Kmart is helping promote Tyrese Gibson's upcoming album, Open Invitation, which is being released on Nov. 1st. The R&B singer is releasing his first album in five years on a promotional tour that got him into trouble earlier this month for speaking out against liquor stores near schools.

Old Spice Guy — aka footballer turned actor Isaiah Mustafa — is in a new ad. And this time, the brand he's promoting is Isaiah Mustafa. The most recognizable men's hygiene pitchman of his (and perhaps any) time has himself in an unauthorized trailer for a film that does not yet exist: Marvel Comics' action hero Luke Cage.

It's the actor's latest, and most elaborate, effort to lobby Marvel to give him a shot at becoming one of the most famous black superheroes of all time — in fact, the first black superhero, as Marvel introduced Cage in 1972. Continue reading...