Morrison menaces MCR in full length video
Previously, teased, the full length video for My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" has just been released, featuring band members in a post-apocalyptic desert chase with a villain portrayed by Grant Morrison. There's apparently more adventure to come as the band members all have new fantasy personas (think Gorillaz) and a new album called Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The clip was co-directed by frontman/writer Gerard Way and Roboshobo, and definitely seems to have been storyboarded by a mutant combination of Paul Pope and George Miller, featuring a storyline filled with ray guns, roller skating and vampires.
Continue ReadingIs the price cut really going to save comics?
The price rollbacks at Marvel and DC represent, as far as we can tell -- paging John Jackson Miller! -- the first time prices on comics have been significantly cut. iFanboy has a solid analysis of the page count and format issues but the log line is that:
Continue ReadingWe interrupt this blog for drool
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Tom Hardy, lately of INCEPTION, has joined the Christopher Nolan repertory company with a role in the upcoming BATMAN 3 movie. No word on who he’ll play, but women everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief.
Continue ReadingThe Walking Dead at NYCC
Share this link on Facebook!TweetNo, that’s not a reference to what I felt like the Sunday after fighting my way across last weekend’s uber-crowded, nerd sweat fueled NYCC convention floor. Of course, you know that already. You know what I’m talking about, people. I’m talking about the highly anticipated AMC TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s much beloved comics [...]
Continue ReadingQuote of the Day: Warren Ellis
There is a small, snivelling and flinching part of me that would rather not have his name inextricably linked with The Last Comic Book Movie Flop Of 2010. But, you know, I am today pretty much at peace with the whole thing. I’ve met fine people and I’ve learned many useful things, and that is the most you can ask of any walk.
Continue ReadingBob Wayne promoted to SVP — the press release
Although announced during last week's retailer breakfast, DC made Bob Wayne's promotion to SVP, Sales official with some PR. As Brian Hibbs put it: Meanwhile, big congrats on Bob Wayne being named Senior VP of Sales at DC – Bob is the best friend the DM has, and I count this as a smart and solid move for the marketplace.
Continue Reading31 Days of Halloween: Rob Steen
Rob Steen is another children's book illustrator/cartoonist. He's illustrated books with Ricky Gervais and just released a book called The Things in Ted's Head for iPhone.
Continue ReadingMore views of NYCC 10
Don't worry, we're not going to spend the next five weeks going over reactions to New York Comic Con...probably just this post, our own wrap-up and whatever news fallout emerges. Fun Fact #1: This year, it's been hard to find personal blog accounts of the show. Like San Diego, NYCC has become the province of a lot of professional bloggers and journos, so even a Google blog search comes up with lots of variations on "Marvel vs Capcom!". Fun Fact #2: Even though our own immediate reaction to the show was that it worked for what it was supposed to be, there have been a lot of complaints. This isn't really surprising -- there were a lot of rough patches in security, crowding, scheduling and more -- but it shows that the crowd had high expectations for the kind of experience they were going to get, and when it fell short, they felt it.
Continue ReadingNice Art: Rebecca Dart – “Hail Eris!”
We haven't seen too many comics from Rebecca Dart since Rabbithead, which is a shame because the illustrations on her LJ are incredible. Apparently she's been busy in the animation industry.
Continue ReadingFrankfurter Buchmesse Comics Awards
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet While comics fans were celebrating comics and other delights at New York Comic Con, publishers and fans in Europe were congregating in Frankfurt, Germany, for the annual Frankfurter Buchmesse. Held almost annually since Gutenberg invented movable type, this publishing trade show attracts some 286,000 visitors (both professional and public attendees), showcasing [...]
Continue ReadingThe Wizarding World of Lucy Knisley
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Lucy Knisley is working on a series of posters covering the world of Harry Potter. If you like that you might check out her Heartbroken in Hogwarts! Kickstarter project as well!
Continue ReadingGabrielle Bell’s Comicumentary ends
The definitive account of SD10, just as great as it began. Can't wait for the Uncivilized Books version of this epic of epicness.
Continue ReadingMore focus grouping: Ladies Comics Project, Part 2
Kelly Thompson has part 2 of her Ladies Comics Project up and we repeat THIS SHOULD BE MANDATORY READING for comics publishers and creators. The idea of giving comics-friendly but not necessarily conversant readers various comics is a bracing alternative to the endless nitpicking of constant readers who sleep on mattresses stuffed with shredded copies of DEATHMATE. For instance, 37-year-old event planner DeAnne was disappointed the cool pop art cover looked nothing like the insides:
Continue ReadingNBM news: New David B., bigger books, and Garfield
In an excited post from the just-concluded Frankfurt Book Fair, NBM publisher Terry Nantier runs down a lot of news:
Continue ReadingNYCC 10: There were crowds
While we consider NYCC a complete success from where we stand, it wasn't without problems -- mostly in security and crowd control. While we're working on our full write-up, Evan Dorkin has some comments that give the other side:
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