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,…
According to a new job listing that’s gone out among the animation community today (and ended up on my desk), Aardman Animation are working on a TV show starring Ubisoft’s videogame irritants, the Raving Rabbids. It’s listed as “a live action / CGI mix” and, from the nature of the job being offered, it’s clearly…
Bleeding Cool has received an early copy of CLiNT#2 out in a week. So what’s the score? Cost: £3.99 Pages of Kick Ass 2 #1: 8 Pages of Turf #2: 14 Pages of Rex Royd: 11 Pages Of Chosen American Jesus #1: 10 Pages Of Nemesis #2: 25 Pages of Prince Philip Presents: 3 Pages…
After Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech played at Toronto, two things happened: it started to gather some solid Oscar buzz and it won the audience award for the best film at the fest. It’s a drama, apparently with some light comedic touches, about King George VI’s relationship with his speech therapist. Intriguing set up. I’ve…
MTV have unveiled the trailer for All Star Superman, the animated adaptation of the Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely comics considered by some (and very probably rightly) to be the finest hour yet for the beefy Kryptonian. Here it is: Clearly, these clips show nothing like the calibre of draftsmanship we saw in the comics,…
On the left, an illustration by Dune’s John Shoenherr from And Seven Times Never Kill Man by George R R Martin that appeared in Analog. And on the right, production designs of Chewbacca for Star Wars. Check the bow gun too. So much more here… In Swipe File we present two or more images that…
In the video below you’ll see the ghostface killer in full Screamadelic flow while whiffle-waffling soundbites fill the air. Just look at the shots of shots being shot: the sets seem mightily familiar, don’t you think? So much so that I’m starting to get suspicious… Flashbacks? Now, Scream 4 isn’t going to go all Back…
I was recently noting how the status of Tangled as a musical has been pretty comprehensively avoided in the marketing materials so far. Now, though, a tie-in CD and book has been released, and the CD contains a portion of a song one can only assume comes from the film. Some enterprising fan has uploaded…
Currently Amazon are listing the B.P.R.D. Plague Of Frogs hardcover, to be released in February, at a massive 52% off. Down from $34.99 to $16.86. Given the cost of posting this 408 page monstrosity, Amazon will be selling this for below cost. So expect this price point to last as long as it takes for…
IndiaWatch: It’s not just America where movie stars can become comic book creators overnight. In India, Bollywood star Arya Babbar has written his first graphic novel, Pushpak Viman, a contemporary take on Hindu mythology and based on the journey of a mythological demon and the son of Drona, Ashwathaama. HellWatch: Playing off the main title…
To promote the 480-page Simon And Kirby Superheroes hardcover volume published by Titan Books on Friday in the UK and next week in the US, this is Poison Ivan by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, originally printed in 1954. It is © Simon & Kirby. The book has an introduction by Neil Gaiman… Open publication…
I thought this unofficial video visit to the set of JJ‘s Super 8 might be of interest to you, particularly as it shows a little bit more than the pictures we were looking at yesterday. Now, the fashions on those store front mannequins really do put this in a very specific time, don’t they? George…
I’ll make this quick because in a few hours, Entertainment Tonight will air their behind the scenes piece on Scream 4 and give me lots more to write about. Already, however, they’ve previewed that piece on their site and on their show. First of all, here’s a clip from last night that plugs tonight’s segment:…
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…
