I
I THINK
I THINK WE HAVE -- KATHY AND ROD.
ROD.
ROD. I
ROD. I THINK WE HAVE THIS WOMEN AND
POWER TOOLS THING HAMED.
>> I -- HANDLED.
>> I'M THE WORST PERSON IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. I
WORLD. I SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>>
THIS. >>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF THE YEAR.
AVENGERS.
AVENGERS.
AVENGERS. IT'S A CULMINATION OF 10 YEARS
OF SUPER HERO MOVIES.
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE, WHERE
DOES THIS ONE SART?
I'M A LITTLE LOST.
WE HAVE ANDY JOHNSON WITH US.
HE HAS HIS OWN SHOP.
A COSMIC MONKEY COMIC.
THIS IS A BIG MOVIE.
SUPPOSED TO BE A HUGE HIT AT
THE BOX OFFICE.
>> KIND OF BLACK PANTHER BLEW
EVERYTHING OUT OF THE WATER.
SO EVEN THOUGH BLACK PANTHER
APPEARS IN THIS MOVIE AS ONE OF
THE MAIN CHARACTERS, THERE IS A
LOT OF MOMENTUM, HOPEFULLY
LEADING FROM THAT INTO THIS.
>> FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SORT
OF DUMMIES BEHIND THE SUPERHERO
THING, WHO WILL BE IN THIS
MOVIE?
MOVIE?
MOVIE? >>
MOVIE? >> IT'S GOING TO HAVE AVENGERS,
WHICH IS CAPTAIN AMERICA, HULK.
AND THEN ANT MAN, BLACK WINDOW.
AND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY,
WHICH HAD HAVE BEEN UP IN
SPACE.
SPACE.
SPACE. THEY'RE GOING TO APPEAR IN THIS
MOVIE ALSO.
MOVIE ALSO. DR. STRANGE.
DR. STRANGE. >> THEY'RE BACK FROM SPACE
THEN?
THEN?
THEN? >>
THEN? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHO IS THE VILLAIN?
>> THANOS.
>> THANOS. >> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THANOS?
THANOS?
THANOS? >> HE'S A CHARACTER THAT IS
CALLED A TITAN.
AND HE'S KIND OF LIKE A GOD.
HE WANTS -- HE'S IN LOVE WITH
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. AND WANTS TO DESTROY -- FEEL
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. >>
BAD. >> I
BAD. >> I GOTTA ASK YOU.
ARE YOU A LITTLE SURPRISED?
IF WE GO BACK OVER A DECADE
NOW, YOU SHOULD JUST HAVE
SPIDERMAN MOVIE.
SPIDERMAN MOVIE. IT WAS ONE BY ONE BY ONE.
ARE YOU A LITTLE SURPRISED BY
HOW POPULAR IT'S BEEN TO START
BRINGING THESE CHARACTERS
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU'RE A
KID, YOU WANT THAT SHARED
UNIVERSE.
UNIVERSE.
UNIVERSE. THAT'S YOUR DREAM OF HAVING ALL
OF THESE CHARACTERS MEET.
AND WHAT WOULD THEY DO?
WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT?
OR WHAT WOULD THEY PICK ON
TELEVISION TO WATCH TOGETHER?
>> YOUR BUSINESS IS COMICS.
AND YOU'VE BEEN SELLING
AVENGERS COMICS FOR A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. DOES THE MOVIE FOLLOW WHAT
YOU'RE READING IN THE COMICS?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
THE COMICS HAVE BEEN COMING OUT
SINCE THE EARLY '60s.
SO THE MOVIES HAVE THIS
ADVANTAGE OF, THEY CAN KIND OF
PICK AND CHOOSE THE STORYLINES
THAT THEY THINK WILL DO WELL IN
CINEMA.
CINEMA.
CINEMA. >> ANDY, YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING
IN TODAY, WORTH $3,000.
>> THE BOOK THERE ON THE RIGHT.
$3,000.
$3,000.
$3,000. WHAT MAKE ITS THAT VALUABLE?
>> THIS IS THE FOURTH ISSUE --
AND I DON'T HAVE THIS BOOK,
COMIC ADVENTURES.
COMIC ADVENTURES. A GUY NAMED BRUCE, FRIEND OF
MINE, LENT IT TO ME FOR THIS.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
CAPTAIN OF AMERICA, WHO WAS
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN THE 30s
DURING WORLD WAR II, HE JOINED
THE AVENGINGERS.
THE AVENGINGERS. BECAME A MEMBER.
HE WASN'T ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. BUT FOUR ISSUES LATER.
THEY HAD HIM COME IN.
>> WHAT GIVE ITS THE VALUE?
AGE OR STORYLINE?
>> IT'S BOTH.
SO VERY FEW SURVIVED.
SO -- AND THIS ONE IS IN REALLY
GOOD SHAPE.
GOOD SHAPE. >> ANDY, WHAT ARE COMICS NOW?
I MEAN, DO WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW
GENERATION OF KIDS GROWING UP
ON COMICS, WOULD YOU SAY?
OR THAT NOT SO MUCH?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. NEW PEOPLE -- ESPECIALLY WITH
THE MOVIES.
THE MOVIES. NEW PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
DISCOVERING THEM.
DISCOVERING THEM. THEY'RE ALSO BEING COLLECTED IN
THE BOOKS.
THE BOOKS. LIKE THIS -- THIS IS THE VERY
FIRST ISSUE OF AVENGERS.
BUT NOW YOU CAN GET THEM IN
LIBRARIES AND BOOK STORES.
>> SO BOOK FORM.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. ASK THIS JUST COLLECTS 10 OF
THE COMICS IN ONE BOOK.
BUT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
DISCOVERING THEM.
DISCOVERING THEM. AND THERE'S STILL -- THERE'S
GOING TO BE A BRAND-NEW
AVENGERS SERIES, STARTING NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> AND YOU WERE TELLING US,
THERE'S AN EVENT COMING UP,
ENCOURAGING KID TOSS READ
COMICS.
COMICS.
COMICS. >> -- KIDS TO READ COMICS
UPON.
UPON.
UPON. >>
UPON. >> IT'S -- COMICS.
>> IT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST
SATURDAY OF MAY.
MAY 5th.
MAY 5th.
MAY 5th. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A FREE
AVENGERS COMICS.
AVENGERS COMICS. SO PEOPLE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE.
>> AS A PARENT, IT'S A GREAT
WAY TO GET YOUR KIDS INTERESTED
IN READING, YES?
>> WE SAW PLENTY OF PICTURES.
TELL US WHERE TO FIND COSMIC
MONKEY COMICS.
MONKEY COMICS. >> THANKS FOR STOPPING BY
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. ENJOY THE MOVIE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE PLANS TO SEE IT
WITH YOUR KIDS.
AND YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE
THE MOVIE, AVENGERS, AFFINITY
OF WAR.
OF WAR.
OF WAR. IN A COUPLE OF REGAL CINEMAS.
THERE'S A COUPLE HAPPENING AT
6:00 TONIGHT.
6:00 TONIGHT. LLOYD CENTER, VANCOUVER,
BRIDGEPORT AND EVERGREEN
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS. THEY HAVE TREATS FOR FANS WHO
SHOW UP FOR THESE SHOWINGS.
A COLLECTIBLE CUP.
THAT INVOLVES GOING TO THE
SNACK BAR.
SNACK BAR. AND THEY'RE PROMISING EXCLUSIVE
CONTENT FROM DISNEY AND MARVEL
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> $2.50 OFF ON