Cinematical is boasting quite the scoop today, reporting that one of their industry insiders confirmed that Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt has turned in a script for Spider-Man 4 that will stretch over multiple films. Negotiations regarding the script are still going on, so there’s no certainty that Vanderbilt’s two-part story arc will end up on…
William "Willie" Elder, one of the illustrators instrumental in launching MAD Magazine, passed away today at age 86, according to various reports. Elder was one of several creators hired by MAD founder Harvey Kurtzman when the popular parody magazine first launched in 1952. No details have been released regarding Elder’s cause of death. His funeral…
Whenever the subject of The Dark Knight comes up, everyone seems to be asking the same question (when they’re not talking about the film’s viral marketing, that is): Do you think Heath Ledger will receive an Oscar post-humously? Over at Cinematical, they’ve started a discussion thread on exactly that subject, and the resulting comments have…
Whenever the subject of The Dark Knight comes up, everyone seems to be asking the same question (when they’re not talking about the film’s viral marketing, that is): Do you think Heath Ledger will receive an Oscar post-humously? Over at Cinematical, they’ve started a discussion thread on exactly that subject, and the resulting comments have…
Chris’ Invincible Super-Blog continues to be one of my favorite comic blogs on the InterWebs, as it never fails to crack me up while also turning me on to some comics that might not have otherwise been on my radar. Yesterday’s celebration of his one-year anniversary with the new ISB site was no exception. In…
Geriatric superheroes appear to be all the rage these days, as a number of sites are linking to Italian artist Donald Soffritti’s illustrations of Superman, Spider-Man and a variety of other super-types in their Golden Years. Soffritti’s work is great, and I can’t help but giggle every time I look at his take on DC…
While Warner Bros./DC is actively shutting down fundraisers, the friends and family of artist Gene Colan are continuing to put the word out about their need for donations to help with the cost of Colan’s medical bills due to dangerous liver problems. Dirk Deppey over at Journalista has made it the top story for the…
BoingBoing recently put the spotlight on Warner Bros. decision to shut down a series of original art auctions on eBay benefitting a childhood cancer charity. Apparently, many of the pieces of art in the auction (which the organizer had requested of his contacts in the comics community and they were more than happy to provide)…
Our pals over at Fanboy.com recently posted some really great work from artist Richard Mullins featuring Batman, Robin and a few other familiar characters. I’d love to have any one of these pieces hanging in my office, to be honest. Since I’m probably the last person you want to consult when it comes to describing…
To be filed under "Sometimes This Stuff Really Writes Itself," Newsweek.com is reporting that a 27-year-old man who dressed up as Star Wars villain Darth Vader (complete with garbage-bag cape) and attacked members of a British group calling itself the Jedi Church, has been officially spared any time in jail. According to reports, Arwel Wynne…
So what would it take to build your own Iron Man suit? Given enough money and access to scientific equipment, could you become a superhero? The good people over at The Chicago Tribune posed exactly those questions to James Kakalios, a University of Minnesota physics professor. Kakalios weighed in on the likelihood of building various…
Marvel.com, which recently cleaned up in the Eagle Awards as “Favorite Comics Related Website,” has posted some new art today featuring one of my favorite characters in the Marvel Universe: M.O.D.O.K. Or, more accurately, M.O.D.O.G. Yes, everyone’s favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing seems to have found himself a new hobby, as well as…
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