Filipino Artist and Jonah Hex Creator Tony DeZuniga passes away.

One of the legendary artists in the local and international comic industry passed away, and his contributions to the medium will never be forgotten.

Tony DeZuniga, best known to comic fans as the creator of DC Comics character Jonah Hex, died today. Known affectionately as "Mang Tony" to most Filipino artists, he was known as the first Filipino artist to get his worked accepted by an American publisher, paving the way for many more Pinoy artists such as Gerry Alanguilan, Carlo Pangulayan, and Leinil Yu to pursue their dreams and work in international comic publications as well. He truly is a legend, both in the Philippine and International Comic Book Industry, and his works will always be remembered by people worldwide. For more on the story, read up related posts via Flipgeeks and Geekmatic.

R.I.P Mang Tony, and thank you for giving us your talents and love to comics.

The Avengers assemble with tons of awesome reviews!

Now that they've assembled into theaters (internationally at least), Marvel's The Avengers is causing a hype storm and bringing fanboys and moviegoers together like never before. It's a tremendous effort that was successfully pulled off by director Joss Whedon, Walt Disney Pictures, and Marvel Studios, and the returns are bigger than anything ever imagined! For its first two days alone since opening on April 25th The Philippines, the film has earned more than P101 Million, and that's a lot for a movie that brings together the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow! The film has yet to make its debut in US theaters, and will officially open on May 4 over there. The film has literally ushered in summer blockbuster madness, and will continue to do so for some time!

That aside, if you need convincing of how good this film is, check out these awesome reviews!

Timzster/ PopCulture Crusader - Non-Spoiler Review: Marvel's The Avengers!

CerboJam/ NextJam - Flick Review: Marvel's The Avengers!

Mark Templar/ Movie Buff - Coming Soon

The Fanboy SEO - MOVIE REVIEW: Marvel's The Avengers - Contains Spoilers

Geekmatic - Non-Spoiler Review: Marvel's The Avengers

FlipGeeks - MOVIE REVIEW: Marvel's The Avengers 

The Avengers assemble in theaters on April 25 internationally and May 4 in the US!

Nicholas Cage talks about Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Now riding in theaters to mixed reviews that will surely put fans on the fence, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance brings veteran actor Nicholas Cage back in the role he first starred in 2007, albeit a lot more darker and sinister than before. I've seen the film and reviewed it (featured in Geekmatic as well), and my opinion will be something that leaves a lot to be desired for the most part if you haven't seen the film yet. Still, there may be hope yet if you're a Nic Cage fan. Via a video interview with Total Film, he gives his take on the character, describing the Ghost Rider as a "philosophical hero" and letting on his background that he is a bog comic book fan himself.


Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - Total Film interview with Nichiolas Cage

Well, Nicholas Cage has spoken, and it's up to you whether or not you want to see The Rider on theaters. For more insight, visit the source post at Total Film and Comic Book Movie. Open since the February 17th, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is now in theaters.

Free Comic Book Day Begins!

It's Free Comic Book Day today! Yes, that's right, 10 years and counting, it's a day where guys like you and me get a chance to grab a comic book absolutely for FREE, and to do that, all you have to do is to step into your regular comic book shop and pick up some of the nice freebies several publications and sponsors have offered to the masses this day! What those are and what exactly are listed can be found over at the official Free Comic Book Day site, and in conjunction with my fellows at GeekMatic!, we're going to celebrate this day right and check out all of the numerous stores and locations that are participating on this special event today! From the Metro Comic Con 2011 to the comic shops around the metro like DK and Comic Odyssey, We'll give you a taste of free comic book fever with our updates later! For a primer of what FCBD is all about, you can check out this video below from Diamond Comics (who celebrate their FCBD in a few hours still!)!

Free Comic Book Day 2011: It's Almost Here!

Free Comic Book Day happens today, May 7th, all over the world! Check out the official site again and Geekmatic for more details! Be sure not to miss it peeps!;)

Spider-Man Reboot Update: First pic of Andrew Garfield in costume!

This has been posted almost everywhere, but what the heck, here it is... The first shot of Andrew Garfield dressed up as Spider-Man!

Of course, this is just the promotional shot featuring Garfield in costume. It's an obvious and total redesign; leaner, slimmer, and gives off the hint that he'll be sporting traditional webshooters instead of the organic ones used by Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi films. Marc Webb has got everyone curious so far, so we'll just have to wait and see how all this turns out. For more info, visit i09 and GeekMatic!

The Spider-Man reboot swings into theaters on July 3, 2012!