The fine folks at Exploding Rabbit should be given an award. What award? Heck, ANY award. Oscar? Sure. Tony? Why not? Grammy? Give em’ two. Why you ask? Because they mashed-up Super Mario Brothers with some of our favorite classic 8-bit heroes. The Rabbits took the Super Mario Brothers game, and through sheer magic (or programming, we’re not entirely sure yet) allow players to choose from Mario (meh.), Link from the Zelda series, Bill from the Contra series, Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series, Mega Man, or Samus from the Metroid series… and rip through the classic game. And folks? They got it all down pat. Each character runs and jumps like they did in their own game, come with special abilities (Samus turns into a ball, Mega Man can charge shot, Bill can shoot in 8 directions, etc.). They even balanced the game play as well, by ensuring that characters with weaponry don’t dispatch goombas and turtles without a few shots a piece. What you end up with is an amazing experience that will make you forget about 3D rendering engines and new-fangled polgyons.
We’ve already said too much. Just visit mariocrossover.com and enjoy your misspent youth.
So you all saw Iron Man 2, and we here at ComicMix want to keep that Tony Stark buzz going! So, we did a little scouring of the net and found this lovely gem. We’re pretty sure Jarvis was recording this video in case Tony ever needed resuscitation while in his hot tub. Or maybe it Tony likes to watch his performance, ala American Psycho? We’re not entirely sure WHY this was recorded. OK, maybe somebody was just having fun with the recently released Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series… and mashed-up a little hot and steamy action.
When we last left our caped crusaders, they were merely static stalwarts. Trapped in the second dimension, against ghastly typography, word balloons, and credits! But then, in the nick of time, Dale DaBone, err… Batman used his Bat-Trailer Transmogrification Ray to transfer his two-dimensional troop of titillating players from poster to full motion trailer. For those of you not in-the-know, we’re talking about Batman:XXX, A Porn Parody. Flying atomic batteries at full power, this “Vivid Video takes the campy Adam West styled Batman universe and give all of nerds a little chance to see just how much in the tights was the man, and how much was… bat-padding. The costumes are amazingly well done, and we dare you not to marvel at the acting skill that dare we say…. out West’s Adam West! That’s right folks. Same Bat-Porn, new Bat-Porn-Channel. Enjoy the clip below.
And to our utter horror… Alfred IS in the movie. And if you’ve never heard of Hitchcock’s rule of showing a loaded gun on screen (as in… a loaded gun shown is a loaded gun fired before the credits roll…)… Holy Eye-Wash Batman!
As you fine folks try to contain your excitement for the release of a little film by the name of Iron Man 2, we here at ComicMix would like to help you out. It turns out Mr. Stark has been busy promoting his new film in interesting ways, and as such, we want to share with it you. So, grab your Iron Man 2 Slurpee, put the keys down on your new Iron Man 2 Audi R8 Coup , and checkout Ole’ Shellhead doling out some justice on the always punchable Hugh Grant.
This clip is replusariffic. Put on a loop, and enjoy the limey’s face plant on repeat.
It’s personal history time folks. This is 100% guilty pleasure from me to you. Ultraforce was the cartoon that led me to my love of comics. You see I saw this cartoon, and days later, my best friend (Unshaven Comics’ own Matt Wright) bought me issue 1 from the back issues at our local comic shop. Thinking that I’d been given a rare gem, I reveled in owning it; And soon thereafter purchased a good chunk of the Malibu comic backlog. All because of this little lost toon.
It only made it 10 or so episodes on syndicated stations. And yes, I know now that these “Original Heroes” (or “Ultras” as they were referred to) were simply allegories for far more popular characters. But hey, based on this opening sequence how could you not love it? From the “swiped directly from the X-Men Cartoon” montage of each character leaping mightily from his or her own nameplate, to the “burst from random building to show your evilness” villain rolecall… You could tell this was a masterpiece in the making. And bonus! This clip gives you a little taste of Prime, Hardcase, and Marvel’s Deathlok some evil mechanical guy!
Tip of the hat to The Hollywood Reporter for letting us know that the third installment of Chris Nolan’s Batman franchise will be hitting theaters July 20th, 2012. So long as the Mayans and Jon Cusak were wrong, and that the Earth is still in tact… consider the date iCal-able. July of course seems to be Nolan’s lucky month, as we all recall The Dark Knight was released July 18th of 2008, and his new thriller Inception will be gracing the multiplex July 16th of this year.
2012 is quickly becoming a huge year for us fanboys. In addition to Nolan’s unnamed Bat-sequel, a bevvy of heavy hitters will debut. First out of the gates will be Marvel’s Avengers assembling May 4th, 2012, followed by board-game turned blockbuster Battleship on May 25th. Shortly after that the next launch of the Starship Enterprise (in the J.J. Abrams reboot-a-verse) will be with a Star Trek sequel on June 29th. And one week later? Set your phasers to THWIP! as the Spider-Man reboot swings into place on July 3rd.
Well, there went about 100 bucks in tickets, popcorn, and milk duds.
Debuting on the interwebs just a few days ago (in case ya’ didn’t catch it, partner), the trailer for DC’s western wild-man, Jonah Hex, made it’s dusty digital debut. And dag-nabbit, if it ain’t a big ole pile of predictable horse puckey! After you give that link a lil’ ole’ click and watch the trailer for yourself, maybe you bounce right back here for our analysis of why it done got our britches in a bind!
First off, let’s just git this outta the way. Castin’ John Malkovich as yer’ villain these days is as inspired a choice as castin’ Matthew McConaughey in a romantic comedy. I mean, does Malkovich even get a script for pictures like this anymore, or does the director yell action, and just let him do that whole slow-quiet-evil-talking thing he does in every other movie he’s in?
Past that, how about we talk about Mr. Hex himself. Now I admit, I ain’t no historian of western tales from the funny pages, but a quick call to my friend (comic book historian) Alan Kistler proved my theory right. In his illustrious history as a comic book anti-hero, Mr. Hex ain’t never had no “bring-people-back-from-the-dead-for-a-short-period-of-time” power. And you think the folks on this movie could afford a little better makeup job for the ole’ scarface? I mean, the Dark Knight sure did a convincing job with Mr. Harvey Two-Face’s scars… and here? Jonah done look like they painted up a red vine flesh colored and glued it to Josh Brolin’s face… after letting him suffer from some major acne issues.
I seem to recall another movie that loved to play fast and loose with old west technology too. Anyone else recall that gem of a picture, Wild Wild West? Well it seems the fine folks behind Jonah Hex raided the prop closet from that nightmare, dusted it off, and are attempting to pass it off again. A dynamite launching crossbow pistol? Really? I might have been fine with the pair of gatling guns on Jonah’s horse. But where does he get all these wonderful toys? it seems Jonah’s befriended a well-to-do black man with a closet full of steam punk goodies! Perhaps Morgan Freeman wasn’t available?
Next up on the ole’ gripe list. Megan Fox. Now, I know, if a film has to suck (Transformers, I’m looking at you) the least the producers can do is toss in a little eye candy to ease the pain. And given Josh Brolin’s face in this picture, well, they coulda’ used some special effects to clone Megan a sister. But only if she was mute, cause dog-gonnit… everytime she opens her mouth to deliver a line, it saps the lightning outta my loins faster than a picture of Bea Arthur. I’m not saying Megan’s a bad actress… I’m saying she’s a terrible actress. And based solely on the trailer, I can tell she already talks to much. Where’s Megatron when you need him!?
And finally, let’s just touch quickly on the movie poster itself. Now, given my personal preference for movable type, I have to say, their choice for fonts are as ugly as my sorry ass after a night of drinking. If the bevel gets any bigger on the word HEX you might as well sell 3D glasses to the movie goers. And what in God’s good name is John Malovich holding in his hand? A dragonball? I’m all for purty special effects people, but seriously, why would Jonah be firing his pistol crossbow and hip mounted mini-gun? Malkovich is behind him! Seriously folks… this trailer has done got me in a tizzy, and I apologize for ranting and a’ railing all over this blog today. I think I’ma’ gonna’ take in the ole’ Iron Man 2 trailer now, just to settle my frazzled nerves.
File this under the “Well, finally!” pile, folks. After parodying basically everything else in pop culture, the adult film industry has finally parodied the Adam West Batman franchise. Batman: XXX by folks at Vivid VIdeo will hit the shelves (behind beaded curtains) in May. You can’t make this stuff up kids. Thanks to folks at iesb, here’s a little promotion from the films producers:
“The cast was just incredible,” said director, Axel Braun. “Dale DaBone
literally became Adam West, turning in one of the most electrifying
comeback performances I’ve ever seen in my 20 years in the industry,
and James Deen was just outstanding as Robin. Tori Black, who plays Catwoman,
showed us exactly why she’s the reigning Performer of the Year. This
girl is so gorgeous and talented, and her sexual energy is just
unbelievable.”
While there’s not a complete synopsis of the plot, we here at Comic Mix can imagine it now… Batman and Robin must fight the villainous Catwoman, Riddler, and Joker! There will be a villainous plot to steal some super fancy diamond! Luckily they have Batgirl along for the adventure, to help even the odds. Wait… That’s four guys to three women. This is starting to get a bit scary. Come to think of it, if this is going to be a real parody, will this mean we get Robin straddling Batman as they scale a building? And what about the Bat-Poles? Oh god. I think we might be getting sick. And if they painted right over Caesar Romero’s mustache… what in Gods name will they paint over for this film?
Will the dynamic duo and the bat-tastic beauty defeat the clown price of the kama-sutra? Will Robin solve the Riddler’s “Ribbed for her pleasure” Rubics cube of doom? Will Alfred and Aunt Harriet make an unexpected cameo?
“Atomic marital aids to power, turbines to speed…. Let’s go!”
UPDATE: The trailer has been posted! Click here and enjoy the Bat-tastrophe.
Back when anything popular would eventually end up as a cartoon, Star Trek’s original voyage became a cult cartoon classic back in the day. And we all know when it ended, William Shatner broke free of the constraints of over-acting he was tied to. He gave birth to a new form of music. Who needs melody Nimoy? The Legend of Bilbo Baggins? Feh! It’s not hip. Not like Billy’s rendition of “Common People”. Don’t believe me? You will. It’s the Star Trek cartoon Slashup of William’s Shatner’s “Common People”.
Kudos to our friend Russ Rogers, for finding this gem of a mashup. Normally we give you guys a cool trailer mashed with another trailer. But today, we’ve got something far cooler. Take Joss Whedon’s interweb hit “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog” and re-imagine it as an old school top down RPG ala Dragon Warrior. What do you get? An unbelievably cool and thoughtful rendition of Whedon’s mini-masterpiece. Enjoy the bits of dialogue as text. Enjoy the storyline being shown in a new and hilarious way.
Debuting on the interwebs just a few days ago (in case ya’ didn’t catch it, partner), the trailer for DC’s western wild-man, 
Biff! Pow! Bam! Not in the face!
