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Saturday Trending Topics: Rob & NonRob

Published Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:36:35 -0500

Last updated Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:37:39 -0500

Rob Granito continues to be a major topic of conversation here and elsewhere, including among those at Megacon this weekend. NonRob topics of interest for the day included Nonplayer, the Hobbit, and Captain America. Here's what people read about on BC today:

Most-Read Comic Stories Today:

Artists React To Rob Granito In The Only Way They Can

He's the gift who keeps on swiping. From Ty Templeton, a man whose work Granito swiped;

When Ethan Van Sciver Met Rob Granito

Flash and JLA artist Ethan Van Sciver attended Megacon in Orlando, Florida. And he passed by Rob Granito's table. These are Ethan's notes on how it went down. Photo by Marc Hammond.

Most-Read NonRob Comic Stories Today:

What If… Lois Lane Thought John Constantine Was Superman?

This cover for Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance has been running around my head.

Captain America #290 – Speculator Corner

Captain America #290, by JM DeMatteis, Ron Frenz and Steve Leialoha with a cover by John Byrne from 1983 has the first appearance of the character Mother Superior. Who is revealed as the daughter of the Red Skull, now known as Sin, and the star of the upcoming Fear Itself comic from Marvel.

Speculator Corner – Nonplayer Sells Out Before Shipping

Nonplayer, the new upcoming comic by Nate Simpson from Image, received a spate of publicity before the Final Order Cutoff date for retailers to place orders, when the print run was fixed. From Bleeding Cool, from Comics Alliance, from CBR, from all over. If the print run is set to meet the demand, the likelihood of it going up in value in the future is low.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories:

Berkeley Breathed Illustrates His Honest Response To The Failure Of Mars Needs Moms

Mars Needs Moms has proven to be a rather notable box office failure. It's all but played out in US cinemas now with a take of under $17 million, against a reported budget of over $150 million.

Peter Jackson "Adding A Lot Of Characters" To The Hobbit

Though maybe it will. Saoirse Ronan has long been rumoured for a role in the film as a character called Itaril who seems to be a new creation of Jackson and co-writers Guillermo Del Toro, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Here's how Itaril has been described in casting calls:

New Dick Tracy Being Planned, Director's Cut Of Last One Now Clear For Release