A month of Image teasers: "So who else is gunning for me?"
We're sticking with this to the end!
Little Gloomy cartoon on the way, renamed Scary Larry
Landry Walker and Eric Jones' Little Gloomy, a staple of the goth comics world for years, is being adapted into a cartoon called Scary Larry. Unfortunately, as of now, it is only being seen in France:
Superman lawsuit is speeding along again
After a delay due to a procedural matter, the Superman lawsuit is back on. This case is more complicated than a DC crossover event, but the bottom line is that depositions by the heirs of Siegel and Shuster -- Joanne Siegel, Laura Siegel Larson, Jean Peavy and Mark Peavy -- are now taking place.
Fantagraphics vs Cool Guy
This profile of the Seattle Fantagraphics store in a college newspaper gives us all a chance to admire their gold leaf signage, but it also presents yet another example of the eternal conflict of art and people with mustard in their goatees as they argue the merits of graphic novels in bookstores and what that means for bathroom privileges.
A month of Previews: Grandville Mon Amour
Back to the previews, we're proud to present a peek at Bryan Talbot's Grandville Mon Amour
, a steampunk talking animal mystery mash-up, or as Talbot puts it:
to The Tale of One Bad Rat
to Alice In Sunderland
and the previous Grandville
.
This is no exception.
Grandville Mon Amour pits Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard against an old adversary and ruthless urban guerrilla, Edward "Mad Dog" Mastock. It's a fast-paced, Hitchcockian steampunk thriller.If you've been following Talbot's career at all you know he's one of the most eclectic storytellers in the medium, producing a string of amazing graphic novels that show a range of emotion and imagination few can match -- from Grandville
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: September 2010
by Paul O'Brien
Marvel's biggest release for September was the relaunch of the Wolverine titles, in an attempt to undo the damage caused when the...
Spidey teams with Bloomberg for jobs
In the proud tradition of Superman fighting landmines and other great didactic comics of the past, Marvel and the Mayor's Office of NYC have teamed for a comic book teaching New Yorkers about resources available for their job hunts. "Spider-Man, You're Hired" "features an unemployed Peter Parker starting his job search, is the Administration’s latest effort to connect out-of-work to New Yorkers to job training and placement services."
Who killed Thor: The Mighty Avenger?
A horrible crime has been committed and the killer is still in the comic shop. Only YOU can stop him/her.
A month of Image teasers: "I'm a Superhero"
Is it just me or does that look like Bruce Campbell?
First Green Lantern trailer up
The first GREEN LANTERN trailer debuted on Entertainment Tonight this evening. The full HD version is viewable on Apple.
Brit nerds like Clowes in Paul
Paul is a comedy due next year that follows two English comics nerds -- played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost -- on a cross country trip that includes Comic-Con. But along the way they meet up with a cute little alien named Paul, portrayed by CGI and voiced by Seth Rogen. Hijinks ensue. It's directed by Greg Mottola who made Superbad and Adventureland, so color this promising.
More Big Two news: DCUO, Lantern war, Doomsday, What If, etc etc
Various stuff from blogs and PR and whatnot.













