Veronica Mars rewatch: The Pilot

Get ready for the great #VMRewatch

My fellow Martians and I are on our way back to Neptune, and you're all invited.

Some of you may already know where I'm going with that, others may think I've finally gone loopy, either way, we're not going on an interstellar ride through the cosmos.

What I'm happy about is the “Veronica Mars,” movie finally getting made; and the way that producer Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell went about getting it done.

In mid-March the duo got approval from Warner Brothers to raise $2 million to make the movie. If they could get that, then WB executives agreed to market and distribute the movie.

Turning to Kickstarter.com, a website that's all about funding indie projects, the movie raised the money in about 11 hours. The site gives projects 30 days to raise their goal, by the end of that period the movie had raised more than $5.7 million.

So in about a year, I'll be a happy man, once the movie hits theaters. Yes I kicked in $50 to help fund the movie.

What's even more exciting is that this project has given me reason to dig out my box sets of the three seasons the show ran on television.

One of the News-Herald's bloggers, David Scanlan, and myself will be rewatching the show one episode at a time each Thursday at 8 p.m. for the next several months.

During the re-watch we'll be tweeting at #VMRewatch, and we hope that you'll join us.

If you can't join us, I'll be keeping a log of all of the tweets on my blog, Confessions of a 20-Something Manchild, which can be found at daveherndon.blogspot.com.

For the uninitiated Veronica Mars waa a television series set in fictional Neptune, California. The titular character was a student that progressed from high school to college over the course of the three seasons it aired. She worked as a private investigator in her father's office for much of the series.

The first two seasons had season-long story arcs, while the third season had smaller arcs that each ran several episodes.

A fourth season that would have pushed the character past college into a burgeoning career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation was planned, but never came to fruition as the show met an early demise in 2007.

Bell, who starred as Mars throughout the series and has told fans that if a movie were ever to be produced she would jump at the chance to return to the role, has been campaigning for a movie for about six years.

Now stars and fans alike will get their wish.

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Take A Walk On The Dark Side With THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN!

New York, NY—April 2^nd, 2013— This July, critically acclaimed writer Nick Spencer and Eisner Award winning artist Steve Lieber put fans in the shoes of the all-new Sinister Six with The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1! This all new ongoing, launching during Superior Spider-Month, gives fans a whole new look into the world of Superior Spider-Man,  great for lapsed and new readers alike!

With superior power comes superior responsibility…and superior villains!  Boomerang, Shocker, Speed Demon, the Beetle, and Overdrive take a cue from the Superior Spider-Man and get upgraded for a new era of evil – and the score of a lifetime! It’s a tale of suspense that’ll turn the Marvel Universe upside down – as only THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN can!

“The beauty of the Spider-Man world has always been that for all the web-slinging action and adventure, Peter Parker lives in the world outside your window and his villains reflect that,” explains Tom Brennan, editor, Marvel Entertainment. “The new world of Superior Spider-Man demands a look at the lives, lies, schemes and dreams of his villains.  Spider-Man’s evolved – will his villains as well?”

Following the embarrassing beating from Superior Spider-Man #1, can Boomerang and crew rebound to prove once and for all they can make it in the big leagues?

“This is a book about the working class guys; these are not the Kingpins or Green Goblins or Doc Ocks of the world,” explains Spencer in an interview with Marvel.com. “These are the small-time crooks looking for a quick score so they can pay their alimony and get the loan shark off their back. A lot of the book is from Boomerang's perspective, and he's very much aware of that—and he sees this new Sinister Six he's formed as one last big shot at real money and real power. He's got a lot riding on this.”

This July, Spencer and Lieber tangle with the Spider-Verse’s newly-infamous villains in The Superior Foes of Superior Spider-Man #1!

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by NICK SPENCER

Art by STEVE LIEBER

Cover by MARCOS MARTIN

ON SALE JULY 2013!

This Summer The Biggest Comic Book Event Of 2013 Reaches All Corners of the Marvel Universe!

New York, NY— Earth has been marked as an “Avengers World”, protected by Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more from the deadliest threats facing humanity. A powerful and destructive race is on a collision course with Earth and the only thing in their path is the Avengers! But even Earth’s Mightiest Heroes realize the one hope of defeating this dire threat is to unite every great hero across the cosmos…because only with a united Avengers Universe is there any chance of survival!

With our heroes at the other end of the universe, who is left to protect Earth? Enter Thanos, the galaxy’s most ruthless threat and an unparalleled force of brutality who brings order to the chaos of life through murder. The greatest threat to the Mad Titan’s work—and perhaps the universe’s greatest hope—is something he created leaving no world safe. Earth’s last hope may lie in the hands of a man who can level cities with a single whisper – Black Bolt, king of the Inhumans. But can the fearsome leader of a race hated and feared by his world,  lead his people against Thanos? If they fall, so does the Earth—and the entire universe with it.

The Biggest Heroes.  The Biggest Threats. The Biggest Sacrifices. This is Marvel’s INFINITY.

Written by New York Times best-selling writer Jonathan Hickman (Avengers, Avengers VS. X-Men) and illustrated by superstars Jim Cheung (Avengers: Children’s Crusade) Jerome Opena (Avengers, Uncanny

X-Force), and Dustin Weaver (Avengers, Uncanny X-Men), Infinity is a six issue comic book event debuting in August with an oversized first issue.

“Events stories simply don't come bigger than Infinity,” said Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment. “ Jonathan Hickman is joined by three of our top artists — Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver — to deliver an epic tale that covers all corners of the Marvel Universe and narrows the gap between Earth and the cosmos like never before.  It's called the 'Marvel Universe' for a reason.”

Readers get their first look at Marvel’s Infinity for free on Saturday, May 4^th as part of Free Comic Book Day with FCBD: Infinity. In this all-new story by the blockbuster creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung, witness the opening shots of the war that will be heard around the galaxy. Plus, relive Thanos’ first solo story which has never been reprinted till now!

“I'm very excited about Infinity for a number of reasons,” said Hickman. “First, I think it's wonderful that the story is coming organically out of what's been going on during Marvel NOW!. Things that we've seen unfold in Avengers, New Avengers, Thanos Rising, Guardians of the Galaxy, and others are the catalyst for Infinity. And second, for me personally, Infinity is the first big step in a series of big steps that make up the long term plans for the Avengers books I have the privilege of writing. It should be a lot of fun.” 

Every issue of Infinity includes a code for a free digital copy of that same comic on the Marvel Comics app for iOS and Android devices. Additionally, each issue of Infinity features special augmented reality content available exclusive through the Marvel AR app – including cover recaps, behind the scenes features and more that add value to your reading experience at no additional cost.

Join Infinity writer Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso and Marvel Executive Editor – Senior VP Tom Brevoort at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, April 2 in a special interactive chat where fans can submit their own questions and comments to be answered and addressed! Offered exclusively through Marvel.com, this will be your chance to find out more about Infinity from the people putting it together!

Sign up now and  be there live at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, April 2!

http://marvel.com/news/story/20386/infinity_interactive_chat

For more on Marvel’s Infinity join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #MarvelINFINITY.

COUNTERCULTURE ICON JOHN SINCLAIR APPEARS AT UM-DEARBORN

Dearborn, Mich. – The College of Arts, Sciences and Letters (CASL) at the University of Michigan – Dearborn (UM-D) proudly welcomes the legendary author, poet, activist and Michigan native John Sinclair to campus for a pair of events that are free and open to students and the community.

From noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, Sinclair will perform live with His Blues Scholars in Kochoff Hall A, inside the UM-D University Center (UC); later, from 3-4:40 p.m., Sinclair will deliver a talk entitled “Kicking Out the Jams,” in Room 1030 of the CASL Building (CB).  The University of Michigan – Dearborn campus is located at 4901 Evergreen Road in Dearborn. View a campus map athttp://www.umd.umich.edu/fileadmin/template/businessaffairs/files/Facilities_Planning/Revised_Campus_Map.pdf.

Author, poet and activist John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941, in Flint, Michigan) mutated from small-town rock’n’roll fanatic and teenage disc jockey to cultural revolutionary, pioneer of marijuana activism, radical leader and political prisoner by the end of the 1960s.

In 1966-67 the jazz poet, downbeat correspondent, founder of the Detroit Artists Workshop and underground journalist joined the front ranks of the hippie revolution, managing the “avant-rock” band MC5 and organizing countless free concerts in parks, White Panther rallies and radical benefits. Working closely with lead singer and songwriter Rob Tyner and the members of the band, Sinclair brought the MC5 to local fame, national attention and a contract with Elektra Records.

The biography continues at http://www.johnsinclair.us/bio/912-john-sinclair-biography.html.