Harry Potter Books Get Makeover for 15th Anniversary
Scholastic, American publisher of the Harry Potter novels, announced that all seven books are getting new covers in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the iconic series, according to USA Today. read more
G4 Rebranded as Esquire Network
Whether you like it or not, it looks like G4 is going to grow up pretty quick. read more
Marvel to Introduce Line of Romance Comics
Well, this is a new one for Marvel. The beloved comic company is expected to broaden its audience with a new line of romance novels, according to The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
Grant Morrison's Batman Inc. Among Top Comic Book Retail Reorders
In a surprise development, Bleeding Cool reports that the Grant Morrison-helmed Batman Inc. has witnessed a major increase in retailer reorders. The article speculates that this can be attributed to Morrison’s impending departure from both that title and Action Comics. Thus, readers are working to catch up prior to Morrison’s final issues.... read more
Lakeshore Entertainment Looking to Adapt Comic Book Series The Sword
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lakeshore Entertainment has officially acquired the rights to the graphic novel series The Sword.... read more
Maurice Sendak's Posthumous Tribute to Brother out Feb. 5
Beloved children’s book author Maurice Sendak has one last book for us. The Where the Wild Things Are creator died last year, but left us a new book. A combination of poetry and drawings, this new book is seen as a tribute to Sendak’s brother Jack and as a farewell to his audience. ... read more
Stephen King Reveals Details of The Shining Sequel
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King shed some light on his buzzed-about sequel to The Shining... read more
Exclusive DC Comics Preview: "Dial H #9"
An exclusive Paste preview of the DC comic from China Miéville and Alberto Ponticelli. read more
Fox, Ridley Scott to Adapt Mind MGMT Comic Series
This week is just full of MGMT.... read more
Spider-Man Writer Confirms Sequel to Spider-Men Crossover
Written by longtime Ultimate Spider-Man scribe Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli, 2012’s five-issue miniseries Spider-Men brought about the long-awaited crossover between the traditional Marvel universe (known as the 616 universe) and the Ultimate universe.... read more
Amy Poehler Gets First Book Deal
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amy Poehler is writing a book for HarperCollins’ pop-culture imprint, It Books.... read more
Kerouac’s On The Road Illustrated Page by Page
See the first three parts of the five-part novel here. read more
Paul Giamatti in Talks to Play The Rhino in Amazing Spider-Man 2
In a bit of news that is sure to bring back repressed memories of the villain-heavy Spider Man 3, the Amazing Spider-Man 2’s list of villains continues to grow…... read more
British Comics Icon Judge Dredd May be Gay
Though he lives in the year 2135, British comics icon Judge Dredd can still cause a stir related to today’s social and political conversations. The newest edition of 2000 A.D., which comes out on Wednesday, addresses the topic of homosexuality and is titled “Closet.” The question that remains to be answered is whether or not Judge Dredd will be coming out as well.... read more
Exclusive DC Comics Preview: "Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #5"
An exclusive preview from the miniseries by Len Wein and Jae Lee. read more
2013 International Man Booker Prize Nominees Announced
The nominees have been announced for this year’s International Man Booker Prize, the biennial global literary prize awarded for a body of work in English or available in English translation.... read more
World Book Night 2013 to be Celebrated April 23
World Book Night was first envisioned in 2010 as an initiative to encourage more adults to read. Its organizers believe that adult readership can be reinvigorated if avid readers go into their communities and share their favorite books with those who don’t have access to printed books or who don’t regularly read. The event is set to be celebrated globally this year on April 23.... read more
Composer Duncan Sheik Gives New Information About American Psycho: The Musical
It’s been a while since we first heard rumors about Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel American Psycho taking its newest (and most unexpected) form as a musical, but Gothamist reports today that Duncan Sheik—who won two Tonys for his musical contributions to the 2006 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening—has released some information about the songs for this musical tale of murder and investment banking.... read more
David Fincher in Talks for Gone Girl Adaptation
According to a report by Deadline, Social Network director David Fincher is in talks to direct 20th Century Fox’s screen adaptation of Gone Girl, the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn.... read more
"Superman's Pal" Jimmy Olsen Rumored be Cast as Female in Man of Steel
Here’s a potential shift in the Superman universe we didn’t see coming. As Digital Spy points out, Clark Kent’s photojournalist pal at the Daily Planet, Jimmy Olsen, might have been cast as actress Rebecca Buller. Olsen originally appeared in Action Comics #6 in 1938 and would even get his own series, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, in 1954. The root of the rumor comes from an IMDb listing that shows Buller cast as “Jenny Olsen” with little explanation outside of that. As Digital Spy further points out, Lawrence Fishburne—who was cast as the Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief, Perry White—appears with Olsen in... read more
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