Wired has a neato little spotlight on writer/artist James Kochalka (American Elf) about his new videogame Glorkian Warrior, his role in the new animated/live action film Mars and more. Oh, and he also sings (see below). Read the interview here.
Smell Like Stark, Look Like Osborn
Fragrance manufacturer Diesel has put out a new men’s cologne, with their Only The Brave bottle now covered in red and gold. Fittingly so, as the fragrance is tying into May’s Iron Man 2. Fair enough, as all manner of products are getting in on the marketing ploy. The scent consists of, “top notes of [...]
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Teaser
The latest in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series of games is due out this year. Not much is known yet, but the live action teaser certainly shows that Future Soldier is an apt title. Game trailers are fast becoming better than what Hollywood can produce. See what I mean?
Ron Marz’s New Site
Along with Chuck Dixon, Ron Marz is one of my favourite under-appreciated writers. I’ve interviewed Marz before, for Broken Frontier, and he’s always been a consistent and reliable writer with storytelling know-how that doesn’t need to revert to “adult” tactics to create an entertaining story. Most of his work recently has been with Top Cow, [...]
A-Z of Awesomeness
Now here’s the perfect way to teach your kids the alphabet and pop culture at the same time. Courtesy of artist Neill Cameron you can view 26 renditions of awesomeness, such as, “F is for The Fantastic Four saving the Finnish ambassador from Fred Flintstone, who’s flinging flaming fajitas at his Ford Fiesta,” or the [...]
Nemesis #1 Review
Well, Mark Millar and Steve McNiven have done it yet again. After the duo showed their artistic chemistry with Civil War and Wolverine: Old Man Logan, they whip up another series to complete the Marvel triumvirate. The obvious comparisons would be the down and dirty baddies vs goodies of The Boys with the in your [...]
Joe Harris Interview
I have an interview at Broken Frontier with writer Joe Harris about his career as a screenwriter of horror films, his stint at Marvel a few years ago and his new series, Ghost Projekt from Oni Press. Ghost Projekt debuted recently and is a great thrilling series. Steve Rolston’s art is equally creepy, and Dean [...]
Scott Pilgrim vs The World Trailer
Oh yeah. This film, along with next month’s Kick Ass will again show the world the awesome diversity inherent in my beloved medium of comics. Directed by Brit Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and starring everyone’s favourite downtrodden gent Michael Cera as the titular hero who must defeat 7 evil ex-boyfriends to [...]
The Losers and Iron Man 2 Posters
Based on the Andy Diggle and Jock Vertigo series, The Losers opens April 23. Iron Man 2 opens May 7. Below are new posters for both films, and it appears as though Black Widow has a S.H.I.E.L.D logo on her arm, indicating a beefier presence for the shadowy organisation in the sequel. Good news.
Aussie + Boomerang = Superhero
I used to love reading the X-Men titles in the early ’90s, as the team was so international. The different accents (Nightcrawler’s German, Colossus’ Russian, Rogues’ Southern,etc) were all handled superbly and it served to give the book a real global flavour. Image’s new Guardians of the Globe series looks to offer up more ethnicity, [...]
More Iron Man By Design Variant Covers
To celebrate May 7′s Iron Man 2 Marvel are allowing Tony Stark to get all the attention on a few variant covers of their upcoming titles. Details below. Marvel Unveils New IRON MAN BY DESIGN Variant Covers Get a look at Iron Man like you’ve never seen him before! Marvel is proud to unveil even [...]
Tom Taylor Goodness
The Melbourne based playwright/comics scribe (Star Wars: Invasion from Dark Horse, The Authority from DC/Wildstorm and Rombies from Gestalt) has more goodies coming out in the coming weeks. In the latest Previews catalogue the second issue of the new Invasion series is out, as is a Vader-related one-shot. Check out the info below. You might [...]
Oscar Nominated Short Films
Inspired Mag has a post where you can watch 5 of this year’s Oscar nominated short films, including the excellent French experiment, Logorama, which must be seen. Really though, they’re all great looking films, including the latest Wallace & Gromit adventure, A Matter of Loaf and Death. Check them all out right here.
Marvel’s Marvelman
Well, the press release below says it all, but I don’t think anyone’s surprised to see Marvel doing something with this classic character. No news of new Marvelman adventures yet though. Marvelman Returns In June! Marvel is proud to announce the return of Marvelman to shelves everywhere with the release of Marvelman Classic Primer #1 in [...]
