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Barack Obama guest-stars in Spider-Man issue #389
Tomorrow (Jan. 14), for the low price of $3.99, you can watch President-elect Barack Obama get inaugurated, be pursued by an evil doppleganger and exchange his signature fist-bump with Spider-Man. No, this isn't reality television; it's Marvel Comics Issue #389, featuring a storyline and cover dedicated to the future president.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsWatchmen movie in limbo until Jan. 20
On Dec. 29, Warner Brothers lost the preliminary court judgment for distribution rights to the hotly anticipated movie adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen, long considered the gold standard of graphic novels.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRead pages from Michel Gondry's upcoming comic book
We kind of thought the next work from prolific music video and film auteur Michel Gondry would be his contribution to the upcoming triptych Tôkyô!, but it looks like he's going to surprise us once again. New York magazine's Vulture blog posted a lengthy excerpt of Gondry's upcoming comic book We Lost the War But Not the Battle that is just as trippy as might be imagined.The comic tells the story of four friends enlisted to defend France from "beautiful muscular and sexy communist girls."... read more
Found in: Books, NewsDisney signs up for Monster Attack Network
Lest we forget the company's feelings toward the ghoulish and/or sweet embodiment of creature fears, Disney's gone Monster... again. Mickey's film-production mouses recently picked up the film rights for the graphic novel, Monster Attack Network.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJon Favreau spills beans about Avengers line-up
Due to the successes of both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, it's been no surprise that Marvel is gunning to make an Avengers film. This is especially true for those of us who sat around a little longer to see the films' cameo appearances from the team. But one thing that has been unknown is the exact formation of the Avengers team, since well over 50 heroes have been included over time.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsHollywood signs on for Warren Ellis' Red and Ocean
Warren Ellis is a weird dude. Upon reading his blog, one could momentarily lose themselves and wonder if the words are those of the famed Kurt Vonnegut personality Kilgore Trout. Ellis puts forth fantastical science fiction that is regarded somewhere between brilliance and lunacy, depending on your perspective, historical context and general sentiment toward opium dens on Mars.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsFlash Gordon follows comic-book suit, hits big screen
Not sure if you've noticed, but lately, a lot of the big blockbusters have been based off of old comic books. Beloved for their special effects, action sequences against the "bad guy" and nifty outfits, guys flock to these movies in droves, bring (drag?) along their girlfriends and put them at the top of the box office.... read more
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