
Make Mine Marvel! From the Marvel Universe, this Marvel Infinite Action Figures Wave 4 brings you 12 individually packaged 3 3/4-inch scale plastic heroes and villains, ready to do battle with their awesome accessories. Ages 4 and up. Continue reading
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Hit-Girl (Kick-Ass) vs Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)
In our next versus match we have 2 dark, but take no shit vixens! We have in one corner Hit-Girl (Kick-Ass) and in the other corner we have Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics). Who would win this all out cat fight? Hand-to-hand combat, weapons, biting, clawing... you name it, they will do it! We will let you decide. Who would win? Here is a little something about each character:
Hit-Girl (kick-Ass)
Hit-Girl (real name Mindy McCready) is a character appearing in the Kick-Ass series, published by Marvel Comics, under the company's imprint Icon Comics. The character was created by artist John Romita, Jr. and writer Mark Millar. She is a young, but effective vigilante, trained by her father, Damon McCready (a.k.a. Big Daddy), from an early age to be a costumed superhero and assassin. In Kick-Ass, she is introduced as a supporting character. She featured in her own self-titled comic book series, Hit-Girl, which was first published on June 27, 2012. She is portrayed by Chloë Grace Moretz in the feature film adaptations, Kick-Ass and Kick Ass 2.
Hit-Girl has been trained to take a bullet (shown with a bulletproof vest on), as well as in hand-to-hand combat, and fighting with both blunt and bladed weapons. She has also been taught about guns, inventors of guns, and even action movies and action movie stars. The nature of Hit-Girl's training has made her particularly brutal and remorseless in combat. Her physicality and skill set are, with the possible exception of Mother Russia, virtually unmatched by any character in this series since Big Daddy's demise. She is individually the most powerful and skilled character in the Kick-Ass universe.
Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)
Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a character appearing in publications from Marvel Comics.
Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. Created by Frank Miller, Elektra first appeared in Daredevil #168 (January 1981). She is a love interest of the superhero Daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two. She is one of Frank Miller's best-loved creations, and subsequent writers' use of her is controversial, as Marvel had originally promised to not resurrect the character without Miller's permission. She has also appeared as a supporting character of the X-Men's Wolverine, and in other series and mini-series, as well as adaptations for the screen.
In the 2003 film Daredevil, and its 2005 spin-off, Elektra, the character is portrayed by Jennifer Garner. Elektra was ranked 22nd in Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list. Miller initially based the character's appearance on Lisa Lyon, a female bodybuilder. Elektra's primary abilities are a strong knowledge of martial arts and weaponry. Elektra learned ancient martial arts of China, Siam, and Japan. She is a master combatant with the Japanese Sai, her usual weapon of choice. She is also highly skilled with the katana, daggers, three-sectional staff, and shurikens. She is a master of many Japanese combat forms, including Ninjutsu. Elektra is an Olympic-level athlete, strong in gymnastics and swimming, with a high level of athleticism in human strength, speed, stamina, agility, dexterity, reflexes, reactions, coordination, balance, and endurance. She is resistant to pain, and extreme heat and cold. She is also able to keep to the shadows and move with such speed that she can remain unseen even in daylight. Elektra has the ability to mesmerize others, and as such, make them see illusions or other phenomena.
Elektra also has the ability to "throw" her mind into those of others. For instance, she was able to track down her enemy, Ken Wind, by temporarily "borrowing" people's minds and acting through them while she hunted around for her prey. This temporal mind control enables her to metaphorically sniff out the psyche, or intent, of her targets. It saw extensive use during Elektra: Assassin, in which she was heavily reliant on only her ninja powers.
Elektra has demonstrated low-level telepathy. She can communicate telepathically with individuals possessing similar levels of mental discipline, such as the Chaste. Elektra mastered this ability during training with The Hand, which mentally links her to The Beast, the demigod of The Hand.
With that all said, who would you like to see win this brawl? Would it be Hit-Girl, or would it be Elektra? We want you, the fans, to decide which of these 2 women should walk away from this fight (or perhaps neither one walks away.) Vote now! Make a difference!
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Begins Filming in 2016, Will Shoot For 9 Months
Avengers: Age of Ultron has already made hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office and it hasn’t even opened in the United States yet. That’ll happen later this week, and I’m guessing it’ll surpass Furious 7 as the highest-grossing movie of the year…at least until Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes out. Meanwhile, the actors that comprise the Marvel superhero team are on their seemingly-never-ending press tour, and Chris Evans spoke with Esquire and revealed the filming schedule for the highly-anticipated two-part mega-sequel Avengers: Infinity War. Continue reading
‘Fantastic Four’: Reed Richards’ Powers Have Been Augmented For The Reboot

We’ve discussed on numerous occasions why the heroes known as the Fantastic Four needed to be updated, and how Twentieth Century Fox’s film franchise reboot is its own thing – a “contemporary re-imagining” of the property as described in its own official synopsis. The casting and tone of the trailers alone are proof of this, and judging by the latest official marketing assets, Fantastic Four may have a few other notable differences from the comics as well.
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Daniel Bruhl Confirms He Will Play Helmut Zemo in Captain America: Civil War

Although Variety technically broke the news a few weeks ago, Daniel Brühl has officially confirmed to The Independent that he will appear as the villain Baron Zemo in “Captain America: Civil War”, but with one little twist: He will be playing Baron Helmut Zemo, Continue reading
Marvel’s Spider-Man Solo Film Might be Called SPIDER-MAN: THE NEW AVENGER
When it was reported that writer and director Drew Goddard would be developing the solo Spider-Man movie for Marvel and Sony, there was talk of the film being called Spectacular Spider-Man. Now it seems things may have changed. According to ex-Latino Review journalist, Umberto Gonzales, the working title of the film will be Spider-Man: The New Avenger. This is an unconfirmed rumor at the moment, but here’s what he’s reporting: Continue reading
Is Doctor Strange Set to Appear in Marvel’s IRON FIST?
Bleeding Cool is reporting a rumor from their inside sources that Doctor Strange might make an appearance in Marvel’s Iron Fist Netflix series. There’s a good chance that Benedict Cumberbatch will be involved, but there’s no information on to what extent. The site says, Continue reading
Chris Evans Is Open To More CAPTAIN AMERICA Films After AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
During the Avengers: Age of Ultron press junket, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner got in a bit of trouble when they jokingly referred to Black Widow as a “slut” and a “whore” in one of the million interviews they did with various press outlets. They’ve since issued apologies, but that’s not really the focus of this piece. I wanted to talk a little about some of Evans’ comments later in the interview, mainly what he said about potentially returning to the Marvel universe after the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. Continue reading
Ultron Mark 1 Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
“You’re all puppets, tangled in strings… strings”
The much anticipated Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron will hit theatres worldwide as Hot Toys continues to release the highly detailed and movie-accurate collectibles from this super blockbuster. In addition to the return of Earth’s mightiest heroes, the titular villain Ultron has been a widely popular character among fans!
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are thrilled to present the Ultron Mark I Sixth Scale Collectible Figure! This Artificial Intelligence has gone rogue and threatens human existence in Marvel’s latest movie. Continue reading
One Of The Original X-Men Just Came Out As Gay

In a few leaked pages from All-New X-Men #40, in stores on Wednesday, the teenage superhero is outed by his psychic teammate Jean Grey, who calls him out for saying inappropriately sexual things about their teacher, Magik.