Michael Uslan on who’s the star of Batman movies
With all the talk of a new Batman, producer of the Batman movies Michael E. Uslan reveals who he believes the star of a Batman movie is.
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Mike Gold: Polishing Icons
There was a time when it was generally perceived that iconic heroic fantasy characters such as The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, The Shadow and Buck Rogers were so popular for so long that they would be around forever. I think of that whenever somebody alleges Superman and Spider-Man will be around forever. Times change,…
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Dennis O’Neil: The Boys Who Film Batman
Messrs. Pisani and Uslan, step into the spotlight, center stage and take a bow! But before we deliver the plaudits, we should perhaps tell you who they are. Of course most of you already know, but there are always a few… well, I don’t want to call them “retards” because that is not politically correct…
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Dennis O’Neil: Beginnings, Myths, & The Flash
I guess that now we know because – correct me if I’m wrong – last Tuesday we were all hunkered down in front of our television sets watching the latest addition to broadcast video’s superhero pantheon acquire his powers. ‘T’was lightning mixed with some other stuff that made the Flash the Flash. Can we all…
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Mike Gold: The Reason Why We’re Here
Forgive me if I ramble as I babble. I just got back from a 2000+ mile drive, linking up with a whole bunch of good people including ComicMix’s own Marc Allan Fishman – and family, Kitchen Sink’s own Denis Kitchen (the University of Wisconsin honored Denis with a well-deserved exhibition of his work), the real…
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Mike Gold: The Joker’s New Friend
I always wondered how World War II would have turned out if only Joseph Goebbels had a sense of humor. After all, what’s the old adage – you get more with a smile and a bomb than just a bomb alone? Really, the whole concept of Harley Quinn is based upon this philosophy. You know…
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MOONSTONE MONDAY-LATEST GREEN HORNET DETAILS ANNOUNCED!
Win Scott Eckert announces contents for THE GREEN HORNET CASEFILES I’m pleased to announce the final contents Moonstone Books‘ second Green Hornet anthology,The Green Hornet Casefiles. Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert Cover Art (Limited Edition Hardcover): Rubén Procopio Cover Art (Trade Edition Softcover): Michael Wm. Kaluta 336pgs, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9” Contents: “The…
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Michael Uslan goes from ‘Dark Knight’ to Archie and Pureheart the Powerful
We all knew that Michael Uslan, executive producer of the Batman movies (All of them. Yes, that one. That one too. Okay, not the Adam West one) was scripting the upcoming Archie #600, wherein the Eternal Teenager finally ties the knot with Veronica, settling more than seventy years(!) of wondering. What we just found yesterday,…
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The Point – May 1st, 2009
WOLVERINE is on movie screens from coast to coast and now it is a wait for the numbers game. we talk to Michael Uslan who recalls what was like waiting for the same a few years ago with a film called BATMAN BEGINS and then great ready for the scoop on what his next super…
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The Point – April 27th, 2009
Ticket sales are already off the charts for this weekend’s kick off of the summer movie blockbuster season. We all take our chances hoping for another Dark Knight and not another Spirit, but what about the creative people who roll the dice risking millions? Meet Michael Uslan who, for over three decades, has been the…
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Michael Uslan Teams with Sam Raimi on ‘The Shadow’
It’s been two years since there has been any serious movement on a new feature film adaptation of The Shadow. Two years ago this month, Sony announced that they obtained the rights and will have Sam Raimi on board to produce and possibly direct the feature, telling the press, “I’ve been a passionate Shadow fan…
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Batcave Home Theater
Valerie D’Orazio points us to this Gizmodo story about a home theater system company that built their very own Bat-theater. While it’s pretty dang cool, it’s not quite as impressive as the comic book professional who converted his basement into his own Batcave, complete with: giant screen TV desk carved in the shape of a…
