Updated: Thor, Odin and Loki: Armored up
It’s been out for a while now, but let’s take a look at this nice big picture featuring the three principal actors of the Thor movie. I gotta admit, they look very snazzy if a bit anachronistic due to the…
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Green Lantern's Costume: A reaction
By now, I’m going to assume that most of you have seen Ryan reynolds in the Green Lantern movie costume on the cover of Entertainment Weekly or elsewhere. I’m not a huge fan. I can tolerate it but based on…
Unauthorized Batman 3 Set Photos to start in April
With a release date of July 20, 2012 recently set in stone by Warner Bros, Batman 3 is set to shoot in April of next year according to British acting legend Michael Caine. UK media blog Digital Spy quizzed Caine…
Kerschl and Stewart Take The Assassin’s Creed
Official Press Release Today, Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed comic book mini-series is currently in development and due for release this fall. Developed by Eisner Award nominees and Joe Shuster Award-winning illustrators Cameron Stewart Batman & Robin, Seaguy and Catwoman)…
Check Out Green Lantern
It’s all over the nets now.. but take a look at a the suit, it’s not in motion, but you can tell that the suit lives, breathes and is almost like a symbiote than what we’re used to seeing in…
A Look Inside Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little World
The next bright spot for geeky film lovers is Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s fabulous comic book. Pretty much the entire cast will be coming to San Diego next weekend for Comic Con,…
Paul Cornell To Take on The Knight and Squire
DC’s offical blog The Source has been on a tear today, updating with a veritable cornucopia all sorts of juicy pre-Comic-Con announcements of new projects. Now they’ve announced that Paul Cornell (he who writes of Lex Luthor and Robo Lois…
Project Rooftop WANTS YOU to redesign Captain America!
If you’re not familiar with Project Rooftop then you’re missing out on some pretty great time wasting. P:R (my abbreviation, because that’s what I do) is a web site that hosts contests wherein you can submit redesigns for established superhero…
David Finch To Write and Draw The Dark Knight
Many people thought it was pretty strange when DC snapped up David Finch for an exclusive and then barely used him. (Sure, sure a cover here and there, and, like, two pages on Batman #700.) Was this going to be…
More Marvel Stripped Cover Sales Tactics… Meh.
Really? I like Jason Aaron and I’m looking forward to Wolverine #1 like most people, but I just don’t much care for these sales tactics. I mean – let’s be honest here; who even gets variants anymore? But maybe that’s…
Hark, A Motion Comic
And this is why I hate writing titles for stuff.. sheesh. Kate Beaton is one of the most popular webcomic creators out there. Hark, A Vagrant is a must read comic for everyone – though especially fans of canadian history.…
R.I.P Harvey Pekar
Sad news this morning for the world of comicdom, Harvey Pekar has passed away early this morning. Our thoughts go out to his wife, Joyce Brabner, and their foster daughter Danielle. It’s a huge loss for comics. He was the…
No Ed Norton in Avengers movie, Nic Cage and Ghost Rider 2 and Batman 3
It’s all over the interwebs in comicdom that it’s very likely that Edward Norton will not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner in the Avengers movie despite other reports that he was excited to be part of the franchise.…
In Toronto? Want to help out Sick Kids? Like Comics?
A group of artists are getting together to draw sketches to help raise funds for Sick Kids Hospital, on behalf of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Artists that will be appearing are: Agnes Garbowska (Marvel’s Girls Comics#1, You, Me…
Check Out Sweaty Conan
I’ve tried getting into Conan. I read the Kurt Busiek run and thought the art was beautiful and that it was well written but frankly I just didn’t care much. The allure is that he’s a don’t-take-crap-from-nobody type of dude…
Captain America Hopes All Americans Had A Happy 4th of July
Via Michael Avon Oeming’s Blog.
What happened, Jeph Loeb? you used to be cool!
Jeph Loeb is one of the highest profile comic writers out there. He has written for Marvel, DC, and a number of TV shows including Smallville, Lost, and Heroes, some of which are staples of the comic reader’s TV diet.…
Jeph Loeb talks Marvel's TV plans.
Jeph Loeb has had an odd few years. He was once one of those critically lauded comic book creators who worked with a who’s who of artists on pretty big books. Then something changed and he’s become the whipping boy…
And here comes the Amazing Spider-Man!…or at least the new actor
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Garfield is set to kick Tobey Maguire off his emo throne and take on the role of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man reboot. Garfield whom I admit, is someone I know nothing about, has…
Jeph Loeb Appointed Marvel's Head of Television
Official Press Release Marvel Entertainment, LLC announced today that it has appointed Jeph Loeb as Executive Vice President, Head of Television, a newly created division of Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Loeb will work alongside Dan Buckley, Publisher…