Well, it appears that there will be a limited shipping schedule next week for comics. Which means most of us won’t be getting our fix for the week next week. I’m already planning a trip to pick up some trades on my to-read list to make up for the loss. However, for this week we’ve got some big issues to grab. Image United continues the …
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Geek Chic: Why Ogling Sherlock Holmes’s Abs is Just Plain Wrong
As a movie, Sherlock Holmes is really only halfway there: A boneheaded action film smartly dressed up as an intellectual game of cat-and-mouse. A sophisticated chess match that is repeatedly interrupted by TNT detonations.
Don’t get me wrong: I had some fun here, mostly in the first half of the film. And it’s clear to me that …
Respect the Morgan Freeman Chain of Command
He’s towered and cowered, been the head honcho and the hired help.
Morgan Freeman’s played characters at just about every end of the power spectrum, and someone over at I Watch Stuff! finally took the time to break down the official hierarchy. Behold:
You’ve got to give the man props: He’s probably going to be nominated …
New Comics for 12/23/09
Well it’s Christmas week and if you’re anything like me you’ll be traveling on new comic book Wednesday. I will be visiting Seattle for the first time and it has not yet been made clear to me if I will be able to kneel at the altar of the Local Comic Shop while I’m out there. Compound this with the fact that I’m hearing rumors that there …
Terry Gilliam’s Imaginarium, and Heath Ledger’s Trippy Ride Into the Sunset
You’ve got to give it to Terry Gilliam: The man can roll with the punches.
By now, the Gilliam curse is legend. His movie The Man Who Killed Don Quixote fell apart in the first week of shooting, when his lead actor suffered a herniated disc and the film’s set was almost completely destroyed. Flash forward to his next project, The …
Avatar, The Monday After: Brilliant, or Bust?
I took my second trip to Pandora Friday night – this time at a different IMAX 3D screen, with a couple hundred giddy first-timers. You can find a recap of my first impressions a week ago here. (You can also read the complete Avatar roundtable discussion here) As for round two, my thoughts:
– The level of excitement at this midtown …
Bonkers: Kurtz To Ink Neal Adams’ Batman: Odyssey
Congrats to Scott Kurtz over at PvP for landing an inking gig on Neal Adams’ Batman project for DC. I’ve personally been waiting to see what Odyssey is all about since I get a bonerd for Batman. Kurtz will be live streaming the session tonight. Can’t wait!
This morning I got an email from Neal containing pencils from his upcoming
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Kick-Ass: Introducing Hit Girl
The trailer was spectacular and appears to stay true to Mark Miller’s comic, but like Peter Sciretta over at Slash Film points out, these posters aren’t doing the film justice. They’re actually misleading and kind of dumb looking. Here’s Chloe Moretz posing as Mindy Macready aka Hit Girl posing atop a building much like Big Daddy …
The Techland Show: The Three Amigos Edition
This week, for the first time, the Techland Show features me, Peter and Steve. On one couch. It’s like in the Dark Crystal, when the three suns align. Look out for Skeksis.
Seriously we’re talking about the Google Phone and about Avatar. And we make great sport of the Avatar video game. Come, join us in our jolly japes.
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Your Avatar Primer: 10 Things You Need to Know For Opening Day
Okay, here’s the deal. You’re thinking about seeing Avatar tonight, yes, or this weekend? You know it features blue people. And that it’s set on a different planet. But you’re still a little confused – and not entirely sure if your girlfriend is going to dig it. (Check out our spoiler-free morning-after Avatar review)
Trust …
Doctor Who Weekend in America: Mars Edition
It’s Doctor Who weekend in the United States – when us lowly BBC America chaps get to finally catch up with our brethren across the pond.
Saturday night, The Waters of Mars hits the airwaves – the second of David Tennant’s final four episodes as doctor. The set-up: The year is 2059, the doctor finds himself inside the first …