Kitties and puppies
Let's relax a little today with another page from BEASTS OF BURDEN, the Evan Dorkin/Jill Thompson miniseries coming later this year.
And the...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: February 2009
By Paul O'Brien
Lots going on this month. The Dark Reign books are mounting up, the War of Kings crossover has begun, and Obama...
News notes
• Eric Reynolds reports that Esther Pearl Watson's UNLOVABLE has been picked up by young women's apparel chain Urban Outfitters and will be tested...
Oh Sandman…NO!
Spidey's most embarrassing moment, from Failblog. (Link via Twitter, but we don't remember who had it, sorry.)
Business news briefs
• ECCC news: The initial launch of the BOOM!/Fox Atomic partnership will be an ongoing 28 DAYS LATER comic:
Initial launch story will be...
Wolverine-gate updates
Last week, Roger Friedman, a showbiz columnist who worked for Fox, wrote a column in which he reviewed the download bootleg version of WOLVERINE....
Some trimming at Dark Horse
The Beat has learned that editor Rob Simpson was recently laid off at Dark Horse. Simpson, an industry vet who formerly worked at DC,...
15 Reasons Not to Download WOLVERINE: #1 Naked Wolverine
Vengeance and ire continue to flood Hollywood in the wake of the leaked WOLVERINE workprint. Fox has called in the FBI to help investigate...
Marvel’s thrifty ways, part XVII
Kim Masters at The Daily Beast has a story on how movie studios are cutting movie star salaries and perks, and, unsurprisingly, Marvel Studios...
Ride BIZARRO!
The date of this press release announcing a new Six Flags BIZARRO ride at Great Adventure had us suspecting a clever April 1 gag...
SLG revs up CAPTAIN BLOOD
Who wants to buckle a swash? SLG has announced a serialized adaptation of Rafael Sabatini's classic novel of sea-faring adventure Captain Blood, to be...
