Take Your Greasy Fingers Off The Reboot Button, Hollywood! (24)
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So the new Star Trek movie isn't exactly a reboot, or a prequel. It's more like a "preboot." And the recent Incredible Hulk was sort of a sequel to Hulk, but sort of a reboot. So everyone described it as a "requel." What's wrong with the world when we need to speak crazy jargon just to understand what's going on with our favorite stories? It's all part of a deliberate strategy to confuse hardcore fans ...
"Brutal" Joker Returns To Comic Stores [The Dark Knight] (7)
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Wondering where to find more The Dark Knight-style Joker now that we're years away from a sequel (and Heath Ledger is... unavailable)? Crime writer Brian Azzarello would like to draw your attention to a little graphic novel he's been working on that he promises is "so ugly - in a good way." The book, Joker was originally going to have a much more familiar title, before corporate synergy dropped by to say hello, according to ...
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Jason Matthews said:
MUST READ IMMEDIATELY.not out until 10/22 though. ANGST.
Must-See: Brian Murray’s Wicked Green Lantern Concept Art [Concept Art] (1)
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One movie that many a comic book fan is looking forward to is a big screen adaptation of Green Lantern. Much like Iron Man, the Green Lantern has been under the radar of mainstream audiences, but has an amazing fan following. And under the right circumstances, he too can rise out of cinematic ashes and become another great comic book movie franchise. The Green Lantern movie, which is being targeted for a 2010 release, is ...
Watchmen trial set for Jan. 6 (1)
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has set Jan. 6 as the trial date for 20th Century Fox’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the rights to the Watchmen movie. According to Variety, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Allen Feess indicated the case isn’t suitable for the preliminary injunction that Fox had sought because the issues are too complex to be resolved on an interim basis. Feess wants the case to move quickly, and has asked ...
Lawyers make plans for Watchmen brawl (1)
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Attorneys for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. laid out plans for the legal battle over Watchmen in a report filed Friday in federal court in Los Angeles. The New York Times points out that Warner Bros., which says that Fox “sat silently” as producer Lawrence Gordon took Watchmen “to studio after studio with Fox’s express knowledge,” seems ready to draw Gordon, Paramount Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures into the fight. None of those ...
Sam Rockwell, Justin Long To Produce New Batman Viral Video (1)
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One of the funnier videos to hit the YouTube circuit this past year was “Robin’s Big Date,” which starred Justin Long as Robin, working up the nerve to ask out a girl he’s got a crush on, only to be blocked by Batman, played by Sam Rockwell. According to a recent interview with MTV, Rockwell and Long are planning on producing another Batman and Robin short, this time with some possible guest stars. “We still ...
Lego Batman Gets Animated For 20-Minute Short, Possible Cartoon Series (1)
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Gameindustry.biz has reported that Traveler’s Tales — developers of the upcoming Lego Batman video game — will be moving into the realm of animation with a cartoon based on the latest installment of their franchise of Lego-based games. In their exclusive interview with Traveler’s Tales Producer, Rich Earl, the company plans on helping to produce one, 20-minute cartoon, which they hope would then springboard into a TV series for kids. Unlike many of the other ...
LEGO Batman cartoon in the works (1)
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A 20-minute LEGO Batman cartoon is being developed using the same engine as the upcoming video game. Although details are sketchy, a producer for U.K.-based developer Traveller’s Tales tells GameIndustry.biz the cartoon will be a one-shot, at least initially, created “by a separate studio in the States.” Warner Bros. bought Traveller’s Tales late last year. “My understanding is that they will use the engine, the Maya files where the characters come to life, but they’ll ...
Wonder Woman To Become Kick-Ass Audrey Hepburn [Wonder Woman] (6)
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Warner Bros executives looking for the right take on Wonder Woman may want to pay attention to master artist Adam Hughes' upcoming All-Star Wonder Woman series. He promises to give the character an updated origin that'll offer romance, action ... and fewer villains than you might expect. Although Hughes - whose work has appeared on the covers of Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Star Wars comics - is currently unable to draw thanks to a hand ...
Officially Cool: The Joker’s Fatality Move [Officially Cool] (6)
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We don’t have very many opportunities to talk video games here on FSR, but I have mentioned Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe before. If you aren’t familiar with it, basically you match up your favorite Mortal Kombat fighters against some of your favorite DC comic book heroes and villains. When Batman and Superman were mentioned as usable characters, that drew alot of attention. Now that the Joker has also been named a fighter, people (including ...
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Bwana said:
Oh cool, I saw the video, but it was a bunch of babbling before he got to the actual fatality. Glad they extracted it out to an animated gif
Does creative expression trump plot progression? (1)
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I’ve written previously about the role of “plot” in corporate superhero serials. I’ve also written about the need to honor forms of creative expression. Last week, reporting on the long-promised, finally-announced Marvels sequel, Tom Spurgeon mentioned both: Marvels was also kind of an odd book in that — as more than a few critics have noted — it’s best remembered for a kind of wistful re-imagining of superheroes from the vantage point of people on ...
Simon Dark - El otro protector de Gotham (1)
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DC Comics ha lanzado a la venta desde hace un par de meses, una nueva serie con un antihéroe de terror (curiosamente al estilo de su línea Vertigo, pero fuera de esta serie), escrito por el ahora cotizadísimo Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) y dibujado por Scott Hampton (Batman: Night Cries), ¿su nombre?… Simon Dark. La historia de este personaje se desarrolla en Gotham City, es un protector, un vigilante, una leyenda urbana, del ...
Jokers Asylum (1)
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DC Comics distribuye sus tebeos todos los miércoles. Habitualmente, esto hace que realicen cuatro distribuciones al mes, en las que se reparten los diferentes títulos (series regulares, miniseries, especiales, recopilatorios…). Excepcionalmente, coincide que algún mes les toca hacer cinco distribuciones. Es lo que llaman “un mes de cinco semanas”, y suelen hace algo especial: una miniserie de 5 números (o 5 números especiales relacionados entre sí), a uno por semana (”five-issue weekly series of one-shots”). ...
[Insert clever title here. One that doesn't involve the phrase "Horsing (1)
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So, I’m a girl. (Hence the amazing rack.) As such, I grew up with a wide array of girly toys, including several My Little Ponies figurines. You’re probably wondering what these lovable plastic equines have to do with nerdery, so I’ll get right to the point. That's right: Borg Pony. Apparently, custom ponies have become big on the collector’s market. And some of them are downright nerderific. These ain’t your little sister’s Ponies.
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SEMaven said:
This is a brilliant post!
Everyone needs a butt-kicking butler (1)
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Images of yet another playable character have been released for LEGO Batman: The Videogame. This time it’s the World’s Greatest Butler — Alfred Pennyworth. G4 has more images, but after the break you can watch Alfred in action, armed with nothing more than a serving tray and a stiff upper-lip. The game hits stores on Sept. 23.
Screen Bites (1)
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• Screenwriters Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (Aeon Flux, The Tuxedo) will pen Columbia Pictures’ adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s series The Boys. Columbia optioned the comic back in February. [The Hollywood Reporter] • Just how dark can Warner Bros. go with the Superman movie reboot? Kevin Smith, Jeph Loeb, Mark Waid, Steven T. Seagle and Michael Golden weigh in. [Splash Page] • Despite an announcement made yesterday by Herge Studios, Steven Spielberg’s ...
Paul Levitz: DC Comics and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (1)
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Editor’s Note: DC Comics President Paul Levitz returns to Blog@ to discuss how one person made a difference on DC’s sustainability efforts. by Paul Levitz Indicia fans will have noticed a new symbol popping up in the fine print of some DC comics in recent weeks, a green emblem proclaiming compliance with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. (Okay, I concede that it may be overstating things to call anyone an indicia fan, but we know some ...
Superman, la franquicia será reiniciada (1)
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La película Superman Returns del director Bryan Singer era una gran oportunidad para generar una franquicia fresca y captar nuevo público, una gran opción para reinventar dignamente a uno de los superhéroes más queridos e importantes de la historia del cómic para muchos en el mundo, en lo personal, nunca me ha gustado mucho Superman, mi devoción freak es para Batman (que dicho sea de paso, le saca la cresta al mamoncito de calzoncillos rojos). ...
Meet The Superman You Almost Knew [Superman] (8)
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We may have come to know Superman as the Last Son of Krypton, but if Jerry Siegel's other choice for artist had agreed to work on the character, then his origin would have been more than a little bit different... and he would have become the Last Son of Earth. Under the jump, find out more about the Superman that we very nearly came to know and love. The discovery of this alternate Superman was ...
