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This week at Newsarama.com Steven Wacker sat down to take questions from the masses. For those of you who don't know, Steven Wacker's previous job was editor of DC's 52. Mr.Wacker now works at Marvel and is the editor of Spider-Man and a few other titles. Although Mr.Wacker had some hard hitting questions answer, the most important question came from our very own Cee Diddy....

Q: CeeDiddy4h 06-19-2007 06:09 PM

I was doing the math and if you stick with your current job at Marvel you'll be in charge of 36 issues of Amazing Spider-Man, 12 issues of She-Hulk, 12 issues of Ms Marvel, 6 issues of Iron Man, 6 issues of Frontline, and I'm guessing 6 issues of Captain Marvel. That's 78 comics in one year. Aren't you glad you left DC and that tough weekly job?

A: Excellent point. You’re a bright man, CeeDiddy. Please send this to my superiors come review time.

To check out the rest of this interview where the fans got to ask the questions, please head over to Newsarama.com

You Tube Theater

Only one video this week due to the length of the film. Check it out, it is hilarious.

Fantastic Four 2

In keeping with the theme of reviewing the big comic book movies this summer, I decided to sit down and share my thoughts on Fantastic Four 2. The first Fantastic Four film came out back in 2005 from director Tim Story (Barbershop, Taxi). For Marvel it was the next big comic book movie project, following Spider-Man and X-Men. The moviewas received with mixed reviews from both the critics and the fanboys. The important part was that the movie made enough money to make a sequel that would not be so slowed down with origin scenes. From the very start Tim Story was adamant on introducing the Silver Surfer if he got the chance to direct the sequel. Two years later during the summer of 2007, Tim Story got his wish with "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer".

The sequel reunites the original cast with Ioan Gufford (King Arthur) as Reed Richards, Jessica Alba (Sin City, Honey) as Sue Storm, Chris Evans (TMNT, Cellular) as Johnny Storm, Micheal Chiklis ("The Shield") as Ben Grimm, and Julian Mcmahon (Nip/Tuck, Premonition) as Victor Von Doom. Joining the cast as the Silver Surfer was the dynamic duo of Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Lawrence Fishburne (Pee-Wee's Playhouse). I continue to feel that the Fantastic Four themselves are cast really well. Chris Evans continues to steal scene as Johnny. Ioan Gufford will officially be known as Mister Fantastic to me. Just like Hugh Jackman will always be Wolverine. Not just because I think he does a good job but also because every movie that I have seen with Ioan Gufford either has the word "Fantastic" or "Four" in it. In the first film I really liked Julian Mcmahon as Dr.Doom but for some reason this time around I wasn't really feeling it. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that while he was all dressed up as Dr.Doom we all know and love, his voice was weak and annoying. They needed to do a Darth Vader deal with him and give him James Earl Jones voice. Going back to positive casting, Silver Surfer was perfect. Not enough people give Doug Jones the credit he is due for being Silver Surfer. The way the Surfer moved was poetic and perfect in every way. The voice casting of Lawrence Fishburne fit the character nicely. To think the voice was almost going to be Chris Tucker but he was busy with Rush Hour 3. That was a joke.

From seeing the commercials and hearing the buzz on the internet, we've got a clear understanding of the story. Reed and Sue are trying to get married, Silver Surfer shows up, and Galactus is on "it's" way. So let me jump right in to the things I liked about the film then follow it up with a few gripes. Like I said before I really do like the cast. I feel there's a real chemistry between the actors and when watching the movie I buy the idea of them being a family. Any scene that had the Silver Surfer was a delight to see. Watching him fight off the army and save the day at the end, get me excited about the upcoming Silver Surfer movie. Like the previous film the movie has some laughs in it as "Marvel's First Family", bickers and fights as they save the day. The Fantasticar was great to see and I'm glad that Dodge made it. So then there's Galactus. I have seen a lot of movies based on comic books. Some good, and some bad. Some stayed very true to the comic, while others only offered a few moments for the fanboys. Regardless of the movie, the directors and producers ALWAYS take liberties with the original material and change stuff. Let's think back to some of the other comic book movies for a moment shall we. Organic web shooters, Joker kills Batman's parents, Banner injected with Hulk, son of Superman, black Harvey Dent, nipples on bat suit, and Dark Phoenix. Major changes have been going on for a long time, some good, some not so good. Galactus going from a very large man wearing purple to a cosmic storm that kills planets, not a complete downgrade. Sure it would have been great to see a giant hand reaching out to Surfer at the end, but considering the budget (Fox is cheap) I thought Galactus was handled well.

Thinking back I was actually more disappointed with the evolution of Dr.Doom than the representation of Galactus in the film. In the first film I had no problem with Doom. He started off as the vain and egotistical Victor Von Doom, and by the end of the movie he was Dr.Doom. When the movie starts off we get Doom back in Latveria with his face looking like ground beef. This lasted a whole five minutes. For reasons never explained, Dr.Doom gets his face and body remade after his encounter with Silver Surfer. What the hell was that all about?! They needed to keep Doom looking and sounding like Doom, not Julian Mcmahon! We got more cheated on Doom then we did with Galactus. My guess is that Julian Mcmahon has many things in common with the character of Victor Von Doom, mainly vanity. Although I thought the Fantasticar and Silver Surfer were really cool, I wish I could save that about all the special effects. A couple scenes just didn't look right to me. For example Reed Richards busting a move was great in theory but looked like cheesy special effects.

Overall I enjoyed "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". The story was not deep my any means or too dark that you wouldn't want your kids to see it. In that aspect it really stayed true to the comic it is based on. One thing that I think people forget is that the Fantastic Four comic book has always been a kid friendly book with a lot of laughs. They're known as Marvel's First Family for a reason. I hope Fox coughs up the dough for a third film as I feel the next move for this franchise would see Namor lead the attack of Alantis. Even the ending with Doom sinking in the ocean was a bit of a tease for the introduction of Prince Namor. The only big thing I would change in a third film would probably be the director. Tim Story is a Fantastic Four fan at heart and it's not that he's done a horrible job, but a director with more experience could take the franchise to a higher level and possibly be the first Marvel film to break the "Trilogy Curse".

The next and final geek review I have coming will be for Transformers. Until recently I have been on the fence about seeing this movie. I wasn't a huge Transformers fan growing up. Only recently did I watch the first animated movie. I guess the trailers did their job though cause I am now willing to pay out the cash to watch these robots in disgiuse blow things up the only way Micheal Bay knows how. Until then though.......

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Everyone's a Skrull!!!

The event in New Avengers #31 have got everyone talking. It was revealed that Elektra has actually been a skrull for the last year, if not longer. Some have speculated that the Skrulls may have been swapping out heroes and villains as far back to the Kree-Skrull War. Recently I was able to speak with good friend Shane-O-Mac about this thoughts on "Everyone's a Skrull!!!!"

shaneomac6075: everyone is a skrull
CeeDiddy4H: Everyone!!! thats the best part the skrulls dont even know that they're all skrulls
shaneomac6075: nope
shaneomac6075: cap is coming back
shaneomac6075: they're gonna say he was a skrull
shaneomac6075: even though it was a human body
CeeDiddy4H: he was so a skrull so was Aunt May
shaneomac6075: mary jane is a skrull
shaneomac6075: they've been having skrull sex
CeeDiddy4H: If you could have Skrull sex, whose cock would u use?
shaneomac6075: um..
shaneomac6075: like who's skrull cock would i take?
CeeDiddy4H: no dont be gay
shaneomac6075: i thought you were being gay
CeeDiddy4H: why would I be gay?
shaneomac6075: we both are
shaneomac6075: because we didn't go to philly con
CeeDiddy4H: all im talking about is replacing ur dick with a skrull dick that could easily be manipulated in to another's cock
shaneomac6075: i guess mr fantastic because it can be any size
CeeDiddy4H: that's the easy answer though, you can already make it any size because you're a skrull and you can choose to use anyones cock
shaneomac6075: jesus
shaneomac6075: i guess tony stark then
shaneomac6075: he gets all those models
shaneomac6075: and he'll have money
shaneomac6075: but it might be small
CeeDiddy4H: that's why he has all that loot
CeeDiddy4H: also think about the idea that the suit is to make up for the small dick
shaneomac6075: it is
shaneomac6075: frank castle then
shaneomac6075: so i can punish every girl
CeeDiddy4H: that works, but Frank might a small guy too, he does carry BIG guns
shaneomac6075: peter parker
shaneomac6075: look at the girl he's got
CeeDiddy4H: Puny Parker??
shaneomac6075: oh god you're right
CeeDiddy4H: he got that name for a reason
shaneomac6075: aw no
shaneomac6075: well who would you be
CeeDiddy4H: Dude im cool with my size, just because you're not happy and need to replace it with a skrull dick, doesn't mean I have to.
CeeDiddy4H: Sicko
shaneomac6075: i thought we had to choose!
CeeDiddy4H: There was no rules, I sed skrull cock and you jumped at the chance
shaneomac6075: i can't handle this
CeeDiddy4H: Let's just change the subject
shaneomac6075: what girl would you have skrull sex with?
shaneomac6075: that skrull elektra didn't look that bad
CeeDiddy4H: Is she the skrull during the sex?
shaneomac6075: well you know it's them on the inside
CeeDiddy4H: Then I'd choose Sue Storm, so she could disappear when I"m done.
shaneomac6075: you got that right

Cee Diddy Meets....

You Tube Theater

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer comes out this week. I encourage everyone to check it out. I'm expecting another fun romp with the Fantastic Four. Now a lot of critics and fanboys have been complaining about the FF movies but one thing I always keep in mind is that the comic books have always been a titles for all ages. This week "You Tube Theater" is dedicated to the Fantastic Four. So if you know you're not going to see the new movie, then you should watch these vids instead.



Ok there's been a change of plans. I really did want to post three FF vids but then I cam across these vids that revealed the plans for X-Men 4. This is some major news, so please check it out.

Crazy Ass Rumors

DC has had continuity issues for some time now and one way DC hopes to fix it is with Countdown. We've already seen as they weave in the big events to give us an idea of how it fits in with the DC timeline. This week we've got the best Crazy Ass Rumors that pertain to DC's Countdown.

* Barry Allen returns as The Flash, while Bart goes back to being Kid Flash.

* Jason Todd wasn't suppose to die, but at the same time Jason Todd wasn't suppose to become the Red Hood either. Jason will be replaced with a different Jason Todd that has grown up to become Red Robin.

* At the end of the first Crisis, Superman saved Lois, Alexander Luthor, and Super-Boy Prime. Countdown will reveal that he also saved Jimmy Olsen and that's the Olsen we've had on New Earth of the longest time.

* Jean Lorring is rescued by Darkside and unleashed on New Earth.

* Expect the reveal that some of the current One Year Later stories in the DC universe to actually taken place on different Earths. The front runner is the All-New Atom.

* Countdown is counting down to DC's Final Crisis. First DC got ride of the multiverse. Then we saw as a Luthor brought it back. At the end of Final Crisis, DC will start to launch multiple titles that take place on the various Earths.

* Countdown has great teasers ads featured in their books. Expect a Super-Boy Prime teaser in the next couple months.

You Tube Theater

We've got a special You Tube Theater for you today. There's a bunch of guys who have been working on a 100 scene GI Joe Epic Movie. Currently they've released the first 17 parts. I've watched some of it and it's pretty funny. What we're going to do it we're going to post the first 9 parts. If you guys like, we'll post the new episodes as they debut.

Site News

So there haven't been any updates lately as I've been preparing for my vacation to Cali. I'm going to try to get some updates up between now and Monday. After that expect nothing for about a week.

~Diddy

News You Already Know

* Director Zack Snyder (300) has approached three more actors for his movie adaptation of "The Watchmen". Ain't it Cool News is reporting that Keanu Reeves has been offered the role of Dr.Manhatten. Patrick Wilson has been given the chance to suit up as Nite Owl. Finally it's been reported that Jude Law was offered the role of Ozymandias. I think Keanu is a long shot at actually signing on for the film but stranger things have happened. Still no confirmation on Gerald Butler as The Comedian.

* Marvel Comics has announced that their newly resurrected Blade ongoing series will be canceled with issue 12.

* Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk til Dawn) has signed on to direct a remake of the cult classic Barbarella. Now we sit and wait for see who gets the role, Rosario Dawson or Rose McGowan.

* A teaser trailer for The Dark Knight is tentatively scheduled for a December.

* Activision announced 7 new songs that will be featured in the 80's version of Guitar Hero.

18 and Life (as made famous by Skid Row)

Bathroom Wall (as made famous by Faster Pussycat)

Lonely is the Night (as made famous by Billy Squier)

Nothing But a Good Time (as made famous by Poison)

Play With Me (as made famous by Extreme)

Shaken (as made famous by Eddie Money)

Synchronicity II (as made famous by Police)

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Site News

We've added a new feature to Cee Diddy Holla. If you look over to the handsome picture of myself you'll now notice our brand new Diddy News Reel. Powered by Google, the news reel gives you the most up to date news to hit the internet on select topics. All you have to do is click on a topic and check out the newest headlines.

~Diddy

Down for the Count with DC Harris

Here it is, the debut of our new weekly column "Down for the Count with DC Harris." Every week our DC Expert will analyze the events in DC's new weekly series "Countdown". Out of respect for Mr.Harris, my comments will be posted in the response area.

Down for the Count with DC Harris

Here, in absolutely no timely fashion, is installment number one of my close look at DC's Countdown. My apologies to Cee Diddy for not having one ready immediately following the release of issue 51, sadly, finals come before even comic books for me. That aside, "so begins the end."

How do you follow up something as fantastic as 52? Many of us were wondering how we would go on without something consistently good every single week. Well, how about some Paul Dini? Fine by me.

For those poor souls who did not read 52, you probably need the massive spoiler that THE MULTIVERSE IS BACK. Sorry. But I'm really not going to wait for you to read all 52 issues. Not my fault you made the poor life choice of missing out on a book written by Geoff Johns (Infinite Crisis), Mark Waid (Kingdom Come), Grant Morrison (All Star Superman), and Greg Rucka (OMAC Project). I mean, seriously folks.

51
Joker's Daughter is, without a doubt, among the most confusing characters in DC continuity. No clear motivation, has flip-flopped from villain to hero more than Kane has from face to heel, and the misleading name of "Joker's Daughter," when she is not that at all. Enter: Jason Todd, an equally confusing character. At one time, DC eliminated the multiverse to make things less confusing. Now, it's come back, seemingly to AGAIN try to make things less confusing.

Aside from this main story, we get a glimpse at Mary Marvel, who apparently has been abandoned by the rest of the Marvel family. Perhaps for one of those, "this is for your own good" things, Billy has either taken away her powers, or changed her magic word (much as he did with Black Adam). An intriguing turn of events, indeed. And then, everyone's favorite group of villains, Flash's Rogues. I, personally, thought this little exchange that seemed pretty personal was really funny, but also extremely realistic of how these guys should be acting.

More importantly, however, a Monitor murders the Joker's Daughter very Sarah Conner-like ala Terminator 2, claiming that her death is for the good of the multiverse. To me, hearing that a death was promised in this issue concerned me, because I hate seeing great characters killed off for no reason. Here, we had a recognizable (but not necessarily useful) character killed off for a VERY good reason that actually seems like it sets the tone for this series. The explanation that Joker's Daughter is from another universe makes her seem to fit a lot better into the continuity, and Jason Todd almost dying shows what editorial has in store for him. HOPEFULLY his resurrection will get some more analysis, as Geoff Johns said that he had originally wanted the explanation to not be "punching a wall," but this exact scenario, of him being from another universe.

And let's go for a big tease of an ending, eh? What does the multiverse need to survive? Why, the biggest (pun intended) super-hero who has been missing for the last few years, of course, the Atom. I. Love. It.

Dini threw a lot in our faces in the first issue, priming a lot now. Naturally, the first issue has to set the stage. We know Darkseid plays a huge role from his opening, Jason Todd may very well get the royal treatment, Mary Marvel is clearly going on a magical journey, some villains will have some antics, and Ray Palmer is going to kick some ass. By the end of issue 51, I believe my exact feelings are, "I am a happy panda."

50
Anything with the Joker on the cover looks good to me. Now, Jimmy Olsen is not a character that many people demand to see a lot of. But, a true testament to the versatility of Jimmy is that he had a solo series longer than probably any of the other main characters in this book. And in the hands people people like Dini, Palmiotti, and Gray, I thought he really was well-established in this issue for what he always is: that nosey reporter who always gets into trouble. And using Superman's telescopic x-ray vision from space to get a story? I thought that was pretty amusing.

Jason Todd and Jimmy Olsen, some real nice work there. The line, "there's a guy in Arkham Asylum who wrote the book on crazy," was just the kind of sass a dead Robin should have. We got some more Mary Marvel foreshadowing (stay out of Gotham, eh? SOO looks like Mary's going to Gotham), and our first official cross-over from the book. If you aren't reading Justice League (DO ITTTT), you didn't pick up on it, but that scene is lifted directly out of it. So, no surprises there, but this Legion tie-in is very interesting to me.

Rogues clashing has a lot to do with what Marc Guggenheim is doing over in Flash, thankfully rescuing that title from the clutches of some tv bozos. "You both flip-flop more than a Massachusetts senator" had me laughing out loud on the train. And the Joker/Jimmy scene, very Silence of the Lambs, well...it shows just how awesome Dini has Joker's craziness down after years of work with him. But does Joker have some clue as to what's going on here? Whoo boy.

Good. Times. Two very solid issues of introducing characters and just how this thing is going to go. I don't know if they topped the first 2 issues of 52, but they brought a smile to my face, and I know I'm going to be hooked.

~DC Harris