Good GOD, Derek Kirk Kim
WEHT Derek Kirk Kim, anyway? He was hailed far and wide as a comics genius back in 2004 for his wonderful collection SAME DIFFERENCE AND OTHER STORIES, and scored a rare triple, winning the...
Quesada on Colbert Report
According to The Late Night TV Page Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada will be on The Colbert Report on Thursday 7/27, perhaps to discuss CIVIL WAR? Host Stephen Colbert is known to have strong ties...
Covers an evolutionary dead end?
Twas Graeme who once again alerted us to this fascinating post about covers by Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort, in which he explains that, as the Rock might have put it, It Doesn't Matter.
There...
SDCC: Who’s Who at the DC booth
As always, DC's star-studded booth will be a nexus of comics activities at San Diego, as a battalion of freelancers, editors and execs make the scene
Beginning the evening of Wednesday, July 19, DC Comics...
SDCC: DC and Marvel face off on diamond for ACTOR
An old tradition returns at this year's San Diego: the inter-company softball game! The game takes place Thursday!
DC Comics and Marvel Comics are taking their long-standing friendly rivalry to the most honorable of all...
I can’t believe it’s not Brandon!
Big, BIG news out of the Iowa State Fair this year. After 45 years, world famous butter carver Norma "Duffy " Lyon (pictured) is stepping down, and apprentice Sarah Pratt will take over...
NPR’s American Icons: Superman
Studio 360 is one of those Sunday morning NPR shows that takes in-depth and oh-so-smart looks at various pop culture topics. It's hosted by novelist and former SPY magazine editor Kurt Anderson. This week's...
Platinum adds Widmaier, eyes web
Platinum Studios, the movie studio/GN development house, has added William Widmaier as president of new media;
Former Earthlink exec William Widmaier has been appointed president of New Media for Platinum Studios to expand the...
India learns Superman secrets
In a widely quoted interview, Paul Levitz talks to Indian website Rediff about Superman and other stuff. Part two here.
Levitz on how movies impact comics: Those movies were, in turn, very firmly based...
Best-selling author Picoult takes on Wonder Woman
The New York Times, where most really big comics news is has a brief item this am about best-selling author Jodi Picoult taking on Wonder Woman for 5 issues after former celebrity scripter Allan...
Jon Peters, man of Aquanet
As chronicled for the life of this blog, Superman has had a long, twisting journey back to the screen. One of the key figures in that journey is Jon Peters, the producer who parlayed...
Marvel Movie News: Surfer, Arad
Will the Silver Surfer, who is slated to appear in the next Fantastic Four movie, be an entirely CGI creation? That's what the rags seem to be saying. It seems that Vin Diesel's wish...
