His name is Everett Watford. He is seventeen years old. He is putting on a comic convention in Chicago. He says; My goal is to showcase independent comic book creators and people trying to break into the business primarily from Chicago. I plan to have artists booths to showcase their wares and a pre-party to have…
Here are a few of the things Marvel has got planned to help promote the Avengers Vs X-Men crossover through the summer. And do you know what? I think it might just work. Avengers Vs X-Men #1 is a new reader jumping on point, for those unfamiliar with the current Marvel universe. Possibly obvious, but…
This is the planned artwork for Archie Comics #635 in July, leaked to Bleeding Cool. As earlier rumoured, it will tell the story of the global protest against massively unequal redistrubution of wealth and power, under the title Occupy Riverdale, echoing the Occupy movements present around the world. This continued the further progressive storylines from…
Grace Randolph, as well as looking at tomorrow’s comics today, takes on Benderspink’s blatantly open plans to use Arcana to publish comic books as a way to get Hollywood interested in their ideas… as well as evangelising for the medium of comics. Get your injection of Grace Randolph’s Stacktastic, half of her Think About The…
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I’m fighting a raging sinus infection and attendant toothache at the moment, but I want to try and catch up with a series of Rushes posts. Bear with me for a little while as I heal and try to get back to standing up straight.
Beauty and the Beast 3D may be on ice, but Sing-a-Long-a-Beauty and the Beast is coming to a cinema near you. At least if you are near one of the cinemas that Fathom Events have booked for screenings on 29th September and 2nd October. Put your Zip into their page to find where you can go and unleash your inner Beast. Or Belle. (Found via Laughing Place).
The rumoured Wii and DS Doctor Who games have been formally announced. MCV:
Published and developed by Asylum Entertainment, two separate titles are in the works – Doctor Who: Return to Earth on Wii and Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS. Both will feature the likenesses of both Matt Smith (the current Doctor) and Karen Gillen (his companion Amy Pond).
According to the wires, Ricky Gervais would like to make another film, and that film may be a big screen spin-off of Life’s Too Short, his upcoming TV show in which Warwick Davis will play Warwick Davis. Think Curb Your Enthusiasm but only one half as good tall.
Boing Boing pointed towards this strip from Savage Chickens:
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The Creative Arts Emmys have happened. Here are some of my favourite winners:
The Stig is a sometime James Bond stunt driver called Ben Collins, report The Daily Mail.
Both Fantasia films are coming to Blu-ray before Xmas. Here’s a look at their cover designs, courtesy of a Little Bleeder with Mickey Ears:
Last week’s Futurama saw Keen Keeler, series writer and maths PhD create and solve a new maths theorem. Futurama fansite The Infosphere published this screen grab and a great explanation:
Disney have purchased a pitch from Ahmet Zappa and Michael Wilson. Monster Witness Relocation Program is to be developed as a starring vehicle for Jaden Smith, say Deadline. That title, writing team and potential casting are all we have to go on so far, which will likely foster some dismissive prejudice.
More later.
Courtesy of Midtown Comics‘ listings and skipping the trades, here’s a look at the Marvel solicitations for May 2012. One word of warning, the credits on these do get mixed up, especially when there are double shipping issues – and there are a lot of those this month. But those pictures sure are pretty. AGE…
We already showed you what the DC Free Comic Book Day retailer customizable version would look like. Now we have the Marvel version, only available to retailers who order vast quantities. It’s intended to be used in mailshots or attached inside local newspapers, or given away in mass drives, each copy featuring the details of…
FastCoCreate has a new interview with Alan Moore talking about Watchmen – accompanied by the first art from Darwyn Cooke from the Minutemen book. It seems an odd article for DC Comics to have agreed to provide such artwork for, as negative as it is, including such paragraphs as; More recently, Moore says some lawyers…
Welcome to the Justice League Of Hanna Barbera, by Brazilian artist Daniel HDR. Can’t Boom just buy the rights and make this happen?
Neal Adams writes for Bleeding Cool, about Ghost Rider creator Gary Friedrich; Fellow creators, we can help Gary Friedrich without taking any kind of position in his case with Marvel. Gary is sick, and he’s about to lose his house, and though he will tell you he is not destitute, he needs help. If I…
This is the cover to Aquaman #7 by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, the first part of the two part story “The Other League” by Geoff Johns. And from the solicits for issues 7 and 8… Who destroyed Atlantis? In the start of a new storyline, we follow the hunter as he stalks and kills…
