Remember when everybody went crazy when Emma Stone was announced as Gwen Stacy for the new Spider-Man movie? Yeah, I remember that. People were saying that she was more of a Mary Jane Parker than a Gwen. I dunno, honestly. I was just glad that they’re going to do justice to Peter Parker’s first (and dead) girlfriend in the new Spider-Man series. Remember Gwen Stacy from Spider-Man 3 and how it totally felt like a cameo? Yeah. Anyway, Emma Stone’s a natural blonde, but everyone’s seen her as a redhead since like forever. I guess this is why people wanted her cast as MJ. If you want to see how Emma Stone looks like now that she’s preparing for her role as Gwen Stacy, check out the picture after the jump! (continue reading…)

Okay. Blackest Night. What a ride.

So I just finished reading Blackest Night 8, and what can I say? It’s fucking awesome. It has all these moments that both made me geekgasm and cringe. Dialogue is still typical Geoff Johns: cliche-riddled but somehow it works. But in the end it’s so fucking awesome I totally forgot about the book’s flaws and I just sat and took it all in.

Okay then. Now on to the SPOILER-FILLED PART OF THE REVIEW (don’t read any further if you haven’t read BN #8): (continue reading…)

Oh lookee. The Comicgasm monkeys have been all busy getting drunk and we’ve totally forgotten this little blog of ours. Oh well. Time to make the reviews then.

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2

I’ve mostly avoided the Ultimate Universe, but after Loeb did his best to destroy said universe, I thought, well, it can only get better after this. (continue reading…)