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Marvel’s Agent Carter! A Mid-Season Review

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Agent Carter is proving to be the better of the two Marvel Entertainment products that’s on television. Not only does the show have a very strong and beautiful lead but also it is set in the 1940s, an era ripe for subterfuge and conspiracy. When World War II hit, just how any nations can survive meant being on top of technology. That is, whoever can invent the next modern marvel would hold the fate of the Earth in their hands. In Captain America, the First Avenger, that meant creating the super soldier.

In the television series, a secret group named Leviathan takes an interest in Howard Stark’s (Dominic Cooper) inventions. The U.S. Government fears that he may be selling out and is investigating him. But before he is scheduled to appear at another senate hearing, he disappears. British agent Peggy Carter is back at work with the Strategic Scientific Reserve following the events from the movie and before she knows it, Stark recruits her to help clear his name. He thinks that he’s being corralled and refuses to bow to pressure. Sadly that makes him a man on the run and any return appearances will be limited.

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Avengers 2: Age of Ultron Gets a 2nd Trailer! Analysis

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Hulk is very angry and he will smash in this new Avengers trailer that debuted today. Thor says, “You meddle into something that you don’t understand,” to Tony Stark and Black Widow says, “We have no place in the world.” Or was that Scarlet Witch? The latter makes more sense when mutants are feared and the world at large wants to dispense with them. When considering a young red haired lady is about to undergo an operation, could that be a lobotomy to erase some of her memories?

Just how much the X-Factor will play into this plot about the Avengers: Age of Ultron really needs to be asked. Could it be that Ultron wants to purge humanity and all its inherent problems to bring a new world order? The question of how Andy Serkis plays into this movie will have analysts wondering what kind of role he has. Speculation is saying he will be playing Ulysses Klaw, and this time he’s brandishing a gun in this new trailer. Ultron may well have allies to his cause, and that’s most likely the reason that Hulk is on the rampage and Iron Man in his Hulkbuster suit is coming out to do battle.

If viewers look carefully, his eyes are a raging red. They are not glowing or bloodshot, but that must indicate he’s under some kind of mind control. Ultron is getting sneaky! And certain seeds are being planted to indicate that yes, a civil war is coming.

Disney Infinity’s 2015 Roundup

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

Screen-Shot-2013-08-27-at-2 Disney Infinity video game enthusiasts will be in for multiple treats next year. In an interview with Computer and Videogames, Disney Interactive’s John Vignocchi and John Blackburn teased at the inclusion of the Star Wars universe. If there’s a date to guess at, that may come to coincide with the theatrical release of Episode 7: The Force Unleashed. The new hope is that not only the classic quadruplet —Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca — be featured in this toy line but also the characters from Star Wars: Rebels. Patches to the game engine will be required if the Force abilities and lightsaber actions are going to be fully realized.

The likelihood of seeing the live action film translated over to the toy franchise first is slim. To see the original cast in their youthful form is most likely not even in the books. In order to get the attention of older fans still into gaming, this company will be very remiss not to. For new legions missing the CGI from the TV series, hopefully all the figurines will have a Clone Wars style look to them.

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It’s a Good Time for a Marvel Nerd: Dates Announced up to 2019 & Thoughts!

Marvel Comics Entertainment is telling the world why they are indeed mighty today. At a special event in Hollywood’s El Capitan Theater, this company teased press and fans alike with trailers, speeches and title cards highlighting what “Phase 3” of their films will entail, leaving some fans who can’t be there for real deciding to follow this event through streaming media and twitter reports. Some may well have thought Phase 2 blitzed by too fast even though it hasn’t.

This studio has announced dates to all their movies up to 2019. The list is as follows:

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The Avengers 1st Trailer: I’ve Got No Strings

By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

The first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron is finally out.

Things look bleak for the Avengers in this first trailer, some internal squabbling is taking place and the moral of the team of heroes are at an all-time low.

In this trailer we get to see the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Iron Man’s Hulkbuster armour, and a very creepy Ultron.

And with this darker version of Leigh Harline and Ned Washington’s “I’ve Got No Strings” accompanying the trailer, I’ll probably never look at that song number in Walt Disney’s Pinocchio (1940) the same way again.

An Infinity Nerd’s Take on Guardians of the Galaxy

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

Once when movie-goers start watching one movie set in the Marvel Comics Cinematic Universe, they will have to see the rest. There`s no denying that fact. In each film, there are little details being offered either before, during or after the credits roll to tease at what is to come. Sometimes a few details are unimportant, like Tony Stark getting psychoanalyzed by Bruce Banner or seeing the team eat shawarma, but only the astute will know that the bonus material that the early films offered were made to build up to The Avengers.

For another set of post-credits scenes, namely what’s seen in Thor: The First Avenger, Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, the tease is made lead into the Infinity Gauntlet storyline. Guardians of the Galaxy further defines this grander story arc by being a milestone product. Although this tale stands alone very well, all things considered, as a singular product, not everyone is going to understand how important one of the characters, The Collector, is unless they have seen Thor: Dark World or read the original mini-series to which Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is taking from. But it should be noted that most of these films are based on the current run than the 80’s material. Even without this extra knowledge, Guardians is a fun film with lots of grandiose silliness to entrench it as part of this Marvel Comics brand. It’s comic book style kinetics and narrative compares favourably against the Avengers movie, and perhaps the two super-groups will meet after one team deals with Ultron next year.

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