As part of the excitement leading in to the opening of “The Dark Knight” and to commemorate the release of the original 1966 Batman movie on Blu-Ray DVD, Doomkopf.com is giving away TWO copies of the new Blu-Ray release. To enter to win your copy of this Blu-Ray DVD — which retails for $39.98 and…
The Brooklyn Paper has a story on J.G. Jones, once an editorial cartoonist and page designer for the ‘Paper. The story focuses on Jones’ work on “Wanted,” the comic that has recently been adapted to the big screen. Check out this quote from the story: “There’s no question that creating on deadline is the best…
• Check out Rokk’s Comic Book Revolution for a great analysis of Secret Invasion and Final Crisis sales as well as a thorough look at what has differentiated Marvel and DC over the past few years. • Not much has changed since Civil War, when Fin Fang Doom and I disagreed over using substitute artists…
The nominees for the 2008 Harvey Awards are: BEST WRITER: Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics (2007 winner, Daredevil) Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics (2007 nominee, same) William Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone (2007 nominee, same) Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The…
As reported by Newsarama.com, Carlos Pacheco is joining J.G. Jones on Final Crisis art duties starting with issue #4. Newsarama quotes Dan DiDio as saying Pacheco is being added to keep the book on schedule. This reminds me of a situation back in August 2006 when Marvel announced they would delay Civil War in order…
The pages of Booster Gold #10 included a look at an all-new Rip Hunter blackboard as first seen in 52. The good folks at Newsarama break down the clues: Board: Gotham isn’t safe – MIDNIGHT HAS THE HEARTS! Meaning: That’s pretty clearly a reference to the new Batman: Gotham After Midnight series. If you read…
Which is a cooler response to the phrase, “Go with God,” or, “God be with you, Frank?” Is it a) “God’s gonna sit this one out,” or b) “Sometimes, I’d like to get my hands on God?” If you answered B, I guess you should watch this trailer. I answered A, because I loved Tom…
I don’t remember. This week, DC put the latest ad for Final Crisis in all of its funny books, asking the question of where we all were when the Martian Manhunter died. It’s supposed to evoke this weight or gravity to the situation that just simply wasn’t there, not since the villains, “changed the rules,”…
This clip’s got me all jazzed up for what has been, up until this point, a movie that really hasn’t interested me all that much. CGI still looks fake, but who cares?