X-men:FirstClass

As we wrote previously, Marvel and 20th Century Fox, apparently emboldened by the very positive reaction of critics to early screenings of X-Men: First Class, have been releasing more and more material to whet the public's appetite for the new mutant movie...

Given the overwhelmingly positive reaction to early screenings of X-Men: First Class, it's no wonder 20th Century Fox has taken some bold promotional steps and released more footage and other material from the film, which is of course based on the beloved Marvel Comics superheroes...

Movies: The latest promo for X-Men: First Class gives viewers a look at the mutant abilities of Darwin (Edi Gathegi). Gaming: A live action Phoenix Wright film is likely in the works from director Takashi Miike. Seriously. Webcomics: Sergei Kalenik and an unidentified artist's Super Putin, Man Like Any Other will have you in post-Soviet stitches (even if you can't read Russian)...

Community: Following Sunday's devastating tornado in Joplin that killed at least 89 and destroyed more than 25 percent of the city, native creator Jeremy Haun and retailer Jason Hurley have reported their safety. Hurley's Heroes comic shop is currently open to any who need shelter, food, or water...

As many X-Men: First Class video clips that have cropped up online recently, sometimes fans just want a good ol' fashioned still image or 40 to properly absorb the cinematic looks of their favorite (and in some cases, least favorite) merry mutants...

Architectural Digest released this week a series of images -- some of them never-before-seen -- of sets and locations from X-Men: First Class. Based on the classic superhero Marvel Comics team, the film is meant to be set in the early 1960s, and AD spoke to First Class Production Designer Chris Seagers about the period flourishes seen in the movie...

Animation: James Kochalka points out a recent nod to Jim Woodring's art on Adventure Time. It's Algebraic! Viral: Warner Bros. Amanda Waller seems to have launched her own blog, promoting the Green Lantern movie just talkin' about her life and such...

If there's one thing fans learned from Lego Batman (and Lego's brief Spider-Man 2 line), it's that blocky looks beautiful on comic book heroes. The disarming cuteness embodied by Denmark's premiere brick dudes and dudettes distills everything it touches into plastic pleasance...

As the film establishing the movieverse origins of Marvel's merry mutans, X-Men: First Class is in the unique position of not only establishing backstories, but also new special effects for their powers. MTV's three new video segments spotlighting Alex Summers/Havok (Lucas Till), Sean Cassidy/Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones) and Hank McCoy/Beast (Nicholas Hoult) flesh out both halves of the equation a

Movies: Splash News Online has scored some new images of The Amazing Spider-Man swinging around. I must admit, I'm starting not to mind those silvery soles on his costume. Creators: Artist Chris Wozniak and his wife Debra have lost their home to the recent tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...