Martians are warping our TV reception again…
…either that, or I shouldn’t have taken the funny Halloween candy from Gold.
Author: Glenn Hauman
Newsarama sold to TopTenReviews
Here we go again.
Newsarama, the long-running comics news site, has been purchased by
TopTenReviews, a content aggregation site out of Ogden, Utah, it was announced today. The site, along with Space.com, and LiveScience, were sold by Imaginova, a web publisher which purchased Newsarama in 2007.
Although Imaginova purchased Newsarama with an eye to beefing up
their consumer offerings, improvements seemed hard to come by,
with complaints from readers and their own bloggers about formats and technological issues along the
way. The bumpy fit was at least partially responsible for the original Blog@Newsarama team jumping ship to reform as Robot6 at CBR, which seems to have taken the lead in readership in that time.
The move will probably increase TopTenReviews pages served by about 15-20%.
What could make life interesting is TopTenReviews review contributor system. One wonders if it’ll be applied to Newsarama, and if so, what new voices will be heard.
‘Sita Sings The Blues’
In a discussion last week with Mike Gold, I mentioned I had a film his wife would love to see, and he’d get a kick out of it too. And, since it’s available via Creative Commons, I can share it with you as well.
Sita Sings The Blues is a bit of a find, and it’s a bit tricky to find as well. Created by cartoonist Nina Paley, and featuring the songs of Annette Hanshaw, it’s an award-winning retelling of the Ramayana in four different animation styles. Sita is a goddess/princess/woman utterly devoted to her husband Rama, the god/prince/man, and they just can’t quite make thier marriage work. You can’t see it in theaters, but you can download it, or you can buy a limited edition DVD. (Why it’s a limited edition is a loooooong story.)
It’s 82 minutes long and worth every second. Watch it.
‘Triumph of the Will’ in the original Klingon
Next, a fight between the Yangs and the Khoms in “Deep Space Station Zebra”.
‘Astonishing X-Men’ motion comic has a music video
Great, now the X-Men are just like The Archies.
It’ll be premiering tonight on Attack Of The Show! on G4 at 7 PM eastern.
‘Wanted’ director Timur Bekmambetov produces ‘Black Lightning’ movie – see the trailer now!
All right, so Black Lightning is the translation of the movie title Черная молния from Russian.
And it probably won’t have that name when it gets released in the United States, as it has as much to do with the DC Comics character created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden as Mr. Miyagi’s protege has to do with the Legion of Super-Heroes. (Hmm. Maybe not the best example there.)
But it’s still a great deal of fun. Take a look:
Now, if you actually want to see more work from Black Lightning’s creators, we’re happy to show you the latest chapter of The Original Johnson by Trevor Von Eeden here on ComicMix just up today (the print edition is available for pre-order now in the Diamond catalog, hint hint) and you can visit Tony’s web site for great reviews and commentary.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles global rights sold to Nickelodeon for $60 million
From Nikki Finke:
Viacom’s Nickelodeon announced today it has acquired the global
intellectual property rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from
The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment. The purchase price was about
$60 million. Nickelodeon also announced plans to develop a new
CG-animated television series based on the popular superhero franchise
for 2012. Also, in partnership with Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, a new
release of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film is also planned for 2012. Nickelodeon has also acquired all merchandising rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
and will continue to work with its original and long-standing toy
partner, Playmates Toys, which has been the creative force behind the
TMNT master toy program over the last two decades. The deal was done by
Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group,
and Adam Goodman, the president of Paramount Pictures.
Not bad for a little black and white comic from the 80s.
On sale today, just in time for Halloween: ‘Frankenstein Mobster: Made Man’!
When policeman Terry Todd died, he became a monster with a body patched
together from three ruthless mobsters. Now he fights for inner control
against their evil souls in a conflict that could take corrupt,
haunted Monstoros City and dump it deeper into hell, unless his cop daughter
stops him first, in Frankenstein Mobster Book 1: Made Man by Mark Wheatley!
This massive tome includes additional art and comics,
new story pages, and detailed behind the scenes information as well as
deviant art by Adam Hughes, Mike Wieringo, George Freeman, Mike Oeming,
Scott Morse, Angelo Torres, Alex Nino, and Bernie Wrightson.
Get it at your local comic book store or at Amazon!
Want more of a taste? Watch the trailer!
Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe: Resolute’ comic by Larry Hama!
In conjunction with the release of the animated G.I. Joe: Resolute
on DVD November 3rd, we have an exclusive G.I. Joe: Resolute comic story written by legendary G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama and inspired by the series.
Featuring a more sophisticated animation style and story than prior animation and intended for the adult fan that grew up with the brand in the 80’s, G.I Joe: Resolute is an intense vision of the raging battle between the G.I. Joe team and the menacing COBRA organization.
Hasbro developed the bold, state-of-the-art animation with executive producer Sam Register as well as a dynamic creative team including Joaquim Dos Santos, a veteran animation director, who worked closely with award-winning comic writer Warren Ellis, who penned the story. This highly regarded team brings an edgy, intense feel to the animation, which features the most popular characters from the
G.I. Joe vs. COBRA saga such as Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes and
COBRA Commander.
The G.I. Joe: Resolute
DVD includes interviews with the filmmakers, storyboards, G.I. JOE files, bonus footage and a “Now You Know” teaser promo.
So go, read, enjoy.
You have not experienced Eminem until you have heard him in the original Klingon
When I wrote Creative Couplings and wrote the first Klingon Jewish wedding ceremony, I put a cute bit in about a Klingon Klezmer band playing at the reception. About a month before the book came out, I found out that there actually was a Klingon Klezmer band.
With that in mind, I present to you Klenginem, a German who sings Eminem songs in Klingon.
