Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (10/26/11)
Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books.... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsThe 20 Best Comic-Book Movies of All Time
Today is the birthday of Batman’s Michael Keaton. So to celebrate, let’s take a look at the greatest films based on comic books. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayComic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (8/10/11)
Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books.... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsX-Men: First Class review
In the latest installment of the X-Men franchise, Matthew Vaughn, of Layer Cake and Kick-Ass fame, steps to the helm to take over as director and tell the story of the origins of the group. Going back in time is a tried and true strategy in the comic book world from which X-Men: First Class springs. Not only is the audience already familiar with and at least somewhat invested in the characters, they have the advantage of seeing the events on the page (or here, on the screen) from a future-eye view, seeing significances that often aren’t even seen by the characters themselves. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsComic Books Redesigned as Cheap Paperback Novels
Over the years, comic books have grown from what were once considered to be throw-away funny rags for children to a well-respected form of storytelling for all ages. The graphic designers at Fonographiks.com have taken the literary merit of comic books to the next level with their re-interpretations of classic comics as cheap paperback novels.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayX-Men: First Class is Behind Schedule, Releases Trailer Anyway
X-Men: First Class actress January Jones recently told ScreenRant.com that the movie was behind schedule, currently midway through six weeks of re-shoots. Jones, who plays Emma Frost, a mutant telepath with the ability to turn her skin to diamond, stars alongside James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAssessing Nine Comic-Book Movies in 2011
Nearly every comic-book movie has either been great fun (The Dark Knight, Spiderman) or so awful as to elicit anger (Batman and Robin, Spiderman 3). A middling comic-book movie is something of a rarity. So it's with a bit of both excitement and trepidation that we look at 2011's line-up of comic-book movies. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayEight Housewives Who Would Make Kick-Ass Superheroes
According to Variety, Mad Men‘s January Jones is slated to play Emma Frost in the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men Origins: First Class. We can’t think of anything as satisfying as seeing the unhappy, mistreated Betty Draper finally go mutant and kick some villainous butt. That got us thinking about other frustrated housewives we’d like to see transformed into Marvel demigods, finally muscled-up and ready to take their fate into their own Kung Fu-fighting hands. Thus we’ve drawn from the far corners of both desperate housewifery and comic book ladydom to show what would happen if only Bree Hodge could fly and... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMake Me Over: Ten Movies That Should Have Won The Best Makeup Award
Ah, the Best Makeup category. It’s had a steady place on the red carpet since Rick Baker’s An American Werewolf in London won an Oscar in 1981. And while it may not get much publicity, theatrical makeup has been essential to the suspension of disbelief inherent to film and theatre for thousands of years. Here, then, are some of the best foam, fur, rubber and paint jobs that should have won Academy Awards over the last 30 years.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRyan Reynolds to Get His Own X-Men Spin-Off
Ryan Reynolds and his version of Deadpool are set to join the curiously long queue of proposed X-Men spin-offs, according to Variety. ... read more
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