Haven’t had anything juicy for a while, but here’s a few drool-worthy nuggets. And another f-ing Twilight movie.
Posts Tagged ‘Marvel’
Believe it or not, I do read mainstream superhero comics. I tend to be more of a DC version, and to be honest, I tend to prefer things by Trade Paperback rather than by individual issue. Additionally, I tend not to upgrade my individual issues to trade paperback form, for strange personal reasons. So, I normally don’t review mainstream supers comics that are on my pull list.
However, I’ve been catching up on my Ultimate Spider-Man through my local library & book stores, so I figure I’ll give my thoughts on this. Read the rest of this entry »
Yeah, I could wait until next week to throw this out to you all, but by then it’s old news in this new-fangled interweb world.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/
Finders fee goes to Blaine for posting this on his Facebook wall.
Simply by visiting this page in your Flash-enabled browser, you too can create your own Marvel comics (either strips or full-blown comic books) without any of that pesky “drawing” or “talent.” Under the page-break, see why this is an incredibly bad idea.
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J. Michael Straczynski’s run on Thor came to an end last Wednesday. We’ve already reviewed the first 12 issues. This review covers the rest of the run.
The New York Times is reporting (no registration required) that the heirs of Jack Kirby have sent notices of Copyright Termination to Marvel, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and others to regain the rights to various characters Kirby created or helped create, including The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man and The Avengers (or those members of the roster that Kirby drew). Read the rest of this entry »
There are a lot of unanswered questions about the news that shocked me Monday morning. By Monday night, I realized we should have seen it coming. Keep reading to hear my thoughts on the possible pros and cons to this deal, and to go through the signs that seem obvious in retrospect.
Obviously the impending integration into the Disney juggernaut (now THERE’s a crossover) hasn’t yet affected Marvel. They’re still turning out “Motion Comics,” including Spider-Woman. More video clips after the jump.
Moving pictures! With voices! And dialog by Joss Whedon!
Trailer and ad-copy after the page break.
The Walt Disney Corporation will be puchasing Marvel Comics for about four billion dollars.
I can’t wait to see the new Danger Room ride at Disneyland or the inevitable Avengers/Junior Woodchucks team-up.