Movie news: WANTED, COVENANT
The movie version of Mark Millar and JG Jones' WANTED hasn't been much heard of since the Eminem kerfluffle, but it is moving forward and James McAvoy, who played kiddie-fiddler Mr. Tumnus in...
PREVIEW: LONELY HEART by Tara McPherson
Dark Horse has created a Flash-heavy but nonetheless nifty preview of LONELY HEART the new art book by painter and cartooner Tara McPherson.
Zondervan finds religion in graphic novels
ICv2 has a report this morning on HarperCollins imprint Zondervan launching a line of religion-themed graphic novels for KIDS that will be sold in Christian bookstores, comics shops and book shops.
Zondervan will launch...
Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer
That's the official name of FF2 according to Superhero Hype:
In the sequel, the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the...
Shin Chan, Evan Dorkin and you
Starting August 19th, you'll be able to see the anime Shin Chan on Adult Swim. The premiere is Saturday at 10:30. After that it airs for a couple of weeks at 12:30 am.
We've...
Gedo Senki, Earthsea and Ursula K. LeGuin
A while ago we mentioned that Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao, was making his first animated film, an adaptation of THE FARTHEST SHORE, Ursula K. LeGuin's third Earthsea novel. It seems that the film...
Box Office watch: The secret of SUPERMAN’s non-success
Meanwhile, the disappointment of SUPERMAN RETURNS' worldwide grosses continue to cause vague, disquieting unease in Hollywood:
Now that Warner Bros.' "Superman Returns" has flown around most of the world, the question is: What was the...
Box Office watch: ZOOM crashes
Biggest comic book movie bomb of the year? ZOOM which came in at a dismal 7th place.
"Zoom" opening was one of Tim Allen's worst, ahead of only "Joe Somebody" and "Big Trouble." Per-play...
Adult Swim: WTF?!
What is the deal with Adult Swim, anyway?
Sunday night's mishmash starts with an hour of FUTURAMA/VENTURE BROTHERS, an hour of solid storytelling and resonance. The New Venture episode -- "Victor. Echo. November." --...
Variety on CGI toon glut
A string of CGI box office duds has proven that the magic of technology will not make lame stories and sloppy storytelling any more palatable Variety reveals:
In 2004, the average box office for an...
McElhatton’s new review site!
After 1000 comics reviews at iComics, Greg McElhatton has moved his review site to its own spot Read About Comics:
Read About Comics’s goal is to help keep you informed and updated on comics of...
MARVEL: Industry writers miss Avi
Marvel held another invester conference call this morning, this time to introduce its new production heads, Michael Helfant and Kevin Feige. But reading between the lines of Variety's report, you can see it just...
