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Joss Whedon Unveils Astonishing X-Men Motion Comics
To call Joss Whedon a god of nerd-dom probably understates the influence of one of this generation's most beloved writer/directors. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Just about everything he's applied his alchemy to has transformed into geek gold. And since he's already penned a comic or two in his time, it's only natural that he would be turning his talents to write a motion comic for Marvel, titled Astonishing X-Men: Gifted.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsJames Joyce's Ulysses Gets Graphic With Online Comic
The mere mention of James Joyce's pivotal work, Ulysses, can send shivers down the spine of any self-respecting graduate who barely managed to scrape through the Cliff Notes of one of modern literature's crown jewels. At 265,000 words, the tome tends to leave many slack-jawed in its intimidating wake. But the sequential artists at Throwaway Horse, LLC are seeking to change all that.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsZombie-Ridden Post-Apocalyptic Graphic Novel Gets Film Treatment
The Deadworld comics series has been packaged as a new film franchise to be penned by Watchmen writer David Hayter.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKevin Smith's Green Hornet to be Released as Comic Book
Over half a decade ago, Kevin Smith was in charge of bringing the Green Hornet to life, but one thing led to another, and Seth Rogen is now helming the project (along with director Michel Gondry) and writing the script. Now, Smith will revisit the comic-book hero with a comic book adaptation based loosely on his script, according to Entertainment Weekly.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMarvel Universe multiplayer online games slated for 2012
With Captain America and The Avengers movies slated for 2011 and 2012 respectively, Marvel is already planning to release multiplayer online games to follow the films in 2012. The company announced a couple of weeks ago that it will partner and sign a 10-year exclusivity agreement with video game developer Gazillion Entertainment to produce the online titles based on its library of superhero characters.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsSilver Jews' David Berman plans cartoon compilation
Now, why would David Berman think that people who listen to indie rock want to read comics? Drag City's website recently announced that they'll be publishing The Portable February, a comic compilation book from the ex-lead silver semite.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsBill Ayers set to publish graphic-novel memoir
Bill Ayers' name became common coin during the 2008 presidential election, with Barack Obama's campaign railroaded into answering questions on his tenuous connection to the radical leftist-turned-university professor. The grim specter of this TERRORIST MENTOR dominated the political narrative for a month, and then Tina Fey turned in the defining role of her career. Ayers, clearly operating on the maxim that any publicity is good publicity, has decided to use the last of his 15 minutes to greenlight a graphic-novel adapatation of his 1993 memoir To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsPaste's 10 Favorite Things About NYC Comic Con 2009
"I want to see Emma Frost and Loki have a pillow fight!" The raucous statement echoes anonymously in a large, industrial room filled with 500 people at 2009 New York Comic Con. Each of the 500 in attendance laughs because they are well aware that a) Emma Frost is a fictional bleach-blonde mutant telepath who notoriously flaunts a leather Victorian corset. She is also a comic-book character. They're also aware that b) Loki is a the Norse Goddess of Trickery who often fights the Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor. She was once male before morphing into an extremely attractive female (magical possession, not transgender surgery,... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatchmen graphic novel gets Blu-ray treatment
This March, it won't only be the feature film version of Watchmen finally making it to the screen. Warner recently announced plans to bring the graphic novel to life as a motion comic available on blu-ray March 3.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe battle for Watchmen finally ends
Watchmen fans, rejoice! The film will hit theaters as planned on March 6. Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox have reached an agreement about the rights to one of the most celebrated graphic novels of all time.... read more
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