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,…
I don’t feel any compulsion, even impulsion, to purchase a single action figure. For one thing, that’s money I could be spending on Blu-rays. For another thing, that’s money I could be spending on cinema tickets. Here’s a new Mattel action figure showing Hal Jordan as per the upcoming Green Lantern movie. Do you like?…
Courtesy of a product listing at Amazon, we now have more information on the Toy Story film due to hit cinemas in the summer alongside Cars 2. Here’s how the tie-in book is described: Bonnie is off to Hawaii, and Barbie and Ken are excited to go along on their first tropical vacation! But when…
Back in 2004, we saw the publication of Youngblood Bloodsport #1 by Rob Liefeld and Mark Millar. Then… nothing. During the promotion for the series, I asked Rob Liefeld since you left Image, hell, for a while before, your output has been sporadic at best and you’ve gained a reputation for not delivering what you’ve…
Top Twenty Posts Of The Year 1. Batman XXX Trailer And Screencaps – how could it be anything else?An absolute monster of a hit, two and a half times the amount of traffic than the second post and still popular week after week. Odds are it’ll be on next year’s too. 2. Gay Robin Vs…
Alex De La Iglesia’s most recent film, The Last Circus or The Trumpet’s Last Ballad or The Tumpet’s Sad Ballad or, perhaps most properly, Balada Triste de Trompeta, is still to make its way to English speaking territories, leaving me hanging. Meanwhile, the director has appeared on the Spanish TV show, Versión Española and discussed his…
One of the more memorable moments at New York Comic Con this year was at the Cup O’ Joe panel where one attendee called on Joe Quesada to resign as Editor-In-Chief. And was batted back by Dan Buckley in return with a pretty unarguable retort. And by a bizarre coincidence the guy was videoing the…
I suppose I rather enjoyed Brad Silberling’s 1995 Casper movie, but found its direct-to-DVD sequels A Spirited Beginning and Casper Meets Wendy to be hilariously awful. Both of those direct-t0-DVD follow ups were directed by Sean McNamara, who I’d give my nomination for Most Bizarrely Bad Director In The World, and there are shots in…
I don’t know if you’ve seen Rob Thomas’ TV crime-mystery-comedy-drama Veronica Mars, but it is really very, very good indeed. I gave Rich the first season box set as a gift and by the time I thought he’d be finished it, he’d already bought himself seasons two and three. Unfortunately, there’s no more than that…
As well as the upcoming 3D, animated Asterix movie, to be adapted from The Mansions of the Gods, there’s a new live-action movie coming – also in 3D. Of course. There’s been a couple of live action actors to play the tiny, power-packed Gaul already, but Allocine have word that the role has been recast…
In my most recent column I talked about the somewhat too-fervent passion that some superhero fans bring to the subject of diversification. I mentioned comics’ black Captain America and the campaign to cast a black actor in the new Spider-Man movies, both of which were met with strong opposition, but a fresher example has since…
Back in August, Zack Snyder told the world that his next picture, Sucker Punch, was now going to be released only in 2D, not the previously announced 3D. He said: We really were considering it. But we had seen a bunch of tests and conversion didn’t sit with me that great. Without being baked in,…
At the moment, David Fincher is busy at work on The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, and beyond that has two more, potential Millenium/Girl With… pictures to get done. Somewhere along the line, though, I’m sure there’s a good chance that he’ll take a break from the Swedish noir and apply himself to something different….
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…
