- Superhero Hype!
Superhero Hype!, often abbreviated to SHH!, is a
film website which focuses on adaptations ofcomic book s andgraphic novel s, as well as originalsuperhero films. The main site houses a wide variety of content for upcoming films, including interviews, trailers, screenshots, and constant status updates for dozens of projects. The site also includes anInternet forum which has over 20,000 registered users.Fact|date=July 2007 The site is a branch of ComingSoon.net. Both SuperheroHype.com and ComingSoon.net, as well as newcomer ShockTillYouDrop.com are all part of the Crave Network.Overview
The site began in May 1999 originally under the name Spider-Man Hype! as a source for gathering information on the original "Spider-Man" film while it was in development. High web traffic and a rapidly growing online community led to the site's expansion into SuperheroHype.com in December 2001. Currently, the site is considered a prime news source for superhero and comic book films, and is often cited by sources such as
Ain't It Cool News ,Fact|date=January 2008IGN ,Fact|date=January 2008 and publications such as "Entertainment Weekly " and "The Wall Street Journal ". [cite news | author = Tim Stack | title = Redefining 'X' | publisher =Entertainment Weekly | date =2006-03-03 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1169399,00.html | accessdate=2008-02-02] [cite news | author = Marshall Crook, Peter Sanders | title = Will Marketing Change After Star's Death? | publisher =The Wall Street Journal | date =2008-01-24 | url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120113527501911813.html?mod=mm_main_promo_left | accessdate=2008-01-24]The site has a mascot called Hyper who represents an amalgam of all the superheroes the site promotes. The fictional character promotes the site on
MySpace where he keeps a blog about his recent activities (usually conventions), reviews of the latest superhero movies and goings on at the main site and forum. [ [http://www.myspace.com/hyper_shh MySpace.com - Superhero Hype! - 27 - Garçon - Hypeville, TEXAS - www.myspace.com/hyper_shh ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.superherohype.com/ Superhero Hype!]
* [http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/ Shock Till You Drop]
* [http://www.comingsoon.net/ ComingSoon.net]
* [http://www.craveonline.com/ CraveOnline.com]
* [http://forums.superherohype.com/ Superhero Hype! Boards]
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