http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/breaking-marvel-wins-summary-judgments-in-jack-kirby-estate-rights-lawsuits/ Click the link for details. Basically the Kirby heirs were trying to regain rights to the characters Jack Kirby created or he co-created with Marvel. Looks like they lost the case. But with their annoying Lawyer and all manner of B.S. why does it seem that cases like this never end? It...
Official Movie Image This relatively cheaply produced movie is flying under the radar. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Feb. 17, 2012 Starring Nicolas Cage who is trying to regain some of his star power. If it’s even possible at this point? If you saw the first film, I think it will be at...
Captain America was a much better movie then I thought it would be. I really wasn’t expecting much to be honest. But I liked it better then Thor, which was a movie I did like. I would put it on equal level as Iron Man 1. Of the Marvel produced movies, it is...
Not many people may know this but the movie Cowboys & Aliens is actually based on a graphic novel. Which is just a fancy way of saying comic book! So yes, as if the Summer was not already filled with comic book movies, here is another one to boot. I find it funny...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33553 Good interview about the DC ReLaunch and the costume redesigns by artists Jim Lee and Cully Hamner. Grifter was quickly shown, and Lee mused, "You know what? I didn’t do a lot of the designs on Wildstorm." Of course, Lee created and helped design the vast majority of the now-defunct Wildstorm characters...
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/sdcc-2011-defenders-matt-fraction-110725.html Starting in December 2011 Marvel Comics brings The Defenders back. The writing will be by Matt Fraction and the artists Terry and Rachel Dodson. Read the full interview in the above link. Nrama: Scope-wise, Defenders sounds huge — "examining the very fabric of the Marvel Universe," it said in the text released...
Starting in October 2011 is a new Hulk book called “Incredible Hulk”. The writing will be by Jason Aaron and handling the art Marc Silvestri. It’s always great to see Silvestri drawing Marvel characters. In case you don’t know, he was an Image Comics Founder and created Cyber Force among other books and...
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/box-office-report-captain-america-wins-65-8-122004908.html Captain America soared to #1 with $65.8 Million for the box office weekend. It’s also the most successful Superhero movie box office opening this Summer. It has also received positive reviews from critics and fans. Now that Marvel Comics has had two successful superhero movies this year. I wonder what the Time...
Marvel has released some great looking comic art style posters for The Avengers movie. Here are all of them put together and individually. Great stuff.
The team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness will bring Cable back to the Marvel Universe. He supposedly died in the X-men "Second Coming" storyline. This is the team that made the Red Hulk and revitalized the Hulk brand. Can they work their talents and make Cable a good book again? Guess we...
Looking at the DC Comics Superman costume that he’s going to wear after the ReLaunch. I’m still not sure what to think. I don’t think anything can replace the original classic look. Even though it’s out of date with more modern looks, that classic costume has been around so long it’s iconic. This...
A page from the Avenging Spider-Man that starts in November 2011. The art by Joe Madureira looks fantastic! I just hope he stays on the book long enough to put out a decent run. This book is basically an unofficial team-up series. With various guest stars appearing. The art as you can tell...
At the SDCC the above image was shown in relation to Spider-Man. What this means currently is not known. But it would seem to indicate they have plans for the Scarlet Spider. For those who do not know, the Scarlet Spider was a character played by Ben Reilly, who was Spider-Man’s clone. From...
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dcnu-bob-wayne-sells-the-reboot-1100719.html I liked the above article because it had a lot of content and honest details. It seems like fans and retailers either like the ReLaunch idea or they have no interest in it. I’ve been in rooms now where I had one retailer take the point of view that "none of my...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33421 It was good to read the review above. It looks like the Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Broadway play is actually worth seeing now. They rebooted the script and this time it actually works much better. Good to know because I might actually see this play. If you are in New York...
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=43657 Great Spider-Man image from the new movie. More pictures at the link.
I won’t be able to attend the San Diego Comic Con, since it’s way to far away for me. And for budget reasons as well. But I expect their will be a lot of comic news hitting. Plus this week there is the Captain America movie to think about as well. I’ll try...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33380 Interesting article about the DC ReLaunch. It looks like a case of change just for the sake of it. I still think there were much better ways to go then what they have planned. Here’s just an example of the good stuff you will read about in the link above. Lee: I...
Judging from that promo picture it looks like Fear Itself will leave an impact on the Marvel Universe that will lead to another multi book crossover event. Clearly that is Dr. Strange and the text words indicate that as well.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-Netflix-Raised-Its-nytimes-3842223211.html?x=0 Good link above analyzing the details. I think NetFlix made all these UN-necessary side deals to get more content and these new contracts cost them millions. Now the subscribers have to pay the price. That’s my view on what really happened. And when prices get raised, subscribers will leave. People will realize...
Below is a marketing advertising given picture AND NOT a true representation of what might appear in the Avengers movie. I heard that the Avengers Trailer is set to play after the Captain America Movie credits end. This is not a spoiler and that’s why I posted it here without any indication otherwise....
I really hope in his battle scenes Captain America wears his helmet mask for the majority of the time. And DOES NOT have his face showing in all the scenes. It seems in these superhero movies, they always make excuses so that the actor shows his face. But these superhero costumes have a mask...
The JLA reboot will have Superman and Batman fighting judging from the issue 2 cover. This is an old Frank Miller idea and has been done already too much, stop it! Please get new ideas DC. And I’ll predict the outcome already. Batman somehow outsmarts Superman and wins. Or Batman acts like a...
All credit goes to the link below, click it to see many more pictures. Still not liking the needless costume change. The original costume design still looks better. And NO QUESTION Emma Stone is Hot and makes Kristen Dunst look like garbage. Remember how haggard she looked in parts 2 and in 3?...
Dark Knight Rises is getting such leaks, we will probably know the whole plot before the end of the year, for those who want to know. I don’t and will wait. ANYWAY, Batman is DC Comics ONLY movie character that can compete with Marvel movies it seems. DC utterly FAILED with Green Lantern....
It’s great to see Jim Lee draw all the main DC heroes. A shame we can’t witness any more of his Marvel art though. Information from the following website. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/comic-con-reveals-jim-lees-justice-league-cover-for-souvenir-book/ Comic-Con International has unveiled the cover art for this year’s souvenir book, featuring the core of DC Comics’ new Justice League lineup by...
The animated movie Batman Year One will be shown at the San Diego Comic-Con. The theme for this DVD, for those who do not know is that it is a retelling of Batman’s origin and early years by comics legend Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. For those who can’t go and want a...
The recent Thor movie goes on sale in both DVD and Blu-ray on 9/13/2011. The following information comes from the Marvel website linked below. http://marvel.com/news/story/16264/thor_blu-ray_3d_blu-ray_and_dvd_hit_shelves_913 The "Thor" three-disc set includes the film on Blu-ray in high-definition 3D and on high definition 2D, as well as on standard definition DVD with a digital copy. ...
The Marvel Fear Itself crossover series has been rather lackluster. Marvel in recent years has had some great and successful crossover events, but I do not think this is one of them. In the comic stores, I do not hear the fan buzz about this series. I wonder why? Could it be fans...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33207 Their was a Red Skull story years back that was going to be made, except that it was controversial. What was published was a watered down version, that was nowhere near what the original script called for. Now we will finally be able to see the original story.
Don Payne one of the writers of the first Thor film, is going to script the sequel. Payne was one of the writers on Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. So he does have a superhero movie resume. Chris Hemsworth will reprise his Thor role. And is sure getting a lot of...
