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I Never Read Christos Gage’s Absolution, But His Teleplay Adaptation Has Me Hooked

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Super powers and power aren’t the same thing, and where the pilot script for a TV version of Absolution grabbed me was where the two bang up against one another.

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Amazon Launches Licensed Fan Fiction Publishing Platform On Kindle With Selected Warner Bros Properties, More On The Way

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Ok, this is kind of interesting and potentially huge, depending on how it is managed and what kind of traction they get in acquiring licenses: Get ready for Kindle Worlds, a place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by …

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Bounce #1 – Knocking Back A Speedball

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Rich Johnston

This is being written on an aeroplane waiting to take off. I am cramped, I am tired, I am sober, I feel like bouncing off the walls. A perfect time to read Bounce #1, out today. Do you remember Speedball? …

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When Superman Called Orion A Jerk Over Wonder Woman And That Kiss

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Scott Lobdell’s Superman has been derided by some. But today’s issue, Superman #20 is chock full of good stuff that I thought it was worth pointing out. Big action, a funky Quitely-influenced take from artist Aaron Kuder. And Orion, Superman …

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Countdown to the Eisners – Best Continuing Series

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; I’ve always found the following category to be a little tricky; a continuing series means one that has been around for more than a year, right? Because if it’s still relatively new, what’s keeping a great series …

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Bleeding Cool Fan Awards 2013 End Voting Tonight! [Voting Closed]

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

At midnight Central time (10pm PT, 1am ET, 6am BST) voting for the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards close. Voting is now closed. The award ceremony will be held two days later at the Phoenix Comic Con, Friday at 6pm, with …

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Conventional Matters: MCM, Phoenix, Image Expo, Midwest Media Expo

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next weekend sees the MCM London Expo, with DC Comics and IDW in attendance, with the likes of David Hine, Frazer Irving, Emma Vieceli, Tony Lee and a metric tonne of small pressers. A place to discover some real finds. …

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The Secret Month Of Super-Villains – Monday Trending Topics

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Well, secret for… let’s see, about 2 more weeks I guess. I just hope some of these villain one-shots spin into regular series. A Gorilla Grodd series would be pretty cool, as would a Bizarro series, and… well, lots of …

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Write Or Wrong #74 – Write Angry by Dirk Manning

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Dirk Manning writes; Have you ever seen the full “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” speech from the film Network? If not, or even if you have, it’s worth seeing again for the sake …

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The New Nature Of Villain’s Month From DC In September

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool has been telling you about next month’s Villain’s Month at DC since late last year. When every title will be renumbered to #1 for one month, and renamed with the name of the villain in question. Except, while …

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Talking To Joshua Hale Fialkov About Last Of The Greats, I, Vampire, Alpha And John Stewart

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Alex Wilson writes; In Joshua Hale Fialkov’s early career he wrote several series that garnered him Harvey award nominations and an Eisner nomination. One of his more notable works was I, Vampire through DC Comics. He’s also worked on his …

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The Return Of Jim Lee’s Divine Right: The Adventures Of Max Faraday?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

In the mid nineties, Jim Lee wrote and drew a comic book called Divine Right: The Adventures Of Max Faraday, about a computer science student who manages to download an equation of mystical power, giving him access to ancient knowledge …

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The Crazy Amorality Of Dream Thief

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Hannah Means-Shannon writes; The promo from Dark Horse for Dream Thief #1 warn you that “spirits of the vengeful dead” are going to “possess” John Lincoln and turn his life into a nightmare, so there’s plenty of mental preparation provided …

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Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway – Best New Series

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Hey remember last year when this category didn’t even exist because the judges cited there were ‘not enough contenders that reached the level of quality they were looking for?’ Good times. Glad to see they brought the …

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Orbiting Around Fast And Furious – The Comic Adaptation That Isn’t

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Chris Thompson writes; Welcome to Episode 112 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we get Kot off guard by Suicide Squad #20, put the needle on the record with 12 Reasons to Die …

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Frank Miller’s Robocop, 3 Guns And More Herobear And The Kid – Boom’s August 2013Solicitations

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Here comes the Boom! Solicitations for August 2013 – a sequel to 2 Guns in 3 Guns – which will be handy when the movie comes out. Steven Grant adapting more of Frank Millers’ Robocop scripts, and a reprint of …

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DC Comics And Warner Bros – Thursday Trending Topics

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mark Seifert

The last shakeup at the top of DC led pretty directly to… oh, several big things that we’ve spent the last two years talking about. What will this shakeup directly above DC lead to?The CEO of Warner Bros, Kevin Tsujihara, …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – From Half Past Danger To X-Men

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week sees the launch of Half Past Danger from IDW, Bounce from Image, Akaneiro from Dark Horse, Green Team and a big expensive Green Lantern #20 from DC, Occupy Comics from Black Mask and Tank Girl from Titan. The …

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