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In late 2013, Marvel continued making Fanboys and Fangirls giggle with TV news. They had already provided us with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., wasn't that enough? Nope. They announced a deal with Netflix to produce multiple series featuring Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist, culminating in a team-up series titled The Defenders.

A question looming over many people's heads was, due to the series being on Netflix, was it tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Joe Quesada, guesting on Kevin Smith's Fat Man on Batman podcast, confirmed that they will be. This means that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., these series and every Marvel movie are connected.

“Although these are superhero stories, this is different now. This is the street level," Quesada said, "this is the street level noir side of the Marvel Universe. Something that you haven’t really, really seen in any of our Marvel movies. And probably more ground level, than I think you’ve seen. This is not like us doing Batman, Dark Knight or any of that stuff. This is very Marvel doing street level superheroes.”

The first series, Daredevil, will answer some further questions. For example, do these stories take place in "current" time? Will stories guest star MCU heroes and villains?

Luke Cage is famously known as a '70s jive talkin' hero and Matt Murdock's Hell's Kitchen has always been very "Gotham City" where today's real Kitchen is a more modern place. This could also be connected to Daredevil's unexpected move to San Francisco in the comic books. Perhaps the series will take place there in some part? It would be exciting to think that Daredevil and Thor could shake hands one day, but putting these stories in the past also opens up some neat possibilities. Personally, I can't wait for Stilt-Man to show up.

Daredevil will premiere in 2015, so get ready for casting ideas. Any thoughts on who should wear the cowl that isn't Ben Affleck?

With May the Fourth (be with you!) right around the corner, fans can expect some major casting and plot news surrounding Star Wars: Episode VII. Things keep looking better and better for Han Solo fans, though.

Harrison Ford + Pointing = "Business"

Deadline reports that Han Solo "has a gigantic role in the first of the next three films." Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) has already been confirmed to return alongside Harrison Ford (Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia). The droids that manage to connect the entire series, C-3PO and R2-D2, will also return.

Harrison Ford has been wanting a major blockbuster for years, even returning to space battles in last year's Ender's Game and joining the aging action hero franchise in Expendables 3.

The cast will be assembling to do their first, full table read of the script so we may start getting some leaks soon. JJ Abrams likes to drop tidbits here and there and, if I were him, I wouldn't be able to resist squealing some spoilers out for Star Wars Day.

Seeing as how disappointing the last trilogy was, what are you hoping to not see in this new series?

Welcome to another edition of Right in the Feels, where this time we will be exploring some of DC Comics' most gutting moments. Last time we explored some of Marvel's tearjerkers and ballbreakers. They will be hard to beat, even taking into consideration the frequently pessimistic nature of the DC Universe, but let's see what we have in store for you!

As rivals go, there are moments when Marvel and DC couldn't be more different, and there are moments when they couldn't be more similar. What separates them? Characters, for one, may have their comparisons (Moon Knight and Batman, Aquaman and Namor, Deathstroke and Deadpool, and Thor and Hawkman (kind of)), but aside from their back stories and superpowers, they're really separated by storytelling.

1.) CATWOMAN GIVES HER BABY UP FOR ADOPTION

There is nothing like a swift reality kick to the fantasticals when it comes to your favorite caped crime-buster. We're all so often lulled into a false sense of emotional security by the everyday drama, the comedy, and the campiness of the Batman comics (when they're not in "full dark, no stars" mode, where you at least expect bad things to happen). Then along comes a moment where you don't quite know how to feel. After all this time, we're well accustomed to the many colorful characters of Gotham to the point where we've felt a lot even for the bad guys!

Following Infinite Crisis, Selena Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, went through a period of readjustment; namely, pregnancy. Her baby, Helena (Huntress in other realities), could have changed her and turned her away from her life of crime and conflict. However, with the clear and present danger that all of Gotham's most dangerous criminals would be hunting mother and child, Helena's survival to adulthood was questionable at best, and we all know that happiness never lasts in the DC Universe.

Therefore, Selena wasn't forced to put Helena up for adoption but knew it was the right thing to do, even if the decision would either destroy her or haunt her forever. It was bound to be the latter, and Selena was even refused her desperate request to have her memories of Helena wiped away. You wouldn't wish it on your enemies (with the exception of reporting the Joker to social services), and you wouldn't want it for Catwoman. It really changes your outlook on comics and all that you thought they represented…


2.) BARRY ALLEN DIES RACING TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE

During Crisis on Infinite Earths back in 1985, that evil bastard Anti-Monitor planned to destroy Earth and many different ones in other dimensions with his massive weapon…


Now that you're over the initial laughter of Barry Allen coming to the realization that Anti-Monitor wasn't talking about his Anti-Babymaker, but an actual world-destroying Anti-Matter Cannon, you can see where this is going, maybe. The Flash has never been known for brute force or fancy fighting moves, yet his use of the Speed Force made him a hero who could be relied on to go the distance, and that's what he stood for. This is what made the Flash such a lovable hero. He was about the sheer bravery over the violence.

Taking the chance that he could destroy this WUD (Weapon of Universal Destruction, obviously) and save the universe, Barry was pretty certain that it would spell his own death, and he was right. Literally running for his life and the lives of everybody else, his body fails to resist the power of the weapon's concentrated anti-matter as he destroys it, and so he literally disintegrates into nothing, all the while screaming for help. This is a dated comic, but I think it still translates very well.

Heroes sometimes suffer some gnarly, disgusting deaths; deaths they do not deserve and that their fans never forget. Barry's death is like the story of a man that goes from Olympic hero to cancer victim over the space of a few pages, and as we watch him waste away, crying for his life. Oh man, the feels…


Barry's death was also notably sad because unlike every other fan favorite, he stayed dead for over two decades while his family went on to suffer other twisted fates!

3.) THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN

There are two important factors I'd like to address regarding the legendary Superman vs. Doomsday story, which ended in the death of DC's golden boy. First, I don't see how fans can't remember events such as these and then hate the Man of Steel movie with such passion. Here are Supes and Dooms going at it like two old ladies fighting over the last bottle of lavender spray at Ethel Austin, and they're hitting each other so hard that buildings are practically exploding from the impact force!

"Aaarrgghh, dammit, why you gotta be so pointy!"

In Man of Steel, General Zod and his merry band of miscreants own Supes so damned hard, and he suffers so damned hard. I mean, seriously, how easily could Zod have finished the job? If we were to see this scene recreated for the latest installments of the franchise, Doomsday would murder the ever-loving shite out of Kal-El, and I think it would translate magnificently.

Second, whereas back in the day Superman fans were subjected to one of the most shocking events in DC's history which left so many upset, this story left me seriously pissed off. And pissed off is a feeling. Pissed off is an emotion. The fact that Superman (just like old buddy Barry) knew that success would come with the ultimate price wasn't a matter that he could sit down and think about. It was a matter of having no choice and fighting to the death, knowing that without his sacrifice, nobody else would survive in the wake of his death.


So as Lois Lane, emotionally destroyed, runs to the side of the dying Superman, all the other heroes in attendance (who did practically fuck-all to help during the fight) just stand around like they're contemplating hot dogs and donuts. The flag made from his torn up cape with the S symbol *choke* is where you know this is ending very badly. Then Lois is told to suck it up so she can report the news. Meanwhile, Jimmy Olson has already been happily snapping away with his crappy little camera, and heroes are actually shouting at each other rather than thinking of how to help, because they're clearly so helpless at that moment.


Superman was so indestructible that they can't even administer first aid, and so his own strength becomes his own weakness in the end. Sure, the Kryptonian would return. I don't think anyone feared that he wouldn't; but the gravity of the situation was truly mind-blowing!


4.) SUE DIBNY IS MURDERED

Reader discretion is most definitely advised on this one, as DC exercises it's skills in shocking and intolerable cruelty. Back during Identity Crisis, Sue Dibny, the wife of Elongated Man Ralph Dibny, was raped and then murdered…


Like I say, DC is known for its unique comedy and fabulist originality, but then it is also known for its suddenly steep descents into dark despair. You see, whereas Marvels villains tend to be more lighthearted about their failings, DC's hold serious grudges and will kill you and your family for spoiling their fun.

When Ralph got home to find his wife dead and burned to a crisp after the killer set their house on fire, we catch a full-on display of him coming literally unraveled; his jaw hung slack along with everything else (because in that moment of absolute hell, he fails to controls his abilities). But it's not that scene that is the entire cause of his pain alone. The torturous linchpin of all that is wrong about this lies at the bottom of the page...


Sue didn't die alone!

5.) DAMIAN WAYNE

Part of you immediately wants to scream, "why the hell can't you keep your Bat Wang in your Bat Kecks, Batman?" It's just not as simple as it appears on the surface as to why Batman's Robin is a ten-year old boy. I mean, hello?! We're not just fighting any old crime here. Does nobody remember every death that ever took place in the DC Universe, let alone the Bat Family? Does nobody remember Jason Todd being beaten to death by the Joker?


Well, hey, this was no ordinary kid Robin: this was Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and that cold-hearted psycho bitch Talia Al Ghul. He hated his father ever since they were introduced under hostile circumstances; he was an insolent little brat with a forked tongue. From there on, you'd have been heartless not to love him!

Once Damian was accepted into the Bat Family as the new Robin, it seemed that Batman was back into brighter, less cynical territory. Damian should never have been put in this position by any means, but he was just too awesome of a ten-year-old kid to not want around insulting the hell out of Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, and Alfred.


Then suddenly, in Death of the Family, he was impaled on a sword! Bruce and the family, destroyed! Even Talia, who had disowned him, destroyed! Their son had become something greater and purer than both of them despite being torn between their conflicting personalities. After his death, you realize that he was on the sure path to someday becoming a better Batman than his father had ever been. And then that refrain between father and son…

Gahhh…the Feeeelzzzz.

Sound off, Fanboys! I hope you enjoyed this latest installment and that you'll be coming back for more. Next time we'll be studying singular characters and getting deeper into their stories, so if you like any particular stories that weren't mentioned here, feel free to comment below and thanks again for reading!

Marvel has recently released stunning, new, high-quality images of Doctor Who star Karen Gillian as the ruthless Guardians of the Galaxy villain, Nebula!

Check out the images below:

Photos by: Jay Maidment/Marvel

Gillian completely changed her look in order to play space pirate Nebula—she even shaved her lovely, long auburn locks! It certainly has paid off, because she and the makeup and costume designers have done a fantastic job at bringing the comic book villain to life. Speaking about the character, recently she said, "Nebula is unapologetically so mean. She gets such enjoyment from what she does, and what she does is so bad. It really, really helps to change so drastically physically. I feel like people were slightly more intimidated by me."

For those of you who aren't familiar with the character, here's how she appears in the comic books:


What do you guys think of Gillian's portrayal of the character? Let us know!

In an interesting promotion, Best Buy is offering gamers $10 in gas money for preordering Mario Kart 8 from them between now and May 29th. Yeah, $10 may only get you about 3 gallons of gas if you're lucky, but that's still 3 gallons you don't have to pay for, so it's hard to argue with that!

In order to get the "Gas Cash," you'll have to go to http://www.revupyourkart.com/redeem/ and enter a code. If you drive over to Best Buy to preorder the game, the code will be printed on your receipt, and if you preorder it online, the code will be E-mailed to you. Then you can print your Gas Cash and redeem it at any gas station in the United States that accepts MasterCard. It's also important to note the codes will expire after June 30th. You can find the page for the offer right here.

Personally, I think this is a great idea. I was planning to pick up Mario Kart 8 anyway; now I might take Best Buy up on this offer and score some free gas money along the way. What do you guys think? Would you like to see more "real life" promotions like this for preordering a game? Are you excited for Mario Kart 8? Let us know in the comments!

Might as well gas up your real life ride before getting behind the wheel of this one.

Indie supporters, campaigns such as these come along far too infrequently. Those of you who keep up with the unending string of comic campaigns on Kickstarter probably already know something about this campaign, but for those of you who don't, Oh Hell is a one I've got my eye on. The concept is as unique as they come. Solid. Check it out.

The story: In a last-resort boarding school where parents send their hard-headed heathens to learn lessons they have apparently had a hard time understanding, Zoel, a young woman from an adoptive family (and a former dumpster baby), finds herself in situations much different from those she has generally dealt with in her short life. For instance, this new school her parents have enrolled her in is in hell. That's right, in hell.

Zoel has a bad attitude. She can be aggressive and wild, and she has no interest in taking flack from others. She is a bad girl, hence her presence in such a devilish place. The instructors aren't exactly typical teachers. It seems here in hell there may be the possibility that she will meet her match—or perhaps she will learn she isn't so bad.

The art is interesting, the story is fun and inventive, and the online comic has over a hundred full complete pages. Check out the page, check out the comic, and then scope the Kiskstarter campaign. It may be worth an investment. Let me know what you think downstairs! Indie?

Death in comics isn't something readers are shocked or worried by anymore. However, Marvel hopes it has a hit on their hands this September with the self-descriptively-titled Death of Wolverine.

"I'm the best there is at what I do. And what I do…is die."

When DC killed Superman off in 1992, kicking off a 22-year fad of dying heroes, they knew they had to make it seem real. They presented a foe who was Superman's equal, but first they spent weeks tuckering Man of Steel out. Years later, they did the same thing when Bane broke Batman's spine. Batman was exhausted from weeks of sleepless nights capturing his entire rogues gallery. Bane attacked and defeated a man on his last legs.

Marvel seems to be taking a similar approach with Death of Wolverine.

The book will release weekly throughout September but will be preceded by this summer's 3 Months to Die, which first robs Wolverine of his healing factor.

“For a long time, no matter who Wolverine was battling, he’s been the eternal victor,” says Michael Marts, executive editor at Marvel. “He almost always comes out on top. Now he finally comes up against an adversary that he cannot win against, he cannot fight. What does that mean for this character who’s been around for hundred years?”

The book will feature an adventure that takes Logan out while reflecting on his past. Readers can expect it to feel like a "remember why you love Wolverine so much" retrospective. The aftermath will be the other heroes of the Marvel Universe reacting to, and moving on from, his death.

As most fans are aware, however, Logan will be back at some point. He already died, anyway, in a story titled "Logan Goes to Hell" where he literally died, went to hell, and clawed (again, literally) his way out. Heck, as I write this, we are experiencing the return of Peter Parker from his death in the Spider-Man books. Not to mention the recent return of X-Men's Nightcrawler.

Here is an early sketch from the upcoming series, showing Logan in pretty rough shape.
Image courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:


So enjoy this story for what it is: a series to highlight what we love about Wolverine, a character who has been on multiple teams for so long that this will ultimately have a lasting effect when he disappears. How will the Avengers carry on without their mad dog? How will X-Force continue without their rogue leader? How soon before they wear dog tags reading "What Would Wolverine Do"?

Death of Wolverine will be written by Charles Soule and drawn by Steve McNiven. Issue #1 hits shelves on September 3rd, with the final issue coming out September 24th.

What do you think? Could we use some time off after decades of Wolverine overkill?

Hey, hey, hey, Dacetacular Nation! Check out episode 43 of The Dace Man Show with hosts Dace, Gibby, Frank Ward, Michael Burhan, Aaron, and Travis Goss! We have an exciting adventure in store for you today!

Join the Dace Man and crew this week as they break down the following:

::SPORTS NEWS::

• Current NHL playoff results
• Current MLB standings
• Current NBA playoff results

::WEIRD NEWS WITH GIBBY:: 

• Only one who did research…surprise, surprise

::FRANK'S CORNER::

• Uberfacts…cause he has a mouse in da house

::CELEB NEWS::

• It's melting pot of Hollywood!!

Plus the High Five: Top 5 Musical Artists We Want To See Live and The Douche Bag of The Week! All that and more, only on The Dace Man Show!



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Back in 1982, Steven Spielberg licensed out the use of E.T. for a video game to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. Atari took the likeness and created what has been since heralded as one of the single worst video games ever made. In the game, the player took on the role of E.T. and evaded FBI agents while collecting telephone pieces with the ultimate goal of phoning home. Sound exciting? Apparently it wasn’t.

Sadly found in originally shipped condition.

So piss-poor was this game that millions of copies were dumped in a landfill in New Mexico decades ago, never to be seen again—until now.

Fuel Entertainment and LightBox Interactive announced plans to excavate the landfill early 2014 and uncover the cache of cartridges. Why, you (understandably) ask? They plan to film the dig for a documentary to be featured on the Xbox One console. To further interest, the landfill had been a well-known dumping ground since the 1920s until being closed in the ’80s. Folklore has the site as the home of potentially even more video game history as well as who-knows-what from decades before. Fuel and LightBox have offered fans a contest with a chance to win anything that might be unearthed.

The documentary had already begun production with interviews, but the New Mexico Environment Department has put a stop to the excavation after “22 compounds of concern” were discovered on the site. A waste excavation plan was finally approved and then rejected. Now, after months of paperwork, testing and hard work, the potential cache of cartridges has been discovered.

The game of the movie of the guy who just wanted to be left alone.

As of today it has been only one E.T. cartridge and several copies of Centipede, but hopes are high. I recall our local Costco had original Atari consoles on sale for $50 and I didn't pick one up. I'm regretting that. Perhaps I'll hop on Craigslist if I can get a copy of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.

Anyone want to join me for multiplayer?

Episode 73 of the I Got Gameplay radio show is now live. Michael Burhan, Zack Latour, Xander Skullion, and Travis Goss discuss gaming emulation: is it a good thing or just a bad attempt at cashing in on retro culture? The group also discuss the Retron 5 and how the console may be the biggest thing for retro gaming since the Super Nintendo!

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Now's the time to get excited, DC fans: It has now been confirmed. There will definitely be a Justice League movie coming after Batman Vs Superman! Man of Steel's director Zack Snyder is all set to direct them both!

Snyder is currently working on the huge Man of Steel sequel Batman Vs Superman and he's said to have been casting many characters across the DC Universe. It has been suspected for a while now that this is because of the inevitable Justice League movie coming up, and sure enough the president of Warner Bros has recently confirmed our suspicions to the Wall Street Journal:

"It will be a further expansion of this universe, Superman Vs Batman will lead into Justice League."

The upcoming comic book movie is said to feature Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and many other characters that have not yet been announced.

After Man of Steel's success we are certainly expecting big things from Zack Snyder; I mean, he actually made Superman seem cool in comparison with the earlier super cheesy adaptations.

The news doesn't stop there, either. Greg Silverman also mentioned a Wonder Woman spinoff movie:


"With the right script, that could be viable. The world is ready for her."

Believe me, Greg Silverman, I speak on behalf of all DC fans: we're ready.

Batman Vs Superman is set for release in May 2016.

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) gave us some interesting revelations of Marvel's upcoming story Original Sin. Few of these events have been as impactful as 2006's Civil War in shaping the Marvel Universe, but they seem to have introduced at least a couple of interesting twists this time around.

It should be noted, and obvious, that beyond this point be SPOILERS, so proceed with caution.

Ye have been warned.

Original Sin I:
Angela Is the Sister of Thor and Loki
Created by Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane in the pages of Image Comics' Spawn series, Angela has been introduced to the Marvel Universe a regular character in The Guardians of the Galaxy. Her origin during her debut in Marvel's Age of Ultron event was her coming from a parallel universe. Now, she will be forever tied (pending any retcons…let's face it) to Asgardian mythology as the half-sister of Thor and Loki.

Original Sin II:
Peter Parker Wasn't the Only Radioactive Spider–Bite Victim.
Speaking of retcons, Peter not only let the spider that bit him get away but that little bugger was hungry. A second victim will be revealed as a woman called "Silk" and will somehow be Peter's original sin.

Original Sin III:
The Illuminati Will Answer to Steve Rogers.
The Illuminati are a relatively new group of heroes banding together, in secret, so their original sin is a little more recent. It was also already front and center in the comics: wiping Captain America's memories of them. During Original Sin, at some point, Steve Rogers will remember Dr. Strange wiping his memories.


Original Sin IV:
Captain America Let Hiroshima Happen.
The Invaders (Captain America, Namor, and friends) had the chance to end WWII without the nuclear bombs and didn’t take it. They will be forced to deal with the repercussions and, ironically, the idea behind the use of the bomb conveniently ties in with the reason Steve's memory was wiped in by Dr. Strange (above).

Original Sin V:
Tony Stark Helped Create The Hulk.
Tony will be revealed as somehow tied to the gamma bomb explosion that changed Bruce Banner's life forever. This could be Marvel's obvious attempt to mirror the movie universe again since fans are loving the brotherly love of Banner & Stark. This will have smaller ramifications. Tony must have a much more personal relationship with Rick Jones, for example, unless they retcon him out of being the first person to see Banner post-blast.

Original Sin VI+, Parents Edition:
- Nova (Sam Alexander) deals with the truth and revelation that his father is a murderer.
- Deadpool learns about his dead parents.
- Luke Cage's dad is revealed as a '70s superhero.


Original Sin Extras: '=
- We learn why Sister Maggie left Matt Murdock's life.
- The Thing kills (or was responsible for the death of) The Human Torch.

Original Sin seems to be one big sweeping retcon in the guise of a murder mystery. Rather than giving small "One More Day"-style changes (sorry to bring it up), Marvel is smartly causing drama in the same way it did in Civil War. New characters, secrets, plus a whole lotta lies all add up to internal conflict, which Marvel seems to specialize in. These storylines may be hard to swallow at first, but they are ushering in a new age of adventures in every corner of the brand.

What do you think of some of these ideas? Will you be checking out the main story and all its crossovers? The main story on its own? Ignoring it altogether?

Remember that villains trailer Beenox unleashed a while back for their Amazing Spider-Man 2 videogame based on characters and events from the upcoming films? The one that got me excited for Cletus Kasady's (a.k.a. Carnage, Venom's psychotic symbiotic spawn) debut in a film-verse Spider-Man video game? Well if Beenox didn't sell me with that trailer, it just did with the brand-new launch trailer exclusively revealed over at MTV.

"WHO WANTS THE GIZZARD?!"

Yep, that was Carnage in all of his bloody glory. 'Scuse me while I hyperventilate in a corner…

They say my jazz hands are a sight to DIE for!

I love the classic Carnage design that the art team chose to go with for the videogame; it's very Mark Baley-esque while incorporating the monstrous feet designs he gave the character later on in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series. Hopefully this design is a foreshadowing of things to come in the Venom spin-off film, in which the Amazing Spider-Man film producers have teased at Carnage's inclusion. Let's just hope that Venom's design from the Amazing Spider-Man 2 mobile game doesn't even make it to the concept board for his film.

Option B, please. I'd rather not have a Spider-Man 3 repeat design.

Also of note is Shocker's recent addition to the excitingly expansive villain roster for the game. Shocker and his alter ego, Herman Shultz, have been getting time in the spotlight over at the film's viral Tumblr site, The Daily Bugle, so perhaps the game too will confirm The Daily Bugle's faux news blogs as canonical to the film-verse.

CARNAGE RULES! Right, guys…? Let me know in the comment section below, and don't forget to follow The Venom Site for all of your symbiote news, reviews, and points of views!

You're probably wondering why Fanboys Anonymous, a website dedicated to entertainment, technology, and geek culture, is featuring a device that is primarily sports related. The answer is simple. When we see something that has the awesome potential to change lives for the better, we like to pass on the good word!

Disclaimer: Doesn't come with electronic Darth Vader sound effects!

To those who know him, Bas Rutten is many things. The Ken and Frank Shamrock–era MMA legend, from Tillburg in the Netherlands, is a former three-time King of Pancrase world champion, UFC heavyweight champion, MMA coach, television personality, and film actor. He is known for Fuel TV's comical self-defense show Punk Payback, as Kevin James's coach in Here Comes The Boom, and as that guy who caused a spleen to explode on Fight Science.

Henry Winkler can't breathe, fetch me "The Official Bas Rutten O2 Trainer!" *wink-wink*

To look back on his career, one wouldn't imagine an unhealthy and heavily asthmatic young bully victim and Bas in the same room. In fact, back in the '70s, Bas Rutten was that kid, but upon sneaking into a viewing of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, Bas became a fanatic of martial arts and trained his way to become the practical killing machine we know and love today (notably a karate and tae kwon do black belt, and a Muay Thai kickboxer).

Bas kicking a dude in the head.

Ever the creative and energetic personality, Bas has created the O2 Trainer to condition the lungs and promote better respiration and endurance during and after physical training. As a result, this product not only helps you to make the most of your cardiovascular workouts, it simply makes for better all-round breathing. What's more is that testimonials have proved that the Bas Rutten O2 Trainer is already helping proactive people overcome their asthma and giving them the opportunity to live healthy lifestyles they could never have otherwise dreamed of.

So if you're sitting indoors, browsing the Internet, watching movies, and reading comics on a sunny day by no fault of your own, you may consider visiting the official page and seeing if this is for you. I have a feeling that this is going to change a lot of lives. Victory dance?


Sound off, Fanboys! For all the complex-sounding devices and drugs that come and go in the world of sports and online shopping, once in a while there comes something that just makes sense. Maybe spread the word, if you have an unhealthy friend or two, because it may be worth a read to them. Thanks for reading and feel free to comment below. You can also visit the official Facebook page here!