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Archives for 09/27/2012 5:12 pm

Mark Millar is Now a Movie Consultant For Fox (On the Marvel Licenses)

09/27/2012 5:12 pm by Todd Allen

Mark Millar is Now a Movie Consultant For Fox (On the Marvel Licenses)

By Todd Allen Mark Millar continues his migration to the world of film.  Millar is now a “creative consultant” to 20th Century Fox.  As you may recall, Fox still has the rights the X-Men, Fantastic Four and (probably) the Silver Surfer.  Fox is currently making a new Wolverine movie, has Matthew Vaughn on tap for […]

Filed Under: Marvel, Movies, Top News Tagged With: Marvel, Movies

As Editor Brian Smith leaves DC, we learn you can’t spell schadenfreude without “Liefeld”

09/27/2012 3:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

As Editor Brian Smith leaves DC, we learn you can’t spell schadenfreude without “Liefeld”

Former Marvel and now DC editor Brian Smith tweeted the other day that he was moving on to go back to his freelance work. Which is a fairly normal occurrence. Except when not long ago, the one and only Rob Liefeld was tweeting that you were a horrible editor and had small appendages. And so Smith’s departure was the occasion for another Liefeld broadside:

Filed Under: Comings & Goings, DC, Top News Tagged With: brian smith, DC, rob liefeld

This Weekend: Asbury Park Comic Con II

09/27/2012 2:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

This Weekend: Asbury Park Comic Con II

Comic cons are springing up like umbrella stands in the rain everywhere around the US — even in small places like Asbury Park. This Saturday the second Asbury Park Comic Con kicks off at the historic Asbury Lanes bar and bowling alley and punk rock venue. The first show in April was a cozy old […]

Filed Under: Conventions, HYPE! Tagged With: asbury park comic con, Conventions, HYPE!

Gillen and McKelvie Roundup

09/27/2012 1:36 pm by Steve Morris

Gillen and McKelvie Roundup

By Steve Morris Artist Jamie McKelvie and writer Kieron Gillen have taken the spotlight today, with several pieces of news – both good and bad – coming from their camp. The good news is that Marvel have just released a teaser which lists them as the creative team for a story in their upcoming ‘Point […]

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, Indie Comics, Marvel, News, Top News Tagged With: Jamie McKelvie, Kid Loki, Kieron Gillen, Marvel Now, NYCC '12, Phonogram, Point One

Cartoonists Doing Things: Lumberjack Day 2012

09/27/2012 12:00 pm by Beat Staff

Cartoonists Doing Things: Lumberjack Day 2012

Did you miss it? Yesterday was Lumberjack Day, a holiday best celebrated by wearing plaid, sporting a beard (either naturally grown or homemade), and eating pancakes. The holiday was created back in 2005 by two good friends: graphic novel author Colleen AF Venable and comedy producer Marianne Ways. It was invented in response to International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which falls a week prior. The pirate jokes were getting old, so the team moved on to another comedy troupe: lumberjacks. Lumberjack Day falls annually on September 26.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Events

Amethyst’s long heritage of attempted rape

09/27/2012 9:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

Amethyst’s long heritage of attempted rape

So Amethyst is finally back! I admit this fantasy saga of a 13-year-old girl who finds she actually a princess of Gemworld was one of my favorite comics of the time, aided by the great storytelling by writers Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn and Ernie Colon’s marvelous art, filled with imagination and whimsical details. The […]

Filed Under: DC, Old Comics, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: Amethst princess of gemworld, DC

Webcomic alert: Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

09/27/2012 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Webcomic alert: Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

Following up on the successful webcomic to print model of FRIENDS WITH BOYS, Faith Erin Hicks is serializing her new GN for First Second, NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG, an adaptation of the YA novel by Prudence Shen. Pru and I will be blogging our way through NCPGW, offering author & cartoonist insights and various […]

Filed Under: Top Comics, Webcomics Tagged With: Faith Erin Hicks, Prudence Shen, Webcomics

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, 9/27/12 — the birth of modern comics fandom

09/27/2012 8:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, 9/27/12 — the birth of modern comics fandom

§ Ms Magazine marks its 40th anniversary with the return of its original cover girl: Wonder Woman as portrayed by Mike Allred. Over the past 40 years, Wonder Woman, Ms and feminism have had a lot of ups and downs, but clearly the symbolism is working again. § More Great Graphic Novels from Boing Boing […]

Filed Under: Kibbles 'n' Bits

Introducing The New Beat—and a request

09/27/2012 8:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Introducing The New Beat—and a request

A few people miss the all-in-one page layout—I think it’s possible to create a page that presents it all in this fashion and in the next round of tinkers I’ll look into that. … Of course we’ll be presenting as much top notch content, breaking news, thought provoking analysis and pictures of lovable kittens to earn these social media thumbs ups, but all of it will definitely help the site recover from the dark old days.

Filed Under: Comics, Meta Tagged With: Comics

Kickwatcher: Victor Ochoa of NOBODIES, Volume 2

09/27/2012 7:00 am by Henry Barajas

Kickwatcher: Victor Ochoa of NOBODIES, Volume 2

NOBODIES vol. 2 is the most auspicious comic book project to grace Kickstarter. Henry BarajasHenry Barajas is the co-creator, writer and letterer for El Loco and Captain Unikorn. He has also written and lettered short stories for two successful Kickstarter SpazDog Press projects: Unite and Take Over: Stories inspired by The Smiths and Break The […]

Filed Under: Culture, Kickstarter

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