The National Board of Review just released its list of the top 10 films of 2009 – an announcement that matters only because they are the first every year to proclaim the best films. So, in theory, they have some influence when it comes to giving frontrunners momentum.
If that is indeed the case, sci-fi finds itself in a good …
It’s pretty amazing to see what Marvel Studios has done to resurrect the comic book genre in Hollywood. Not that it was that great to begin with. Adaptations released in the last decade have been comical and far too corny. The X-Men movies were terrible including Wolverine, which has to be the worst of the bunch.
Not that DC has …
What started off as a cruel, cruel joke has turned into reality.
For April Fool’s Day this year, online geek supplier ThinkGeek.com put up a fake listing for a Star Wars Tauntaun sleeping bag. Complete with an internal intestine-like patten and a lightsaber zipper pull, the bag references the scene in The Empire Strikes Back where Han …
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 4 TPB
The fourth volume of the online comics anthology MySpace Dark Horse Presents continues to bring you a wide range of genres and classic characters in the Dark Horse tradition. For the first time, Star Wars debuts comic content online with Dark Times: Blue Harvest. Our commitment to webcomics …
With the holiday, comics were pushed back a day, but if you’re a regular than you already knew that. Lots of great books to pick up today, but here’s a preview of Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s Jonah Hex, which turns 50 today. Some cool interviews from Jimmy and Justin are over the DC’s The Source if you’re inclined to get …
With the holiday season now officially in full swing, most American waistbands will be taking the bullet train to Fat City with stops at Flab Creek, Pudge Crossing, and Chub Junction. And while many of us won’t experience any shortage of delicious holiday treats, we’ll almost certainly all be short on time.
For about the price of a …
Two years ago, did you know the name Neill Blomkamp? No? Well, take a minute right now to write down the name Federico Alvarez, because he may well be the new creative force to storm Hollywood.
He was paid a million bucks by a movie studio just a few days ago for bringing a new media focus to an old-school format: The short film. …
Dear Academy:
It’s been ten years since a science-fiction film was singled out as a serious nominee for best picture. I’m not talking fantasy (Lord of the Rings) or fable (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) but straight-up sci-fi, like the head-spinning jumps between reality and the afterlife that distinguished The Sixth Sense …
When it comes to adapting or reimagining a comic, all a television producer has to do for guidance is look at Hollywood’s box office returns. When you invest the money and embrace the storyline, creating something like Iron Man, Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight or the second reboot of The Incredible Hulk, the fans turn out.
I’m already …
The Unwritten Volume 1
(Issue #1 can be found here.)
Tommy Taylor, the boy wizard, is one of the most beloved fictional characters of all time and a pop culture phenomenon. Everyone has either read Wilson Taylor’s bestselling TOMMY TAYLOR books, seen the movies or played the videogames. Nearly everyone also knows the story behind …
Writer: John Arcudi
Penciller: Zach Howard
Inker: Mark Irwin
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland
Genre: Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Can an android dream? After waking from what appears to be just that, the android Sereda struggles with the idea that he may be more damaged than he originally …
Writer(s): Michael Alan Nelson
Artist(s): Francesco Biagini
A bold new mini from the writer of the best-selling FALL OF CTHULHU and the critically acclaimed series HEXED! A supernatural crime story in the vein of 100 BULLETS — a man named Dingo who’s after only one thing: a box. And he’ll stop at nothing to obtain it, no …
