Although DC Entertainment’s official line is that no-one can talk specifics about the number of employees affected by the decision to move all but the company’s print publishing division to the West Coast – with the LA Times’ figure of 20% layoffs challenged by DC spokespeople – until all DC employees have gone through one-on-one …
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Why The Spider-Man Movie Reboot Will Be Awesome
Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacey. It’s that simple.
Oh, alright; I know that the much-maligned (and with good reason) Spider-Man 3 brought Gwen Stacey into the movies, but despite Bryce Dallas Howard’s best attempts, she was only ever a prop to make Mary Jane jealous and show that Peter wasn’t acting properly, and that’s not who Gwen …
Emanata: “It’s Happening Again”
“The most important panel in a Marvel comic this year,” last week’s Marvel T&A discussion with senior editors Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso informed us, was the one you see excerpted above: the top half of a two-page spread in Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr.’s newly released Avengers #5. There’s not much actually happening in it: …
The Comic Book Club: Thor #615
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse and Mike Williams discuss Thor #615.
DOUGLAS: I’m not sure what I expected Matt Fraction and Pasqual Ferry’s first issue of Thor to be like, I’m pretty sure this wasn’t it, and I …
Is Walking Dead About To Go Day And Date?
Here’s something potentially interesting: iFanboy has noticed that the most recent issue of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead was released on the same day, at the same price point, in both digital and print versions. Not surprisingly, that leads to the question, is this a new ongoing thing, or a mistake?
Given the lack of fanfare …
Panel of the Week 9/22/10
It’s Panel of the Week time. This week we’ve got melting faces, anguished seers, ripped up mutants, speed fighting, and cop brutality. Let’s get started.
Avengers Academy #4
Here it is, the secret origin of Metal. He was a dreaded out surfer bra who was one with the Earth blah, blah, blah. Then one day he fell off his board and his …
Four Relaunches And A Funeral: What DC’s Wildstorm Line Has Been Through
Possibly the most depressing thing about the closure of DC’s WildStorm imprint, announced yesterday, was that it didn’t really come as a big surprise. Purchased by DC in 1999, the imprint has found itself casting about for an identity since then, with multiple relaunches, makeovers and false starts along the way. Here’s a quick guide to …
Origins: Dustin Nguyen
In “Origins,” comics creators talk about their formative experiences with comics. This time, we spoke with Dustin Nguyen, one of the most adventurous artists in mainstream comics at the moment. Currently the artist for Batman: Streets of Gotham, he’s also drawn extended runs on Detective Comics and WildC.A.T.S. (He also maintains a …
Reading the Tea Leaves: DC Sorta Moves West, Shutters WildStorm
This morning, DC Comics announced its long-rumored move to the West Coast–or, rather, that that move wasn’t quite as drastic as it had been rumored to be. DC Entertainment’s digital and other non-print media operations are moving out to Burbank, to be closer to the Warner Bros. mothership; the comics publishing division is hunkering …
Comics on Our Pull List 9/22/10
Here are some comics of note coming out this week. You don’t have to pick them up. I’m just letting you know that this is about to happen. Please plan accordingly.
Fantastic Four #583
The “World’s Greatest Comic Magazine” is going back to the well with another story line about not being four again. Simply titles “Three” this run …
Exclusive Preview: “Liberty Annual”
The latest in a string of all-star comics anthologies to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual 2010 comes out October 6. Here’s an exclusive preview of a handful of pages from it, courtesy of Image Comics, including artwork by Paul Guinan (Boilerplate), Skottie Young, Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, …
Marvel Releases Masterplan For Next Few Years – Kind Of
Wondering what to expect from Marvel Comics over the next few years? You should probably buy a copy of Avengers #5 this Wednesday, in that case, and get with the sleuthing. As part of the series’ current time-travel storyline, the Avengers have met a future version of Tony Stark, who’s helpfully mapped out the major events of the Marvel …