Watchmen seems to be officially the big deal of Comic-Con so far, with long lines of people forming just to watch the upcoming film’s trailer at the Warner Bros. booth and to ogle the model of the Owl Ship. Then there’s news that a tie-in videogame is in the works. The AP has a report….
The electronic future of comics moves apace with the announcement that some manga titles will be distributed on Nintendo’s Wii videogame system. At first, it looks like this will only be available in Japan, but it may develop further. The companies, Kadokawa, Kodansha, Shueisha and Shogakukan, have formed a joint venture with a local software…
Today sees the release of one of the most odd comics projects of late, a compilation of stories based on the music of Tori Amos, Comic Book Tattoo. Spinner has a lengthy interview with Amos on the subject, as well as chats with many of the project’s creators. Read it all right here. Amos offers…
The trend of using comics in politics has been picking up steam of late, starting with the graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report to Dan Goldman’s upcoming 2008 campaign book to that nutso Oklahoma county commissioner who thinks he’s being attacked by Satan and gays. Now IDW is jumping into the political waters with…
Comic-Con International officially kicked off last night, and already there’s plenty of news to report: The early hit of the show? Heidi MacDonald of The Beat says it’s the model Owl Ship that Warner Bros. brought from the Watchmen film. "Cooler than dirt," Heidi says. Ed Brubaker makes the jump to scripting live-action, as Sony…
We’ve heard plenty about the dominance of the superhero in Hollywood, but a new story in the UK Telegraph puts some numbers together and shows just how much movies are benefitting from the comics influx. After a huge run of successful comics films, The Dark Knight (which happened to open with a record $158 million…
Boom! Studios has announced they’ll be publishing comic book adaptations of Pixar cartoon properties, with the first announced being an Incredibles project. The news comes as an early announcement from Comic-Con International, which is just getting underway. Boom EiC Mark Waid will be writing the Incredibles series, featuring covert art from Darwyn Cooke. "Today, American…
There’s a very small note in the New York Times (which has had a veritable shload of comics news lately) about DC imprint Vertigo, which is apparently adding a new imprint, or focus, or something. Vertigo will be doing some crime comics, though no projects are announced. Earlier this year Vertigo announced a new impetus…
We may soon see the first film without feet, as director Bryan Singer is reported to be eyeing an as-yet-unseen graphic novel by Rob Liefeld. Slash Film has the story. Bryan Singer is in negotiations to produce Capeshooters, an adaptation of Rob Liefeld’s upcoming graphic novel which tells the story of two slackers who become…
It’s official. Platinum has purchased Wowio. I won’t have a chance to get into details on the numbers yet, but expect something soon. Under the terms of the Agreement the Company acquired from the Members 100% of the membership interests of WOWIO for a total purchase price of $3,150,000 payable in shares of common stock…
The summer of change continues for Image Comics. Earlier, Erik Larsen stepped down as publisher, turning the reins over to Eric Stephenson. And now Robert Kirkman has signed on as a partner at the company. The New York Times has a story on this latest development in today’s Books section. And this week at Comic-Con…
You know superheroes are dominating Hollywood when the movie trade Variety features an extended ode to Neal Adams. The piece, which includes some quotes from Adams, stresses his role in bringing about more serious superhero comics, particularly on Batman, and how that has influenced superhero movies. Major studios have mounted a corporate takeover of Comic-Con…
