DC announces October Bat-family books, two new miniseries
Okay so this is how it's going to go. Following on the heels of the New 52, DC is announcing its October books with a smatter of new miniseries and other extras. The Batbooks were revealed today with a new Huntress mini by Paul Levitz and a Penguin mini by Gregg Hurwitz.. In addition, as expected, often tardy writer/artist David Finch has been joined by Paul Jenkins and Jay Fabok on DETECTIVE COMICS #2. Graeme McMillan says this is the first DC book to crack, but we haven't seen all the #2s yet.
Continue ReadingSpike Lee to direct OLDBOY
While not generally included in lists of comics book movies, OLDBOY most certainly is one -- the tale of twisted vengeance is based on a manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya (published in the US by Dark Horse.) Turned into an acclaimed film by South Korean director Chan-wook Park in 2003, it won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes in 2004. Now Spike Lee will take a shot at making an American version to match the first filmed version. he's signed to direct the remake, his first film in three years, from a script by Mark Protosevich. Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were once attached to the film, but no longer. OLDBOY involves a man who wakes up in a room where is confined for 15 years. When he learns of his family's death via the TV in the room, he plans an escape and a grisly vengeance on those who imprisoned him.
Continue ReadingNew TINTIN trailer finally reveals things, looks…..odd
A lengthy trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn has finally been released that actually shows faces and things. As you may recall, this film is a collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson and has been fashioned using mocap technology -- and will be presented in 3D PLUSSES: Obviously a very smart lietrate script by Steve Moffat (Doctor Who), Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim) and Joe Cornish (many smart British things.) It's not too often you watch a trailer for an action movie and think "Wow, that is a well written script!" MINUSES: Jeepers did they shoot this in some kind of overcranked mode? It is so ssslllloooowwww. Everyone moves in poetic Malick-cam motion.
Continue ReadingSDCC11: Even Cirque du Soleil is coming to Comic-Con
Okay its official -- EVERYONE is coming to Comic-Con and putting on a show. If you thought it was already a three-ring circus, you were only half right Now it's a three-ring 3D circus. Cirque du Soliel the internationally renowned brand-name for acrobatics, swinging by your hair, juggling and other wonderment, will be bringing the finale of its Kâ show to Comic-con in a staging at Petco Park on Friday Night, which will be set against a 3D projections.
Continue ReadingSDCC 11: The Lord of the Rings is coming to Comic-Con with special surprise spectacle
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR IN THE NORTH is a new video game for multiple platforms which, as we've excitedly mentioned before, covers the war in the north between the various races of Middle Earth. They'll be marking a major presence Comic-Con with a big event Saturday night in the Gaslamp district.
Continue ReadingWolk’s Dredd Reckoning
Douglas Wolk is blogging about Judge Dredd . The author of "Reading Comics," has presented us with several specialized comics blogs in the past -- like his amazing 52 Pickup analyzing all the metadata of DC's 52 -- but now he's wading right in to the world of the ultimate law, and one of Britain's most popular native characters:
Continue ReadingMarvel teases the return of Iron Fist
Is it a new comic book about the adventures of Saul Bass? Or just the return of Iron Fist?
Continue ReadingMILK & CHEESE collection due from Dark Horse
Evan Dorkin's famed carton of hate and wedge of spite -- aka Milk and Cheese -- are getting a hardcover collection, Dorkin reports. The 240 page collection will include a host of extras:
Continue ReadingSHOCK: James Patterson teams with Laura Park
James Patterson is a mega-author franchise, writer of such series as Alex Cross, Maximum Ride and Witch and Wizard -- the latter two series gave also been adapted into graphic novels. Laura Park is an indie cartoonist from Chicago whose gorgeous work has made her a cartoonist's cartoonist in the indie world. So hearing they've teamed up on a book about middle school sounds unlikely. But it's true.
Continue ReadingPreview: Tripwire #55
TRIPWIRE, edited by Joel Meadow is an excellent magazine about comics and their satellites. Like most paper-based periodicals, it's found a new distribution method as a e-magazine -- but you can still order the ppaer version from Diamond. Meadows' blog has a preview and come highlights:
Continue ReadingSDCC 11: Sunday Programming
Sunday programming for this year's San Diego Comic-Con has been released. Hollywood has left, except for a few stragglers, and Old Town comes out in full force:
Continue ReadingSDCC 11: Saturday panels
Everything you need to know about the future of comics, the death of the pamphlet, webcomics, and the Britisdh invasion of comics.
Continue ReadingNew Conan poster
Correct us if we're wrong, but was no one excited about the new Conan movie until star Jason Momoa blew everyone away with his tough, tender, blood spewing, tragic Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones? And now eveyrone is like...JASON MOMOA SQEEEEEEEEEEE.
Continue ReadingSDCC 11: Marvel releases panel schedule
True believers will have a lot to see and do at Comic-con.
Continue ReadingFriday Fun: Band recreates Prisoner opening shot for shot
Could the Boston-based musical duo Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling be any bigger Prisoner fans? The band name is the name of a Prisoner episode, and they recently released a video for a song called Episode 1: Arrival, the name of the first Prisoner episode. And now the video for the song is a SHOT FOR SHOT remake of the Prisoner opening credits, only starring lead singer Sophia Cacciola, and shot all over Boston and England. The video took years to plan and make, with a replica of the famous Lotus car, and locales the resembles the '60s vista of London and Wales where the original was shot.
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