Visual.ly's Infographic Roundup

 

Visual.ly has a round-up of several superhero infographics, a few of which have been featured on this blog before, with a focus on the recent superhero movies. You can check them all out here.

Marvel Cinematic Universe Concept Art Collection

io9 has amassed a collection of concept art from the first six Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies, aka Marvel Studio's Phase One. The whole collection can be viewed here.

io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 3

Today we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com.

• Watch the first trailer for the Alan Moore-scripted movie Jimmy’s End 
• Remembering Neft Dashlari, Stalin’s utopian ocean city made from oil and steel
• Einstein’s brain was definitely not like the others, scientists say
• When does an animal count as a person?
• The Women of Marvel as James Bond Cover Girls 
• Infamous TV pitch Gotham High gets fake trailer
• Despite his own mental illness, Nikola Tesla advocated eugenics for the year 2100
• SNL reveals what happens when Hawkeye runs out of arrows 
• Roger Ebert Recounts That One Time His Misogynistic Editor Asked Him to Stop Reviewing Movies with Strong Female Leads 
• How materials scientists are about to change the very fabric of the world
• The world’s most beautiful gardens are miracles of geoengineering

The Hawkeye Initiative

In the history of mocking the ridiculous poses female superheroes are put in, none has gained the attention The Hawkeye Initiative has. It started when the artist known as Blue posted an image switching the poses of Hawkeye and Black Widow (at right). Following the positive response to the image, Blue and fellow artist Noelle Stevenson (also known as Gingerhaze and creator of the fabulous webcomic Nimona) issued a public challenge: fix those "Strong Female Character" poses by replacing them with Hawkeye doing the same thing, and a Tumblr was created. Despite being only a few days old the Tumblr now has over a hundred Hawkeye images and thousands of comments, with the artists often having a bit fun like adding sparkles or making Hawkeye mug for the camera, like in the images below.