Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today that The Darkness will reach Legacy Issue #75 in February, and the publisher will commemorate the milestone event by inviting a list of all-star artists to contribute to the oversized, special issue. (Fans and retailers confused by the renumbering should note The Darkness #75 is actually #11 of the…
According to ICv2′s of Diamond’s numbers, the top selling graphic novel for November was Vertigo’s Fables Vol. 11. The 12,800 units sold was good for first place but shows a dip from the previous volume. Second place went to Aspen’s Michael Turner Tribute Graphic Novel, “ the only other book with over 10,000 copies sold…
In the past, the holiday season is a time for at least one big box office hit, and while the period between 2001 and 2005 may have been taken over by Peter Jackson’s army of Orcs and giant gorillas, the pattern has been consistent. This year, however, you shouldn’t expect to be blown away, or…
Criminal investigation meets Greek mythology when current primetime television stars David McCallum and Marg Helgenberger assume the voices of Zeus and Hera, respectively, for Wonder Woman, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 films, débuting March 3 in multiple formats. McCallum, known to current TV audiences as Dr. Donald…
From Politico: Back in September Anne Schroder reported that actor Val Kilmer was mulling a New Mexico Governor’s run. And now that Bill "Bolo Tie" Richardson is Commerce Secretary to Be, well….there’s an opening. Folks in Albuquerque spotted the bloated star at a basketball game last night. The Albuquerque Journal’s caption: What was a movie star…
Collider managed to briefly speak with Warner Bros. President Alan Horn, who provided a little update eon their DC Universe properties. First up is the notion that Green Lantern will be the next hero to strut his stuff before the camera. With a screenplay completed and location scouting occurring in Australia, the film appears to…
Lost amidst DC Comics’ latest round of solicitations is a historic reprint collection of one of its seminal works: DC Comics Classics Library: Roots of the Swamp Thing. And it’s historic not because it represents the first hardback compilation of the material but because the story is being published in its entirety for the first…
The Dark Knight stunned movie audiences by taking the mature themes and tone of its predecessor, [[[Batman Begins]]], and amping things up by a factor of 10. The movie was hailed by critics for around the world and theatres packed in the crowds to the tune of $1 billion in box office (or thereabouts). In…
We celebrate our Big 300th Broadcast with another run through the comics and DVD Buy Me lists, and then some news on the future of ComicMix Radio , plus: Peter David explains how to add Fallen Angel trades to your gift list William Katt on just what to expect in this week’s Greatest American Hero…
The November numbers are in and ICv2 notes that sales of the top 300 titles fell 11% compared with a year ago. They note that with DC Comics and Marvel Comics skipping issues of Secret Invasion, Final Crisis, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Astonishing X-Men, and Justice League of America, there’s little wonder. Only two titles…
Warner Home Video has announced a March 17, 2009 release for the first season DVD collection of The Zeta Project. The animated series was loosely connected to the futuristic world of Batman Beyond, with the character making guest appearances after setting up the premise during the “Zeta” episode. It ran from January 27, 2001 through…
Not long before the buzz started on Watchmen, another graphic novel was also on just about everyone’s Must Read list, and it still is. Jeff Kinney’s Diary Of A Wimpy Kid is one of the cool comic creator success stories soon to be a major motion picture. In an exclusive interview, Jeff tells how it…
