We saw the new Tron variants by Marvel. Artwork that had many comic book purists cringing their teeth in agony. Although some of the titles were on point and pretty damn cool the whole buzz about the titles was more focused on a fear of Disney influence on Marvel. Disney did indeed acquire ownership on this comic book giant and although an idea of Donald Duck meeting Spider-Man even gets me cringing my teeth, I don’t really think this is going to hurt Marvel. Moreover I recently came across a good reason why this new partnership might actually work. You see, Disney also owns ESPN, the beloved sports central. So what’s the catch? How about NBA meeting Marvel in with original Marvel artwork on every team in the NBA?

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It was just yesterday when I posted an article on the new Dwayne Wade ad. Well Nike has been keeping busy and the new ad with LeBron James might be even better than the ones we have seen before. The message is clear, Just Do It!

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I love how the basketball season brings up all these cool basketball related advertisements. I mean we just saw the Fast Adidas Ads and now the Jordan Brand has teamed up with Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade for an action packed ad apparently inspired by James Bond movies. So through this video you can “experience the ultimate hoops adventure as Agent D3 begins his quest to return the Rings to Miami.” (Jumpman23)

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What’s good folks?

Last night’s match sure wasn’t. It was like Germany was under a spell. This got me thinking, could it be that Paul the almighty Octopus had a psychic control over the German team. Is it that his powers are like those of a Jedi? Just a little background on Paul, “Paul the octopus, who lives at the Sea Life Aquarium in western Germany, makes his prediction by picking food from containers marked with the flags of the two teams.Paul’s only inaccurate pick so far was when it picked Germany over Spain at the Euro in 2008. Spain won 1-0 in that tournament, but he has never been wrong since and has an overall record of 9-1.” (Reuters)

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