Awwwww… Jim Lee finished the most recent issue of Justice League #5 just before his new child was born, and while his wife Carla was rather heavily pregnant. He’s written that the new arrival held out until he’d finished his deadline, which was appreciated by all, I’m sure. But what tribute could Jim Lee make…
We know from the publicity that DC Vertigo are publishing graphic novel adaptaions of the Millenium Trilogy, with Denise Mina and Leonardo Manco adapting the first book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo into two parts. And in April they’ll be publishing a free teaser of the first graphic novel. But Bleeding Cool (alone it…
Recently, Bleeding Cool ran an article on how Marvel were looking to get certain creators out of their exclusive deals with Marvel, in an attempt to save money. And how Ariel Olivetti may have been a good example, locked into a two year excluisve deal with Marvel but suddenly appearing on the rejigged Men Of…
Toy News International ran these scans of images of DC toys and statues for 2012. But did they miss the headline story? Or is it a case of one side of DC not knowing what the other is doing? Because in May 2012, as part of the New 52 Cover Girls Of The DC Universe,…
James Gunn’s Super is another one of those superheroes-in-the-real-world films like Kick-Ass, Defendor, Special and the like. It would appear to be the most grungy and gritty of them all and despite arriving at Comic-Con looking to some like a come-lately copy, it left having wowed and impressed. In the film, Rainn Wilson plays a…
We all saw it at the San Diego Comic Con. Now you can all see it too. A live action demo for how a Blue Beetle TV series might look. Get the Flash Player to see this content. // Happy now? That was directed under tight constraints and with minimal resources by Alex “Bill or…
So, as the convention came to a close, I went around talking to a few comic book artists in the Artists’ Alley area of the show… and what a group of people they were – such a variety of work, experience and outlooks on the act of creation – and how to sell it. Here…
Though Josh Hutcherson didn’t get the role of Peter Parker in the end – and I’m certainly not complaining about Andrew Garfield being cast in this film or any other – this glimpse into what may have been is genuinely intriguing. How will it compare with what “actually is”? Latino Review said: Hutcherson’s audition got…
In between meting out the Mel Gibson audio tapes, Radar Online have paused to post a series of paparazzi pictures showing Penelope Cruz on location for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, subtitled On Stranger Tides. Fashionistsas! There’s your new pirate style, peaking in popularity next Spring. There’s 29 more pictures where that 4…
It’s the original art for the cover of Scott Pilgrim Book One. It’s owned by Canadian retailer Strange Adventures. And it’s on eBay to raise money to fund a comic spotlighting local, maritime, and Canadian cartoonists. As it stands , the amount bid is $455. I can’t see any reason why this won’t go into…
Clearly edited at the same time as the last Let Me In trailer, this new Red Band promo follows a very similar path. There is new footage, though, and it’s the kind of aggressive and scary stuff that a Green Band spot couldn’t get away with. Another forward move for the film’s anticipation and respect…
The UK and US 3D re-releases of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast have been postponed indefinitely (ie. until after the Blu-ray, the better to sequence the cow-milking). The New Zealanders, however, will be able to see the film at Hoyts cinemas from August 12th. Jealous.
Grant Morrison and Frank Quiteley’s All Star Superman is possibly the greatest iteration of the character to date. And now it is to become a Warner Bros direct-to-my-bank-account-DVD, available for Spring 2011, adapted by Ben 10 co-creator Dwayne McDuffie. All Star Superman told a wide ranging Superman story, a kind of greatest-hits approach, that touched…
While this new rumour is coming from a big behemoth of lumbering old media that should have good sources and solid fact checking resources, I’m still inclined to keep a little soy on the side. As ever, you season to taste too, and be mindful of what it always says at the bottom of the…
Taking time off from the shoot, Lars von Trier yesterday held a press conference to announce the start of production on his sci-fi drama Melancholia. The full roster of cast was revealed and included surprise additions Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, and Charlotte Rampling alonsgide Charlotte Gainsbourg, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Christensen, Udo Kier,…
Stephen Frears. Tamsin Greig. Gemma Arterton. Roger Allam. Bill Camp. It’s like a British version of that Avengers line-up they did at Comic-Con. Well, I’m that excited anyway. Courtesy of Empire.
Below you’ll see a photo of a poster, hanging on a bus shelter. It was taken by Little Bleeder Ian, who wondered: I don’t know if this is genuine viral marketing or just a bunch of students. You can see a #believeinsherlock hashtag on the bottom right hand corner. I went to Twitter and searched…
The above is a commission by Frank Miller, recreating the splash page from The Dark Knight, below, for one Felix Lu. Such a detailed commission from Miller, it would be quite a rarity these days and rather expensive. Albeit not quite as expensive as buying the original art, recently selling for almost half a million…
Here’s an orderly and dependable plot blurb for The Amazing Spider-Man, as issued by Sony and piling up across the net (and in my inbox) like wildfire right now. There may not be any bombshells in here, but the strands come together pretty clearly. You know – like a web. The Amazing Spider-Man is the…
The last time I remember reading a Legend Of Zelda comic was back in the nineties, from Valiant Comics before they decided to move into superheroes. There’s were also a few manga books tied into specific game releases but no US licenced comics for quite some time. This could change if Joe Madueira gets his…
He’s done gangbusters for DC Comics, taking C-list character Animal Man, whose return to the DC Universe from DC Vertigo had been lacklustre at best, and turned him into a surprise critical and commercial hit as part of the DC New 52. So it’s only natural that DC might tap him for any other bright…
I would assume that the success of The Lord of the Rings and the huge interest in The Hobbit, not to mention the extraordinary, eight-film success of the Harry Potter series, would encourage Warner Bros. to look seriously into all of their similar options, but the studio has not to move ahead with a long-developing…
