Insane garage mad scientist Colin Furze promised three absurd X-Men themed projects by the end of the month — and man, has he delivered. First came his..
Did you ever get the impression that escalation in cosplaying has gone a bit too far?
Go ahead, name them all. X-Men. The Uncanny X-Men. The Astonishing X-Men. X-Force. X-Factor. X-Babies. X-Patriots. X-Gets the Square. Did I forget any? Probably. But guess what? Wolverine’s in all of them. So, wouldn’t you know it, we found yet another Marvel reboot. I guess with all the Iron Man 2: Electric Underoo money they…
The more things change… the more they change. The very first StreamCon, a convention that’s all about online influencers and digital content, was just held in New York City. It’s a show that’s blended for both industry professional and fans, just like the bigger comic cons. And it was held in the Javits Center, just…
http://blog.comichron.com/2014/05/april-2014-comics-sales-amazing-spider.html As expected, Marvel’s second reboot of the Amazing Spider-Man title was a record-setter in April: Diamond Comic Distributors reported today that the issue “was the best-selling comic book in both units and dollars in over a decade.” More importantly, the market turned positive for the year, mostly erasing a slow start. Diamond sold nearly…
When I applied to University of North Carolina (UNC) Graduate School of Business to earn my MBA, one of the application’s essay questions asked “If you were go back into time to the founding of this university, what three items would you bring with you?” I imagine the purpose of this was to discern candidates’…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/05/26/hollywood-doesnt-care-about-fanboy-approval/ In a rare entertainment news example of the “Friday News Dump,” it was announced that Edgar Wright would no longer be directing Walt Disney’s Ant Man. This was indeed a shocker, as the beloved cult director had been involved with the project since 2006 and was considered the primary reason why […]
IDWFC • 48 pages • $7.99 For long-time comic readers, Summer also means Annuals. Clearly, they are no longer confined to only summer. The Star Wars Adventures Annual is full of all-ages adventures and is published by IDW. I love this idea and as a mature reader (i.e. older) I can both appreciate them… and…
