Tip of the hat to The Hollywood Reporter for letting us know that the third installment of Chris Nolan’s Batman franchise will be hitting theaters July 20th, 2012. So long as the Mayans and Jon Cusak were wrong, and that the Earth is still in tact… consider the date iCal-able. July of course seems to…
You probably know his voice from FAMILY GUY and THE VENTURE BROTHERS and you might know his face from RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and even SEINFELD. PATRICK WARBURTON was even THE TICK, and he’s anxious to get back to that role as he tells us here. Plus say goodbye to Michael Scott and Ron Burgundy and…
Warner Bros. is now so committed to getting a Superman film out the door by 2013 that it’s now showing up in press releases from partners. IMAX, as part of their earnings statement, announced that they’ve signed a deal with Warner Bros. to release 20 films in IMAX format up to 2013. And on the…
Biff! Pow! Bam! Not in the face! File this under the “Well, finally!” pile, folks. After parodying basically everything else in pop culture, the adult film industry has finally parodied the Adam West Batman franchise. Batman: XXX by folks at Vivid VIdeo will hit the shelves (behind beaded curtains) in May. You can’t make this…
We were teased with the next direct-to-DVD animated feature when Justice League came out a few months back. Personally, we never understood why Jason Todd was resurrected or why DC and Warner Home Video considered this story worthy of adaptation, but here is comes. What follows is the press release with the details: BURBANK, CA…
The Hollywood Reporter has the skinny on the Cartoon Network upfronts, and there are many familiar faces for comics fans this year. Young Justice: Being a teenager means proving yourself over and over—to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage…
Some boys grow up to be scientists. Others grow up to be bus drivers. Some become doctors. Others become writers. Some become international playboys who fight crime at night in order to make good on the their promise to their dead parents. Others become international playboys who need to murder at night in order to…
The list is out. Pretty straightforward, with a few surprises (No Todd Klein or John Workman for lettering? And was Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader not eligible?) Our congratulations to all the nominees. We’ll be starting the betting pools in 3… 2… Best Short Story • “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline…
Science fiction followers take note: The 2010 Hugo nominee list is out. For those not so in-the-know, the Hugo awards (named for Amazing Stories’ creator Hugo Gernsback) have been recognizing great work in Science Fiction or Fantasy since 1955, and have recently added comic books to their categories under consideration. This year’s nominees are an…
The Golden Age of Comics usually refers to the first period of massive super-hero output, roughly 1938 to around 1950, give or take. Super-heroes lost their following, and desperate publishers rushed to replace capes with westerns, romance, and horror – or all three, if they could figure out how to do it. Sometimes, decisions were…
Sitting here at I-Con, the word is spreading throughout the Green Room with alarm that Dick Giordano, one of the most universally beloved figures in the comics world is gone. Growing up as a comics reader, I was first aware of Dick as a superlative inker, usually in tandem with Neal Adams on Green Lantern…
