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,…
Caught in the international dragnet of Aint It Cool readers was a story from the Abuquerque Journal. Ostensibly announcing that The Avengers will be shot in New Mexico – at least in part – the article also contained one particularly intriguing, unexpected statement: The Avengers script will blend Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America: The…
CrazeWatch: The Telegraph has a rather removed description of a manga museum in Japan. Kyoto International Manga Museum, Karasuma-Oike (75 254 7414; www.kyotomm.jp; £3.70). Two floors dedicated to this odd subculture/craze, with explanations of manga history and thousands of comics to read. JobWatch: Memphis Tennessee welcomes new jobs at Diamond as the Los Angeles warehouse…
1. “And Incidentally, A Happy Christmas To All Of You At Home!” Warning: Thar be spoilers. “This is Doctor Who Meets Christmas Carol Meets Jaws” – Steven Moffat. This is probably the most Christmassy Doctor Who ever. Even more than when the First Doctor broke the fourth wall to his Christmas greeting to viewers. A…
It’s Christmas, nothing newsy is happening, so let’s indulge in some Spider-Man conjecture. For fun. Over at Comic Book Movie, they’ve got some pictures of a school gym. Why? Here’s their explanation: Once I found out about [Spider-Man] being filmed at our school, I went crazy. So I know a lot about this cause I…
In my youth, Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon was almost an mythical movie, and a big part of the myth revolved around the “special lenses” that Kubrick used to shoot the film. Made by Zeiss from NASA-developed still-camera lenses, they allowed Kubrick and cinematographer John Alcott to shoot a number of scenes in the film that were…
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special has just now come, gone and effortlessly leap-frogged over all that preceded it. Indeed, I’d rank it amongst the very best episodes. If you missed it, there’s always iPlayer. Well, not always – seven days or so, I believe. Then DVD, Blu-ray, and if the BBC know what they’re…
This is comic artist Dave Taylor’s Christmas card this year. Dave Taylor is currently working on a new prestige format Batman series. Which is a remarkable turnaround from a few years ago. I was working on World’s Finest, a book about Batman and Superman for DC, and I had been contracted to pencil and ink…
For Christmas Day. Neil Gaiman’s Sky At Night sung, composed and performed by Dave McKean.
DemiWatch: Who will Demi Lovato play in The Avengers? LocalWatch: Iowan artist Gary Kelly gets local press for drawing a graphic novel written by J.Patrick Lewis “And The Soldiers Sang” about the Christmas truce during World War I when the German and British armies left their trenches and played football in No Man’s Land. IndiaWatch:…
Will Devokees, struggling actor, wants to play Daredevil in whatever reboot movie Marvel/Fox makes. He is sending an audition tape of himself playing the part of Matt Murdock to Fox. This is a trailer for that audition tape. If you would like to add your Christmas support, sign the petition here. The full auction trailer…
New York Police are investigating the theft of some $750,000 of artwork, prints, and other valuables from the Manhattan apartment of art collector Robert Romanoff, and have just released details about some of the stolen art in hopes of getting help from the public. Among the items stolen were two pieces derived from comic book…
I don’t know about you, but I could do with The Incredibles on Blu-ray just about now. No chance of Santa delivering on this front, however, as the disc isn’t due until the spring. Boo. But, on the other hand, hurray. The release is shaping up nicely ahead of schedule and the BBFC have received…
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…
