Wondering how the Futurama crew survived disappearing into a wormhole and ended up with a new season on Comedy Central (starting tomorrow night)? The first 90 seconds of the premiere explains all, and ends with the one of the greatest bad puns in television history. You know you want to see it.
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DC announced its long-awaited digital publishing initiative this morning–and there’s a lot of interesting subtext to pull out of its announcements. (See Peter’s interview with DC’s Jim Lee and John Rood for the details.) Here are a few notes on what some elements of the announcement might mean.
Simultaneous announcements of …
Starting with Superman #700 – released today – DC Comics’ Man of Steel will give up the jetset lifestyle to walk across America and try and reconnect with humanity, thanks to the efforts of new writer J. Michael Straczynski. But if you’re wondering what makes that any different from his many other attempts to get in touch with humanity, …
Solstice: ACHIEVED. Now we’ve got three months of awesome comics before the autumnal equinox. Here are some things we’re looking forward to…
June 30:
Batwoman: Elegy
The deluxe hardcover collection of Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III’s remarkable serial. (Look for an interview with Williams here next week!)
Wonder Woman
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By way of preparation for the final volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s awesome “Scott Pilgrim” series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (due out July 20), as well as the Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World movie (due out August 13), the Techland Comic Book Club crew is going to be discussing each volume of the series in turn over the next six weeks–and …
If Marvel really is planning to increase the speed of introducing its new characters via shorts accompanying main features, I have to say: Wow, that Disney-ization took quicker than I’d been expecting.
For those coming in late to the rumor, it’s been rumored for a few months that Marvel and Disney were considering a larger …
In a move that’s sure to rock the comic book industry, DC Comics is finally making the greatest universe of superheroes available on multiple digital platforms starting today. The biggest news, though, is that DC will offer day and date editions of current and ongoing titles across all platforms for $2.99. To kick things off, the …
Seemingly out of nowhere, DC Comics has just released an iPhone/iPad app that finally puts them into the digital space alongside rival Marvel Comics. It seems a slew of imprints both old and new under the DC brand are available as in-app purchases with pricing ranging from $0.99 to $2.99. It looks pretty darn good and even includes issue …
What a tech MacGyver.
After a power outage occurred on the Jimmy Kimmel Live set just one hour before the show was scheduled to be taped, Kimmel improvised, filming the entire show with his MacBook’s webcam. The episode, with guests Seth Rogen, John Henson and Dierks Bentley, will air tonight on ABC.
But why use his laptop? …
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Hollywood could stand to learn a thing or two from Aaron and Sean Schoenke. With just $27,000, the father and son duo, founders of Bat in the Sun Productions, produced Batman: City of Scars, a fan film that’s got what most high-budget films seem to leave on the cutting room floor: …
Seven years after the end of its fourth season, Futurama returns to Comedy Central for a brand-new sixth season (The four Direct-to-DVD movies counted as an unofficial fifth season, apparently) this Thursday. But if you’ve never seen an episode of the series, Comedy Central doesn’t want you to waste any time Netflixing those DVD boxsets …
Marvel Studios has given another glimpse into its post-Avengers plans with the news that writers have been hired to script a movie based on Doctor Strange, the company’s premier magic-based character. According to Deadline Hollywood, Marvel has signed Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, the writers behind the now-shooting Conan movie …
