• 'Jessica Jones' Showrunner: "We Went Even Further" Than Original Marvel Comics Series

    Currently on stage before the Television Critics Association is a panel of Netflix showrunners representing a selection of the streaming service’s top original shows. Melissa Rosenberg is on the Showrunner Panel representing Marvel’s Jessica Jones TV series, which stars Krysten Ritter (pictured above in Breaking Bad). Asked about her upcoming show, the edgy tone Rosenberg…

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  • See Four New Images From 'Powers'

    Sony's PlayStation Network gets its first original series in the form of Powers, which adapts the comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. The show follows two cops who police "powers," which is the story's term for super-powered individuals. Sharlto Copley and Susan Heyward play the homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, seen…

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  • 'Ultimate Spider-Man' Premieres On Disney XD April 1, Kicks Off New Marvel Block

    Marvel animation fans are probably well aware G4 has been running anime-inspired cartoons featuring the X-Men, Iron Man and, starting this week, Blade, on Friday nights. However, based on the time slot alone, it's pretty obvious those shows are skewed to an audience slightly older than kids. Lest we forget, Marvel's a Disney company now,…

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  • Marvel Introduces Half-Black, Half-Hispanic Spider-Man: Miles Morales

    We didn't get Donald Glover but we are getting Miles Morales. This past June, the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, died in Marvel's alternative "Ultimates" universe, making national headlines. On Wednesday, Ultimate Fallout #4 will reveal Parker's webslinging replacement to be Miles Morales, a half-black, half-hispanic teenager. Cue even bigger headlines. Plus, according to writer Brian…

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  • FX Orders Pilot For Series Based On Brian Michael Bendis' Comic Book 'Powers'

    News on a screen adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis' comic book series Powers has been painfully slow going: It's been eleven years since the series launched to critical acclaim, ten years since Sony optioned it for a film, two years since the project was redirected to the small screen, and one year since Bendis and…

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  • Superhero Bits: First Look At Sif In Thor, Jennifer Love Hewitt Is Fighting For Wonder Woman Role, Brian Michael Bendis Turned Down Venom Spin-Off Movie?

    We have a few superhero related mini movie news items to get to, so I thought we'd compile them in one post. After the jump you can see a low-resolution first look at Jaimie Alexander as Sif in Marvel's big screen adaptation of Thor, Jennifer Love Hewitt is campaigning to play Wonder Woman in the…

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