SDCC: Pixar Previews ‘Up’
Pixar’s still coming off the massive (critical at least) success of WALL-E, and already they’re putting out a first look at their next film, titled Up. The preview is below. Original Video– More videos at TinyPic
-
-
NY Times: Have Superhero Movies Peaked?
There’s an interesting question posed by the New York Times film critic A.O. Scott in a new piece regarding superhero movies. He surveys the Summer of the Superhero and notes the genre’s success, but then wonders if it might have hit a creative high-water mark. In other words, could the conventions of the superhero limit…
-
SDCC: The Eisner Awards
The staple of Comic-Con, the Eisner Awards, occurred yesterday evening, and Heidi MacDonald over at The Beat did everyone a favor by liveblogging the ceremony. Check out her coverage right here. The Eisners, in case you aren’t familiar, are essentially the Academy Awards of the comics world. Here’s a taste: Next up…Best Painted Work, and…
-
SDCC: ‘Greatest American Hero’ Returns
Here’s some Comic-Con news that’s sure to have the old "believe it or not, we’re walking on air…" song stuck in your head, the people behind the ’80s superhero show The Greatest American Hero have unveiled some upcoming projects. At a panel session involving the show’s creator (on video) and some stars, it was announced…
-
SDCC: Marvel Adapts ‘Ender’s Game’
Marvel continues to expand on its comic adaptations of literary properties with the news out of Comic-Con that a six-issue miniseries of Ender’s Game is on the way. The famed sci fi series was written by Orson Scott Card, who also has written Ultimate Iron Man for Marvel. The artist on that book, Pasqual Ferry,…
-
Dabel Bringing ‘The Warriors’ to Comics
MTV has a new comics blog (wrap your brain around that), and already they have some interesting news. The Dabel Bros. are going to be doing some original comic books based on The Warriors, that cult classic movie of a group of gangsters trying to survive a run through hostile gang territory… while they wear…
-
SDCC: ‘Wolverine,’ ‘Twilight,’ ‘Watchmen’ Interviews
Entertainment Weekly has posted a load of video interviews from Comic-Con, including a handful with Stephanie Meyer, creator of the Twilight novels, which have been made into a film. Teen-age girls, commence your screaming. Another guest to the interview room includes Hugh Jackman, who surprised everyone when he showed up to talk about X-Men Origins:…
-
SDCC: C.B. Cebulski on ‘X-Men: Infernus’
The big announcement out of Marvel’s X-Men panel at Comic-Con was the news that Infernus will be the next big X event, starting in December. It apparently has ties to Inferno, a previous crossover. Newsarama talked to C.B. Cebulski about the event: Newsarama: First off CB, does Inferno II have anything to do with the…
-
The Weekly Haul: Comics Reviews for July 26
Wait a second, reviews of actual comic book? Isn’t Comic-Con going on? Yes and yes. I made it to the comics shop a bit belated this week on account of the San Diego craziness, but apparently real comics came to real comic book stores this week, although it was an understandably small batch. That being…
-
SDCC: Playing ‘DC Universe Online’
A few lucky folks at Comic-Con have been able to test out the MMO DC Universe Online, and reports are starting to come in about the gameplay experience. Over at Newsarama, the game gets a positive early review: The character I was playing was called Rockslide, who had earth-based powers (similar to Terra from the…
-
SDCC: The ‘Watchmen’ Panel
Friday’s big event at Comic-Con was probably the Watchmen panel, which featured director Zack Snyder, Dave Gibbons and the main cast. Snyder showed off a new, less-PG trailer, described at CBR: The trailer opens with a shot of Rorschach, then cuts to a giant Dr Manhattan blasting apart Vietnamese soldiers. We then see Rorshach searching…
-
SDCC: Rockne S. O’Bannon Writing ‘Farscape’ Series
Back in June at Heroes Con, the joke was made that John Byrne would be working with Mark Waid and Boom! Studios on the upcoming Farscape comics series, which quickly was turned into a bona fide Internet rumor (whoops). There’s now a no-joke announcement on the Farscape writer, and — surprise, surprise — it’s Rockne…
