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In 2006, nearly half a century after comic books were declared as a cultural threat, a stamp was released to commemorate on how DC's super heroes had been and still are a significant part of American Culture. It also recognizes comic books as a true art form.
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If it wasn't for a delay in sending Daredevil #1 to the printer, The Avengers might never have existed. According to Marvel's Senior Vice President of Publishing, Tom Brevoort, when the publisher realized that the first issue of Daredevil wasn't going to be ready in time for its scheduled run at the printer, Stan Lee proposed the idea of bringing a bunch of existing Marvel characters together on the same team, much like DC had done with the Justice League of America. By doing so, they wouldn't need to create complicated origin stories for the individual members, thereby jumping right into whatever adventure Lee and Jack Kirby could come up with on short notice. The pair brainstormed for a while and came up with The Avengers, then hastily put together the first issue and sent it off to the printer. **
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When Stan Lee was tasked with creating a new superhero to follow in the footsteps of the Fantastic Four (who were extremely popular at the time), he thought up Marvel’s next hit after seeing a fly on the wall. According to the legendary comic book writer, that got him thinking about a hero who could stick to walls, and “Fly-Man” and “Insect-Man” were some of his ideas before “Spider-Man”. There’s famously a lot of controversy about how much of a role Steve Ditko played in his creation, but Spider-Man – who Marvel bosses at the time thought was a terrible idea – could have ended up being a very different character.
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While Darabont was filming the pilot episode of The Walking Dead, some neighbors who lived close by to the set believed that the actor Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon) was actually a sniper and called in a real SWAT team to respond. Fortunately, everyone soon realized that a mistake had been made and so no one was arrested that day. You would assume that all of the TV cameras would have tipped the neighbors off, but it seems that there are still some people in the 21st century who aren’t aware of how TV shows are made. As if the ‘walkers’ weren’t bad enough…
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Wade Wilson is a former test subject of the Weapon X program, possessing a regenerative healing factor (like that of Wolverine), as well as an unstable compiling of other "Weapon X" experiments. Deadpool's powers and personality traits combine to make a wild, mentally unstable, and unpredictable mercenary. Deadpool is a former member of X-Force, a self-professed member of the X-Men and Avengers and has recently joined the Thunderbolts. The "Merc with a Mouth" is infamous for breaking the fourth wall.
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Captain America Comics #1 is one of the world’s most valuable comics, with a near-mint condition copy valued at around $115,000 by comics price guide. Not too shabby when you consider it cost a mere 10 cents back in 1941! And as much as we love Cap, I somehow doubt we’ll be picking up an issue anytime soon!
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Henry Cavill auditioned the role of Clark Kent for superman returns in 2006. He eventually landed the role of superman in man of steel. And is expected to feature in dc comics justice league.
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The Hulk was originally gray, not green. After exposure to a gamma radiation blast, scientist Bruce Banner turned into the gray-skinned Hulk from sunset to sunrise. However, the gray color was difficult to print and by issue No. 2 of "The Incredible Hulk" comic book series, Hulk turned into the hyperbolically muscled Green genes we know today.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $15 million for the second film and had a toal of 700 words of dialogue, which meant he was paid $21,429 per word. “Hasta la vista, baby” cost $85,716.
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No physical clone trooper outfits were actually produced for the films. Every clone trooper seen in the Star Wars films was created with CGI.
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No physical clone trooper outfits were actually produced for the films. Every clone trooper seen in the Star Wars films was created with CGI.
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Batman Beyond takes place decades in the future, when Bruce Wayne is a bitter old man who's given up on being Batman. (There's a heartbreaking scene early on where Bruce almost uses a gun, something he swore never to do.) A teenager named Terry McGinnis discovers Bruce's secret, and also finds out that the new CEO of WayneCorp (now called Wayne-Powers) is developing biological weapons and killed Terry's father. Terry winds up becoming the new Batman, with Bruce Wayne giving him pretty much constant advice from the Batcave, via Terry's earpiece. The two of them fight crime as a team, eventually saving the world a few times. Oh, and Terry's Batsuit is like a cybernetic suit of power armor, that can fly and do other awesome stuff.
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Captain America has a back story as tragic as any super-hero. Growing up Steve Rogers, a weak and sickly boy in a poor family, he suffered the loss of his father when he was a youngster, and then his mother when he was a teen. Spurred by wartime propaganda, he tried to enlist in the army, only to fail due to his physical inadequacies. However, one dose of super soldier serum later and… We have Captain America, the All-American hero, as American as apple pie. Cap hasn’t always been on good terms with America. He’s lost faith in the USA more than once. In the 70’s Marvel played out events echoingthat of the Watergate scandal. This led to a new costume and name, the Nomad.During this era he became known as the ‘Man Without a Country’. Then in the late 90’s after losing faith in the American Government, he loses the patriotism from his name and is known simply as, The Captain.
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30 hammers were made for Thor of various weights for different uses. The main hammer was made of aluminium and softer versions were used for stunts. A lit hammer was made, that emitted light when lightning strikes.
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Wade Wilson is a former test subject of the Weapon X program, possessing a regenerative healing factor (like that of Wolverine), as well as an unstable compiling of other "Weapon X" experiments. Deadpool's powers and personality traits combine to make a wild, mentally unstable, and unpredictable mercenary. Deadpool is a former member of X-Force, a self-professed member of the X-Men and Avengers and has recently joined the Thunderbolts. The "Merc with a Mouth" is infamous for breaking the fourth wall.
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Wade Wilson is a former test subject of the Weapon X program, possessing a regenerative healing factor (like that of Wolverine), as well as an unstable compiling of other "Weapon X" experiments. Deadpool's powers and personality traits combine to make a wild, mentally unstable, and unpredictable mercenary. Deadpool is a former member of X-Force, a self-professed member of the X-Men and Avengers and has recently joined the Thunderbolts. The "Merc with a Mouth" is infamous for breaking the fourth wall.
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The MCU isn’t afraid to go nonlinear in the future, as “Guardians” will be setting up events for the second “Avengers” sequel. The big bad villain for next year’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is the maniacal robot Ultron. Thanos will be the main antagonist for “Avengers 3″ and “Guardians” will be our first trip out into space, which is the main reason we’re being introduced to the Guardians this early on. Writer-director James Gunn has said as such himself, that it’s “definitely connected to Avengers 3.”
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Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader has been played by six different people: David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Bob Anderson, Sebastian Shaw, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Christensen.