John Rozum recently talked about his problems as writer of Static Shock, citing that he was hardly writing the book, the actual work being split between artist Scott McDaniel and editor Harvey Richards, which is why he chose to walk off the book with issue 4, not wanting his name to be associated with work…
The Darkness #100 is on its way… And this is the first you’ll have seen of the Todd McFarlane (above), the Michael Golden (below) and the Marc Silvestri retailer incentive (further below). 48 pages for $4.99 US, it’s out the last day of February. But since the Darkness II game comes out today, it seems…
It was the recent ICV2 interview with Marvel Senior Vice President-Sales David Gabriel that did it. Answering a questionnaire with no followups, he managed to dodge some questions by answering different ones, and throw some googlies at the opposing team. But he’s hardly alone in this, DC’s Executive VP-Sales, Marketing and Business Development John Rood…
Pretty much as premiered last night at Sony’s The Untold Story special events, here’s the first full trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. This time there’s Lizard, there’s more back story and there’s a good sense of the “new” Peter Parker. I say “pretty much” because those of usat the events got to see it in…
Before seeing the trailer, I’d been thinking that Bourne without Bourne would seem to be a risky proposition at best. But it’s a good cast, and they seem to be setting the right tone here, so as long as they can hurdle the somewhat unusual mainstream marketing challenge (“Yes it’s called Bourne, no, Bourne is…
I have to admit I thought it was a bad idea for Sony to debut The Amazing Spider-Man trailer barely more than a day after Marvel Studios detonated The Avengers trailer on Superbowl Sunday. Bold move, but they seem to have pulled it off admirably. Reaction has been solid, the trailer looks good, and I’m…
The past 36 hours have been all about that trailer for The Avengers, and in particular, what Loki’s Army might be. We have a theory, which is being discussed and dissected far and wide. There is another, less serious theory posted in the picture at right. Let us know what you think in the forum,…
Interesting Sunday. Started with a big burst (Doctor Who), ended with a big burst (The Avengers), and had plenty of twists and turns in between. Biggest surprise of the day? Gotta be that Battleship trailer. My interest is piqued. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: Moffat Sets Up Doctor Who Season Seven And A New Companion Those…
We learned some time ago that Ridley Scott was on board to direct a new Blade Runner film. But how might they get Harrison Ford involved, given all the givens? And what does Edward James Olmos think? This one should keep the internet busy for quite some time to come. Most-Read TV/Film Stories…
The break was probably merited (though I think I liked Enterprise quite a bit better than most did) but it’s definitely time for Star Trek to return to television. Though I guess it’s only been a couple years since the last Stargate, it feels like there hasn’t been enough star-spanning adventure on US TV since…
Ok, that’s kind of interesting… there was much less Watchmen at the top of the charts (even beyond the top 3) than I would have expected today (and it wasn’t for lack of trying). Has everyone made up their minds already, decided to get it or not, and moved on to the next topic? Let’s…
The past year has been a good one for The Avengers and all of the team’s members — particularly when it comes to vintage comics sales. The lastest record to fall is for the first appearance of Thor in Journey Into Mystery #83. A CGC 9.4 copy of the comic was sold by Pedigree Comics…
To the surprise of few, it’s one of the most predictable trending topic days ever: All Before Watchmen, all the time. I suppose the only surprise is that no Watchmen rumors surfaced on the movie side. Overall, it was also an interesting day in comics history, with major birthdays for two of our most important…
Out now on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK is Tomas Alfredson‘s remarkable adaptation of John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. It’s a very cinematic film, with striking and often very complex frames, so I imagine that you would like to watch it on the best screen and sound system you can muster, but…
Kris Shaw’s Marvel vs DC Omnibus video led to some pretty interesting discussion in the forum today. I’m a pretty big consumer of Omnibuses, archives, and other hc formats from both publishers, and there are lots of little pluses and minuses on both sides of the equation. But quality across the board on these has…
First we heard he was going to do a run on Avengers, now comes the official word about his graphic novel for DC. Welcome back, Walt Simonson, hope this is a new start of more to come. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Will You Sign The Petition For Rob Granito To Come Back To Comic Cons?…
We’ve finally been given a look at Loki’s forces in the new, extended trailer for The Avengers, as premiered online just after a cut-down version graced the Superbowl. Here are four screen grabs from the single shot in which they appear with any degree of clarity: So it’s not the Skrull or the Kree –…
Here’s the new TV spot for The Avengers as premiered during the Superbowl – just, longer now. And that’s a good thing. For those of you who watched the Superbowl just to see this commercial, tell me: was it worth it?
In yesterday’s webchat (referred to earlier), Alan Moore revealed that the next League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen project to follow the conclusion of Century this summer, is to be called Nemo: Heart Of Ice, and that forty of the forty-eight pages involved have been written so far… and that we’ll see it before the end of…
(Welcome Facebook people… please tell us who has linked to us, because we’re gettng massive traffc and we’d like to say thanks. And you can see more Bleeding Cool Doctor Who coverage here.) The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will tomorrow be playing The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, described in their schedule as: A musical celebration with…
Is it Spider-Man? Or has Iron Man just got a fancy new paint job? This is the costume he’ll be wearing in the upcoming Ends Of The Earth storyline, as the machinations of Doctor Octopus and the Sinister Six are made clear. There’s webbing design on the lining as well.
When reporting early rumours about Before Watchmen, almost every name I was given turned out to be true – Darwyn Cooke, Brian Azzarello, JMS, Amanda Conner, JG Jones, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes and John Higgins. There was another name that I dismissed as it was denied directly – that of Kevin Smith. His…
