Humanoids production deal, Cassaday to direct
The Hollywood Reporter has a story this morning about how SUPERMAN producer Pierre Spengler has a 12-picture option on titles drawn from the library of Humanoides, starting with I AM LEGION, by Fabien Nury...
Quesada on Colbert Report
According to The Late Night TV Page Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada will be on The Colbert Report on Thursday 7/27, perhaps to discuss CIVIL WAR? Host Stephen Colbert is known to have strong ties...
A Lost Princess of Mars?
A while ago, on the Old Beat we told you about a new comics series to be published by IDW based on Edgar Rice Burroughs A PRINCESS OF MARS, to be written by...
Watch The Amazing Screw-On Head!
Dear God, this is cool. The SciFi Channel has put the entire first episode of Mike Mignola's THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD cartoon online. We'll let SF describe it:
In this hilarious send-up of Lovecraftian...
Woo and Ennis team, blood to flow
Virgin Comics released the official PR on their upcoming John Woo/Garth Ennis collaboration, SEVEN BROTHERS. Yoshitaka Amano will paint the covers. Details and PR:
Newly formed Virgin Comics is collaborating with Tiger Hill Entertainment, film-maker...
The New World Order
Speaking of Hill & Wang, the Book Standard had a probably the most important story about comics you'll read this week, as the impact of the book world entering comics begins to be examined.
Although...
Novel Graphics looks at Hoover, Beats, Genetics
ICv2 has the skinny on the latest from Hill & Wang's Novel Graphics line of non-fiction graphic novels, whew, including, two projects from Harvey Pekar and, most thrillingly, a biography of J. Edgar...
Mark Millar, drunk on the tube
Oh that Mark Millar. When he's not very ill and in hospital, he's preparing for a TV appearance as any sane pundit would -- by drinking heavily.
It all started out on Millarworld with...
Funny potty tiger toon
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As we stagger towards next week's Rendezvous with Rama, can you really judge us for being amused by adorable Japanese potty training toons, especially those that feature singing tigers? I mean, come on,...
SDCC: Shocker Toys
Shocker Toys will be at SD in force, debuting their Indie Spotlight line of toys. The first wave includes WItchblade, Madman, Shadowhawk and Judge Death. Hm. methinks we wants our Madman toys. They'll also...
SDCC: Impact Books
How-to books, the Impact University panel, portfolio reviews and signings by Peted Davd, Matt Haley and Jessica "NeonDragon" Peffer highlight this booth.
Impact Books, the how-to write and draw comics, graphic novels, manga and fantasy...
PIRATES booty can’t save Disney jobs
Even as it rakes in the doubloons from the record opening of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST Disney is planning major cutbacks following such flops as Stick It, Annapolis, Stay Alive and...
