Like we haven’t had enough science fiction shows from the 80’s remade lately… here’s the trailer from ABC’s upfronts for V: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjPQjQGdbU Yes, that’s Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost and Morena Baccarin from Firefly with the butch haircut. Interestingly, some people are finding current political metaphor in it, such as David Sirota in Salon: Am I…
Here is today’s list of comic-related news items that might not generate a post of their own, but may be of interest… * V for ABC: ABC has announced that they’ve picked up the pilot for a remake of "V". Oh, don’t pretend you don’t remember the series. If nothing else, we wrote about it…
The lizards are coming, and we’re not talking about Dr. Curt Connors’ family reunion. A remake of the 1980s miniseries V is being developed by ABC. The series is written by The 4400 co-creator/executive producer Scott Peters, who will also executive produce V. "Whenever I mention V to anybody, they still have a lot of…
It makes my fingers ache when I think about how long it must have taken to transcribe Daniel Whiston’s interview with Alan Moore (Watchmen, V For Vendetta), but it’s well worth a read for anyone interested in the legendary scribe’s approach to the craft of writing. Moore addresses his work on various prominent and a…
The Science Fiction Writers of America have announced the final ballot for the 2007 Nebula Awards. As a paid-up SFWA member, I’d like to point out two items: â–º The movie adaptation of V For Vendetta has been nominated as one of best science-fiction scripts of the year. â–º The original comic book on which…
A few interesting bits of Alan Moore history have found their way online recently, and you won’t have to pay a dime for them. AlterTube has posted "The Mindscape of Alan Moore," a 78-minute documentary about the creator of Watchmen and V For Vendetta that explores his growth as a storyteller and modern-day, magical… Well,…
Today in 1605, Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace, found Guy Fawkes in a cellar below the English Parliament building, involved in a plot to blow up Parliament itself. The day was later known as "Guy Fawkes Day" and served as an inspiration for Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s graphic novel, V for Vendetta. Yes,…
Yes, it’s true. The Wachowski Brothers, who started writing comics for Marvel before they went on to direct The Matrix trilogy, wrote and produced the V For Vendetta movie, publish Burlyman Comics (home of Doc Frankenstein and Shaolin Cowboy), and now making Speed Racer, exist no longer. Why? Well, one of them’s not a brother…
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