sabato 20 marzo 2010

Chris Evans Offered 'Captain America'

Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in two Fantastic Four films, has been offered the role of Captain America. http://tinyurl.com/yarhndg

Last Weekend at Emerald City 2010 (or, the Cartooning Class Reunion)

This year's Emerald City Con was... an extraordinary experience.
Truthfully, I'm still trying to get my head wrapped around some of it. Doing our Artist's Alley table as a fundraiser for the Cartooning Class was very much a last-minute, spur-of-the-moment decision, we weren't organized about it at all... and I was very moved, and a [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydmbl8v

Guardians Of The Globe ? Chase Variant?

It was the ad campaign parodying the Avengers’ new ads, that suggested the new Image Comics team book may be made up of Invincible, Spawn, President Obama, Rick Grimes and Harry Potter. And now we ... http://tinyurl.com/yfkq2xb

CBR Review: Batman, issue 697

Black Mask is revealed, but it's actually the least interesting thing about Tony Daniel's "Batman" run to date. http://tinyurl.com/yhzn6uc

NBC?s Team Comicana In The Rain

Ah London. What better impression to give to a global audience. And NBC’s new geek-centric TV show that you shower them with drizzle.
Greg, Steve, Luke and Kelly, filming for new show Team Comicana, have camped ... http://tinyurl.com/ybtw3bk

A review a day: You Are There

It's another Jacques Tardi-drawn comic! All hail Tardi! (And hey! I get to break out the Not-Safe-For-Work warning! Just so you know!)


Yesterday, I looked at an adaptation by Jacques Tardi of a book written in the 1970s. Today, we look at a comic that actually came out in the 1970s and [...] http://tinyurl.com/ylh2dg5

First look at THE PLAYWRIGHT, coming soon from Eddie Campbell & Daren Brown!

<p>The good folks at <em>Comic Book Resources</em> just unveiled <a href="http://ping.fm/9mT4g rel="external" target="_blank">an exclusive first look</a> at the opening scene of <em><strong>The Playwright</strong></em>, coming this June from Top Shelf!
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http://tinyurl.com/ygek897

Cover Story: Dave Johnson

ROBOT 6's Kevin Melrose talks to cover artist Dave Johnson about the process of creating the cover to "Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1," which is due in June from Dark Horse Comics. http://tinyurl.com/yfqhfo9

Marvel SPIDER-Duo Preview: MAR ADV SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER

Preview MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN 61 and PETER PARKER #1, from Marvel Comics Mar 24, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/yj8jf76

CSBG's March Madness, Round One

CSBG's March Madness tournament is underway, and now is your time to vote for your choices in the Silver Age Region and Bronze Age Region to see which characters will survive to go on to round two! http://tinyurl.com/yc8bzru

Dark Horse Titles On Sale March 24, 2010

Dark Horse has provided previews of titles on sale March 24, including the debut of Felicia Day's "The Guild," a "Chobits" omnibus, and new volumes of "Wondermark" and "Oh My Goddess." http://tinyurl.com/yafc5lb

DC/Marvel Character Tourney Modern Age Region, Round 2

The second round of voting begins now!
Simply choose your favorite (whether it be that you think they're more interesting, more appealing, whatever criteria you want to use) in the following match-up. The voting concludes 48 hours from right now!
The seeding was mostly based on the results of our 2007 DC/Marvel Character Poll and then split [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybumvyb

DC/Marvel Character Tourney Golden Age Region, Round 2

The second round of voting begins now!
Simply choose your favorite (whether it be that you think they're more interesting, more appealing, whatever criteria you want to use) in the following match-up. The voting concludes 48 hours from right now!
The seeding was mostly based on the results of our 2007 DC/Marvel Character Poll and then split [...] http://tinyurl.com/yl8cv5t

DC/Marvel Character Tourney Modern Age Region, Round 1 Winners!

Here are the winners for the first round of the Modern Age Region!

Out of 1,811 votes, the results were...
1. Robin/Red Robin (Tim Drake) 1,277 71%
16. Jewel (Jessica Jones) 534 29%
Out of 1,793 votes, the results were...
8. Death (of the Endless) 970 54%
9. Booster Gold 823 46%
Out of 1,801 votes, the results [...] http://tinyurl.com/yjtp66l

DC/Marvel Character Tourney Golden Age Region, Round 1 Winners!

Here are the winners for the first round of the Golden Age Region!

Out of 1,724 votes, the results were...
1. Batman (Bruce Wayne) 1,464 85%
16. Black Adam 260 15%
Out of 1,705 votes, the results were...
9. Lex Luthor 1,088 64%
8. Black Canary 617 36%
Out of 1,709 votes, the results were...
5. Robin/Nightwing/Batman (Dick Grayson) 1,353 [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydfze2c

Comics Are Awesome #29

This lasted two more issues than S.W.O.R.D. Don Geiss knew his comics!
http://tinyurl.com/yfe3pzv

Report: Chris Evans Offered Captain America (Blog@Newsarama)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Chris Evans has been offered the role of Captain America. Evans is best known for playing Johnny Storm, The Human Torch, in the two recent “Fantastic Four” films. A number of young actors were said to been seen about the part, but the offer did apparently go [...] http://tinyurl.com/y89by3a