THE PUBLISHER OF WILD CAT BOOKS SPEAKS!
Pulp mastermind Ron Hanna stops by the All Pulp site today to talk about things past and future! A great look into one of the most respected pulp publishers around! Check it out under the Interviews section!
Category: News
Tell Us the Craziest Thing in Comics and Win a Digital Download of ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’
There are some movies that provide us with indelible characters and performances, few giving us more than one. Then there are movies that help reflect a decade of the American experience. But, there are few that do all of the above and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of those films.
Now, in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Academy Award winning film, it’s available for the first time as a download on iTunes with extras including all-new interviews with Michael Douglas and Deleted Scenes (starring Jack Nicholson). The Blu-ray edition of the film also came out this week so you have a choice.
For those unfamiliar with the story, it is based on the American literary classic by Ken Kesey. One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is the powerfully dramatic film that took the
1975 Academy Awards by storm with its compelling tale about the triumph
of the human spirit and the fight for freedom.
Our friends at Warner Digital have given us a free download to bestow on a lucky ComicMix reader. What we’re looking for is the craziest thing you’ve read in a comic book this year. Name a character, incident, cover image, whatever (or an incident from the real world relating to comics) and put it in the comments section below. Our team of judges at ComicMix will evaluate your contributions and pick a winner. Submissions have to be posted in the comments section for this item not later than 11:59 p.m. Thursday, September 16.
Electro-shock is optional. (But fun.)
Graphic Novel Says A Long Goodbye to Oprah
There are institutions in Chicago that make the city what it is. Deep-dish pizza loaded with premium toppings. A hot dog “dragged through the garden.” The Sears Tower (sorry, it’ll never be “Willis Tower” to anyone in the city). Da Bears. And Oprah. More than the robust food, gigantic buildings, or the amazing football team, Oprah’s seat in pop culture has been cemented in recent years as an unstoppable brand. Thanks to the big O, no less than than four talk shows litter the dial. And soon, an entire cable network will launch, thanks to the big O. In addition to the television shows, Oprah and her fifth-dimensionally named Harpo productions is responsible for magazines, telefilms, a radio station, and, we’re pretty sure, an eventual space station where housewives will be whisked away by private rocket to nibble on Southern comfort food and dish on their louse husbands, in between book-club meetings.
Earlier in this year, Oprah shocked her audience of 12 billion viewers by announcing the end of her talk show. And while some shows may have a special “farewell” episode, Oprah is enjoying a “farewell season.“ Chicago comic creators Todd Allen and Scott Beaderstadt are dedicating an arc of their graphic novel series Division and Rush in response to the announcement of Oprah’s eventual retirement on daily TV. Division and Rush is a serial strip published on the Chicago Tribune Media Group’s ChicagoNow website. It follows the exploits of a pair of Chicago detectives as they scour the city and confront eerily familiar pop-culture icons and current events. Story arcs from the strips are collected and reprinted as full-fledged graphic novels. The first arc, “The Murder Professor,” was a #1 bestseller on Amazon for the Kindle.
The newly announced second arc, dubbed “The Cult of Low Self-Esteem,” follows Oprah-esque television diva Opa! as she announces her eventual move to California. Not everyone is thrilled by her decision, and the murderous romp begins to unfold. We here at ComicMix dig the strip, and think you should do yourself a favor and check it out. Just don’t tell Oprah we recommended it, lest we incur her wrath. Don’t think that’s scary? Just a tip, there, hotshot: the last time Oprah got mad, America gave up BEEF for a month. We don’t want to see what happens if we get on her death-ray radar anytime soon.
Want to win ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy on Blu-ray?
Of course you do, it’s new and shiny and out in stores today
— but we’re not giving it away to just anyone.
Send a note telling us who you think the lead character really is in The Lord of the Rings (and why) to @ComicMix
on Twitter (you can click the link below) by Thursday, September 16th,
and a winner will be chosen at random. (If you’re not a member of the
Twitterverse yet, you Luddite, you can also just comment below.) There is
a runner-up prize as well, with extra ‘LOTR’ goodies, including a
poster. We’ll announce the lucky buggers on
September 17th. Here are some ground rules:
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
To enter, send who you think is the lead character in ‘Lord of the Rings’ and why to @ComicMix on Twitter or comment below (not anonymously, of course).
Your entry must be posted before Thursday, September 16th, 8 PM Eastern Time.
You may enter only once. No being tricksy now– we hates that.
One grand prize winner and one runner-up will be selected in a random
drawing. One Grand Prize Winner will receive The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
(valued at $99); One Runner-up Winner will receive
‘Lord of the Rings’ merchandise (valued at $49).
Congratulations to All Pulp Member Ron Fortier!
At the Champion City Comic Con, the Best Continuing Independent Series Award went to Mr.Jigsaw – Man of a Thousand Parts, by Ron Fortier and artist Gary Kato. As one of All Pulp’s Spectacled Seven, Ron’s a beloved member of the All Pulp team and we’d like to give him a major shout out for the well-deserved honor. Full details can be found on our News page!
Eleven years without tides…
Some days I think I can still see it there in the night sky…
What’s really horrible is the entire controversy over people wanting to replace it with a giant crescent moon, but some yo-yos think that’s too Islamic.
Kevin McCarthy: 1914-2010
Actor Kevin McCarthy, made famous by his role of Dr. Miles Bennell in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, passed away this past Saturday in Cape Cod; he was 96 years old.
McCarthy, who has been acting since 1938, has had an amazingly long career, acting even to this year, with many roles under his belt in the 90’s as well. A look at his IMDB page includes roles in movies, television, and even some voice-over work. His notable roles included Uncle Walt in the Twilight Zone movie, roles in Innerspace, Dark Tower, The Howling, and even a role as Marilyn Monroe’s husband in the 1961 film “The Misfits”.
And while some in the later generations may recognize him as the evil R. J. Fletcher of Weird Al’s cinematic opus, UHF, it would be his role in Body Snatchers that would prove to be his most memorable. McCarthy would end up lending his memorable “You’re next!” performance in numerous spoofs and sci-fi projects… he even made a cameo as Dr. Bennell in the ’78 Body Snatchers remake, starring Donald Sutherland. Topping the list of off cameos though, McCarthy ended up appearing as Dr. Bennell in the 2003 Looney Toons: Back in Action movie– still in glorious black and white.
Kevin was married twice, once to Augusta Dabney, and then to Kate Crane. He had five children. Our condolences to his family.
Amazing what a difference (less than) a year can make in comics
I wrote this a year ago last Friday. Amazing how time flies, doesn’t it?
Monday Mix-Up: The Midichlorian Rhapsody
Hey there, kids! Remember when Star Wars was awesome? Yeah, we do too. Then ole’ George fired up his bank of super computers, “wrote” a script, and here we are years later still trying to figure out what happened to the Star Wars of our youth. But, prequels be damned! Give the credit to the YouTube viral nation, for spawning an amazing creation that’ll melt that polar ice cap you have in your heart when you hear the word… midichlorian.
Well, the video vanguards have put together a mix-up of Star Wars saga of one troubled youth, and married it with “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Blend it well, add an umbrella and slice of pineapple and you get Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff’s masterpiece, the Midichlorian Rhapsody.
MOONSTONE MONDAY IS HERE!!
Welcome once again to MOONSTONE MONDAY, a spotlight on one of the most prolific modern publishers in the Pulp genre! Interviews abound today from writers and staff involved in Moonstone’s comic line RETURN OF THE ORIGINALS!!! Our Featured Interview is Moonstone’s Main Man, JOE GENTILE!!! Click on the Interview tab and read words from Win Scott Eckert, Tim Lasiuta, Howard Hopkins, Eric Fein, and Aaron Shaps! Also check out Barry Reese’s latest column for a tip of the hat to Moonstone on its handling of a classic character! And check back in this evening for Reviews, Reviews, Reviews!!! All on ALL PULP and MOONSTONE MONDAYS!!
