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Between pummeling bad guys and saving the world, superheroes rarely have the time to seek out romantic relationships. So how does a crime fighter find true love? By logging onto SuperHarmony.com, a web site designed to pair superheroes and villians with their soul mate. Check out this week’s links to see the hilarious testimonials from Batman, Wonder Woman, and the lovable Lex Luthor.

• Harmony.com for superheroes. [UnrealityMag]

• 20 women with actual mustaches. [SuperBooYah]

• Super mutated rats with laser eyes. [FilmDrunk]

• Why Valentine's Day will always suck. [CollegeHumor]

 

Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler reviews the latest and greatest comics on the stands, including Garth Ennis’ brand new Jennifer Blood, Uncanny X-Force, Uptight, Who is Jake Ellis?, Superman/Batman, and The Magdalena. But will Morning Glories or G.I. Joe: Cobra nab the coveted Pick of the Week title? Tune in and find out.

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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler brings you another week of comics, with reviews of new issues from Wolverine, Ultimate Captain America, Punisher Max, Thunder Agents, and The Walking Dead. Plus some new titles thrown into the mix. Interested? We thought so. Also, if you'd like to take a look at the superhero-related Valentine cards Blair was talking about, check out Comics Alliance's Comic Book Valetines.

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The debut trailer for X-Men: First Class has arrived! After Fox tormented fans all day by coming through quite late with the promise of posting the heavily-anticipated trailer on the film's Facebook page, the clip has finally made its debut. What we've heard so far about the film depicting the beginnings of the X-Men team, set in 1962 has been puzzling considering its cast of characters. The folks behind the film have been quite clear that, despite some pretty gaping anachronistic character appearances, this would still be a direct prequel to the X-Men films of Bryan Singer and Brett Ratner, which were also branched-off in Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. So, how will this prequel helmed by Kick-Ass director Mathew Vaughn stack-up in a field of comic book movies that's heating-up in 2011 and will only explode in 2012? Let's get a look!

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It seems that the cast of The Avengers could continue to grow. News is going around about a supposed prematurely-leaked press release which names actor Kevin Pennington (Horrible Bosses, 90210, Miss March) as the newest addition to the mega-cast, playing S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Wendell Vaughn. Of course, to comic fans, that name may ring a bell as the alter-ego of Marvel's cosmic-powered enforcer Quasar. Coming just days after the legitimate reports of Cobie Smulders being in final negotiations for the role of Agent Maria Hill, the alleged addition of Pennington, is nevertheless still an unconfirmed rumor. So, with still no signs of cameos by signature Avengers founding members Ant-Man or Wasp for the film, could Marvel be going overboard in stacking this film with obscure comic nods?

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Apparently a somewhat popular athletic competition took place over the weekend. And no, not the one where Anderson Silva knocked-out Vitor Belfort with a kick to the face. Rather, it was the one that came after Christina Aguilera pulled a Frank Drebin with the National Anthem in four quarters of NFL action in which the Green Bay Packers emerged victorious after an ultra-competitive game over the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, besides the Big Game being known for those fancy ads in which an ungodly fortune is put behind by companies to let everyone know they mean business, it's those fanboy-teasing trailers for movies which won't even hit theaters for about six months that has an appeal unto itself. We're going to take a look at five of them and see if they measure up to the hype.

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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler reviews G.I. Joe: Cobra, Heavy Metal spin-off Orc Stain, Daytripper, Thor and the Warriors Four, Rose and Isabel, Superman: Secret Origin, and The Question: Pipeline.

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It appears that Marvel's monolithic mega-movie, The Avengers, will be looking for another lovely actress to join its team of super-powered agents. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screen tests will take place Friday for what may be one of the final slots for the Avengers team. At this point, the process is apparently narrowed-down to four actresses: (pictured left to right) Morena Baccarin (V), Jessica Lucas (Melrose Place), Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), and current "it" girl, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The Thing). While the exact identity of the role in question is still unknown, Samuel L. Jackson may have shed some light on the mystery on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, when he revealed that a "new" role would call for a female "sidekick" to his Nick Fury character. However, for all we know, the role could still be for the conspicuously missing (up to this point,) key Avengers team member Janet van Dyne aka The Wasp. It's still somewhat under wraps.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has found himself the center of the latest rumors for The Dark Knight Rises. The folks at Deadline report that director Christopher Nolan is looking to bring the actor, who starred in his film, Inception, on board his third and likely final film in the current Batman series. The identity or the nature of the role remains unspecified, however Deadline's source has went so far as to say that Levitt and Nolan are "in talks" for the role. Possibly validating the claim, is the idea that Levitt would prospectively be finished his role for Looper, in which he stars with Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, just around the time shooting would begin over at The Dark Knight Rises. It would be easy to dismiss this as yet another one of the crazy rumors that have fixated on this film over the last few years, but it seems to have a ring of truth and comes from a solid source. So, what role would he possibly play in this already crowded field?

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Hugh Jackman is apparently "really, really pumped" about playing Wolverine again. -- Just ask him. In an interview with The LA Times' Hero Complex, the Aussie actor describes the process he's underwent in preparing for his return to the universe where super-powered mutants roam the world in snazzy leather outfits. Shooting should soon begin for the Darren Aronofsky-directed "sort-of-sequel" titled The Wolverine and for Jackman, the mandate he was handed-down will require him to be physically bigger than he's ever been. In fact, revealing that he's on a diet of 6,000 calories per day, coupled with intensive weight training, the actor has every intention of arriving on set in a shape that's more comic book-accurate, for a film that just about everyone behind-the-scenes is painting as one of the most ambitious dramatic frame-to-film adaptations ever conceived. So, is Jackman channeling his inner-Schwarzenegger? Or is something more poignant at root?

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The identity of the new Superman has been revealed! Actor Henry Cavill, best known from the sexified historical royal drama, The Tudors, has officially been announced as the one and only Kryptonian juggernaut in Zack Snyder's Superman: Man of Steel. Amidst rampant casting speculation that included names like True Blood's Joe Manganiello and The Social Network's Armie Hammer, the 27 year-old native of Jersey in the Channel Islands (not the one currently known for bad tans and venereal diseases) has emerged to put on the blue pajamas in the 2012 franchise reboot film. Perhaps already set for a mainstream break when he shares the screen with the likes of Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver in upcoming film, The Cold Light of Day, and this Fall's Immortals with Mickey Rourke, Cavill has landed a potentially star-making role as the new Man of Steel. Of course, for the last Superman, Brandon Routh, (to no fault of his own,) it turned out to be a raw deal. What will Henry Cavill bring to the Superman franchise?

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Beware! This Fresh Ink Online full of spoilers, folks!!!! Yes, tune in to find out what character dies in Fantastic 4, what major plot development manifests in G.I. Joe: Cobra, plus reviews of The New York Five, Northlanders: The Girl In The Ice, Scarlet, Detective Comics, and Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom. All this and more on this edition of  Fresh Ink Online!

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Will Wonder Woman be spinning away to her new TV series with McG at the helm? TV Line's Michael Ausiello is reporting that the project, produced and pitched by David E. Kelley, does indeed have its sights set on the high-profile director/producer to tackle the pilot for NBC. Known as director of the Charlie's Angels films, 2009's Terminator Salvation, and the upcoming Ouija board project (???), McG's work in television as executive producer of shows like Supernatural, Human Target, Nikita, and Chuck have earned him a resume with enough femme fatale cred that puts him at the front of the line of hopefuls for the Wonder Woman reboot pilot. Despite the mixed feelings some might get from the mention of McG, the prospect of his involvement in the critical first episode may possibly change how this series is perceived. What will we get?

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Could True Blood's resident hunky werewolf be the favorite to take the coveted role of Superman in Zack Snyder's Superman: Man of Steel? Well, coming via tweet from The LA Times' Hero Complex, the latest rumor has indeed named Joe Manganiello as the front-runner. With fellow DC/Warner property The Dark Knight Rises having confirmed its primary cast, the attention of Internet rumors would undoubtedly turn towards the Superman reboot project, which is set to hit theaters in December 2012, just a scant five months after Rises. With Superman Returns star Brandon Routh booted out of the mix, the speculated list of candidates for the blue-pajama-wearing Kryptonian included names like Armie Hammer of The Social Network, Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries, and Scott Porter of Friday Night Lights. However, the name of True Blood star, Manganiello remained at top of the list, due to a mix of his own ripped physique that's constantly on display on the show, as well as a one-man interview campaign consistently letting folks know that he definitely wants the role. Is there any validity to this rumor?

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It seems that the long-planned, never-realized Black Panther movie project may finally be moving forward. Marvel Studios has hired documentary writer/editor Mark Bailey to pen the script for the big screen debut of T'Challa, the African Prince-turned costumed superhero. The news may be the culmination of nearly two decades of unrealized plans for the feature film, which had been floating the name of Wesley Snipes as the titular character since as early as 1992. However, the timing would never be right, and even after the rights to the property went back from Columbia Pictures to Marvel in 2005, things would not work out for Snipes, who even in 2006, was stating his intentions to star in the film. However, the project would be put in developmental purgatory, and as for Snipes -- well, maybe they can bake a cake and sneak a Black Panther costume into his cell. With Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige on board as producer, what can we expect from this often-overlooked Avengers member?

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