If a reboot of Wonder Woman made comic fans lose their minds, how would they feel if Marvel got rid of Peter Parker and replaced him with an all-new Spider-Man? Amazing Spider-Man editor Steve Wacker is already teasing that possibility in an interview with ComicBookResources.com, where he talks about what lies ahead for Marvel Comics’ …
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Let Me In: The International Trailer
The international trailer for Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield) Let Me In dropped this week, giving us a glimpse into the film, a remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let The Right One In. The original being as adored as it was, Reeves’ remake has been met with hostility by some fans. (Understandable, considering Hollywood produces so little …
Q&A: Paul Is Undead Author Mashes Zombies With The Beatles
Musician, music industry insider, and sometimes chick-lit author Alan Goldsher has had one hodge-podge of a career. He’s played with Janet Jackson, ghostwritten for NBA stars, and now he’s mashing music and zombies. His new book, Paul Is Undead ($10, Amazon), is Beatles history text, meets Scary Movie, meets Ren & Stimpy. The fab …
Warehouse 13: Pete Lattimer Dishes on Season 2
It’s hard to think of a TV series that matured as dramatically, or successfully, as Warehouse 13. When it debuted last July 7th, it had the mystical artifact thing going for it, as well as the governmental conspiracy thread. But then it took The X-Files and mixed in a whole lot of Moonlighting and Bones. The wacky-heavy-detectivy mix …
Emanata: Cheer On the Bad Guys
“The awful thing about life is this,” as Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game put it: “everyone has their reasons.” That’s the premise behind two excellent superhero comics published this week, neither of which actually have any superheroes in them. Action Comics #890, Paul Cornell and Pete Woods’ first issue of their run, and Matt …
Meet Your New, Talented Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield, Future Heart-Throb
After all the rumors and night terrors, suppositions and double-questioning, Sony has finally saddled up for a new Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield.
Not sure who the dude is? He’s a 26-year-old (27 next month) thespian that’s actually done a few impressive things. Unlike all the pretty-boy rumors, here’s a boy who can hold his own on …
Converse Gets Seuss’ed
Iconic shoemaker Converse has just rolled out its new line of Dr. Seuss-themed kicks, just in time for the summer’s most sweltering heat. They’ve got Seuss-style high-tops and low-tops for kids (starting at $35) and adults (starting at $55). Influenced by Seuss’ classics such as The Cat In The Hat, The Lorax and One Fish, Two Fish, I …
The Comic Book Club: “Batwoman: Elegy” and “Werewolves of Montpellier”
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, Mike Williams and Graeme McMillan discuss Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III’s Batwoman: Elegy (see our interview with Williams) and Jason’s Werewolves of Montpellier (previewed here …
Panel of the Week 6/30/10
Welcome back to Panel of the Week. Every week we pull the most noteworthy panels from your favorite comics. This week we have an ode to Queen, some robot cliches, a death scene worthy of Wile E Coyote himself, an Amazon princess looking a damn sight, and even a nod to existentialism in comics. We are of the highest brow, …
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DC Closes Digital Imprint Zuda Comics
DC Comics announced the closure today of its online Zuda Comics imprint, with “select titles” moving over onto their new comiXology/PSP Network digitial platforms. On the official Zuda blog, editor Ron Perazza wrote,
[F]rom here on out, Zuda Comics will be folded into DC Comics’ exciting, new Digital Publishing initiative. Expect more
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Jeph Loeb Talks What To Expect (And Where) From Marvel TV
Monday’s announcement that former Heroes and Lost writer/producer Jeph Loeb had been named Executive Vice President and Head of Marvel Entertainment’s newly-created TV department created a lot of questions: Marvel television? What characters would get their own shows? What networks would they appear on? Who’d work on the shows? I talked
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