Over at MySpace TV, comedian Bill Hader interviews Ed Brubaker on his critically praised series Criminal.
The photo-driven interview is funny at first, then slides into nigh-hilarious, then back into pretty darn funny… and it’s chock full of name-dropping fun!
Best line?
Brubaker: "You DO know those are two different series, right?"
Ahh, welcome to the world of celebrity interviews, Bill. I sympathize.
The Merry Marvel Marketing Machine is firing on all cylinders once again, with coverage of this week’s return of Captain America (in the pages of Captain America #34) planned for every television channel, radio station, newspaper, mailing list and telephone pole on this planet and, quite possibly, a few others.
What’s that, you say? It’s not actually Captain America who’s returning, but his formerly deceased sidekick, Bucky Barnes, who has thrown away Cap’s shield in favor of a gun? You say he’s sporting a cybernetic arm and a bad attitude instead of a body full of super-soldier serum and some good ol’ American pride? And he’s not even wearing Cap’s old costume?
Well, I refuse to hear another word about it, Mr. HatesAmerica. Instead, I’m going to put my hands over my ears, hum The Star-Spangled Banner and provide you with a heaping helping of Captain America coverage, in the form of the links below. Remember: They go great with apple pie!
Current series writer Ed Brubaker addressed the whole gun-toting hero issue, explaining, "people forget that Captain America carried a gun a lot in World War II. Every three covers there was a shot of Captain America with a machine gun or a flamethrower – or an atom bomb."
The Daily News also coaxed some hints about the future of Steve Rogers, the former Captain America, from Quesada in this excerpt:
Quesada admits Rogers, the scrawny kid from the lower East Side who was injected with Super Soldier serum and turned into one of the most recognizable characters in pop culture, may yet return.
This could be fun: Marvel wants to see you in your costume and they’re handing out prizes to the best-dressed Marvel fans. All you have to do is head over to www.marvel.com/costumecontest right now to enter Marvel’s First Annual Costume Contest!
The deadline for submissions is October 22. Then, from October 23 through October 29, fans will be able to vote on Marvel.com for their favorite entry. Then, before you go trick-or-treating, check Marvel.com on Halloween day to see if you’re one of the winners of Marvel’s First Annual Costume Contest and Marvel Costume Contest Voter Sweepstakes
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a personalized ‘handbook style’ page to appear in a Marvel comic book and be spotlighted in a feature article on Marvel.com along with a signed Captain America Omnibus by Ed Brubaker; plus, one randomly selected voter will win a signed Captain America Omnibus by Ed Brubaker for helping judge the competition.
Now if they’re really serious, they’ll make a cover out of the costume.
Johanna Draper-Carlson picks up on what was bugging me about this PR piece from Marvel about Daredevil #98:
Received in email under the subject line “Will Daredevil’s Wife Survive?”
Karen Page. Elektra. All the women Matt Murdock has loved have been violently taken from him, victims of unspeakable tragedies and in Daredevil #98, his wife Milla Donovan may be next! The Gladiator has returned, more enraged and brutal than ever, with one purpose in mind: making Matt Murdock suffer! With the defender of Hell’s Kitchen in police custody and the Gladiator alone with a terrified Milla, things aren’t looking good for the wife of Daredevil…and history isn’t on her side either. The penultimate chapter of “To The Devil, His Due” will have huge ramifications for Daredevil as he races towards the milestone Daredevil #100.
The Eisner-nominated team of Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano continue to earn acclaim for their run on Daredevil. “Brubaker, Lark, and Gaudiano tell a gripping tale that moves at a frenetic pace,” said Richard Renteria of Newsarama.Com, who also praised the series as one “that never slows down the story and makes the reader feel as if they are in for the ride of their lives.” …
With his wife’s life in peril and seemingly no way to reach her, Daredevil may be headed for the worst day in life. One thing’s for sure—by the end of this issue, no one’s going to be the same!
Daredevil’s worst day? What about Milla’s? Oh, don’t mind her, she’s not the title character, she’s just something to be fought over.
I really admire Marvel’s cahones… not only are they selling a book based on “the woman might die!”, they start off by pointing out how many times they’ve used the same plot point before with this character…. I can’t decide which is stupider, the tasteless emphasis on killing the wife or the repetitiveness of how stale this feels.
It is stale… in this case, it’s lifted straight out of Wait Until Dark, right down to Milla’s Audrey Hepburn-esque hairdo. But yes, as bad as it is for Jack Bauer, it’s not nearly as bad as it is for Teri Bauer. Remember her?
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