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100 Years Later, Tarzan In CG – Saturday Trending Topics

all-story-october-1912-tarzanAs a longtime fan of very old paper, I've got… well, high hopes may be overstating it. Let's just say it's cool to see them keeping the characters alive. Though they did miss the 100th anniversary of Tarzan by several months, and I always think of that kind of thing as opportunity lost (as it was when John Carter's release within weeks of his 100th anniversary was virtually ignored).  But here's to crumbling old paper, still coming to life.

Most-Read Comic Stories Saturday:

$20,000 Worth Of Comics Destroyed To Make A Sculpture

Here's the listing from the Heroes: Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary exhibition at s1 Artspace in Sheffield.

Jim Steranko's Ability To See In The Dark, Breathe Fire, Employ X-Ray Vision And Do Without Sleep – Why You Need To Be Following Him On Twitter

What is Twitter for? Finally, we have an answer. To follow comic book legend Jim Steranko. If you are not following Jim Steranko on Twitter, then why do you even have an account? He only recently joined but has been delivering pure Twitter gold.

Swipe File: Superman Unchained And Rick Veitch's Maximortal

In the nineties, Rick Veitch published the incredible Maximortal, a follow up to his successful Brat Pack series. It told the story of True-Man from two different directions, one the goddess who gave birth to him on Earth, the kindly couple who adopted the infant – one tortured and killed by the young True-Man, before going on a rampage decapitating much of the town before being captured by the military.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Saturday:

BBC Release New Doctor Who Teaser Video… With Tom Baker

Sit down, because here comes the mother of all Doctor Who teases. You see, the BBC have released a new video to promote… we don't know what. Something exciting, at least by virtue of its enigmatic nature.

Longer, Better Trailer For The CG Tarzan Movie

I think this is working far better than I had originally expected. Yes, there's the occasional detour into Uncanny Valley, but some of the designs stave off the weird-outs with elements of caricature.

Jay Baruchel Explains His Plans For The Goon Sequel 

One of the most curiously overlooked comedies in recent years was Goon, a Canadian Ice Hockey picture that starred and was c0-written by Jay Baruchel. The movie gave Seann William Scott a career-best role as the titular Goon, a bouncer turned hockey player whose best skill on the ice is the ability to take some really hard knocks and hardly flinch.

 


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Mark SeifertAbout Mark Seifert

Co-founder and Creative director of Bleeding Cool parent company Avatar Press. Bleeding Cool Managing Editor, tech and data wrangler. Machine Learning hobbyist. Vintage paper addict.
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