Newsarama has an article concerning Day 2′s activities at WizardWorld East. Below are a few of the highlights. – Bill Willingham, writer of Fables from DC/Vertigo, is taking over Robin with issue #121. Rick Mays will become the new penciler. – Neal Adams’ Batman work will be collected for the first time in September in …
Monthly Archive: May 2003
May 31
Highlights From WizardWorld East Day 1
Newsarama has an article detailing the biggest announcements to come from Day 1 of WizardWorld East in Philly. Below are a few of the highlights I thought newsworthy. – Tom Brevoort announced that the first issue of the long-awaited JLA-Avengers crossover series by Kurt Busiek and George Perez would be out ahead of schedule, shipping …
May 30
Lady Deathstrike Gives A “Monologue
There’s an article at Yahoo detailing X2‘s Kelly Hu’s (Lady Deathstrike) current project – she’s appearing in a stage production of The Vagina Monologues. At least she’s getting more lines in that production than she did in X2. In the same article it’s revealed she’ll be playing the title role in a movie version of …
May 30
Todd Nauck Forms His Own Superteam
Todd Nauck, the penciller for Young Justice, will release his creator-owned mini-series WildGuard: Casting Call from Image Comics in September. The mini-series details the formation of the team thru a Reality show premise. By the final issue the team will consist of 5 members and then, presumably, be ready for further mini’s, one-shots, etc. Inks …
May 30
Mr. Bumpo on Film!!
Cinescape – Punisher Casting Hey! Word over at Cinescape says that they’re revealing some of the characters to be in the new Punisher movie. Some of ‘em are new, some of ‘em are from the comics themselves… such as Mr. Bumpo, the fat guy that was introduced in the year-long maxi-series by Ennis! Bumpo’s awesome! …
May 29
Byrne subs Batiuk on Funky Winkerbean
Kansas City Star | 04/12/2003 | Something funky going on with `Funky’ and frankly….I think it is some of the best work Johnny Redbeard has done in a while. Check out your local paper.
May 29
Opinion: Kevin Smith bringing Marvel down
I just love ICv2.com’s TalkBack articles. Written by real Comic and Game shop owners about what’s going on in the industry. Here’s one from Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics, nailing Kevin Smith-and Marvel-to the wall about late-or-never releases of two books Smith was working on. If I may quote: “…this author is a known flake …
May 28
Bill Murray, lasagne and Odie!
According to Variety and Comics2Film, the upcoming Garfield movie will have Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield. Apparently, Garfield the cat will be CGI, as will probably be Odie and any other animal characters. I need to point out a cool bit of synchronicity here: the voice of Garfield until now was the late, …
May 26
NASCAR And Superheroes, The Next Round
NASCAR and the world of Superheroes are no strangers. In the past NASCAR teams have tied into Superhero movies (Batman Forever and Spider-Man) and Superhero comics (Batman vs. The Joker, Superman, Ultimate Spider-Man). So it comes as no surprise that this year NASCAR will be tying into 2 of this summer’s blockbusters, The Hulk and …
May 23
Small Press Comics Discussion
If you’re interested in writing or drawing a small-press comic as a way to get your work out to the publlic, or if you’re already a small-press creator and would like some views on how to get noticed, here’s an article on Slush Factory that will help you get your bearings. It’s a transcript of …
May 22
Hulk-Mania
Following the late-Apr, early-May DVD release of “The Incredible Hulk Returns” and “The Trial of the Incredible Hulk;” June 3rd will see two more Hulk offerings on DVD. “The Original Television Premiere” and “The Death of The Incredible Hulk.” From the Barnes and Noble Marvel Masterworks Edition of Hulk Vol 1, to the Marvel Must-Haves, …
May 22
Metron Press Schedules Next Release
Metron Press, the comics publishing arm of the American Bible Society whose first release was Samson: Judge of Israel, has announced their next project. Testament will be an anthology-type book, presenting stories from the Old Testament inside an overall story of a man looking for solace in a bar. It will be presented in an …
May 21
Males, 12-24 Push Adult Swim to Top of Ratings
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim has defeated Leno and Letterman in the select 12-24 male demographic, according to ICv2 today. Mike’s a big fan, so it’s gotta be popular with the married thirtysomething guys too. Go Cartoon Network!
May 20
Ang Lee Talks “Hulk
Ang Lee’s transformation / Director happily jumped into the foreign world of special effects for ‘The Hulk’ For those of you who are like me and want to know a little more information on how/why Ang Lee decided to go from stories such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” to comic books, check out the above …
May 20
DC Says “No More Elseworlds
In an interview at The Pulse concerning his new project JLA: Another Nail (the follow-up to his and Mark Farmer’s 1998 hit mini-series JLA: The Nail) Alan Davis reveals that DC has decided to downplay Elseworlds projects. Quoting the article: The appearance of JLA:ANOTHER NAIL is a bit surprising surprise considering that Elseworlds projects are …
May 19
Next 80′s Retro Comic – GHOSTBUSTERS
Sony Pictures has contracted with 88 MPH Studios to develop numerous marketing tie-ins for Ghostbusters. The blockbuster comedy will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2004 and Sony’s looking to have numerous tie-ins available. Beginining this fall items such as comics, graphic novels, art books and trade paperbacks, posters, lithographs and wall scrolls will begin rolling …
May 18
Getting Bored Just Standing In Line?
Cinescape – Home – Editorial Not a big piece of news, but a fun little bit for the weekend. Cinescape, at the above link, has a short article describing an action sequence performed in the lobby of a theater in Long Beach, CA as people waited in line to see the newest Matrix flick. Apparently, …
May 17
Matrix: Reloaded Action Figures By McFarlane Toys
Hey folks; Action Figure Express now has pre-orders available for Matrix: Reloaded action figures by McFarlane Toys. The set includes: Neo and Trinity as they appeared in the “lobby shooting spree” scene in the first film; Morpheus as he appeared while fighting atop a semi-truck with sword in Matrix: Reloaded; and the evil, undead, “Albino” …
May 16
2 Exclusive Stories In WIZARD ZERO
There will be 2 exclusive 12 page comics in Wizard Zero, available July 30. One will be a Batman tale by the current Batman team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee. The other will be an Ultimate Spider-Man tale by writer Brian Michael Bendis and Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief/artist Joe Quesada. Both stories will …
May 16
Shop Owners talking about the success of FCBD
The Talkback section of ICv2.com is abuzz with talk about the success of this year’s Free Comic Book Day. ICv2 is a neat website, dedicated to cross-pollination of ideas for”pop culture retailers”-comic and games shop owners. There’s something about FCBD that insures an interesting comment or two in the Talkback section, and from the point …
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