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Thursday Runarunarunaround

Published Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:00:35 -0600

ScreamWatch: IDW are publishing a comic book sequel to Paranomal Activity, appearing in digital form only.

ListWatch: Blimey, now the free Metro newspaper is getting into promoting graphic novels gift lists – naming Genesis, Grandville, Dark Entries, Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness and Salem Brownstone: All Along The Watchtowers.

WarrenWatch: Warren Ellis points out both why the movie of Red will differ from the comic, yet still be great.

I mean, if you don't want to see a film with Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle, I'm not sure I want to know you.

BendisWatch: The sequel to Fortune And Glory is waiting for reality for provide Brian Bendis with a decent ending.

But what i'm waiting for… I want an ending that has a different quality to it than the original. If the sequel is me just going to more bad meetings, [and then] 'The End,' at one point you'll be reading it and going, 'What's wrong with you? Stay home! Why do you keep going back?'

AuctionWatch: A DC Comic book version of Sean Connery's James Bond for… £142. About $250. Nevertheless, enough to make the Scottish news. And you wonder how Mark Millar got all that coverage?

AuctionWatch2: Other British kids comics from the fifties are expected to get £1200, around $2000, for a 100 copy collection of TV Comic. The Times revels in how politically correct they are. They include;

tips on how to collect birds' eggs, make a toy circus complete with elephants and create a shooting gallery, plus a column called 'Let's be Gay, by Jennifer'

BondWatch: In other James Bond news, Bond fans are celebrating that Silverfin was listed in the Angoulême selection of the greatest graphic novels in the world.

TheftWatch: Man steals television sets and Disney comics, tries to sell the Disney comics, gets caught. Remember guy, don't fuck with the Mouse!

LemireWatch: Jeff Lemire is working on a Man-Thing story for Marvel.

DylanWatch: The LA Times discovers the English translation of the Bob Dylan Revisited graphic anthology. And loves Dave McKean!

AkikoWatch: Mark Crilley, of Akiko and Miki Falls will be talking about his work at 6:30 p, tonight at the Kalamazoo Public Library, Michigan.

BatWatch: Andy Clarke joins the creative team of Batman And Robin from issue #10, revelaed in an official interview with Comics Alliance.