Back in April, it looked like The Green Hornet was shaping up to be the first disaster of 2011.

FORBES: Buzz Builds for Sony's 'The Green Hornet'

It also will be "The Green Hornet's" second year of having a presence at Comic-Con.

CNN: The long rollout: Studios build early buzz at Comic-Con

The movie won't be released until January, but last year star Seth Rogen was there to talk it up and show off the Green Hornet's car, the Black Beauty.

CNN: The long rollout: Studios build early buzz at Comic-Con

It was as if we had stirred up a hornet's nest.

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That president soon departed, but the hornet problem still exists, especially as we see how it is stoking the financial crisis in Europe.

FORBES: S&P's Hornet's Nest Problem

It's been a few years since news of Prox Dynamics' Black Hornet mini-copter has swung our way.

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It has tested a biofuel made from the camelina plant in its F-18 Hornet jet.

ECONOMIST: Monitor