Angry Web

ThisJuly we will be seeing new 12 inch statues and busts of Batman, Bane and Catwoman from the upcoming movie, “The Dark Knight Rises”. The film opens in theaters and IMAX on July 20,2012.

If you’re in or around the Los Angeles area, or don’t mind making the trip over for the first weekend in November, then make it a point to get to the Los Angeles Convention Center where the Comikaze expo will be bringing you the best in comics, gaming, Sci-Fi, Horror and more!

Comikaze is an affordable expo, at only $12 per person, in which proceeds will be donated to charity. With the San Diego Comic Con just a couple of hours away from Los Angeles, it’s been tough to get a decent convention together for the L.A. based geeks and this may be the opportunity we’ve been waiting for.

Comikaze will have a ton of guests from the comic book, movie and TV industry, including the guests of honor, Stan Lee and Elvira! If that doesn’t excite you, then you should probably just stop visiting our site altogether.

You can read more about the details of the event and attending guests on their site at comikazeexpo.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

It wasn’t long ago when Netflix users gathered their pitchforks and torches in order to protest the 60% increase in monthly subscription fees. On top of that, Starz announced that they would not be renewing their contract come early 2012 and would be taking a lot of the newer programing with it.

But everything was soon made better in an apology blog post by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings right? Wrong! Hastings fed subscribers a backhanded apology that led into the company’s next poor decision of splitting its streaming service with its DVD-by-mail service and calling the latter Qwikster.

A name that seemed like Hastings made it up as he was writing his blog post, the company was unprepared for the split to the point where they had even failed to acquire the Twitter handle. Instead, the Twitter page belonging to a pot smoking, foul-mouthed, soccer fan was receiving thousand of hits.

With one business decision after another, and seeming like a Business 101 project, an estimated 1 million subscribers had jumped ship. The company that revolutionized how we rent movies was losing it’s touch. Some think that since Netflix started it all, there is no way it can fail. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, AngryWeb reported on the unfortunate case of Mike Meyer, a special needs Superman fan in Illinois who lost a large portion of his beloved merchandise and comics collection to a con man. Our readers were invited to be part of the worldwide effort to send gifts of new comics, cards and drawings to the disappointed Meyer.

A Daily Planet exclusive reveals that the perpetrator, Lex Luthor (or rather, Gerry Armbruster of Granite City, Ill.), has been apprehended for both this crime and for armed robbery of an elderly gentleman. The police were able to return Meyer’s stolen items.

Meyer has been collecting Superman comics and memorabilia for more than thirty-five years. Armbruster stole more than 1,800 items from the man’s beloved collection. AngryWeb readers and others around the world quickly rallied and sent Meyer all sorts of gifts. Among other things, officials in Cleveland have offered to arrange for Meyer to tour the house where Superman was born – that is, the house in which a young Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster created him – and the chamber of commerce in Metropolis, Illinois is reported to be cooking up something special for the Superfan.

Thanks to all the donations from his fellow fans around the globe, Meyer’s collection has almost doubled in size. He has decided that he’s going to donate many of the duplicate items to charity, most probably to a children’s hospital.

“People were generous to me,” he says. “I can be generous in return.”

Looks like truth and justice have prevailed once again, folks. It just goes to show…each of us really can be a superhero.

A Redditor posted this photo of this Mario statue claiming that his father received it for working with the company for 20 years…where do I sign up?

Imagine, for a moment, that Superman was real.

Imagine that you’re a citizen of Anytown, U.S.A., and you’ve suffered a personal injustice at the hands of a modern-day supervillain. Imagine that Superman, buff and friendly in his red and blue ensemble, comes flying in to help you with your problem.

Now imagine that instead of Superman, it’s you who can be the hero. Guess what? You can.

The gentleman who is the victim in our story is one Mike Meyer, who lives near St. Louis, Missouri. Mike is a special-needs individual who supplements his disability income by working part-time at McDonald’s. He is also an avid fan of Superman who had a collection of comics and memorabilia worth a few thousand dollars, although to him, it was priceless.

I say ‘had’ because not long ago, a former coworker managed to swindle his way into Mike’s home and steal a large chunk of the collection. Naturally, the Superfan – who even has a dog named Krypto – was crushed.
The authorities are hot on the trail of the Lex Luthor of this tale, so let’s not waste any energy thinking about him or how badly karma’s going to bite him in the rear. Instead, let’s mobilize ourselves and unleash the power of fandom. We’re all geeks of some flavor, and Mike is one of our brethren.

If you have a Superman collection of your own and you’d be willing to contribute something to helping him rebuild his, that would be wonderful. But even if you don’t, you can still participate! Draw Mike a picture of Superman, or buy him a card at the store, or just write him a note of support. Something. Anything. Remind him that there are more heroes than villains in the world. Show him the love that he really needs right now.

To assist Mike, one of his relatives has volunteered to be the Daily Planet intern of the story, and receive all of the mail on his behalf. So send your cards, notes, comic books, and other gifts to:

Mike Meyer
c/o Bill Smith
7041 Kingsburg Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130

Let’s show a Superfan some Supersupport. I know Clark Kent would want us to do it.

Anne Hathaway, who plays Selina Kyle and of course Catwoman in the upcoming film “The Dark Knight Rises”, is seen beating up a knife wielding thug in what appears to be that she trying to save a young kid. I cant wait to see more of Ann Hathaway as Catwoman.