BLADE series joins undead
Word is going around that Spike TV's BLADE series starring Sticky Jones will not be renewed. ICv2 has a brief report citing the one foe even Blade could not overcome: low ratings.
Wiki Wacky Woo — UPDATE
Steve Wacker SPEAKS OUT!
First of all, thanks to Matt Brady for letting me TENURE this little essay. I'll try and continue to be as unprofessional as possible.
Second, don't be fooled by his...
The tits are alright
Kurt at Groovy age of Horror, the blog that discovered the TOMB OF DRACULA censorship issue, is back with a very long post on all kinds of censorship issues, including links to the...
Recovering actor signs on as recovering superhero
Rumors were flying fast and furious yesterday and IT'S TRUE. Oscar® Nominee and recovering lawbreaker Robert Downey Jr. has signed to play IRON MAN.
Jon Favreau is directing the movie, which will be distributed...
Editorial shuffle
Newsarama reports that C.B. Cebulski has gone back on staff at Marvel, even while pointing out that he never really left. Cebulski will be helping out with the X-office, whipping up some international licensing...
Inside the Comics Loving New York Times
Marvel sent out a press release yesterday trumpeting the fact that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa had been mentioned in the Arts, Briefly section of the New York Times. Now the Times has been breaking much comics...
Wacker to Marvel
52 editor Steve Wacker is ankling DC for Marvel, Wizard Entertainment reports:
Capping off a tumultuous summer of editor swapping, DC editor and overseer of 52 Stephen Wacker is leaving his office for a new...
Colan on Dracula changes
A couple of days ago we covered -- or uncovered -- the censorship in Marvel's TOMB OF DRACULA reprints where several previously topless young victims got new wispy smoke bras.
Around Comics...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: August 2006
By Paul O'Brien
Even with the parent title running late, CIVIL WAR dominated Marvel's output again in August, with a raft of crossover titles including the newly launched HEROES FOR HIRE. The Ultimate titles...
Movie news round-up: Surfer cast; Arch Enemies
Confirmation this morning from THR that Doug Jones will play the Silver Surfer, with the wizards at the WETA workshop finalizing the CGI character for the upcoming FANTASTIC FOUR 2:
Jones will take part in...
Citizens flee CIVIL WAR
Apparently, the late shipping CIVIL WAR #4 shipped this week, with many shocking revelations. (Hint: We're going to need a bigger grave.) However, reaction in the blogosphere has been, well, contemptuous.
Normally we take...
If cartoonists were celebrities
Bob Fingerman's new book Recess Pieces is gory horror fest about kid zombies, but Bob admits he's squeamish about violence, and was even grossed out by Monty Python as a kid. "I remember being...
