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The Coolest Guns in Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies

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Marvelous Videos on the coolest firearms from sci-fi and fantasy movies… After killing General Grievous with a blaster pistol in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan tosses it, opining that it is the weapon of uncivilized people. As big fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres, we could not disagree more. Guns may […]

Comic Book Preview – Aliens: Aftermath #1

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Marvel celebrates the 35th anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens by revisiting LV-426 for the brand new comic book series Aliens: Aftermath, and you can check out a preview of the first issue here ahead of its release next week… FOR ALIENS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY, A RETURN TO HADLEY’S HOPE! It’s been 35 years since the tragedy […]

The Coolest Vehicles In Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies

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Marvelous Videos on the coolest vehicles in science fantasy and fantasy… Giving your character a sweet ride does more than provide you with a toyetic avenue- it means potentially creating another iconic piece of pop culture that fans will come to enjoy almost as much as they do the protagonist! At the very least, they […]

Hero Collector announces new Alien & Predator Figurine Boxes series

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Eaglemoss Hero Collector has announced a new line of 6″ collectible statuettes featuring iconic characters from the Alien and Predator movie franchises. The first wave of Alien & Predator Figurine Boxes include the Xenomorph Drone from Alien, Xenomorph Warrior from Aliens, Xenomorph Grid from Alien vs. Predator, and the Predator (Unmasked) from the original Predator; […]

Marvel celebrates 35th anniversary of Aliens with Aliens: Aftermath

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It’s been 35 years since Ripley and a team of Colonial Marines made an ill-fated trip to LV-426, and Marvel has announced that it is set to celebrate the anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens with the special one-shot comic Aliens: Aftermath from writer Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, X-Force) and artist Dave Wachter (Iron Fist: Heart of […]

Marvel announces Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 2

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Before it launches the license into a brand new era with its own series, Marvel is set to collect the classic Aliens comic book from Dark Horse beginning this April, and now the publisher has announced that the second volume of Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus will follow in August. A rogue scientist’s genetic experiments […]

Marvel to collect classic Aliens comic books with Omnibus releases

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Having announced the acquisition of the comic book license to the Alien and Predator franchises back in July, Marvel has announced that fans will be able to explore the original comic book tales set in the terrifying world of Alien by collecting the groundbreaking Aliens comic book series from Dark Horse in Omnibus form beginning […]

A Beginner’s Guide To James Cameron

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In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]

Aliens star Michael Biehn to reprise Hicks role for Alien 3 audio drama

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Michael Biehn, one of the stars of Aliens, is going to reprise his role for a new Alien 3 audio drama. Aliens is certainly one of the classic sci-fi movies of all time and a truly worthy sequel to the original sensation that was Alien. While there have been subsequent sequels after Aliens, writer William […]