FOXNews.com has an article about the possibility of mutating humans. Now, I love FoxNews…but I have to say, how interesting that this non-news items gets space on the front page of a news web site owned by the same company making the movie that comes out this Friday! (No, this isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s …
Monthly Archive: April 2003
Apr 30
Movie Previews Galore!
Dang, I need to unwind after getting all riled up this morning. Time to watch some Kick-Buttinksy Movie Trailers!!! I can’t believe how many fun movie previews there are to watch. The Quicktime site is overflowing! X-Men 2, Terminator 3, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (did …
Apr 30
First photo of movie Punisher
Superhero Hype has the first photos of Thomas Jane as Punisher At least this time the guy has a skull on his shirt.
Apr 30
Superman: Red Son finally debuts today!
Superman: Red Son finally arrives! I’ve been waiting for this book a long time, as have many of you. So I raced over to Fourth Rail and was a bit offended by Randy Lander’s review, specifically this sentence: While we all wait anxiously for the next issue of The Ultimates, DC has given readers the …
Apr 30
Not even a breather
Last week I posted about the upcoming Iraq-preachy issue of JLA, and I mentioned that the current Kanjar Ro storyline was also working that theme. I didn’t know that all the issues between now and then would ALSO be about politics. Don McPherson reviews the latest JLA over at Fourth Rail, and I’m wondering what …
Apr 29
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Trailer
How long has this been up? The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen trailer is online! This is the adaptation of Alan Moore’s comic mini-series about an alliance of turn-of-the-century literary characters (now in the public domain), banding together as a pseudo-supergroup to use their abilities to fight a villain (in the comic it was Fu Manchu, …
Apr 29
PvP cover #3 – Colors discussion
Scott Kurtz has posted a news item about computer coloring over at PvPonline. Artist Kelsey Shannon gave the tutorial at Scott’s house for the benefit of a number of local artists. Here is how Scott had it colored originally. Here is what it looked like at the end of the session. Either way, I have …
Apr 29
John Byrne is 100% right!
John Byrne’s latest IMHO has a piece on the neglect of younger readers in the comic book audience. I don’t know if he’s read my “How To Save The Comic Book Industry”, but he makes some of the same points, and bravo!
Apr 28
Veitch To Leave AQUAMAN
Comicon’s PULSE is reporting that writer Rick Veitch will leave Aquaman with issue #12. “Yes, I can confirm I’ll be giving up writing AQUAMAN as of #12. Peter Tomasi and I agreed that #12 is the perfect switchover point in the ongoing story. I’ll be wrapping up the saga of the THIRST and AQUAMAN’s sojourn …
Apr 28
Why are there so many songs about rainbows…
Interesting article about how ethnic superheroes power way into licensing from USA Today. I guess we do see more diverse choices for characters these days, and I like it as long as that isn’t what the character is all about. Take that Aym Geronimo for intance.
Apr 28
We have a Dixonverse down.
It appears that due to some server problems, the Dixonverse web site is unavailable. Just a note to the site’s regular patrons that if you forgot to bookmark the messageboard URL, it’s here: Comic Book Discussion with Chuck Dixon
Apr 28
History Channel To Promote Comics
The History Channel will team with Diamond to promote comic books. A documentary called “Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked” will air on the channel June 23. They will also air the Comic Book Locator Service number during the show and link to it on their website. In exchange Diamond will help distribute an 8 page promo …
Apr 27
Rueters Raves About X2
Yahoo! News – Film Review: ‘X2: X-Men United’ This guy really liked it. Careful for potential spoilers.
Apr 27
Minnesota MicroCon report
I just got back from MicroCon a few hours ago and would like to extend a big Thank You to Nick from the Minnesota Comic Book Association for giving me a hearty welcome (and comping me!). The MNCBA have always been supportive of Fanzing.com … and when our first comic book, “Job Wanted” (watch this …
Apr 27
DC’s Own Version Of Tsunami?
Newsarama has an article posted that details 3 of DC’s new summer offerings. All the books look to be creator-owned (although that’s not specified), feature female protagonists and don’t deal with “traditional” Superhero fare. First up we have Peter David’s Fallen Angel in July. This book will have a supernatural bent and be set in …
Apr 27
Superhero Mania This Summer!
Incredible bulk of superheroes ready to bust out this summer ‘Hulk,’ ‘Matrix’ and ‘X-Men’ lead the box office charge and ain’t it a comic book fans dream come true!? Looks to be an awesome summer and this article tells the tale.
Apr 27
She’s A Wonder, Wonder Woman
The Miami Herald | 04/06/2003 | Shock, awe: It’s Wonder Woman II Ran across this article from Miami Herald columnist Ana Veciana Suarez who is syndicated by Tribune and appears weekly in the Dallas Morning News. I have been thinking…with the new 6 part story getting a lot of outside attention, are we to expect …
Apr 27
X2 “Storm” Set to Hit.
As Fox Powers Up for Global Roll-Out of ‘X2′ Movie all I can do is ask. why oh why do I have to wait! And why oh why do I have the kind of hours that will only allow me to see a movie on my days off!? It’s looking awfully good kiddies!
Apr 27
Best Christian Comic yet
Today I was at the Source of Comics and Games (my fave comic shop up in Falcon Heights) and I grabbed The Lion Graphic Bible off of the New Books shelf. It’s 256 pages of many of the stories of the Old and New Testaments rendered in a beautiful painted style and retold clearly. You …
Apr 26
A pity no one caught this typo!
I just got back from the Micro Con in the Twin Cities. Or I should say, I got back from the Twin Cities after arriving at the Maplewood Community Center and discovering that the convention is on Sunday. A pity that no one contacted me after my earlier post to point out that my claim …
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