Marvel Threw the Kitchen Sink at Bendis – When Brian Michael Bendis was deciding between DC and Marvel, Marvel tried to step up their game and offered him the writers position on “Deadpool” and “Wolverine”. Bendis revealed on the World Balloon podcast that it was a struggle ofr Marvel to find a project for him that he hadn’t already worked on. Here’s Benid’s exact quote.

We were talking about things I would do next. You could tell there was a struggle. Like ‘What haven’t I done?’ There was talk of me doing Wolverine. There was talk of me doing Deadpool.

Major Toy Shakeup – Hasbro has picked up the licensing to design, produce and distrube new Power Rangers toys. This is relevant news due to their long running partnership with Bandai, the company they’ve been working with for over 20 years.

Smallville Finally Gets Their Pops – Oh boy. This is big news for me. Funko Pops are taking over the world, and they’ve finally launched into the “Smallville” market. Announced today are Green Arrow, Clark Kent from the pilot, Lex Luthor from the timeline where he’s president, Clark Kent from the series finale’s last scene, and Lois Lane.

Quick Hits – James Wan has shot down the idea that the “Aquaman” trailer will be forthcoming anytime soon. After “Bumblebee”, the Transformers film franchise will be rebooted, ending Michael Bay’s tenure with the franchise. DC has unveiled that Earth-Ape is now officially the 53rd Universe in the DC Franchise. That means Gorilla Batman, Superman and others are now a thing.