The value of science dropped slightly today with the news that the creators of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory have been awarded honorary membership in the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1849. According to a statement issued by the executive producers of the sitcom, Chuck Lorre received the honor for …
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Stan Lee To Create 30 New Hockey-Centric Superheroes
As if Micro isn’t enough Smilin’ Stan Lee for you today, here’s what may be the most unexpected Stan story of recent times: Lee is teaming with the National Hockey League to create a different superhero for each of the 30 teams in the league to debut next year. And, oh, it gets odder. From the official press release:
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Ridley Scott To Adapt PKD’s Man In The High Castle For TV
Ridley Scott is returning to the work of Philip K. Dick for the first time since 1982’s Blade Runner, to executive-produce a new BBC mini-series adaptation of The Man In The High Castle. The novel, set in an alternate reality where the Nazis won the second world war, will be adapted by playwright (and writer of Spooks) Howard Brenton …
PSA: Techland’s New York Comic-Con Panel
On the eve of New York Comic-Con, I’m proud to present Techland’s Digital Age of Comics panel. The venerable Douglas Wolk will be moderating a star-studded panel of comic giants.
Marvel Comics publisher Dan Buckley will be joined by Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik, Comixology CEO David Steinberger, Dark Horse Comics’ Aaron …
New Walking Dead Trailer Hints Show Will Focus on Human Emotions and Drama
AMC has made some bold choices when choosing original programing, but none gets us more excited than The Walking Dead. With Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and Gale Ann Hurd (producer and writer of The Terminator, producer of Aliens) the project is definitely in good hands, and we’ve been interested …
Panel of the Week 10/6/10
Every week I go to my Local Comic Shop (Midtown 4 Life!) and I buy too many comics. Then I come home and lie to my girlfriend about how much money I spent this week (thanks a lot, hardcover edition of Parker: The Outfit). Finally, I scan a pile of great panels and share them with you. Welcome back to Panel of the Week!
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Exclusive Look: A New Stan Lee Character
It appears that roughly 2/3 of the people in the comics industry are currently working with 87-year-old superhero godfather Stan Lee on some new project or other, and that all of them are going to be announced at Comic-Con. One of them is “7,” to be published by the new Stan Lee Comics imprint (and debut with an animated video); courtesy …
The Great And Powerful Raimi Goes To Oz
He may have given up his Spider-Man habit, but that doesn’t mean that Sam Raimi had abandoned a desire to make big blockbuster effects-driven movies: According to Deadline Hollywood, the Evil Dead and Darkman creator has signed up to direct Disney’s Oz: The Great And Powerful. Raimi has been circling the movie, which details how the …
Transformers 3 Extra Sues Paramount
Gabriela Cedillo, the extra injured on the set of Transformers 3 when a slab of metal sliced into her skull during a stunt gone wrong leaving her partially paralyzed and unable to speak as a result, is suing Paramount Pictures for negligence. Cedillo’s attorney, Todd A. Smith, told CBS 2 in Chicago that neither his client nor other …
Caprica Returns, Reboots And Disappoints
Am I the only one who thought that last night’s Caprica felt like a reboot of the series, and not necessarily for the better? It’s not just that certain characters were acting out-of-character (Would the normally anguished Joseph Adama really be the type who’d even bluff about forcing Daniel Greystone to kill his own mother to prove …
Origins: Doug Mahnke
In “Origins,” comics creators talk about their formative experiences with comics. This time, we spoke with Doug Mahnke, who’s currently doing splendid pencil work every month on Green Lantern; his past credits include memorable runs on JLA, Justice League Elite and Superman: The Man of Steel, as well as the visually stunning Final …
New Thing Prequel Will Be Faithful, In Norwegian
If the prospect of a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1980s version of The Thing fills you with more dread than the shapechanging alien itself, then you might be reassured by Meredith Woerner’s report from the set of the upcoming movie over at io9. Woerner talked to the people behind the movie – which describes itself as a “prelude” to …