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 4

This weekend we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. Stay tuned for all the parts.

• Gift Guide: Graphic Novels That Even Non-Comics Fans Will Love to Read 
• Retro travel posters for the world’s top cryptozoological hot spots
• The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of Earth
• Humans can survive the harsh conditions found on Mars, scientists say
• “Heroes of Science” action figures are light on “action,” heavy on the “heroes” 
• Why Marvel’s upcoming “Age of Ultron” may actually be the event that changes everything 
• 21 Pictures that Sum Up the Whole History of Science Fiction
• Hitler’s forgotten attempt to build the world’s largest Olympic stadium
• The extremely tentative but potentially triumphant return of Rom: Spaceknight 
• Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Mega-Set returns — and a new Thor alternate ending! 
• Here are the most futuristic European cities that never existed
• Is this what students in Louisiana are learning about evolution?

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 Big Picture Part 2

Today we've got the second part of our roundup of some videos from Bob "MovieBob" Chipman's The Big Picture series about superheroes, politics and related pop culture. Incidentally the last video is the most recent, so if you want more I recommend checking out the rest of the Big Picture videos.

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Super Single

The Escapist : The Big Picture : In Defense of Nostalgia

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Continanity: Rebooted

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Out of the Park

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Gender Games

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Skin Game

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Favorite Ms. Take - Part 1

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Favorite Ms. Take - Part 2

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Monster's Movie

The Escapist : The Big Picture : There Will Never Be Another Watchmen

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Untransformed

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Not Okay

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Relics

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Mutants and Masses

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Shell Shock

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Future Assembly

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Wrongs & Rights

The Escapist : The Big Picture : The New Green

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Tropes vs. MovieBob

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Batman Revisited, Part 1

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Batman Revisited, Part 2

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Batman Revisited, Part 3

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Batman Revisited, Part 4

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Worlds Within Worlds

The Escapist : The Big Picture : On The Subject Of Violence

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Holy Spoilers Batman!

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Sidekicks

The Escapist : The Big Picture : The Prophesy of Freakazoid

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Skin Deeper

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Original Geek Girl

The Big Picture Part 1

Today we've got a roundup of some videos from Bob "MovieBob" Chipman's The Big Picture series about superheroes, politics and related pop culture. Tune in tomorrow for the second part.

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Who's Afraid of Captain America?

The Escapist : The Big Picture : The Devil & Mr. Parker

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Continanity

The Escapist : The Big Picture : A Guy Named Joe

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Nerd Gods

The Escapist : The Big Picture : All The World Is Waiting

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Conspiracy Weary

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Fair Game

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Magneto Was Right

The Escapist : The Big Picture : MovieBob: FAQ

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Correctitude

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Groan Saga

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Captains Courageous

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Done With Dark

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Skin Deep

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Going Green: Part I

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Going Green, Part II

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Americana

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Turtle Maki

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Hollywood History 101: Part 1

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Hollywood History 101: Part 2

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Hollywood History 101: Part 3

The Escapist : The Big Picture : Hollywood History 101 Supplemental: The Code

Italian Politians are Wannabe Superheroes, Batman makes Kids Eat Healthier and Other Blips

An Italian political party that's holding primary elections to determine a new leader on November 25th has released a photo depicting the five candidates as the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer, photoshopping a poster from the 2007 film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". The photo quickly lead to Italian Media reporting the site had been hacked before being revealed to have been created by the party. The image is still up on the party's website as of this writing.

A recent study by The Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University has found that children will make healthier food choices when asked which choice Batman would make, and that the effect works on everyone when their favorite idol was used. You can read more about the study in this article from the Huffington Post, and the study itself here.

Seattle's most famous real-life superhero Phoenix Jones has created an officially organized superhero team for the city, including monthly dues and a health plan. You can read a more about it in an interview with Phoenix Jones in this article from NPR.

Film Equals has an interesting run down of their favorite women from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which can be read here.

And finally we have some more videos from MelodySheep, whose videos I just like.

Marvel Comics: The Untold Story

TG Daily has an article about the recently released book "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story", which details the behind the scenes events and inner politics of Marvel Comics from its beginnings to its rise to media juggernaut, and Indie Wire has an article about five failed Marvel movie projects detailed in the book.