As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau’s Perhapanauts. So I was pretty happy to see them launch a new Perhapanauts website, complete with previews of the upcoming "King-Size Annual" that marks their debut with new publisher Image Comics. Oh, and if you’re the type who’s been holding your…
Comic readers looking for a monthly fix of slimy, tentacled horror from the inky blackness, it appears that your search is over. Boom! Studios has decided to take its former Cthulhu Tales one-shots the monthly route beginning in March, providing a regular fix of Lovecraftian horror for aficianadoes of the Ancient Ones’ dark shenanigans. CBR…
First off, It’s not often you see the names of comic creators Steve Gerber (who passed away this week), Rob Liefeld and Joe Quesada mentioned in the same sentence, so I want you to bask in the moment before I move on to the actual reason for this post. Go ahead… I’ll give you a…
The mind of Mike Mignola has always been a fountain of creativity when it comes to bizarre creatures, mood-setting locations and complicated characters, but it looks like the crew charged with bringing these elements to life for Hellboy II: The Golden Army is doing a bang-up job of it. As part of their extended, on-location…
Now that the first "Transformers" film has returned to the spotlight due to all of the effects-related awards it’s received, speculation about the film’s sequel is running rampant once again. In a video interview with "Transformers" director Michael Bay, Bay hints at the introduction of a new "species" in the sequel. Bay said the first…
Wired reports that the much-anticipated online multiplayer game based on the Marvel Comics universe has been officially scrapped. Shane Kim, the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios, confirmed termination of "Marvel Universe Online," which was planned for development with MMO studio Cryptic. Kim cited "commercial considerations" as the main factor in the game’s cancellation,…
As we reported recently, the upcoming DC project featuring a story by Kurt Busiek and art by Mark Bagley finally has a name: Trinity. DC announced the project at last weekend’s retailers summit, and have now begun providing some additional details about the series, as well as their other upcoming event series, Final Crisis. In…
As we reported yesterday, comics legend Steve Gerber passed away Sunday. Anyone looking for proof of the impact his work had on generations of comic readers need only take a quick look around the ‘Net. Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter provides a long, detailed look at Gerber’s career and a wonderful assessment of Steve…
Chris Eccleston, who played Doctor Who in the first season of the recently relaunched series, will play a villain, Destro, in the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film. The role was originally slated for Irish-born actor David Murray, but "visa issues" forced his withdrawal. "G.I. Joe" is scheduled for an Aug. 7, 2009, release and currently stars …
Yesterday we reported that a lawsuit filed by J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate and publisher HarperCollins against New Line Cinema could impede production of "The Hobbit" films, and now another much anticipated film could become mired in legal limbo. 20th Century Fox filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over "Watchmen," the big-screen adaptation of the Alan Moore…
Former Spider-Man Group Editor Danny Fingeroth has a new book out titled Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero, in which he examines the "cultural origins of the superhero" with special attention to the way Jewish creators and their experiences influenced the early years of the industry. Over at CBR,…
Mark Evanier has announced the death of comics legend Steve Gerber on his website. Gerber was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and had been in and out of hospitals for quite a while — an experience he had been chronicling on his website. Gerber’s career in comics included work with a variety of publishers, most notably…
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