I must admit that selling my comics is making me a sad Hulk.

Well, these rumors finally reached Rachel McAdams herself, and she wasted no time in squashing them. I don’t know who started this particular rumor, but it is not nice to play with my emotions like that. Rachel McAdams would have made a good Black Cat, she definitely can pull off a sassy attitude, and we all know she looks good. I would skip out on Kirsten Dunst any day to be with McAdams. Now we can only wonder at what could have been, as we continue to speculate on who will be in Spider-Man 4.

Since I don’t know how the Rachel McAdams rumor got started, I have decided to give starting rumors a shot. If anybody asks you about Spider-Man 4 tell them Sean Connery has been cast as the Vulture. His costume will look like this:

It also turns out that Levi was cast in the upcoming Thor movie! Unfortunately he had to back out because NBC ordered 6 more episodes of Chuck, but I figure that is a fair trade-off. Perhaps the best part of this is the extra information learned from Levi’s original casting. He was cast as Fandral of the Warriors Three. While Levi might not be in Thor, I have decided that he has made a wonderful contribution by being the first official announcer that the Warriors Three will be in Thor. I am pumped to see Volstagg and Hogun the Grim make the big screen debuts. In return for this favor Zachary Levi has done for this, we should all watch Chuck so it doesn’t get cancelled. As a bonus incentive, Yvonne Strahovski will be in every episode.

Apparently Ryan Reynolds is as close to a superhero as an actual man can get. He has been considered for all these roles because of his quick wit and dashing good looks. The guy could have been born for the single purpose of starring in comic book movies. I mean he was even in Blade Trinity as Hannibal King. He was hilarious in that. By now you should all know that I have a man crush on Reynolds, but even putting that aside, I would like to nominate him for MVP of the comic book to movie scene. Sure his Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine was pretty bad, but that’s not his fault. His Wade Wilson scenes were by far the best parts of that movie. Today I salute you Ryan Reynolds.

Also, a happy Veteran’s Day to everyone and thanks to all those who have served the country. That makes you every bit as cool as Ryan Reynolds and even Batman.

MadAtoms writer Geoffrey Golden and artist Jordan Monsell have compared the two characters and made a mash-up I like to call WolverDon. Okay, the name needs work. I absolutely love this idea, they not only draw the amalgamated character, but give a description of the similar traits between the X-Men character and the Mad Men character. In WolverDon’s case, both Wolverine and Don Draper get women and basically do whatever they feel like. I am looking forward to seeing more characters they come up with, and possibly relationships between other comics and shows as well. Maybe an Entourage/Fantastic Four mash-up? E would totally be the Invisible Woman. Check out the first four Mad Men X-Men mash-ups at MadAtoms .

Of course this isn’t a history blog, this is a comic blog. It is more likely that you remember the 5th of November from V for Vendetta. The exact lines were:

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

So go get your anarchist on tonight if you feel the need, but I will be celebrating by watching Natalie Portman and her shaved head. If you haven’t seen the movie I highly recommend it. I haven’t read the comic, I recommend it even more. I think both of those are better options for celebrating than trying to overthrow your local government.

One of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while is a series of drawings over at Abduzeedo. This guy by the name of Enymy has taken a Marvel character for each letter of the alphabet and done some really great drawings. I especially like the Captain America and Punisher drawings. There’s really not much I can say about these except that they are fantastic. I think it would be better to let the drawings speak for themselves, so hurry up and check them out.

Unfortunately this deal didn’t work out like that. Mirage Studios will be closed down, Nickelodeon will make a new Ninja Turtles cartoon, and no more trade paperbacks will be made. That blows. Basically Nickelodeon has entirely shut down all forms of the classic Ninja Turtles series, allowing 18 more comics a year that can’t be collected into a trade paperback, and taking the turtles in a new direction. I grew up with the Ninja Turtles, both the comic versions and the old cartoons. This is like watching a little piece of my childhood die. I have officially decided that Disney should destroy Nickelodeon and save Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, and Leonardo.

The thing I really like about The Lizard being chosen as the villain is it will allow us to see another side of Spider-Man. It is often overlooked that Peter Parker has a very high IQ, I mean come on he was the nerd stereotype before he got bitten by that radioactive spider. It is about time we see him use his mind along with his brawn to defeat an opponent. The Lizard gives us the perfect opportunity to showcase this aspect of Spider-Man. Not only will he have to beat up The Lizard, he will have to find a cure to revert Dr. Curt Connors to his normal self. I am now officially pumped up for this movie.

Hopkins brings some big star power to Thor, the man certainly has some acting credentials. I’m just not sure how well he will fit the role of Odin. I think Blessed has a more Odin esque look to him, but I’m sure Hopkins will do a good job. He is a high caliber actor, I’ll just have to try hard to not picture him as a cannibal or saying anything about Clarice.

As far as Blessed goes, he has seemed to have some sort of connection to the film, so who knows? We might see him as Volstagg since Fandral of the Warriors Three has already been announced to have a role in the film. This is just another rumor, so it is entirely possible the only connection Blessed will have to Thor is watching the movie. I would like to see him as Volstagg though. Mainly I just want Volstagg in the movie.