Guide to the Spider-Verse: Arachne

Julia Carpenter was only trying to earn some money by taking part in medical studies, unknowingly taking part in a secret government experiment to create super-powers. Taking what she thought was a vitamin injection, she was injected with spider-venoms and plant toxins from the Amazon rainforest. The injection gave her spider-like strength and speed, as well as the power to climb walls and create webs out of pure psychokinetic energy. Given the codename Spider-Woman (an identity formerly used by Jessica Drew), and a black-and-white costume, Julia escaped her government handlers and joined the Avengers. After Jessica Drew returned and reclaimed her identity, Julia assumed the alias of Arachne. After the events of the Superhuman Registration Act, Arachne fled to Canada and joined the superhero team Omega Flight, creating a more stylized version of her classic costume to wear. She returned to America to help Spider-Man fight a cult of hunters who were targeting spider-powered people. Arachne tried to help spidery-pyschic Madame Web when the hunters gravely injured the elderly woman, only to have Madame Web use the psychic nature of Arachne's powers to link their minds and giver her own psychic gifts to Julia. Now the new Madame Web, Julia now had precognition, clairvoyance, and astral projection added to her powers. Giving her Arachne costume to Anya Corazon (the new Spider-Girl) the new Madame Web donned a red costume with a red trenchcoat over it. Underneath the trenchcoat, her costume has a white spider-symbol (similar to that of the original Madame Web) on a dark red bodysuit with light red gloves and boots with a pair of red spider-like goggles. In a reality created by a crazed sorceress, Julia is Arachne, a knight who wears an armored version of her original costume. In the future, Arachne is one of the last surving Avengers, clad in a version of her original costume, modified with stinger-blasting wrist gauntlets, belts, and no white boots.

Guide to the Spider-Verse: Scarlet Spiders

The Scarlet Spider is one of Spider-Man's most famous allies. And there have been quite a few individuals to don the webs of the Scarlet Spider. Ben Reilly was the first, and most famous, Scarlet Spider. A spider-powered clone of Spider-Man created by the Jackal, Ben initially believed that he was the real Spider-Man. Creating a red Spider-Man costume of his own from scavenged materials and tossing on a blue spider-hoodie , the Scarlet Spider swung into battle alongside Spider-Man, even taking over as Spider-Man for a brief while until his death. Joe Wade was a spy trying to infiltrate the ranks of the henchmen of Lady Octopus, but the villainess found him out and forced him to be her guinea pig in her holographic projector. Initially he was used to power a solid-light hologram of the Scarlet Spider used to discredit the real Scarlet Spider, but the tech malfunctioned and fused into Joe, changing him into the second Scarlet Spider. Clad in silver-and-scarlet armor, Joe terrorized the public until her was stopped by Ben Reilly (who was in the guise of Spider-Man). The third Scarlet Spider was also a clone like Ben, but unlike Ben, he was a clone of a Avenger trainee. Patrick and his brothers Michael and Van were clones of a super-hero in-training named MVP who was killed in practice while training to be an Avenger. A clone was sent home to pose as the real MVP, but three more were created to put MVP's athleticism to use in copies of Spider-Man's super-powered red-and-gold Iron Spider armor as the Scarlet Spiders. During the course of their career, Michael and Van would fall in battle, leaving Patrick the last surviving Scarlet Spider. A second clone of Spider-Man would take on the title Scarlet Spider after he was cured of a debilitating clone disease. Kaine was a disfigured Spider-Man clone who hated Ben Reilly for being a prefect clone. Kaine would be a villain for years until he was forced to undergo a metamorphosis and emerge completely cured and given powers the real Spider-Man didn't have anymore. In honor of his "brother" Ben, Kaine became the fourth Scarlet Spider in a high-tech red-and-black. In addition to his his tech Scarlet Spider suit, Kaine also took Spider-Man's black-and-red stealth suit. In the Ultimate Universe, Peter Parker was seen as a Scarlet Spider in a potential future wearing a variation of Patrick's Scarlet Spider armor. In another timeline, Felicity Hardy (daughter of the Black Cat) used her acrobatics and spider-themed gadgets to become the Scarlet Spider (wearing a garnet-and-light blue variation of Ben's costume). In a possible future in her timeline, Felicity upgraded her Scarlet Spider suit into high-tech garnet-and-black armor and led the Avengers.

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Jurassic World: Rise of the Mutant Dinosaurs?

So a plot synopsis of the fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise states that the movie will take place on a functioning amusement park called Jurassic World. However declining sales prompts the scientists to create new mutant dinosaurs using spliced DNA to draw in more tourists. Of course we all know what will happen with the dinomutants.The funny thing about this is that the ideas of a Jurassic Park filled with dinomutants was already tried via Kenner in the late 90's with a toy line called Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect. The premise of the toy line was that geneticists working for the park combined dino DNA to create new dinosaurs such as:

Compstegnathus, a hybrid of Compsognathus and Stegosaurus

 Armagospinus, a hybrid of Amargosaurus and Spinosaurus

 Ankyloranodon, a hybrid of Ankylosaurus and Pteranodon

 Paradeinonychus, a hybrid of Parasaurolophus and Deinonychus

Velocirapteryx, a hybrid of Velociraptor and Archeopteryx

And Ultimasaurus, a hybrid of Triceratops, T-Rex, Velociraptor, and Ankylosaurus.

Most of these toys never saw it onto the shelves due to poor sales and a lack of interest. Although the film Jurassic Park 3 did employ the idea of the researchers genetically enhancing dinosaurs to create giant Pteranodons with teeth and spiked super-Velociraptors, they never actually used dinomutants. However we may yet see Ultimasaurus chase tourists on an island next year in Jurassic World.

Wonder Woman on the Big Screen

Despite numerous films featuring Superman and Batman, DC's mightiest mythical marvel, Wonder Woman, has had only a few appearances in the realm of film. Linda Carter was the first Wonder Woman in the 70's. Fighting for our rights in her satin tights (and a whalebone corset so tight she couldn't bend at the waist), Linda Carter's Wonder Woman was a TV icon. Over 30 years later, Adrianne Palicki was cast to play Wonder Woman in a made-for-tv movie that never aired due to advance fan-hatred over the shiny vinyl costume and bad script. And now in 2015, Gal Gafot will be the first Wonder Woman ever to appear on the silver screen in "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice", clad in a darkly armored version of the classic Wonder Woman costume.

My feelings about Marvel's changes to Thor and Captain America

With the upcoming Superman/Batman movie next year, a new Batmobile is set to be revealed. Here are a few cars set to potentially be the next Batmobile. First we have a sleek black modified Lamborghini in definite Batman style. The second, and recently mentioned more likely to occur, candidate is an Audi inspired Batmobile with elements of the Michael Keaton era Batmobile, allegedly being designed by GM. The third is a modified Corvette  with elements of the Adam West Batmobile. Fourth is a mixture of the Christian bale Tumbler Batmobile with an armored sports car. The 5th is a futuristic retake of the Adam West Batmobile. And the final contender is a heavily modified black muscle car taking inspiration from the Batman comics.

New Rangers for 2015: Power Rangers Dino Charge!!

The news for the new season of Power Rangers was just released. After Megaforce we will be getting Power Rangers Dino Charge. Let's meet the Rangers and zords.

Red Ranger will be the Team leader. His Bio-Battery is fueled by the energy of the Tyrannosaurus and he pilots the T-Rex DynaZord.

The Black Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Parasaurolophus and pilots the Parasaur DynaZord.

The Blue Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Stegosaurus and pilots the Stegosaur DynaZord.

 The Green Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Velociraptor and pilots the Raptor DynaZord.

 The Pink Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Triceratops and pilots the Triceratops DynaZord.

 The Gold Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Pteranodon and pilots the Pteranodon DynaZord.

 The Aqua Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Ankylosaurus and pilots the Ankylosaur DynaZord.

The Graphite Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Pachycephalosaurus and pilots the Cephalosaur DynaZord.

The Purple Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Plesiosaurus and pilots the Plesiosaur DynaZord.

The Silver Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Brachiosaurus and pilots the Brachiosaur DynaZord.

The Yellow Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Deinonychus and pilots the Deinonychus DynaZord.

The Talon Ranger has a Bio-Battery fueled by the energy of the Spinosaurus and pilots the Spinosaur DynaZord.

The Dino Charge Megazord. Combination of T-Rex, Stegosaur, amd Triceratops DynaZords

Dino Charge Megazord in Lightning Mode with Parasaur and Raptor Zord, Thunder Mode with Ankyosaur and Cephalosaur, and Blitz Mode with Deinonychus and Raptor Zords.

PteraMax Megazord form of the Pteranodon DynaZord.

PteraMax Megazord in Lightning Mode.

The Ptera Charge Megazord: Dino Charge Megazord plus Pterandon DynaZord

PlesioMax Megazord for of the Plesiosaur DynaZord.

Dino Storm Megazord: T-Rex, Plesiosaur, and Cephalosaur DynaZords combined.

Brachio Titan Megazord form of the Brachiosaur DynaZord.

Dino Charge Ultrazord: Dino Charge Megazord combined with Brachiosaur, Raptor, and Parasaur DynaZords.

Spino-Striker Megazord: Spinosaur Dynazord combined with Ankylosaur and Cephalosaur DynaZords.