Stardust site, Gaiman vs Brazil

10/11/2006 11:51 am by The Beat

A coupla Neil Gaiman notes. The teaser site for the STARDUST movie is live. In addition, Bookslut has an unusually fun interview with the author: Have you ever shut down an event, where there was a curfew? …The worst one ever was in Sao Paulo in Brazil in 2001. Brazilians are lovely people. But they […]

Scream Awards air

10/11/2006 8:05 am by The Beat

We caught only a few moments of this, due to pressing sleep-related matters, but managed to see the Best Comic Book Award with winner Robert Kirkman accepting for MARVEL ZOMBIES. It was a bit odd and yet refreshing to see our humble comics included in a TV kudocast, even one whose idea of a tribute […]

RIP Ed Benedict

10/11/2006 8:03 am by The Beat

The man who designed most of your favorite Hanna-Barbera characters, Ed Benedicthas died at age 94. He died bck in August so it isn’t exactly hot news, but just hit the wires and attention must be paid. Ed Benedict, a legendary animator who put life, love and laughter in TV cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone, […]

Linkies 10/11

10/11/2006 8:01 am by The Beat

The new all-video issue of Comic Foundry is up, a little late but tapping into that video-loving zeitgiest. DC Comics launches a cool .pdf guide to the world of Brian Wood’s DMZ. Slate examines SCOTT PILGRIM, with a slide show that offers side-by-side panels and analysis of the series. Very impressive. And, like manga characters, […]

Terrence Howard is Rhodey

10/10/2006 11:15 am by The Beat

If you had told us a while ago that the IRON MAN movie would star two OscarÂ® nominees.…would you have believed it? Marvelâs IRON MAN continues to attract Hollywood gold as Marvel Studios announced today that Academy AwardÂ® Nominee Terrence Howard has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated film. Howard will take on the role […]

Now this is what we call stylish!

10/10/2006 8:01 am by The Beat

New 300 Movie Posters: The Beat

Metal Gear Digital Graphic Novel for PSPs

10/10/2006 8:01 am by The Beat

The HALO graphic novel was a best-seller for Marvel, belying the belief that books based on video games rarely lived up to expectations. Now Metal Gear Solid is putting out what it is calling its own graphic novel, but it’s actually a game for the PSP: A new PSP title from the renowned Kojima Productions […]

Virgin signs animation deal

10/09/2006 2:41 pm by The Beat

Virgin Comics, which lest we forget, also has an animation studio attached, is teaming with a Canadian animation company to produce a âtoon film based on the RAMAYANA: Kahani World, Inc. an independent animation company based in Toronto, Canada and Sir Richard Bransonâs Virgin Comics, LLC have teamed up to co-produce Secrets of the Seven […]

Miller, Phillips, ZOMBIES win Scream Awards

10/09/2006 8:05 am by The Beat

Spike TV’s inaugural SCREAM AWARDS, honoring all that is boyish, violent and gory in entertainment were handed out this weekend, although the show won’t air until Tuesday night. You can see all of the winners here, but the comics category kudos are as follows: THE ULTIMATE SCREAM: “BATMAN BEGINS” BEST SCI-FI MOVIE: “V FOR VENDETTA” […]

Linkage 10/9

10/09/2006 8:03 am by The Beat

§ This story from the New York Times on the diminishing appeal of animated films has been getting a lot of links, but it actually came out last week — hurry up and read it before it goes behind the firewall. Briefly, a flood of similar looking and sounding films about funny little critters who […]