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,…
The trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Incredible that I ran back in September actually featured no footage from the film at all; the new one remedies this, even if it bumps up the run-time with comedic interludes from the main characters. These to-camera interviews are not only reminiscent of The Incredibles but also When Harry…
‘Tis the season to wait eagerly for the Doctor Who Christmas Special. For me, truth be told, it’s the first year I’ve been anything like as keen, but this time around, it’s just about the most imaginary exciting box under my metaphorical tree. In order to support his TARDIS-twist on A Christmas Carol, Steven Moffat…
MediaWatch: The mass media finally notice the planned death in Fantastic Four as Marvel kick their PR into gear. MoneyWatch: Beano and Dandy publisher DC Thompson is hitting the skids, finances-wise. And the Financial Times blames the comics; TV licensing deals for Dennis the Menace, one of the publisher’s most famous characters, still left the…
Tonight’s performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was cancelled a few hours before showtime after a lengthy meeting with Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the State Department of Labor officials, according to NY1. The move comes amidst continued concerns for the safety of performers, following a Monday-night accident which resulted in serious injuries…
With a budget of 600 million yuan, it’s safe to say Zhang Yimou’s next picture, Nanjing Heroes, will require something of a big investment. Indeed, that spend is roughly equivalent, say The Hollywood Reporter, to the domestic take of Aftershock, the country’s most successful homegrown movie to date. To turn a decent profit, then, Heroes…
Look at the UK poster for Midgets vs. Mascots, above. See the names: Jason Mewes. Gary Coleman. Ron Jeremy. And then these two wonderful taglines: The Most Controversial Film of the Year 5 Midgets vs 5 Mascots – Who Will Win $10 Million? Bloody hell. At least, when I watch this and hate it, I…
Brits know Piers Morgan well, Editor of the News OF The World and then the Daily Mirror newspapers, celebrity obsessive, left-winger and smarmy bastard. But, taking over from Larry King on CNN in January, most people in the US only know him from judging America’s Got Talent. So here’s some fun facts for you. 1)…
In a presidential news conference happening right now, President Barack Obama has stated, regarding greater bipartisanship in policy making, that Republicans recognise that “with greater power comes greater responsibility.” We all knew that Barack Obama was a Spider-Man fan. But we didn’t know he was going to start putting it in his speeches. Anyone got…
The Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America have announced a new reward, a year’s subscription to the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited service. It’s free to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who sign up here. Requests are valid until the 6th of January.
At the head of the blog Ada Grey Reviews for You is the following explanation: Ada is 6 years old. She dictates these reviews to her mom and disclaims all responsibility for typos or bad punctuation. Ada is well on her way to being able to read your comments on her work, especially if you…
Here’s the numbercrunching headlines, based on Marvel Comics solicitation information for March. At NYCC, Marvel announced they would be reducing the amount of monthly comics they would publish in 2011. And for January and February that was true, dropping from ninety-something new non-Icon/non-licensed titles, down into the seventies. But now we hit a five-week month,…
I’m still forbidden from reviewing Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet, but I think I can share my opinion of these clips and interviews, don’t you? We’ll start with an interview featurette, itself containing some short clips of footage not seen in any of the trailers. Good footage, I think you’ll agree, but probably better in…
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…
