TCAF | Day One
TCAF is one of the those exciting comic book experiences that don’t come along as often as they should. A celebration of pretty much everything under the umbrella of comic art. It can be pretty overwhelming when you walk into…
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Dobby To Play Arnim Zola!
You’ll know Toby Jones from his work in INFAMOUS as Truman Capote, his turn as Karl Rove in Oliver Stone’s W or as Olly, the likable clerk from Frank Darabont’s THE MIST. He’s a great actor and has a great…
For Rent: Tim and Daisy's Apartment From Spaced
I guess they’re called flats in the UK, but the premise remains: you can live in the apartment/flat from Spaced, the great British TV show that introduced many to Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson and Nick Frost. Pegg tweeted…
Screenprint(s) of the Day: Tyler Stout’s Iron Man 2 posters
Screenprint(s) of the Day: Tyler Stout’s handsomely detailed Iron Man 2 posters are finally available for purchase. 24” x 36”. Limited run of 130. Hand-numbered. Signed, sealed, delivered.
R.I.P Peter O'Donnell
Writer Peter O’Donnell, creator of the Modesty Blaise comic strip, died May 3 at age 90. Steve Holland notes that although the prolific novelist suffered from Parkinson’s disease, he “kept in touch with fans and continued to pen introductions for…
MSC #12
Read MoreMSC #12Spider-Man foils theft on Free Comic Book Day
A fun little story from the BBC news where a man dressed up as Spider-Man for Free Comic Book Day prevented a man from stealing an X-Men Omnibus with the aid of The Flash and some Jedi Knights. CCTV footage…
Weaving Is The Red Skull
Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio’s highly anticipated movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics,…
IDW Announces Rocketeer Oversized Artist's Edition
IDW Publishing is selling the “mammoth” hardcover Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition directly to consumers for pick-up in July at Comic-Con International or for home delivery after the convention. Is this another hit to Diamond Distributors? First Marvel goes…
Lethargic Lad #121.1
Read MoreLethargic Lad #121.1The Smurfs Have Destroyed Hank Azaria's Beautiful Face!
He’s playing Gargamel and frankly.. I’m at a loss for words. Is this thing going to be a hard R? Who’s going to watch this.. it’s horrifying!
The Sequel to Batman Begins’ Sequel Gets a Release Date
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog has confirmed that Christopher Nolan’s next and final Batman film will open July 20, 2012. Presently in postproduction on “Inception,” Nolan is working on the story for the as-yet-untitled Batman film with writer David…
Kevin Smith's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ad
[from Bleeding Cool.com] Kevin Smith has provided a voiceover for the last-minute Free Comic Book Day ad. Do feel free to retweet, facebook, blog, report or simply spam the video in question around to everyone you know. Go on, annoy…
Incognito to Appear On The Big Screen
It appears that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ “Incognito” is headed for the big screen. The critically-acclaimed, Eisner-nominated miniseries published under Marvel’s Icon imprint has been optioned for a feature film by 20th Century Fox, reports the Deadline Hollywood blog.…
Chris Hemsworth Is Looking Like Thor
By Odin’s Mane this is pretty sweet. Yahoo Movies has the first image of Chris Hemsworth as Thor from the upcoming live-action movie directed by Kenneth Branagh. It still gives us a great idea of how Hemsworth will look as…
Jonah Hex Trailer: Now with 100% More Malkovich
Check out the first theatrical trailer for “Jonah Hex” the new Warner Bros. film based on DC Comics’ classic anti-hero of the Old West. Opening June 18, “Jonah Hex” stars Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox. Is it just…
Three Time Shuster Nom Elfsar Comics is Closing it's doors.
In disappointing news three time Shuster Award Nominee Elfsar Comics out of Vancouver has announced that the popular retail store is closing in late May 2010 due to rent increases cutting into profitability.. This is right on the same day…
Today(ish) in Twitter | Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Today(ish) in Twitter is a regular column wherein our staff troll through the best of the 140 letter updates of the comic book world. ComicBookDaily is not responsible for the content of these tweets, but we will admit to laughing…
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS
Yay! The Joe Shuster Awards continues their unveiling their nominations. This time focusing on Outstanding Canadian Publisher, as well as the Finalists for the Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer Award and the Comics for Kids Award, for books aimed at younger readers by Canadian creators.
Read MoreADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDSPeanuts sells for …well not peanuts.
I don’t really have a head for numbers, never have but I know that $175 million dollars is a lot of money. And that’s what Iconix Brand Inc spent to buy United Media Licensing. Doesn’t sound like much until you…