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Orbiting Around The Movement

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Chris Thompson writes; Welcome to Episode 111 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we go on the pull with Transformers Spotlight: Hoist #1, lose the flak jackets for Suicide Risk #1, get mobbed …

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A Comic Show – We’ll Have To Wait Until 2099 To Get Peter Back!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Aaron Haaland writes; Hey Fandom, it’s me, Aaron! This is A Comic Show’s New Comics Now where I talk about the books I liked each week. I just got back from c2e2 and am loving comics! Action is still bitter …

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Constantine Done Right? Ten Grand #1 by JMS and Ben Templesmith Reviewed

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Ten Grand is a hard book for me to read with any consistent authorial viewpoint in my head. Written by Joe Michael Straczynski and painted by Ben Templesmith, this book’s visual identity is very similar to another Image title, Fell. …

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Wachowskis Team With J. Michael Straczynski For Netflix Series Sense8

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Another interesting development for original content on Netflix: Deadline reports that the Wachowskis are teaming up with J. Michael Straczynski and his Studios JMS for a 10-episode science fiction series called Sense8. JMS is quite a busy fellow these days. …

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Jae Lee Variant Cover For JMS And Templesmith’s Ten Grand – For Cover Price?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Dynamic Forces are selling a limited edition of Joe Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith‘s Ten Grand #1 from Image for the cover price of $2.99. And not for ten grand. Which makes a refreshing change. Of course, you can also …

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It’s Possible That JMS May Not Be Writing For Dynamite Any Time Soon

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

From the sparsely-attended by big-name-filled Dynamite panel at ECCC last night, with the likes of Chris Roberson and Mark Waid amongst Matt Wagner, Ron Marz and more. Roberson was credited with scripting over Joe Michael Straczynski‘s plots on the Superman …

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BC Mag #2: Comic Book Feuds

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston People understand Hollywood feuds exist, but find it strange similar behaviour might be exhibited in a field as lowly as that of, say, the comic book industry. But people are people, human nature …

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The Insult That Man A Man Out Of Moloch

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 is out today from Joe Michael Straczynski and Eduardo Risso, telling the story of Watchmen’s Moloch, from child freak to magician to mobster. But it reminded me of something else… remember this? Well, it’s not …

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J. Michael Straczynski Will Script Valiant’s Shadowman Film

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Mark Seifert

The first in a large slate of projects being developed at Valiant.

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DC Comics Announces Before Watchmen: Moloch By JMS And Eduardo Rizzo, And Bill Sienkiewicz Takes Over On Nite Owl

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Diana McCallum writes for Bleeding Cool from Fan Expo Canada; At the Before Watchmen panel at Fan Expo Canada, DC Comics have just announced a new two issue mini-series as part of the Before Watchmen project entitled Before Watchmen: Moloch, …

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A Stuttering Start To Joe’s Comics

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Steve Robles wrote for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic Con As his very self-congratulatory promo video reminds me, J. Michael Straczinsky is a very prolific man. His panel starts with a series of stops. Technical difficulties bring a little …

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The SDCC Sneak Peek Of Superman Earth One Volume 2 By JMS And Shane Davis

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Seifert

J. Michael Straczynski is everywhere at this year’s SDCC. For that matter, we’ve heard from Shane Davis previously this week as well. Here they are together on Superman: Earth One Volume 2:

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“It’s A Comics Division, Not A Pre-Movie Division”, Schreck, Bisley, Waid, JMS,Brooks, Davis, And Wagner On Legendary Tales To Come

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Peter S Svensson is trying to report for Bleeding Cool without a working laptop, using only a smart phone. It could be going better. Legendary Comics is a subsidiary of the large and impressive Legendary Pictures, who worked on Watchmen, …

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JMS Goes Legendary

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Mark Seifert

J. Michael Straczynski is a busy fellow these days. First we heard about the return of Joe’s Comics at Image, and now there’s this: Legendary Comics is proud to announce The Majestic Files. This project was a surprise announcement at …

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J. Michael Straczynski Partners With Image, Launches Studio JMS To Produce Comics, TV, Film, And Games

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Here’s one of the most interesting announcements so far in the early going of SDCC 2012 – J. Michael Straczynski is launching Studio JMS, a new studio to produce comics, film, tv, and games — and will revive his Joe’s Comics …

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MTV Interviews Before Watchmen Creators About Alan Moore – With A Few Bleeding Cool Retorts

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

MTV Geek clipped the thoughts of number of Before Watchmen creators for their opinions on the Alan Moore controversy concerning DC’s decision to publish a Watchmen prequel series of series. Len Wein: “I am sorry that Alan is disappointed in …

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Wednesday Runaround – Blame It On Obama

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rich Johnston

PoliticsWatch: WND looks at the history of the comic book, and recent cultural shifts under Obama. Traitorism, the death of America and sodomy, apparently. JobWatch: Look like Radical have just lost their Chief Marketing Officer DoctorWatch: When headlines go TARDIS. …

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The Before Watchmen Reviews Are In. From Some People.

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Looks like midnight EST was the embargo point, for certain comic book journalists to be allowed to talk about the Before Watchmen comics they’ve seen. And a secretive project it was too! Joey Esposito (IGN Comics): Earlier this week, I …

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