Interesting article today on Graphic Fiction, a blog by Van Jensen, about a pitch he submitted to Marvel regarding a potential Wolverine story he came up with a few months ago. Long time readers probably remember Van as former Doomkopf contributor “Jean-Claude Van Doom.” Apparently, his pitch has recently popped up in Marvel’s May solicitations,…
Doom DeLuise: • Robin #183 – I’ve been having an on-again/off-again relationship with Robin over the past few months, but I figure that since this is the final issue, I may as well pick it up. Give myself some level of closure, at least. The fact of the matter is, though, that it’ll probably be…
The Cornfed Gamer tipped us off to this AP story about new efforts to create fiction and games based on Muslim superheroes. From the Jakarta Globe: From video games like “Bab el-Hara’’ to a Kuwaiti entrepreneur’s comic book empire featuring Muslim superheroes, the Arab world’s private sector is leading a push to provide Muslim and…
Jim at Cornfed Gamer alerted us to this article at Wired about an action figure museum in Oklahoma. Most notable was the surprise revelation that we have Ronald Reagan to thank for some of the fondest memories of our childhood. Liberal action figure fans may be chagrined to learn that many of their favorite toys…
Jim Doom: • Action Comics #874 – I actually have no idea what’s going on this month, but I’m going to go out on a limb and assume it’ll be dealing with the aftermath of New Krypton. • Batman #686 – This is the beginning of Neil Gaiman’s two-part tribute to Batman and Alan Moore….
Capes Comics of Omaha has unveiled a new web comic, which is based on the adventures within the store, at their facebook page. Of special Doomkopf note is that I can take full credit for the title of the series. Capes proprietor Sean was trying to tell me about the short-lived Image comic Wildguard Insider,…
I came across a disturbing bit of comic book movie news this morning on Variety. Thought I’d share it with you so that you could smack yourself in the forehead in the same way I did about ten minutes ago. Read this sentence carefully: Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired Rob Liefeld’s iconic graphic novel “Youngblood”…
Looks like Ultimatum won’t kill off the Ultimate Universe after all (just the numbering sequence) as Marvel plans to launch Ultimate Comics this summer. Comic Book Resources has a roundup of news emerging from the NYCC. Mark Millar is returning to write Ultimate Avengers, which I am hoping translates to “We’ve rid the Ultimate Universe…
Jim Doom: • Adventure Comics #0 – It’s $1. • Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 – I hope I remember what happened back in #2. Nice to know that, in some capacity, Final Crisis is going to keep going on for two more months. Fitting that this takes place in the future. •…
• The Krypton Comics van got a new paint job, with Spider-Man on the front and Superman and Batman on each side. Check out Krypton’s website for more pictures. I have yet to see the van in action, though I promise to honk if I ever do. • As always, The Capes newsletter is like…