It may be hard to tell when the “found footage” genre movie genre has gone too far, but I’d argue that “When Roland Emmerich decides to make one” might be a good guess. Emmerich – The man behind such low budget movies as Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 is reportedly preparing to shoot The Zone, an alien invasion …
Apps & Web
Foursquare’s “I Voted” May Change Civic Responsibility As We Know It
Tomorrow is election day, and many of us are brushing up on politicians and propositions. To help while voting, Foursquare’s unveiling a new function that can help voters everywhere. While at first the I Voted function might just seem like a simple way to get a new badge and tell your friends you voted, the application – and several …
The Shape of The Universe Is Cosmic, Hermaphroditic
I have no idea what this is an advertisement for (If I had to guess, I’d say something to do with Joe Casey’s Godland, if it’s still running), but this Image Comics teaser image is absolutely awesome.
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Digital Manga Guild Beats The Scanslators At Their Own Game?
Well, this is definitely one way of dealing with internet piracy: Co-opt the pirates. Digital Manga Guild has announced that it is looking for “groups and individuals” to help it bring hundreds of previously officially untranslated manga to online readers. According to the newly-launched website, the online publisher is looking for …
Exclusive Preview: How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
In 2007, Sarah Glidden went on a Birthright Israel trip–a short tour of Israel offered to young Jewish Americans–to get a better understanding of a country she was deeply skeptical about. On her return, she started recounting her experiences in minicomics form. The first few self-published issues of How to Understand Israel in 60 Days …
New Comics for 11/3/10
Buying comics on Wednesday? Me too. Here’s a list of new comics dropping Wednesday, November 3rd. Check back throughout the week for the featured pull list, the Comic Book Club, and Panel of the Week.
(A ♠ marks my projected pull list.)
Marvel
♠ Amazing Spider-Man #647
♠ Avengers Academy #6
Avengers Thor Captain America …
Growing Up: Toy Story 3’s Andy, John Morris, on the End of Everything
John Morris isn’t just the voice of Andy from the Toy Story trilogy: He’s grown up alongside the character, making the role chronicle his own adventure. After playing Woody and Buzz’s boy since the age of 11, Morris’ life has been one short step ahead of his animated character. With the release of the Toy Story 3 DVD this upcoming …
Top Ten Monday Tech Deals
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Refurbished Insignia Blu-ray player: $54.99 (Best Buy)
A Blu-ray player for $55 is a pretty good deal, but this one’s also got internet connectivity with access to Netflix, Pandora, and CinemaNow.
Hannspree 32-inch HDTV: $269.99 (Costco)
Costco has knocked $30 off the price of
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Your Next Zombie Obsession: We’re Alive
Need to score a zombie fix to hold off the jonesing until Sunday’s The Walking Dead premier? Point your modern browser over to the Zombie Podcast and find out what over a million other zombiephiles already know. We’re Alive is a radio drama about a zombie outbreak in Los Angeles and the band of survivors that are struggling to stay …
Marvel Comics Announce “Point One” Program
Want to get into Marvel Comics but have no idea where to start? Worry no more; Marvel have announced a new branding initiative to let fans and new readers alike know when it’s safe to start reading a series. Called “Marvel: Point One,” the program will identify good jumping-on points for readers by adding a “.1” after the issue number, …
And Now You Can Begin Your Dark Tower Countdown…
Remember Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s ambitious cross-media adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, that’ll begin with a movie, then run as a television series for a year before a second movie, then back to television, and so on? Well, now we know that it’s all official and really happening, because Universal has announced the …
My Favorite Zombie: Evil Ash from Army of Darkness
To celebrate the premiere of The Walking Dead on AMC this Sunday, we here at Techland will be picking out our favorite formerly deceased monsters across comics, games, film and other media. The zombie myth’s been around for centuries and has been reinterpreted almost as much as vampire lore. At their most basic, though, zombies represent …