Talking To Joshua Hale Fialkov About Last Of The Greats, I, Vampire, Alpha And John Stewart
Alex Wilson writes; In Joshua Hale Fialkov’s early career he wrote several series that garnered him Harvey award nominations and an Eisner nomination. One of his more notable works was I, Vampire through DC Comics. He’s also worked on his …
Motor City Comic Con Has Problems With Traffic
Stuck in traffic with one of the Doctors (Colin Baker). Man, for the want of a TARDIS. #motorcitycomiccon — Duane Swierczynski (@swierczy) May 18, 2013 So Motor City Comic Con had some problems today. Gridlock and traffic snarl ups for …
Cammy’s Covers – Fatale To Wonder Woman
Cameron Hatheway writes; Fatale #14 by Sean Phillips Why did it have to be toothy Cthulu faces? I hate toothy Cthulu faces! The eerie use of black and white works quite well with this cover, followed by the stunning red …
Zeus Comics Vs Zeus Comics
We’ve covered the attempt by Mort Todd to set up a fictitious comic book publisher called Zeus Comics going back to the fifties, as part of a new comic project. Mort Todd writes; Heard from a Dallas TX retail store …
Frolicking With The Grove Nymph
Cameron Hatheway writes; Unfortunately whenever I see the word ‘nymph’ nowadays, I automatically think ‘nympho’ or ‘nymphomaniac,’ forgetting that it used to stand for something magical and pure. For too long has our society corrupted the word, turning it into …
Welcome To Thunder Brother: Soap Division
Paul Rainey has been self publishing his comics since the nineties, reaching a height of awareness with his Memory Man book. But he never got grabbed by a major publisher, whether than be Jonathan Cape or Marvel Comics. He just found …
The Return Of Jim Lee’s Divine Right: The Adventures Of Max Faraday?
In the mid nineties, Jim Lee wrote and drew a comic book called Divine Right: The Adventures Of Max Faraday, about a computer science student who manages to download an equation of mystical power, giving him access to ancient knowledge …
The Crazy Amorality Of Dream Thief
Hannah Means-Shannon writes; The promo from Dark Horse for Dream Thief #1 warn you that “spirits of the vengeful dead” are going to “possess” John Lincoln and turn his life into a nightmare, so there’s plenty of mental preparation provided …
Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway – Best New Series
Cameron Hatheway writes; Hey remember last year when this category didn’t even exist because the judges cited there were ‘not enough contenders that reached the level of quality they were looking for?’ Good times. Glad to see they brought the …
Christopher Nolan And James Bond – Friday Trending Topics
This one caused quite a stir yesterday: Seeing as Sam Mendes has quite conclusively rebuffed their offers to return for more, it seems that James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have approached Chris Nolan with an offer to …
Orbiting Around Fast And Furious – The Comic Adaptation That Isn’t
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Chris Thompson writes; Welcome to Episode 112 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we get Kot off guard by Suicide Squad #20, put the needle on the record with 12 Reasons to Die …
Nine Glorious Pages From October’s A1 Annual
Some people read Dave Elliot and Garry Leach’s A1 anthologies when they came out. I wasn’t one of them I was reading Silver Surfer. The closest I came to A1 was The Sleeze Brothers. It was only when I …
James Robinson Walks From DC Comics. Along The Beach.
A few days ago I was told that a DC A-list writer was leaving DC Comics and that the company were in a bit of a mad panic to replace them quickly. Inquiries brought no results and indeed while everyone …
Want To Be In Injustice: Gods Among Us? Pony Up.
Mike S Miller, artist on the current hit series Injustice: Gods Among Us, has an offer for you. Pay him some money and he’ll put you in a crowd scene in an upcoming issue. He writes; Okay, so here’s the …
The History of Foyles In Comic Book Form
When I went to the Image Duplicator exhibition in London last night, I also walked past Foyles, the classic London bookstore, who have taking the hoardings of nearby renovations and have used a number of cartoonists to tell their history …
Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway – Best Short Story
Cameron Hatheway writes; As many of you know, the 2013 Eisner Nominees were announced last month. Last year I wrote a weekly column on the nominees and who I thought should win, could win, and should have been nominated, and …
Grace Randolph’s Between The Pages – ZOD
Grace Randolph writes; Michael Shannon is General Zod in Man of Steel 2013. Warner Brothers brings the Man of Steel back to the silver screen with Christopher Nolan producing and Zack Snyder directing! It’s Zod vs Superman again. Alan Kistler …
The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon And Becky Cloonan
Here you go folks. The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, coming to a comic store near you soon…
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: The Name Of The Doctor
Okay, yes, there are spoilers for The Name Of The Doctor. We’re going to be talking about the episode. Probably best not to watch it before you have, whether on TV, iPlayer or on DVD a week ago. 1. You …
Behind The Scenes Man Of Steel Promo Dives Into The Themes Of The Film
The film is going to focus on Clark Kent’s alien origins which leads him to be nearly indestructible while still being completely vulnerable.
New Photo From The Godzilla Set Hints At An Iconic Moment
While it will take a little more than call back to satisfy me, I must say that I am excited by this nonetheless.
New Teaser Trailer For Anchorman 2 Wants You To Stay Classy
Remember that teaser trailer from last year? Yeah, it is kind of like that.
Cannes 2013: An Impressive Miele With An Unsavoury Stranger By The Lake
Gay sex, assisted suicide and goat farmers. Yep, Cannes 2013 has kicked off.
Sony Seems Sure They’ll Get Beverly Hills Cop On Air After All – But Where?
Show looking attractive to international buyers too.
Zombieland TV Series “Hated Out Of Existence”
Screenwriter and Zombieland co-creator Rhett Reese has been apportioning blame on Twitter.
Bleeding Cool Movie Podcast – Fast And Furious, Great Gatsby, Vehicle 19, Scooby Doo And Mud
Tank action, spectral pop music, chopping up cars and a post-Buffy spin on Scooby Doo. Busy week.
The Black Panther Story Thickens – Marvel Interested In Cape Town Shoot For Next Avengers
Why would Marvel go to Cape Town if they didn’t want to use it as Cape Town? And, if they want to go to South Africa, will that mean Black Panther will appear?
David Lynch’s Duran Duran Movie Screening At Cannes – But You Can Watch Most Of It Now
Yes, this is obviously the work of Mr. Lynch.
Report: Christopher Nolan Offered The Next James Bond Film
Seeing as Sam Mendes has quite conclusively rebuffed their offers to return for more, it seems that the James Bond producers have approached Chris Nolan with an offer to direct the next episode.
Superb First Trailer For Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Young And Prodigious Spivet
A very stylish looking film with a real sense of adventure to it.
The Dark Tower Might Become One Russell Crowe Movie…Or Several Movies And TV Episodes
There might be a new plan, or a new new plan that’s the same as the old old plan.
Trailer For New Marvel Toon, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH
SMASH will be part of the new Marvel programming strand on Disney XD alongside Avengers Assemble, but not quite yet. Still, it’s nice to have an early promo.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Interactive, Part-3D Twixt Getting Non-Interactive, All 2-D Blu-ray
Turns out that Coppola’s experiment has been carried out on far too small a scale to really prove anything. I wonder how long it will be before somebody else dabbles with these ideas?
First Image From Set Of Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending, Courtesy Of… Terry Gilliam?
The world’s greatest film director is slumming it in front of the camera again. Will he does his Welsh Jamaican accent again?
Wonder Woman TV Show Being Redeveloped By CW Once Again
“We don’t want to produce something that doesn’t do the franchise justice…”
Pacific Rim’s Latest, Greatest Trailer
The mythology of Pacific Rim is clearly very rich and quite complex but this trailer will lead you a long way into it. Thankfully, it doesn’t give away too much plot while it’s doing so.
