Well, geez, it sure looks like he has, doesn’t it? Apparently, BBC Channel 4 is bringing back Max Headroom for a series of TV ads to raise awareness of their switchover to digital, and yes, that’s Matt Frewer, the actor who played the original Max Headroom (and will be playing Moloch the Mystic in Watchmen)….
Direct from the floor of the Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus, we introduce you to a creator who has taken the joy and pain of working in a collectible toy store and made it into a fascinating web comic. Meet David Willis and his creation, Shortpacked! Plus: • DC steps up and collects Starman in a…
In entertainment, as with so many other subjective phenomena, many of the old clichés come into play, the main ones being “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.” While one purpose of entertainment may be to seize on the universal in…
Beginning July 9th, ToykoPop’s top-selling manga Princess Ai will be headed to many American Sunday newspapers, courtesy of Universal Newspaper Syndicate. The co-creation of rocker, actress and idol of EMS workers Courtney Love along with Misaho Kujiradou, Yazawa Ai, and others, Princess Ai is reportedly Love’s fantasy alter-ego. Prior to becoming an American idol, Love…
Anime News Network reports, "In a press conference following a meeting of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet on Tuesday morning, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Asō announced the creation of an ‘International Manga Award’ for manga artists and creators from outside Japan." Asō, known for being an outspoken manga fan, said "I want to make the…
You know something’s become a cultural phenomenon when it’s used as a springboard for humor pieces, on the assumption that viewers and readers will "get it" because the source material has become firmly embedded in our collective consciousness. So it was with great amusement that I read Dr. PZ Myers’ take on 300 wherein he…
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the work of everyone’s favorite creepy cartoonist, Edward Gorey, will be made into a movie. The project is being developed by Walden Media (the people who brought you the Narnia movie), the Jim Henson Company, and Fox 3000. Brad Peyton will direct from a script written by Matthew Huffman. It’s…
Oh, how I love financial and legal shenanigans. Stan Lee Media has one of the messier histories in the dot-com boom and bust, with tales of stock manipulation and attempted bribes to Bill and Hillary Clinton by partner Peter Paul. And it looks like we aren’t done yet. Fresh out of bankruptcy, Stan Lee Media,…
Sources tell us that Joe Simon was interviewed for tonight’s episode of Nightline on ABC about his creation, Captain America. Check your local listings for times.
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