I am the Watcher. Of various films and TV programmes. I’ve watched loads of ‘em. And do you know what you need to make a film or a TV programme? Actors. You need people to play the many characters who will be appearing in said moving picture show, otherwise all you’ve got is a script scrolling across the screen or images of places where not much is happening.

The thing is, there are a number of actors who become so very linked to one of the parts they’ve played, that when you see them in something else, certainly to begin with, you can only see them in that part. A good actor can overcome this, and by the end of whatever it is you’re watching, they’ve become this new character, all trace of that other part you know them for gone and forgotten, at least temporarily.

But, sometimes, your brain starts to ask the question. “What if…” you ask yourself, “What if they were that other character I know them so well for? How would that change what I’m watching now? Would it make it better? Worse?” And then you’ve rewritten the entire film in your head. We’ve all done it. I know I have. So, here, for you, I present five of my own personal what ifs.

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Okay, it's time for the crappest game of Hangman in the history of crappy Hangman. Today Marvel released the above image with the below text:

"Megastars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (HULK, Superman/Batman) reunite this December for an action packed story of epic proportions. Want to know what it is? Find out in two weeks at the Cup O’ Joe Panel (Saturday, July 23rd at 2:45PM PST) during Comic Con International in San Diego!"

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I have a confession to make, I know little to nothing about Carnage and I know even less about Carnage U.S.A. What I do know is that it's drawn by the extraordinarily talented Clayton Crain, formerly of the stunning X-Force (written by Christopher Yost) and the trade I'm reading right now, Ghost Rider (written by Garth Ennis). There are times during X-Force where I felt Crain's art was a little too dark and didn't aid the storytelling even though I always enjoyed the style, whilst in Ghost Rider his work always lights up the panels with brilliant hellfire. I'm hoping for more of the same from this new Carnage limited series and judging by these stunning covers/promos by Crain, I won't be disappointed. I hear Zeb Wells (Robot Chicken, New Mutants) ain't too shabby with a bit of dialogue here and there, keep 'em peeld Sidekicks.either

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Thanks to Marvel we've got a first look at Venom #2, from the red hot creative team of writer Rick Remender and artist Tony Moore. This blog is fast becoming the Rick Remender Appreciation Society, with his awesome work on Fear Agent, then The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force and now the reboot of Venom.

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I am not a Venom fan, I am not even a Spider-Man fan but damn I may have to pick up both Amazing Spider-Man #654.1 and Venom #1. The reason for this is simple, Rick Remender and Tony Moore are the new creators on Venom, with his introduction in the aforementioned ASM. I mean I would follow Remender into the mists of avalon, the very least I can do is follow him onto Venom.

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