The master doing his thing. I still think Lee’s cameo in Mallrats was the best thing he’s ever done outside of, you know, penning some of the greatest comic books ever. [via theaggregate]
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Here’s the evolution of DC Comics’ logo, with the current logo (lower right corner) designed by Josh Beatman of Brainchild Studio in 2005. The most recent two logos are pretty good. There’s a strong brand identity to them that suggests a certain playful sense of adventure. Now, according to Bleeding Cool, DC Comics and DC [...]
Well, isn’t this a surprise? It’s a nice first trailer, without revealing too much and priming the excitement pump. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go and change my shorts.
From Buzzfeed: “The Blues Brothers are together again at last in a new issue of IDW’s Ghostbusters comic which references the fact that Jon Belushi was the first choice to play Peter Venkman before Bill Murray stepped in.” It doesn’t reference in the panel above, unless I’m missing the sly reference, but this is a [...]
Here’s how this went down: Community’s Donald Glover launched a half-joking campaign last year to be the new Peter Parker, a role which ultimately went to Andrew Garfield. Then in the season two premiere of his NBC sitcom he showed up wearing Spider-Man pajamas and recognized not only the joke, but the Internet’s push to [...]
Boing Boing explains the artist is ComicSalvage and “she was inspired by the idea of making something useful out of all the wrecked comics that crossed her family’s path (her husband is an illustrator), and wanted to make something useful and lovely out of them.” Cuff links seem to be her stock and trade. Currently, [...]
Fresh off the news that Lucy Punch would be Deena Pilgrim in the upcoming FX show Powers, comes word that actor Jason Patric has been cast as the other lead detective, Christian Walker. Perfect casting. My excitement that dipped with the casting of Punch just got erased by the casting of Patric. Charles S. Dutton has [...]
On the heels that Lucy Punch has been cast in the FX adaption of Brian Bendis’ Powers, comes word that Showtime is prepping the fucking incredible (yes, that pejorative is necessary) 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. According to Coming Soon, David Goyer will be writing and producing the series. Goyer is a [...]
It’s probably impossible to deduce what was going through Stan Lee’s mind at the very moment the photo was taken. But, it was probably filled with lots of regret for inventing the character of Wolverine. Lots and lots of regret. Worst. Episode. Ever. Amirite? [Killorn via CF]
The Eisner Awards are given annually to the best efforts in comic books. Heading the 2011 nominees with five nominations is Return of the Dapper Men, a fantasy hardcover by writer Jim McCann and artist Janet Lee and published by Archaia, with nominations for Best Publication for Teens, Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer, Best Artist, and [...]
