Mark Millar–the comics writer who co-created Kick-Ass and Wanted as comics before they turned into movies, and has lately been working on a cluster of comics at various publishers under the loose umbrella of “Millarworld”–was the central figure of Kapow Comic Con, held this past weekend in London. Millar announced four new comics …
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Panel of the Week
Each installment of Panel of the Week I pull some of the best scenes from last week’s comics (released on 10/20) and put them up for all to see and make snarky comments about. Come back tomorrow to see the featured pull list just in time to hit your Local Comic Shop for lunch.
Batman and Robin #15
Frazer Irving has, I think, carved …
Comics on Our Pull List 10/20/10
Here it is, my top five pull list on its new day. I reshuffled some of my posts and now I’m going to bump the pull list to Wednesdays where it might do some more good for those getting ready to pull the trigger on some $2.99 gems. See you at the racks.
Batman and Robin #15
This is the final chapter in the “Batman Must Die” story …
New Comics for 10/20/10
A reminder to all the faithful, to all the penitent: Wednesday is two days away. Prepare yourselves. To that end here is the list of new comics hitting shelves near you. For the sake of readability this list does not contain alternate covers, magazines, toys, statues, posters or other merchandise. Just comics.
(A ♠ marks my …
Kick-Ass, X-Men Director: Hollywood Has Killed Superheroes
Hollywood has killed the superhero movie, and there’ll only be another couple of movies before the genre dies entirely – at least temporarily. Those aren’t my thoughts, but those of X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn, who didn’t shy away from telling the LA Times’ Hero Complex blog that he’s making his contribution to the genre …
The Dual Screen Experience Of Kick-Ass: Win A Blu-ray Copy!
With yesterday’s release of Kick-Ass on DVD and Blu-ray, we called on Chris Brown, president and CEO of customized digital media company Metabeam, to walk us through the Blu-ray disc dual-screen experience, Metamenu – controllable by your iPhone or Android-platform smartphone. Download the free Metamenu app and your phone will …
Kick-Ass: Director Matthew Vaughn Talks Extended Scenes & The Greatness Of Hit Girl
It quenched even the most insatiable thirsts for violent action – mostly through an 11-year-old assassin with thing for weaponry. It was Kick-Ass.
Just in time for the film’s release on DVD ($17, Amazon) and Blu-ray ($23, Amazon), director Matthew Vaughn caught up with Techland to talk the brilliance of Chloe Moretz’s Hit Girl, …
Kick-Ass 2: Matthew Vaughn Talks Sequels
Evil may get a second ass-kicking sooner than we’d hoped.
While chatting with Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn, we learned that the much speculated “on again, off again” sequel plans are almost certainly a go. “We have lots of amazing ideas for a sequel,” Vaughn told us, “but nothing confirmed yet. We don’t have a shoot date or a …
Kick-Ass Report Card: A+ From Younger Audiences (Oh, and Wins Box Office Too)
There’s been a lot of public debate about the box office performance of Kick-Ass last weekend. In the end, the movie barely squeaked out a weekend victory over How to Train Your Dragon, when all the receipts were finally tallied Monday. But still, the buzz around the entertainment world has been that the film underperformed. I’m not …
Well Kick My Ass: The 5 Best Moments of Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass pulled in a decent haul at the box office over the weekend, and I saw it for a third time in New York’s Union Square. I think I might have loved it even more the third time around the bend.
That said, the audience seemed to have quite the mixed reaction. I was sitting next to a group that laughed almost in synch with me – …
The Five Things You Need to Know Before Seeing Kick-Ass
Only a couple days left, until Kick-Ass mania finally descends on unsuspecting movie fans. We’ve written plenty about the film – from our interview with Mark Millar himself to our spoiler-free review around the time of the film’s world premiere at South By Southwest – and we have interviews with the cast going up this week as …
Kick-Ass: The Red Mist Interview, In Which An Evil McLovin Salivates Over Kick-Ass 2
From the very beginning, Kick-Ass has thrown me for a loop. There was that original red band trailer, with the potty-mouthed little girl and some wicked gunplay. All that led me to bask in the genius that is Mark Millar – who Lev interviewed a couple weeks back. Then we finally saw the film, and I pretty much fell in love.
Well last …