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Get Declassified Once Again with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Three Declassified!

October 12, 2016

Now available at online booksellers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, local comic shops, or wherever fine publications are sold - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Three Declassified by Troy Benjamin! This 248 page hardcover continues the tradition of providing an excellent resource to fans of the series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe by giving you a full and detailed episode guide along with analysis from the writers, producers, and cast of the show, as well as looks behind the scenes on the stunts, visual effects, costumes, props, even the sounds required on a weekly basis for ABC's hit series!

Among the features of this season's book:

- A foreword penned by Daisy Johnson herself, Chloe Bennet talking about her experiences on the show.

- "The Sound of S.H.I.E.L.D." a top to bottom look behind how sound factors into each and every episode of the series, from what is recorded during production (and what is not) to what is added later in post-production. What does Daisy's "Quake" ability sound like? Do they smash a lot of car windows to get that sound? Find out in the book!

- A changed Director Coulson, Clark Gregg on love found and love lost - and what the tragedy he experiences in Season Three does to forever change his character.

- A look back on the evolution of Grant Ward into Hive, including conceptual artwork and commentary from the show runners and Brett Dalton himself!

- L.O.V.E. on S.H.I.E.L.D. - just why are relationships so difficult in the modern spy workplace? And how and why was this the right time for two "cursed" lovers to come together in the series? Elizabeth Henstridge and Iain De Caestecker give you their thoughts in this year's book!

As always, these behind the scenes tomes are such a joy to write - hopefully you'll enjoy reading this season's book as much as I enjoyed writing it!

In Books, SPT News, TV Tags agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. season three declassified, behind the scenes, troy benjamin, marvel, marvel comics, marvel's agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., marvel's agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. season three declassified, clark gregg, ming-na wen, chloe bennet, brett dalton, elizabeth henstridge, iain de caestecker
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In a Store Near You: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two Declassified!

August 11, 2015

About this time last year, I had the incredible experience of writing my first behind the scenes book for the amazing television show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and its first season. I consider myself so thankful and lucky that they asked me back to write a follow-up for the second season, and didn't want to let them down (nor fans of the first) by not making the second book bigger and better than the last.

Once again, there's so many people to thank that helped me out, dedicating their time and providing assets and amazing conversations that make the book what they are. And the problem is that once you start naming names, you inevitably always leave someone incredibly crucial out. So a very heartfelt thank you to anyone and everyone at Marvel, in front of and behind the camera on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and to all those that have supported both books.

Thanks to everyone that contributed, there isn't a doubt in my mind that Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two Declassified is a definitive look behind the scenes of the show's second season: episode synopsis and analysis, behind the scenes anecdotes and details, artwork, storyboards, visual effects breakdowns, and incredible photography from some of the best unit photographers in the business. Even if you aren't a fan of the show (which you should be, but it's okay, I'll forgive you) hopefully the book is a great look into what it takes to create such an elaborate show on a week-to-week basis.

Once again, I kind of felt like Young William from Almost Famous - I was the uncool kid getting to hang with the super-cool rock stars and getting to tell their story. But where William's mandate was just to "make the band look cool," I didn't have to work too hard in order to convey the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s coolness. 

You can order the book here through Amazon, head to your local bookstore like Barnes and Noble or comic shop and purchase it, or buy it from that creepy guy with the gym bag that always offers you watches and "new movies." Wait, on second thought - scratch that, don't buy it from that last guy, it'll probably have the Declassified cover but be a bunch of takeout menus inside or something.

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Bits & Bobs - 8th Edition

December 3, 2014

Bits & Bobs collects some of the cool things around the interwebs that I think are noteworthy and worth your time but don't necessarily fill up a full blog post or news item. On with the show...

THERE HAS BEEN AN AWAKENING, AND YOU PROBABLY FELT IT...

Unless you've been off the grid since Thanksgiving, you probably have already seen and know that a teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on Black Friday. The new sequel film takes place thirty years after the events of Return of the Jedi and features all-new characters and some familiar faces including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. The teaser trailer clocks in at a mere 88 seconds but is the first official glimpse of the newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, and Oscar Issac and is intended as something of an amuse-bouche before bigger trailers are released presumably next spring. Of course, fanboys are nitpicking over tiny details including a brand new lightsaber seen sported by what many assume is the new villain of the film but how can you not like everything you see in this trailer? A panicked hero in Stormtooper armor on the run, a tough female jumping onto a souped-up speeder and racing to (or away from) danger, X-Wings, the Millennium Falcon... I mean, c'mon. If you haven't seen it, check it out here in glorious high definition courtesy of StarWars.com.

HER NAME IS AGENT

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is about to head off into its mid-season hiatus with a blow-out Winter Finale on December 9th, but the good news is that in between episodes Agent Carter is going to help you pass the time starting with a two-hour film airing on ABC January 6, 2015. The latest TV spots and promos really make the film look true to the first Captain America: The First Avenger film (and in-turn, gets me stoked for the show because it also feels a lot like The Rocketeer). The seven episodes will presumably air weekly leading up to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s return later in 2015, and knowing how everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is connected, will most likely have ramifications for all of the Marvel shows and films to come.

In Bits & Bobs Tags star wars vii, the force awakens, star wars the force awakens, luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, trailers, john boyega, daisy ridley, oscar issac, x-wing, millennium falcon, stormtrooper, agent carter, agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., marvel's agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., abc, captain america, the rocketeer, hayley atwell
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"This Week on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Podcast

November 10, 2014

If you're an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fan and you haven't been listening to Marvel.com's "This Week in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." with Marc Strom, you're really missing out. And if you haven't caught all the episodes as they've been released, they can be a little tough to find through the mass of content that's out there on the interwebs.

Here's a handy list of all the podcast episodes to date for those on the hunt, and I'll do my best to keep the list updated as more are released:

Episode 1 with Clark Gregg from September 24, 2014

Episode 2 with Nick Blood from October 1, 2014

Episode 3 with Elizabeth Henstridge from October 8, 2014

Episode 4 with Ming-Na Wen from October 15, 2014

Episode 5 with Mark Kolpack (Visual Effects Supervisor) from October 25, 2014

Episode 6 with Adrianne Palicki from October 29, 2014

Episode 7 with Ann Foley (Costume Designer) from November 5, 2014

Episode 8 with Greg Melton (Production Designer) from November 12, 2014

Episode 9 with Brett Dalton ("Agent Grant Ward") from November 19, 2014

Episode 10 with D.J. Doyle (Writer) from November 26, 2014

Episode 11 with Tanner Gill (Stunt Coordinator) and Matt Mullins (Fight Coordinator) from December 3, 2014

Episode 12 with Jeffrey Bell (Executive Producer) from December 10, 2014

Episode 13 with Co-Executive Producer and 2nd Unit Director Garry A. Brown from December 17, 2014

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