domenica 25 aprile 2010
"Batman Live" On Stage
Batman is set to appear in his own touring production, currently called "Batman Live." Produced with the people behind "Walking With Dinosaurs," the show is to be written by Alan Burnett and Stan Berkowitz. http://tinyurl.com/29vwhv6
Have Book Chains Lost Their Manga Mojo?
We used our just-invented “Naruto Index” to compare how major book retailers were doing on manga. http://tinyurl.com/2axotn8
'Dragon' Tops Weak Session
Hollywood suffered one of its worst weekends of the year so far with the box office down nearly 20%. http://tinyurl.com/22s6nhz
The Reread Reviews -- Eternals (Neil Gaiman & John Romita, Jr.)
After doing Earth X last week, I wanted to explore some more of Jack Kirby's Celestials and Eternals, so I settled upon the Neil Gaiman/John Romita, Jr. seven-issue revamp of Eternals that they did for Marvel in 2006 and 2007. So, let's get on with it below the cut. As always, there will be spoilers.
Eternals [...] http://tinyurl.com/33oud2l
Eternals [...] http://tinyurl.com/33oud2l
CBR Review: Hercules: Fall of an Avenger, issue 2
The time for mourning has past. Athena now calls for action from her newest champion, Amadeus Cho. http://tinyurl.com/27sdcp9
Hockey and Comics
In a display window at Staples Center in Los Angeles is a bunch of antique hockey gear, including two golden age comics. Nice to see someone at Staples/LA Kings is a comics fan!
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Meanwhile
Interactive adventure books were all the rage in the early 1980s. In the UK we had Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson’s Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, while America went big on the Choose Your Own Adventure interactive novels. Then home computers revolutionised leisure time and interactive books got replaced by increasingly sophisticated computer games.
The concept keeps popping [...] http://tinyurl.com/29xqc96
The concept keeps popping [...] http://tinyurl.com/29xqc96
Marvel SPIDER Previews: PETER PARKER 2, SPIDER-MAN 1
Preview PETER PARKER 2, SPIDER-MAN 1, shipping from Marvel Apr 28, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/26akwpy
Image Comics On Sale April 28, 2010
Image Comics has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale April 28, including "Invincible" 71, "Golly" #5, "Shuddertown" #2, and an exclusive extended previews of "Random Acts of Violence!" http://tinyurl.com/2bwcgvo
Hope Larson to Adapt "A Wrinkle in Time"
"Mercury" creator Hope Larson announced last week that she's working on a graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel, "A Wrinkle in Time." ROBOT 6 has all the details. http://tinyurl.com/2bh4qy3
She Has No Head: Ross Campbell
Comics Should Be Good's Kelly Thompson continues her extensive interview with "Wet Moon" creator Ross Campbell, who discusses his new SLG Publishing release, "Shadoweyes." http://tinyurl.com/27eonag
Joe Casey & Chris Burnham get "Downe"
Forget the Comics Code, "Nixon's Pals" creators Joe Casey and Chris Burnham get violent in "Officer Downe," a new one-shot available from Image Comics this July. http://tinyurl.com/2ba2bws
Is The Comic Movie Apocalypse Upon Us?
Friday saw new comic movie The Losers debut at no three in the US and Canada movie income charts, behind new release The Back Up Plan on number two and five-week old movie How To ... http://tinyurl.com/278zf59
Yet More Comic Icons For The Wall
We just can’t get enough of Rogan Josh/ModHero/Etsy’s prints with iconic views on some of American comics’ biggest names. Here are the last two posts we’ve run, and I’m really hoping that rather than ... http://tinyurl.com/37vbgl7
Into the back issue box #55
It's really astonishing to consider how many mediocre comics there are out there. Not good, but not bad enough to mock. Such is the case with our latest installment from deep in the back issue box. There's nothing very good about this comic, but there's nothing truly terrible, either. But will [...] http://tinyurl.com/2wrz5eu
Sunday Brunch: 4/25/10
Slow week. Let's see what bits of awesome we can scrounge up!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: On the whole, are your favorite comic book writers "fat guys with beards" or "skinny bald guys"? Is there some kind of hybrid form? U-Decide!
ITEM! Colin Smith has been thinking again. I like it when he does that. This week, [...] http://tinyurl.com/39cgsgc
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: On the whole, are your favorite comic book writers "fat guys with beards" or "skinny bald guys"? Is there some kind of hybrid form? U-Decide!
ITEM! Colin Smith has been thinking again. I like it when he does that. This week, [...] http://tinyurl.com/39cgsgc
10 Reasons The Man Rejected That Chris Ware Fortune 500 Cover
So Fortune Magazine rejected this Fortune 500 commissioned cover by Chris Ware (left) in favour of a design by Daniel Pelavin (right). But why? Well, if you haven’t got binoculars, let’s have a look a ... http://tinyurl.com/24um8ty
Thumbnails For Steve Bissette?s Tales Of The Uncanny
Here’s a quick advance look at the previously-Bleeding Cooled Tales Of The Uncanny project by Steve Bissette and strudents of the CCS. Written by Bissette and with thumbnails by Keny Widjaja, this is the first ... http://tinyurl.com/286exzg
NPR Catch Up To PBS Comics Scamp
National Public Radio has caught up with a story I ran last year, The JP Silva PBS/History Channel Scamp. I reported how Mr Silva has been calling comic store owners purporting to be a producer ... http://tinyurl.com/28oglwp
Frank Frazetta Family At Peace? For Now
Vangaurd Productions has received the following statement;
Frank Frazetta is pleased to announce that all of the litigation surrounding his family and his art has been resolved. All of Frank’s children will now be working together ... http://tinyurl.com/3x9kwt3
Frank Frazetta is pleased to announce that all of the litigation surrounding his family and his art has been resolved. All of Frank’s children will now be working together ... http://tinyurl.com/3x9kwt3
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