“So, did you download last week’s torrent of the DC number ones and Ultimate Spider-Man?”
What? Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yo ho ho.
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Upcoming Comics To Video Game Releases
This year has seen a ton of comics-to-feature-film releases, and the video game market is not different. However, the trend to games doesn’t always yield positive results, as many are done as quick cash-ins to support the film releases (“[[[Thor]]]”, “[[[Green Lantern: Rise Of The Manhunters]]]”). However, every so often, a tie-in turns into a…
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Reviews from the 86th Floor: Barry Reese looks at Fortune’s Pawn
FORTUNE’S PAWNWritten by Nancy A. HansenPro Se PressISBN 9781466243460179 pages, $12.00 Okay, let’s establish something right away: I don’t generally read fantasy. I did when I was younger, really digging Dragonlance and the like… but nowadays, the only time I read fantasy is when I dig open a Robert E. Howard collection for old-times sake….
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9/11 – Cartoonists Unite!
Continuing a great and long-standing tradition, about 90 of our top newspaper comic strips will be commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on and in Boston MA, New York City NY, Newark NJ, Shanksville PA and Washington DC by producing special strips, with each cartoonist making his or her individual comment on the…
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Marvel Minimalism from Marko Manev of Macedonia
These are some of the neatest superhero posters I’ve come across in a while. Take a look at his posters for the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, Wolverine, and Magneto.
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MARTHA THOMASES: Comics, Quality and Obscenity
Inevitably, when discussing the best way to market comics to a larger, non-indoctrinated audience, someone will suggest “good writing and art” as the sure-fire remedy. The mirror image of this is accusing publishers of employing “cheap publicity stunts.” I was on the receiving end of this charge from Gary Groth of The Comics Journal when…
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MICHAEL DAVIS: Spanish Harlem – The New Spider-Man, Part 2
Please readpart 1 from last week before reading this. Thanks!Spider-Man: The Rice And Beans War By Glenn Beck When Manny awoke he was looking down the barrel of an Arizona State Trooper’s gun. He and Juan and the illegal brothers and sisters they were transporting to a better life in Arizona were all sitting on…
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MICHAEL DAVIS: Spanish Harlem, Glenn Beck, Venom, and The New Spider-Man
When I came back to ComicMix it was decided that the focus would be on comics and related media. My former column was often politically charged and often had nothing to do with comics. I still write weekly rants about politics and other things that drive me nuts on my website, michaeldavisworld.com, but ComicMix should…
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Marvel Movie Round-Up UPDATED
As this summer season winds down, Sony is looking three years ahead. According to Deadline, they have already staked out May 2, 2014 for the sequel to 2012’s Amazing Spider-Man. James Vanderbilt, who penned the first script, has already been tapped for the sequel although it’s way too soon to know anything about the content….
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LET THERE BE PULP-NEW COLUMN LOOKING AT EARLY CAP FILM ATTEMPT!
LET THERE BE PULP- Examining where Pulp Classics Start- by Frank Schildiner Millions, including your humble narrator, await the opening of the new CAPTAIN AMERICA feature film, one that promises to bring the character back to his Simon and Kirby roots. But old Cap has a troubled history with Hollywood that has this writer shuddering…
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Marvel Partners with Williams-Sonoma
In the what won’t thiey think of next department, we just received this release about Kitchen ware. Yes, when you’re ready to get back to baking as the summer heat fades, you can decorate your fall cupcakes for school with Marvel heroes. Interestingly, as seen in the graphic, classic Marvel Age artwork is being used,…
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Sam Raimi Begins his Journey to Oz
Pontiac, MI., July 25, 2011—Walt Disney Pictures’ fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, went in front of the cameras at the brand-new Raleigh Studios in Pontiac, Michigan, on Monday, July 25, 2011, boasting a stellar cast that includes Academy Award® nominee James Franco (127 Hours) as the young wizard, Golden…
