next to Harry Styles. And you're thinking, "Hmm, Harry Styles is going to be hard to beat." It is what it is. I still think it's a fun moment. I still think it's a lot of opportunities for fun stories later down the line. I hope it's a character we're going to see more, because he's hilarious. What's hilarious is that Patton has agreed to do it. And I think the best thing, there's so many good possibilities because of that. And Harry doing that too is just freaking cool.

So yeah, pretty clear that this came into play much later in the game and it's not easy to get a full CGI character done under a time crunch. They did what they could. Let's just hope that when/if we see Pip again, the team gets more time to make him look a bit more convincing.