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Marvel Parties with Retailers for 70th Anniversary

Mookie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:02:29 +0000

Marvel is celebrating 70 years in the biz with creators and retailers across the country. According to Marvel:

On August 11, 2009, comic fans all over will celebrate Marvel’s 70th Anniversary at their local comic shops and we’ve got the complete list of participating retailers.

Click here to download a full list of retailers participating in Marvel 70th Anniversary parties, offering exclusive limited edition variants, early on sale release of THE MARVELS PROJECT #1, special sales, and more!

All retailer parties begin at 9 p.m. local time. As a special thank you to retailers, Marvel is sending a limited edition CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #2 70TH ANNIVERSARY FRAME VARIANT to all participating stores!

Plus, at select Barnes & Noble STORES across the country, you can meet Marvel’s most popular creators, sit in on Q&A sessions and get your favorite comics autographed. All events begin at 7 p.m. local time. As a special added bonus, all participating Barnes and Noble locations will feature guest appearances by major Marvel Characters!

NYC
SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN

150 E 86TH Street
New York, NY

Joe Quesada
Chris Claremont
Greg Pak
Klaus Janson
Fred Van Lente

ATLANTA
SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE

2900 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Daniel Way
Paul Jenkins
Mark Bagley

LA
SPECIAL GUEST HULK

The Grove at Farmer’s Market
189 Grove Drive Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Jeph Loeb
Craig Kyle
Chris Yost
Mark Waid

PORTLAND
SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN

Clackamas Towne Center
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97266

Brian Michael Bendis
Jeff Parker
Rick Remender

SEATTLE
SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA

2675 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105

Ed Brubaker
Clayton Crain

Unfortunately, it looks like my home state of Iowa is getting snubbed. I’m sure the guys at Mayhem in Ames or Daydreams in Iowa City would be thrilled to be part of it. And yet, they’re gonna be at Space Cat here in San Jose, which is a fairly ghetto cross between a comic shop and a pawn shop. For more info on the House of Ideas’ 70th Anniversary, head over to the official site.

Green Lantern: First Flight Clip from UGO

Mookie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:53:18 +0000

Warner Brothers has given UGO two minutes of footage from the upcoming DVD release Green Lantern: First Flight. DC has been cranking out awesome DVD animated features for a couple of years now, and GL looks no different. The DVD will be released on Tuesday, July 28 on DVD (Single-Disc and Two-Disc Special Edition), Blu-ray and Video on Demand.

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Geoff Johns to Bring JSA to Smallville

Mookie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:32:04 +0000

During today’s Smallville panel at Comic Con, Geoff Johns was announced to be writing another episode of the long-running series, this time featuring comics’ original super hero team, the Justice Society of America. When the Smallville producers approached Johns to pen another episode after witing last season’s Legion of Super-Heroes appearance, he agreed… but only if he could incorporate another DC property that had been on the screen before.

It will be interesting to see how the JSA appearance works. In Smallville, we generally accept that super heroes are new to the world, while the JSA’s roots stretch back to the dawn of World War II. Did the group operate in secret? Are they from a parallel Earth?

Who will make up this JSA? Johns only said, “I can not to tell you that yet. But I can tell you there might be a character or two that you won’t expect.” My picks are:

Hawkman: One of the most iconic members of the JSA, who would provide further inspiration for Clark to finally fly.
Flash: Actually, this is a maybe, since they already have a recurring speedster in Kyle Gallner’s Impulse. But then again, the JSA is a generational story, so this might fit.
Sandman: The original, gasmask and green suit. A naturually noir character that would provide that 1940’s atmosphere.
Stargirl: A fan favorite, a Johns favorite, and one of my favorites. I’d love to see her in live-action.

[Via Comic Book Resources]

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Jonah Hex Revealed

Mookie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:57:42 +0000

Details on the upcoming Jonah Hex film emerged from Comic Con, including the first look at the movie poster shown above. Described as “spaghetti western meets zombie thriller,” the film will star Josh Brolin and Meghan Fox. Reports say that the movie doesn’t explore the origin of Hex’s trademark scar, but the story does play with it throughout, as the cowboy threatens to demonstrate on another cowboy just how he got it.

Fox plays a major part in the film, acting as love interest and cheesecake, as she is seen in an old west style corset and getting nekkid with Jonah in another scene. Meanwhile, the starlet was all about the Con, amping up her geek cred, discussing her love of comic stars like Fathom, Danger Girl and Witchblade, while looking for Gen-13 swag. I can’t help but get the sense that Meg’s doing a little job hunting. God knows that I’ve passed my resume around at cons a time or two.

Stan Lee to Appear in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Mookie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:11:43 +0000

The legendary Stan Lee has put in cameos in most of Marvel’s movies, but now he’s joining the voice cast of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Stan’s narrated a couple of games from the Spider-Man series, but this will be the first time he’s actually had an in-game part. According to Lee:

“I am thrilled to be making my first onscreen videogame cameo in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. It’s such a kick to see characters that I’ve helped create come to life in the game and now I’m a part of the Marvel videogame universe!”

I can’t wait to see Lee interact with Super Heroes doing their thing in his humble yet bombastic way. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 ships on September 15 for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS and PSP.

[Via Destructoid]

DC Comics and Warner on Future Movie Plans

Mookie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:07:14 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter ran a piece that detailed DC Comics’ and Warner Brothers plans for future film adaptations coming from the DC library.

So what’s in the works, and how is DC prepared to compete with Marvel’s domination of the box office? Some of the projects already in development are:

Green Lantern, which announced last week that Ryan Reynolds would star.
The Losers, an action adventure tale about an emotionally scarred Special Forces group, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Evans, starts shooting this week.
Jonah Hex, starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John Malkovich, wrapped production recently.
The Human Target television series will premiere this fall on FOX.

Comics writers Marv Wolfman, Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison are serving as story consultants for some other projects, the only one of which has been identified was The Flash, with a new treatment of the script being produced by Johns. Other projects include Bizarro, Green Arrow and Aquaman – all of which I want to see, but does anyone whose not a comics geek want that? I also want to see a live-action/CGI adaptation of Angel and the Ape, but I don’t recommend anyone actually make it.

The HR article is vague about the future of Superman, citing the lukewarm performance of Superman Returns. However, the court recently ruled that if Warner Brothers didn’t begin production on a new Superman film by 2011, the heirs of the creators’ estates could sue for damages.

I’ve always been a little confused at DC’s (general) lack of success at the movies over the past 20 years. Marvel, which was an unmitigated trainwreck of a company in the 90s came into 2000 kicking ass with the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises, topping it off with last year’s epics Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk. Attaching talent that knows the comics was a good move, but I wonder what would happen if they got Bruce Timm and his team, the people who have made DC animation an incredible plate of awesome, involved.

Star Wars Shop: Online Comic-Con Store is Now Open

Mookie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:19:56 +0000

StarWarsShop.com sends word that their Comic-Con Store is now open. My favorite item is the Secret of Monkey Island Statue ($89.99, ships September 10) shown above, but I might be biased because a good friend of mine from high school worked on Tales of Monkey Island, just released from TellTale.

There are also a number of t-shirts and hoodies by Mark Ecko and the Death Star Cookie Jar ($49.99, ships September 2009), which is not to be confused with a small moon.

Finally, they’re giving away bonus gifts with purchase:

FREE WITH PURCHASE PROMOTION: Between now and August 3, StarWarsShop will be giving away the exclusive “Impossible Shot” Death Star t-shirt with purchases over $75, and if you spend over $120, you’ll also receive the rare McQuarrie-designed Artoo and Threepio Hasbro 2-pack in addition to the t-shirt! Make StarWarsShop your first stop before facing those long lines at Comic-Con – because there’s no line, online!

Tyrese: Unlikely Geek

Mookie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:58:38 +0000

Cinema Blend has an interview with Tyrese Gibson, who has written a new comic series, titled Mayhem. And he means business. He’s been talking with greats like Avi Arad and Todd McFarlane to make the best series he can. Check the video below.

Megan Fox: Comics Geek

Megan Fox: Comics Geek

Mookie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:08:11 +0000

What other photo was I gonna use?

In an interview with EW.com, Megan Fox discusses her love of comics and nerds. You know that means we all have a shot, right? No. It doesn’t.

Do you have a favorite comic?
Well, Fathom was one of my favorites [Fox may star in a film adaptation currently in development]. Danger Girl can be ridiculous, but sometimes it’s funny. Midnight Nation is really interesting.

McPaper Picks Up Superman

Mookie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:54:11 +0000

DC Comics and USAToday announced that starting July 8, Superman will begin appearing in USAToday. The Superman strips will be excerpts from DC’s upcoming Wednesday Comics, a series which will take super heroes back to the nostalgic days of serials and newsprint. Details from DC’s web site:

Starting Wednesday July 8, when the first issue of WEDNESDAY COMICS hits stands, USA TODAY will be syndicating writer John Arcudi and artist Lee Bermejo’s SUPERMAN strip every week over the course of the 12-week series. The first strip will appear in print on July 8, and subsequent strips will appear each Wednesday on USATODAY.COM, day-and-date with the respective issue. Additionally, each online preview will be promoted weekly in USA TODAY’s print edition.

There’s also a ton of talent attached, including Neil Gaman and the Kubert brothers drawing from every corner of the DC Universe. Gaiman will be writing Metamorpho, which is an interesting choice since he already resurrected the single Metamorpho spinoff character, Element Girl, in the classic Sandman comic (and then promptly killed her off).

Death comes for Element Girl in Neil Gaiman's Sandman