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Another trailer was released to build anticipation for the second season of Daredevil on Netflix. Where the first trailer featured Jon Bernthal as The Punisher, the new trailer features Elodie Yung as the deadly assassin and Matt Murdock's ex-girlfriend Elektra Natchios. GI Joe fans should recognize her as Jinx in GI Joe 2 Retaliation. Like Jinx, Elektra is also a highly skilled ninja. However Elektra is more willing to kill, something Daredevil does not approve of as seen in the trailer. The lovely French actress has received some praise for her turn as Elektra. Mike Cecchini from Den of Geek called Elodie Yung's Elektra " the character to watch". Elodie Yung demonstrates her martial art prowess as Jinx, in GI Joe 2 Retaliation  It appears Matt Murdock/Daredevil will have multiple, compelling threads in season two. This trailer focuses on one of those two main threads. It looks as if Elektra recruits Daredevil to rid Hell's Kitchen of the Yakuza Crime...

According to a post on hisstank.com submitted after the recent 2016 Toy Fair, there will be no main action figure line retail presence of the Real American Hero this year. You will see GI Joe licensed characters from Loyal Subjects, Funko Pop and possibly others. However, there will sadly be no 3 3/4" or 4" modern era action figure line up. The Loyal Subjects and Funko Pop Vinyl figures look great. I'll probably pick up a few, especially that FANG.

The first season of Daredevil on Netflix was a huge success for the streaming service, as well as for Marvel. Delivering an impressive, estimated 4.4 million or 10.7% of subscribers watching, at least, one episode in its first 11 days, according to an article in Variety. Daredevil was also a critical success for Marvel with a nearly perfect 98% rating on rotten tomatoes. It was a grim departure from Marvel's brighter, more colorful cinematic universe and it worked. Much like Batman, Daredevil is a street level vigilante and the streets of Hell's Kitchen are dark and unwelcoming. Marvel has announced plans for a few stories to tell on Netflix with a more mature tone including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, which is in production now, and in the future Iron Fist. These four properties and a few others such as Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, and Task Master all have more mature tones that would fit perfectly in this darker corner of Marvel's cinematic universe. As mentioned...

During the advertising blitz for Watchmen in 2009, Zack Snyder was referred to as “The visionary Director of 300”. I could never see what visionary direction he took with 300. Snyder read the historically inspired tale from Frank Miller and made the frames of the film look like the panels of the comic. The sepia tones, stark contrast, and the slow motion shots looked nice on the big screen but were certainly not groundbreaking nor visionary. Snyder did the same for Watchmen, more or less making a motion picture reproduction of the comic. Both of those movies were considered average among critics at rottentomatoes, 300 is rated at 60% and Watchmen is rated at 65%. Most directors have a vanity project that they would love to do, but the studios have to test the director first. Zack Snyder’s test was his first original concept, a project he had been working on before he directed Watchmen. Snyder obviously passed, as both 300 and Watchman were successful enough for Warner Brothers t...

Synopsis When Beach Head and a group of new recruits travel to the Himalayan Mountains for advanced training Lieutenant Falcon and the others make a shocking discovery. What they find changes their mission and their perceptions of reality drastically. They'll have to survive an ancient race of relentless insectoids, savage monsters and even the vicious Golobulus, Supreme Ruler of Cobra-La, if they want to make it onto the GI Joe team. Even Beach Head doubts they'll all make it. My first Kindle Worlds GI Joe book "Into the clutches of Cobra-La" is finished and available to purchase for only $1.99. Writing the book was a fun, eye-opening experience that I didn't know I'd enjoy, as much as I did and I hope you enjoy reading it just as much. A second book is already being written and others are rattling around in my head, anxious to get out. I hope you enjoy the fan-fiction and return to brainoutloud for updates on future tales from the thrilling world o...

Kindle Worlds from Amazon is a great platform to tell your stories about a number of licensed properties. I've devoured books from Bill Nedrow and Justin Bell, among others, and anxiously await more. If anybody has recommendations for other Kindle Worlds licensed properties besides GI Joe that I should read, leave a comment below. My one complaint about Kindle Worlds is the cover designer app. Some licensed properties allow you to upload your own cover designs. However, the GI Joe submission page only has a small collection of images that you are permitted to use. I did what I could with the limited resources to create a nice looking cover. I'll post that image soon, as well as details on how to purchase the thrilling Into the clutches of Cobra-La fanfiction. I already had a cover in mind before realizing the limitations So I still made the cover I would have liked to use, and included it below. I don't know all the behind the scenes legalities Amazon deals with in re...

Welcome to brain out loud, a fun, whimsical expression that essentially means "these are my thoughts." My thoughts and opinions may be on popular culture news and events, i.e. comic book movies, or I may post about GI Joe and additions to my humble collection. Yes, I absolutely, unabashedly love The Real American Hero. I unknowingly choose a career as a graphic designer when I was young, because of GI Joe. The cartoons, comic books, and action figures during the 1980s inspired me to become an artist. GI Joe grabbed my attention and sparked my imagination more so than any other toy line. Over the years, I have created dozens of my own characters, writing biographies for each. However, for some reason, I never considered writing GI Joe fan fiction. That is until I discovered the licensing programs of Amazon Kindle Worlds. The brain out loud blog will follow as I write and allow me to interact with readers. I have finished my first manuscript, and it is in the process of b...