Comments on: Around the horn 1-2-3 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Vic Wilson http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37312 Vic Wilson Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:50:53 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37312 This is great stuff, thanks for having the blog and putting details like this on it. Those of us with no writing skills really appreciate it. Believe me. This is great stuff, thanks for having the blog and putting details like this on it. Those of us with no writing skills really appreciate it. Believe me.

]]> By: Alan Coil http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37311 Alan Coil Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:19:25 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37311 J:K said: "How many months pregnant is Brevoort?" _____ Worse than that, he looks like the guy who lives in his Mother's basement. J:K said:

“How many months pregnant is Brevoort?”
_____

Worse than that, he looks like the guy who lives in his Mother’s basement.

]]> By: Toby http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37310 Toby Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:55:33 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37310 What in the hell...?? I just took a look at the rest of the photos, and man... I don't want to judge this before I see it, but well, i can't help it! This looks beyond awful. What in Jor-El's name is Scarlette wearing in that fourth picture?!? It looks like they ransacked Rosie Perez's closet, and just threw a bunch of random crap on her. Good god.... I never thought I'd say this, but this looks worse than Robocop 2. What in the hell…?? I just took a look at the rest of the photos, and man… I don’t want to judge this before I see it, but well, i can’t help it! This looks beyond awful. What in Jor-El’s name is Scarlette wearing in that fourth picture?!? It looks like they ransacked Rosie Perez’s closet, and just threw a bunch of random crap on her. Good god….

I never thought I’d say this, but this looks worse than Robocop 2.

]]> By: snoid http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37309 snoid Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:27:01 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37309 "it’s like hiring Harmony Korine to do Peanuts" That would be the greatest comic movie EVER! “it’s like hiring Harmony Korine to do Peanuts”

That would be the greatest comic movie EVER!

]]> By: Tom Spurgeon http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37308 Tom Spurgeon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:18:37 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37308 I would totally watch Harmony Korine's Peanuts. I would totally watch Harmony Korine’s Peanuts.

]]> By: James Rocchi http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37307 James Rocchi Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:14:19 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37307 Does anyone with even a millisecond's actual experience with The Spirit or Will Eisner think Frank Miller's direction of it will be anything but a colossal failure? Jesus, it's like hiring Harmony Korine to do Peanuts, because Kids was about a group of youths with no visible adult supervision, too. I mean, hiring Rian Johnston (Brick) or Peyton Reed (Down With Love) -- someone who understands retro-style means more than fishnets and noir means more than bulked-up sociopaths would have been smart, but this is going to be brutal. Does anyone with even a millisecond’s actual experience with The Spirit or Will Eisner think Frank Miller’s direction of it will be anything but a colossal failure? Jesus, it’s like hiring Harmony Korine to do Peanuts, because Kids was about a group of youths with no visible adult supervision, too. I mean, hiring Rian Johnston (Brick) or Peyton Reed (Down With Love) — someone who understands retro-style means more than fishnets and noir means more than bulked-up sociopaths would have been smart, but this is going to be brutal.

]]> By: The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37306 The Beat Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:57:50 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37306 Blog@ had <a href = "http://dontlinkthis.net/movies/hires/thespirit/" rel="nofollow">this link</a> to more costume tests. Although what is a leak and what isn't is hard to tell these days, I'm guessing these may not have been exactly what was hoped to get out. I think there is some va-va-voom there for everyone, however. Blog@ had this link to more costume tests. Although what is a leak and what isn’t is hard to tell these days, I’m guessing these may not have been exactly what was hoped to get out. I think there is some va-va-voom there for everyone, however.

]]> By: Steve Taylor http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37305 Steve Taylor Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:13:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37305 Scarlett looks as though she's gearing up for a sketch on MAD TV. I have no faith that the Spirit movie as directed by Miller will be anything but cheerless, cynical, dark and nothing like the Spirit comics. I hope he proves me wrong, though. Scarlett looks as though she’s gearing up for a sketch on MAD TV.
I have no faith that the Spirit movie as directed by Miller will be anything but cheerless, cynical, dark and nothing like the Spirit comics.
I hope he proves me wrong, though.

]]> By: Tom Spurgeon http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37304 Tom Spurgeon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:11:57 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37304 Heidi, if you have photos of James Urbaniak in the Silk N. Floss outfit, it's your duty to publish them. Heidi, if you have photos of James Urbaniak in the Silk N. Floss outfit, it’s your duty to publish them.

]]> By: Mark Coale http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37303 Mark Coale Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:58:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37303 Not even Scarlett in fishnets is enough to make me want to see a Frank Miller movie. Not even Scarlett in fishnets is enough to make me want to see a Frank Miller movie.

]]> By: Toby http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37302 Toby Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37302 That's.... a ridiculous costume. I feel sorry for her. That’s…. a ridiculous costume. I feel sorry for her.

]]> By: James Urbaniak http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37301 James Urbaniak Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37301 "Scarlett Johansson pics weren’t too flattering." Well, those are wardrobe test shots, not publicity stills. Most actors pose for them with the same deer-in-the-headlights stiffness. I'm actually kind of shocked to see they were leaked. Also, Heidi, if you ever post any of mine I will have to kill you. “Scarlett Johansson pics weren’t too flattering.”

Well, those are wardrobe test shots, not publicity stills. Most actors pose for them with the same deer-in-the-headlights stiffness. I’m actually kind of shocked to see they were leaked. Also, Heidi, if you ever post any of mine I will have to kill you.

]]> By: Tommy Raiko http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37300 Tommy Raiko Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37300 "the Marketing people don’t want to promote lesser known titles. They want to throw all their resources behind popular books. Then, at the next meeting of big whigs, they can say, “The Marketing Department threw all our efforts into promoting BIG PROJECT GUARENTEED TO BE A SUCCESS, and it became the best-seller of the season.” In effect, they are hitching their wagons to a winning horse, and claiming the credit for the horse’s win. " That's a horribly cynical view of things, but, to be fair, there may be some underlying truth there as well. A bit of conventional marketing wisdom (in any industry) is, basically, "sell more of what sells." Which can explain why you see a lot of marketing done for things that are intriniscally popular--whether they're big budget movies instead of independent art films; or popular novels instead of literary ones; or hit musicians instead of indy bands; or whatever may apply in whatever industry you're looking at. The reasoning sometimes goes that if marketing effort can boost the sales of an item by x%, then it's better that that x% come from something with a big base than a small one. Whether or not that conventional wisdom is actually true; or whether that conventional wisdom applies in any given case is certainly open for debate. “the Marketing people don’t want to promote lesser known titles. They want to throw all their resources behind popular books. Then, at the next meeting of big whigs, they can say, “The Marketing Department threw all our efforts into promoting BIG PROJECT GUARENTEED TO BE A SUCCESS, and it became the best-seller of the season.” In effect, they are hitching their wagons to a winning horse, and claiming the credit for the horse’s win. ”

That’s a horribly cynical view of things, but, to be fair, there may be some underlying truth there as well.

A bit of conventional marketing wisdom (in any industry) is, basically, “sell more of what sells.” Which can explain why you see a lot of marketing done for things that are intriniscally popular–whether they’re big budget movies instead of independent art films; or popular novels instead of literary ones; or hit musicians instead of indy bands; or whatever may apply in whatever industry you’re looking at. The reasoning sometimes goes that if marketing effort can boost the sales of an item by x%, then it’s better that that x% come from something with a big base than a small one.

Whether or not that conventional wisdom is actually true; or whether that conventional wisdom applies in any given case is certainly open for debate.

]]> By: spike http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37299 spike Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:12:44 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37299 The idea of the Spirit movie as Frank Miller Fetish Flick scares me a little, but hey, those pics work for me. The idea of the Spirit movie as Frank Miller Fetish Flick scares me a little, but hey, those pics work for me.

]]> By: Thomas Gerhardt http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37298 Thomas Gerhardt Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:51:50 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/04/09/around-the-horn-1-2-3/#comment-37298 "She keeps the glasses on. It's better that way. Her kiss tastes bitter. Like Novocaine. Numb. It makes me numb. The city is outside. She cries. Screams. For help. In my embrace." I am the goddamned Bat… er… Spirit “She keeps the glasses on. It’s better that way. Her kiss tastes bitter. Like Novocaine. Numb. It makes me numb. The city is outside. She cries. Screams. For help. In my embrace.”

I am the goddamned Bat… er… Spirit

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