guardian.co.uk Film:
He used to be Beetlejuice and Batman. Now Michael Keaton is a first-time director and a contented manMichael Keaton is standing in the middle of his London hotel room, transfixed by the widescreen television before him. He ho (Read More)
PinkKryptonite.com:
Years ago my second-favorite Warren Ellis comic, Global Frequency, was developed as a pilot for the old WB network. As that was the original home of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a number of other good dramas that successfull (Read More)
Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales:
Another week, another rant. Coincidentally, this one connects to Pops's review of Franken Castle (which, by the way, makes me think of a mash-up of Al Franken and Nathan Fillion).Why is it that the Republican Party has so li (Read More)
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A web series spoofing a comic based on a web series… that has to be a first. A Comicbook Orange, the popular series for all things comics, released its latest episode today reviewing the new Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog com (Read More)
tor.com:
If you’re troubled and you can’t relaxClose your eyes and think of thisIf the rumors floating in your head all turn to factsClose your eyes and think of thisArmenia, city in the sky!The sky is glass, the sea is brownAnd ev (Read More)
PinkKryptonite.com:
With Smallville in its ninth season, it's a fair bet to assume that you've caught an episode or two, if not for the story, then for the shirtless Tom Welling. And when that's not enough of a draw, the show reinvents itself wi (Read More)
/Film:
Following up on the recent news that Thor will start shooting in January, we’ve also caught wind of some casting additions. Tonight we’ve learned that Ray Stevenson (Rome, Punisher:Warzone), Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer, M (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Are we ready for Astro Boy? He's a cute little robot with rocket boots, spiky black hair and – winningly – the ability to shoot bullets out of his backside. January sees the UK release of the animated Hollywood film Astro Boy (Read More)
Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales:
Jim: This is the first month in many, many moons that I’m not getting a single hard cover from DC. I was tempted on Newsboy Legion, but I have tons of Golden Age material and only a few things would tempt me anymore for Golde (Read More)
The Guardian:
So what do you think of the Kick-Ass trailer? And is it good or bad that Steven Spielberg's Oldboy remake is apparently not going to happen?You would be forgiven for thinking that now the superhero-loving public has got Watch (Read More)
SF Gate:
Police say a Spider-Man impersonator has been arrested on outstanding criminal warrants after allegedly slugging a man on Hollywood Boulevard. When Los Angeles police responded to a report of a webslinging superhero attacking (Read More)
LA Times:
Cops are called when the superhero character allegedly hits a man. When officers arrive, they find four possible suspects. Zeroing in on the culprit, they arrest him on outstanding warrants. (Read More)
PinkKryptonite.com:
Kick-Ass, Mark Millar's 2008 series and self-proclaimed "Greatest Superhero Book Of All Time" is making its way to the big screen in 2010. Nic Cage will be playing Big Daddy, father to the 11-year old assassin Hit-Girl, with (Read More)
Wired: Autopia:
BIFF! POW! THWAP! To the Batmobile Robin! The two most iconic TV superhero rides, the Batmobile and the Green Hornet’s Black beauty, are hitting the auction block tomorrow night in New York City in replica form. And anyone wi (Read More)
PinkKryptonite.com:
I use Google to have news items of interest show up in my RSS reader. Over the last few days I've seen blips in that filtered stream of information indicating that there is to be a musical - a Broadway musical production - b (Read More)
tor.com:
David Bowers began his career in animation as an in-between artist* on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. He went on to be an animator and storyboard artist for varied projects ranging from Count Duckula and Danger Mouse to The Road T (Read More)
Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales:
With Dynamo 5 going on its hopefully brief hiatus, I figured I'd re-read the entire 25 1/2 issues, plus the annual, to see if it held up in a more or less single read as well as it did in my memory. Fortunately, it did.Regula (Read More)
Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales:
Miracleman has got to be the poster child for scheduling delays. Sixteen issues, which are the sum total of Alan Moore's run on the book, took from August 1985 until December 1989. Why, that's almost the entire 4 years I was (Read More)