I saw the original 1987 Oliver Stone film not that long ago, and it really is a well constructed drama. Now, Stone and star Michael Douglas have reteamed for the sequel. Unlike long delayed sequels these days, this holds promise. The first film revelled in ’80s excess, while Money Never Sleeps will hopefully take the [...]
AC/DC and Iron Man 2 Team Up
I’ve never been a huge fan of AC/DC, but director Jon Favreau’s decision to use their Back in Black song on the first film 2 years ago set helped establish the bold playful mood, and distinguish it from other more serious superhero movies. The team from the film and the Aussie rockers are reuniting for [...]
Scott Kolins On The Flash
Is this piece (from next month’s Blackest Night: The Flash #3) the best thing Scott Kolins has ever done? I would say yes. Though it’s not hard to make The Flash look dynamic, with lines and lightning everywhere, especially in his wonderful new Blue Lantern costume, but this is a great pic.
Classic Lord of the Rings Toon on DVD
I vaguely remember this animated film back in my youth, and being kinda weirded out by it! Now I can watch it again and see if it makes more sense. Warner Home Video Distributes Heralded Animated Film as Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD with All-New Extra Content Combo Pack features Blu-Ray, DVD and Bonus Digital Copy [...]
Biomega In Feb
Press release from Viz Media below about their new series launching next month. Cool cover. MAN AND MACHINE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN SCI-FI ACTION MANGA BIOMEGA VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will debut the cyberpunk action manga series BIOMEGA [...]
Samuel L. Jackson Goes BOOM!
BOOM! Studios are doing the Marvel thing and releasing a teaser image, with no text. Here’s their lone picture of Samuel L. Jackson, but eagle eyed fans have noticed that it’s in relation to a new series called Cold Space, as seen in the April solicitations. COLD SPACE #1 (W) Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Calderon [...]
Asylum Press FCBD Preview
May 1 is the annual Free Comic Book Day event, to promote the diversity of our beloved medium. For that day only anyone is welcome to garb selected titles from participating FCBD retailers. Asylum Press have now released a preview of their FCBD one-shot right here. You can take a look at Fearless Dawn, Warlash [...]
Star Wars Shoes
George Lucas has given the thumbs up for use of sound effects from his timeless films, most notable for Family Guy parodies, but this trumps them all. Check out the Adidas ad below with classy Star Wars references. I feel cooler for having seen it. To view more of the collection, including shoes and clothes, go [...]
Tumor Review
Available next week is this pulp influenced tale from Archaia that held the #1 place on Amazon’s Kindle Graphic Novel Bestseller list for 2 months. Occasionally narrated by main character, private investigator Frank Armstrong, who’s middle-aged and ill of health, the book can be filed proudly under N for noir. Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov [...]
Robot 13 Trailer
The guys from the great new series Robot 13 have just released a trailer. It’s available now for your iPhone and Android devices. Go here to buy it. Oh, and we have an interview with the creators in Arcana #2, which should be on sale in early May.
Eight New Halo Legends Pics
February is a big month for Warner Bros., as both their Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Halo Legends animated films are released. Below the press release for the latter are 8 brand new pics from the anthology film, which is released on Feb 16. Produced by 343 Industries, a part of Microsoft Game [...]
Mesmo Delivery Preview
On Feb 3 Dark Horse is releasing a unique OGN from Rafael Grampa. Below are what the Horse say about it, plus a few random pages. See more here. When the Mesmo Delivery truck rolls into town, a heap of trouble is sure to follow. Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Grampá (5, Hellblazer) makes his full-length [...]
Ultimo From Lee And Takei
Stan Lee is co-creating a manga and it’s being released next month. Details below. VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RELEASE OF STAN LEE AND HIROYUKI TAKEI’S ULTIMO Historic Collaboration Comes To Life In New Manga Release VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, in [...]
The Walking Dead On TV
This is good news. Image Comics’ long running zombie series is coming to TV. Press release below. THE WALKING DEAD MARCH ON AMC “Madmen” and “Breaking Bad” Network Greenlights Walking Dead Pilot Variety reported today that Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s ongoing tale of survival horror in a post-apocalyptic world, THE WALKING DEAD, has been [...]
