Vaughan in NYT
Brian K Vaughan and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD got a nice write-up in the Sunday Times:
DO comic book fans realize how much Brian K. Vaughan suffers for their enjoyment? âI start with something that makes...
Things to see: John Watkiss
Speaking of Tarzan, Tarzan stuff at the John Watkiss Home Page
Watkiss' next project will be DEADMAN with Bruce Jones from Vertigo. Here's a sneak peek.
Plastic Man Cartoon
http://www.addictingclips.com/player-ac-em.swf?key=7E602A9F59E39B02
Hopefully this will stay up for a while -- a pilot for a Plastic Man cartoon prepared for the Cartoon Network. The work of Ren & Stimpy vet Stephen DeStefano and Clone Wars vet...
Marts to DC
Newsarama reports on X-office head Mike Marts moving across town:
And no, itâs not a case of Marts being a disgruntled employee. âFar from it,â? Marts said. âIn fact, things have been very good at...
DC COMICS MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES: JULY 2006
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
July was a very busy month for DC Comics, in terms of new projects. The publisher's line of mainstream superhero titles was headed by the first issue of crime novelist Brad...
Annual Levitz interview
ICv2 has its annual interveiw with Paul Levitz up in four parts, including his thougths on weekly comics, manga and more, with a few bonus comments from vp Stephanie Fierman. A few callouts:
On the...
Butter Superman in all its glory!
Iowa blogger/journo Joe Lawler recently informed us of the all-butter statue of Brandon Routh as Superman that was one of the highlights of this year's Iowa State Fair but was surprised at its crude...
Let’s start the day off right…UPDATE
UPDATE: WAIT! THE INTERNET HAS SPOKEN.
Apparently this cover originally had COVER LINES and they explain why Jimmy is crying. You can see the REAL cover here.
Finally, the Rick has returned
We make no bones here at Stately Beat Manor about our admiration for the work of Rick Veitch. We said that before he was our boss, we said it while he was our boss,...
Who really won, X-MEN or SUPERMAN?
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's Anne Thompson looks at the summer's superhero bockbusters and concludes that although X-MEN: THE LAST STAND may look like more of a box office hit that SUPERMAN RETURNS, Warners scored the...
The WATCHMEN card — UPDATE
Just for the record, we received a little note from Dave Gibbons saying that as far as his recollection goes, only the LAST issue of Watchmen shipped late and it still hit the schedule...
Hernandez on SLOTH
Panels and Pixels has a great interview with the great Gilbert Hernandez on SLOTH his new graphic novel, and many secrets are revealed:
Q: Because of that switch a lot of the reviews I’m reading...
