Science Fiction Saturday: Imperial Guardians #1

Marvel released Imperial Guardians #1 earlier this week. Here is the official summary:

"Gamora, Captain Marvel, Amadeus Cho (Brawn aka Hulkbuster), Darkhawk, Cosmic Ghost Rider! Five unlikely operatives recruited by Maximus of the Inhumans. Their mission? Protect the delicate balance of new Galactic Union by ANY means necessary… and failure is NOT an option. Expendable, deniable and disavowed, they are the Imperial Guardians. But can they do Maximus’ dirty work and keep their consciences clean? Why has a Kree Grand Admiral gone rogue and attacked Hala? What’s going on with Darkhawk’s mind? What deluded fool thought COSMIC GHOST RIDER was a team player? And, most importantly… what kind of game is Maximus REALLY playing?"

Cover of Imperial Guardians #1 from Marvel

Countdown to Halloween 2014 Day 30: Gaia Online Shopkeepers In Costumes

Every year Gaia Online throws a big online Halloween party. This year's theme is Demon vs Angel but the fun part is that the shopkeepers dress in costumes and hand out candy. Players collect twenty-two pieces of candy that can be traded in to collect Halloween collectibles. There are some costumes that are anime-inspired and I have no clue as to who they are supposed to be while others are from comic books, tv and movies. I've collected some of the more fun shopkeepers in costume.

First off is Bildeau, a robot, dressed up as Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

Next, Ribateau, another robot, is wearing a Michelangelo mask and eating pizza from TMNT:

Nicolae is wearing a Captain Kirk from Star Trek uniform:

Cresento is dressed up as Mr. Spock:

One of my favorites is Moira dressed up as Death from Vertigo/DC Comics:

Josie is wearing a Gamora from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy:

Finally, another favorite of mine is Vanessa wearing a Disney's Maleficent costume:

Women Wrestling Wednesday: Gamora Vs. Titania

The occasional lover of Adam Warlock and Nova battles the strongest woman in the Marvel Universe (except for She-Hulk naturally). This women wrestling video was made by Pepeloco999 with Smackdown vs Raw 2008 and pcsx2 0.9.5 and a hacked GSdx graphics plugin.