A few BEA thoughts
I'm working on a focused BEA wrap-up for PW Comics Week, so I'll post some of my more random thoughts here.
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Kinda tired
Despite all the talk of there being no galleys at BookExpo last week, we still found ourselves dragging big loads of books all over...
Celebrate the Season: Fleet Week Salute!
As everyone gets ready for the long weekend, as always, New York City is abuzz with the excitement of FLEET WEEK! We're probably going...
UPDATED: Alan Moore and Mike Patton NOT to team
UPDATE: IT turns out that Patton has only been APPROACHED to collaborate. Sorry about that. But maybe if everybody claps, he'll do it!
According to...
Showbiz roundup
§ While some are doubtless rejoicing over HUMAN TARGET getting the pick up from FOX, another comics-related pilot didn't make it all the way,...
A CHECKROOM ROMANCE by Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy
One of the events we were most sorry to miss while away was the workshop premiere of A CHECKROOM ROMANCE by cartoonist/storyteller Ben Katchor...
Grant Morrison…the movie?
http://www.youtube.com/v/Btf9YscT0sI&hl=en&fs=1
Poking around the other day, we found this demo trailer for a docuomentary-in-progress about Mr. Mystic himself, Grant Morrison. It a production of Sequart,...
Call for entries: BEA and MoCCA
Hey kids, next week is BookExpo America, the big book show of the year. As we've been reporting, there will be a diminished presence...
Will WOLVERINE even help comics sales?
Looking at the previous item, we're sure that comics retailers are planning the day when the THOR movie's opening will send civilians streaming into...
Thor gets his Loki
Well, no sooner is Thor cast, than he's got a nemesis! Little known in America Tom Hiddleston will assay the part of the...
Thor casts his hammer…and his lead
Chris Hemsworth, a comely 25-year-old Aussie who played Kirk's dad in the the Star Trek reboot, has been cast as Thor. Nikki Finke has...
Toy/internet people sought
Beat Pal Frank Patz at The Eternal Collector is looking for some people to help him upgrade his site:
Are you interested in the Toy...
