Canister X – A.P. Fuchs: Zombie, Paranormal Romance and Superhero Novelist, Blogger, Artist, Publisher

Here you go. Four minutes from The Amazing Spider-Man due out in theatres July 3.

Got to say, this looks . . . AMAZING. (No pun. Well, maybe a little one.) Just hope it’s not some angst-filled flick geared for teens. Also hope, as the trailer implies, it isn’t about Peter’s destiny having been determined by his father back when he was a kid. Hope it’s just a red herring to throw off fanboys like me.

In the famous words of Stan Lee, “‘Nuff said.”

(P.S. Though I slightly tweak the order sometimes, this method creates a nice flow of stories for me. Always has.)

This looks really good, especially now that we get a good look at the Lizard.

I admit, from a writer’s standpoint, the plot as revealed in the trailer looks cliche–the whole “you were designed for this and your parents are part of a secret conspiracy of man/creature experiments” thing–but in terms of the Spider-Man character, even Peter Parker, it looks really good.

And it has Martin Sheen! Come on! See it just for that if you’re not into Spidey.

Without further ado, I presented you–well, not me but Columbia Pictures–the new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man.

A couple months back I was kidnapped and dragged down into a basement studio, a black bag over my head. When it was yanked off, I found myself face-to-face with the Clown Prince of Crime himself–the Joker! After ruining my underwear and excreting several litres of panicked sweat, I discovered the Joker’s been given a bad rap and is actually a stand-up guy who’s been grossly misunderstood.

Mr. J asked to interview me about my work, publishing and comics. I’m not sure what happened after that though I know I kept eyeing the array of knives on the desk in front of us. Everything else is fuzzy. I vaguely remember a rubber mask, something about cards and not touching teeth, and running towards a car amidst gunshots. The rest is a blur.

Turns out it was taped and the video is below.

Let’s see what really went on that night. I’m dying to know. Hahahahahahahahahaha…

You can watch it on Youtube here.

This is an incredible trailer, and I’m not just saying that because I’m a Batman fan. This trailer seriously invokes the tone of the overall movie, one of courage, defeat, perseverance, and ultimately, we hope, victory.

Seeing Bane really act in this trailer for the first time made me see that, yes, Christopher Nolan et al. are using the Knightfall storyline, merging it with the current movie Batman mythos, while also giving the story a new twist with Catwoman, which I suspect has a kind of hero/villain role in this given the trailer.

Looking forward to July getting here. I also heard a Superman: Man of Steel will be playing in front of Dark Knight Rises. Going to be a DC-riffic summer.