Titan Comics have announced that fans attending San Diego Comic-Con will be able to get a first look at Titan Comics’ new Fighting American series with a convention special Issue #0 featuring a black and white pencil cover by comic book legend, and personal favourite of mine, Terry Dodson! Written by Gordon Rennie (2000Ad, Starship Troopers) with artwork by Duke Mighten (Judge Dredd), this new chapter in the Fighting American story continues after Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s legendary 1954 series…
From the press release:
Joe Simon & Jack Kirby’s Fighting American first appeared in May 1954, and was the embodiment of the homegrown, patriotic, apple pie-eating American superhero. Fighting American brought square-jawed justice to “the Commies” and villains such as Double Header, Hotsky Trotsky, and Round Robin.
Titan Comics are proud to present a first look at this brand-new Fighting American series with an Issue #0 – containing a preview of Fighting American...
From the press release:
Joe Simon & Jack Kirby’s Fighting American first appeared in May 1954, and was the embodiment of the homegrown, patriotic, apple pie-eating American superhero. Fighting American brought square-jawed justice to “the Commies” and villains such as Double Header, Hotsky Trotsky, and Round Robin.
Titan Comics are proud to present a first look at this brand-new Fighting American series with an Issue #0 – containing a preview of Fighting American...
- 7/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
By David Kozlowski | 7 July 2017
Welcome to Issue #3 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Last Issue: 6.30.17
Why do we love superheroes, martial arts, fantasy, and sci-fi? The big fight scenes, of course. Every week we'll bring you an epic brawl from the recent or distant past -- we want to hear from you, share your favorite fights with us!
Jackie Chan's The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) Bonus: Jackie Chan Talks About Bringing Film To America
The original Chinese language movie poster from 1978!
What Is It?
Drunken Master II is a 1994 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and Jackie Chan, who stars as Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung.
Welcome to Issue #3 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Last Issue: 6.30.17
Why do we love superheroes, martial arts, fantasy, and sci-fi? The big fight scenes, of course. Every week we'll bring you an epic brawl from the recent or distant past -- we want to hear from you, share your favorite fights with us!
Jackie Chan's The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) Bonus: Jackie Chan Talks About Bringing Film To America
The original Chinese language movie poster from 1978!
What Is It?
Drunken Master II is a 1994 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and Jackie Chan, who stars as Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung.
- 7/7/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
It wasn’t that long ago that comics enthusiasts would cringe at all the silliness. It used to be so hard for comic fans to be taken seriously by the world at large. I vividly remember being so enthusiastic about those moody “serious” 70s Batman stories like Night of the Stalker (Detective Comics #439) or There Is No Hope in Crime Alley (Detective Comics #457). But I knew if I ever were to discuss these comics with any non-comics fan, I’d simply get an eye roll and sarcasm along with a “Holy Comics” pun or a “Pow, Zap, Wham” pantomime. There was no respect for comics.
In fact, this led to the adoption of the term “graphic novel” in 1978. Will Eisner coined the phrase to inoculate creative endeavors in sequential art (comics) against the public’s dismissive mindset for all comics.
Today, the world understands that not all comics are silly...
In fact, this led to the adoption of the term “graphic novel” in 1978. Will Eisner coined the phrase to inoculate creative endeavors in sequential art (comics) against the public’s dismissive mindset for all comics.
Today, the world understands that not all comics are silly...
- 12/5/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Good news for fans of criminally under-appreciated Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen. Here’s your first look at James Olsen – his the CW’s Supergirl incarnation played by Mehcad Brooks – as he takes on the mantle of the classic DC Comics hero, Guardian. In this role, James will fight to protect National City alongside Supergirl. One of the many classic comic characters spawned by the legendary partnership between Jack Kirby and frequent collaborator Joe Simon…...
- 10/12/2016
- Deadline TV
Regardless of his race, Supergirl's James Olsen really doesn't have much in common with his comic book counterpart. For starters, he looks like he could probably beat up Superman in a fight, but he may very well get the opportunity to do that when he becomes a vigilante in season two of The CW series. The fan-favourite supporting character is going to adopt the identity of Guardian, a hero who was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Once a cop named Jim Harper, patrolling Metropolis's Suicide Slum, he eventually became the vigilante known as Guardian to "guard" society from criminals. It will be Olsen who wields the shield here though, but won't be telling Supergirl about it. "James is going to decide that he can no longer be a sidekick, so he’s going to become a vigilante," explains executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. "He’s going to become Guardian,...
- 10/11/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
I did a little bit of research for today’s column just to make sure I had my facts right, Googling “Jewish influence on comic books” in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. There were 509,000 hits, from Den of Geek’s Mensch of Steel: Superman’s Jewish Roots to the Daily Beast’s Superman is Jewish?: The Hebrew Roots of America’s Greatest Superhero to Stormfront’s How and Why the Jews Stole the Comic Book Industry.
Wait. What?
Stormfront is a white supremacist site whose “welcome” page reads:
“We are a community of racial realists and idealists. We are White Nationalists who support true diversity and a homeland for all peoples. Thousands of organizations promote the interests, values and heritage of non-White (sic) minorities. We promote ours.
“We are the voice of the new, embattled white minority!
“Tell the truth and fear no one!”
The article is a mixture of facts,...
Wait. What?
Stormfront is a white supremacist site whose “welcome” page reads:
“We are a community of racial realists and idealists. We are White Nationalists who support true diversity and a homeland for all peoples. Thousands of organizations promote the interests, values and heritage of non-White (sic) minorities. We promote ours.
“We are the voice of the new, embattled white minority!
“Tell the truth and fear no one!”
The article is a mixture of facts,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
The first issue of Captain America: Steve Rogers has debuted and to say it’s caused a stir is an understatement. Without spoiling the issue, Steve Rogers ends the issue revealing an allegiance to someone that you never thought you would see.
The writer of the issue, Nick Spencer, has received quite the backlash on Twitter. Others, like Brian Bendis and Ed Brubaker, are also feeling the backlash despite having nothing to do with that particular comic. It was enough of a reaction that Facebook went and spoiled the surprise on their trending topics page.
The reaction to the story, while nice to see since it shows that people have feelings for the character, is a little puzzling. Would I want to see a character I cared about written in a way that was contrary to how he’d been portrayed? Of course. But I wouldn’t judge the...
The writer of the issue, Nick Spencer, has received quite the backlash on Twitter. Others, like Brian Bendis and Ed Brubaker, are also feeling the backlash despite having nothing to do with that particular comic. It was enough of a reaction that Facebook went and spoiled the surprise on their trending topics page.
The reaction to the story, while nice to see since it shows that people have feelings for the character, is a little puzzling. Would I want to see a character I cared about written in a way that was contrary to how he’d been portrayed? Of course. But I wouldn’t judge the...
- 5/28/2016
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
People have been arguing the “who was comics’ first costumed hero” question for decades. Some feel it was Mandrake the Magician, by Lee Falk and Phil Davis (1934), others cite the truly obscure Red Knight created by John Welch and Jack McGuire, and still others prefer to credit E.C. Segar’s Popeye (1929). But I think it’s safe to say that most comics fans and scholars bestow that honor upon The Phantom, created by Lee Falk and Ray Moore 80 years ago this past week.
Neither Mandrake nor Popeye are “costumed heroes.” They perform their feats of daring in their regular work clothes. Whereas the Red Knight got his start in 1934 as a guy named Bullet Benton, he did not don the Red Knight costume and, therefore, the costumed hero persona until April of 1940. I suspect somebody at the Register and Tribune Syndicate took a gander at the McClure Syndicate’s success with Superman.
Neither Mandrake nor Popeye are “costumed heroes.” They perform their feats of daring in their regular work clothes. Whereas the Red Knight got his start in 1934 as a guy named Bullet Benton, he did not don the Red Knight costume and, therefore, the costumed hero persona until April of 1940. I suspect somebody at the Register and Tribune Syndicate took a gander at the McClure Syndicate’s success with Superman.
- 2/24/2016
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The Supergirl upfront has garnered strong reactions online, not all of it positive. Here's a response to its critics...
It's fair to say the Supergirl trailer (actually an "upfront" – a précis of the entire pilot designed to sell the show internally and to advertisers) has attracted a lot of praise. It's also attracted a lot of criticism. But how valid are those criticisms? I'll say now that none of us has any idea whether this show will actually be good or not – I think it will, based on what I've seen – but I don't know. What I do know is that some of the things people are saying about it don't seem fair.
Criticism of the trailer's rom-com influences, perceived cheesiness, comparisons to a certain Saturday Night Live sketch, and complaints that its version of Kara Zor-El isn't (we'll come back to this) a "strong female character" are all problematic,...
It's fair to say the Supergirl trailer (actually an "upfront" – a précis of the entire pilot designed to sell the show internally and to advertisers) has attracted a lot of praise. It's also attracted a lot of criticism. But how valid are those criticisms? I'll say now that none of us has any idea whether this show will actually be good or not – I think it will, based on what I've seen – but I don't know. What I do know is that some of the things people are saying about it don't seem fair.
Criticism of the trailer's rom-com influences, perceived cheesiness, comparisons to a certain Saturday Night Live sketch, and complaints that its version of Kara Zor-El isn't (we'll come back to this) a "strong female character" are all problematic,...
- 5/15/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Prolegomenon – You should not expect expertise. There are other sources of that, encyclopedias and annotations, websites and Wikipedia entries, oracles and seers. I’m here for an experiment: to see what happens when someone who has only basic experience with comics and graphic novels encounters one of the classics of the field.
Wake up, Sir. We’re here.
The first words. Encased in a bubble, they emanate from a mansion in a panel labeled, “June 6th, 1916, Wych Cross, England.” The foreground of the panel shows gargoyles on stone pillars between the sharp tops of iron fence posts. The mansion is the middle ground of the image, full of blues and browns; the background gives us silhouettes of barren trees and flying birds.
Those first words gain significance throughout “Sleep of the Just”, the first of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman stories. (There were other Sandmans — E.T.A. Hoffman’s, the Mr. Sandman...
Wake up, Sir. We’re here.
The first words. Encased in a bubble, they emanate from a mansion in a panel labeled, “June 6th, 1916, Wych Cross, England.” The foreground of the panel shows gargoyles on stone pillars between the sharp tops of iron fence posts. The mansion is the middle ground of the image, full of blues and browns; the background gives us silhouettes of barren trees and flying birds.
Those first words gain significance throughout “Sleep of the Just”, the first of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman stories. (There were other Sandmans — E.T.A. Hoffman’s, the Mr. Sandman...
- 3/23/2015
- by Matthew Cheney
- Boomtron
Seventy-five years ago, The Shadow and Doc Savage made their four-color debut on January 21st, 1940 in Shadow Comics #1, which also featured the first comic book appearances of Nick Carter, Bill Barnes, Frank Merriwell, Iron Munro and a variety of other popular Street & Smith pulp characters.
With the possible exception of Walt Disney’S Comics & Stories, it is unlikely that any other comic magazine ever debuted with as many pre-proven famous characters. The Shadow had already starred in nearly 200 pulp novels and several films, while his weekly radio show had the highest audience ratings in daytime radio. Iron Munro was based on John W. Campbell’s novel The Mightiest Machine, one of the inspirations for Jerry Siegel’s Superman, and featured the exploits of a human born and raised under Jupiter’s high gravity who arrived on Earth to discover that his denser molecular structure gave him invulnerability, super strength and...
With the possible exception of Walt Disney’S Comics & Stories, it is unlikely that any other comic magazine ever debuted with as many pre-proven famous characters. The Shadow had already starred in nearly 200 pulp novels and several films, while his weekly radio show had the highest audience ratings in daytime radio. Iron Munro was based on John W. Campbell’s novel The Mightiest Machine, one of the inspirations for Jerry Siegel’s Superman, and featured the exploits of a human born and raised under Jupiter’s high gravity who arrived on Earth to discover that his denser molecular structure gave him invulnerability, super strength and...
- 1/21/2015
- by Anthony Tollin
- Comicmix.com
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is easily one of the busiest and most talented young actors working in Hollywood, and he's been branching out in other aspects of the business. On top of acting, he's currently running his HitRECord web project, he made his directorial debut with Don Jon, and he was an executive producer on Looper. He's now looking at developing the long awaited big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, which he is looking to star in and direct.
In a recent interview with Moviefone, Gordon-Levitt gave an update on the film saying that he's been working on the script with David Goyer and Gaiman. He explains,
"It's a lot of the same people who worked on the Nolan Batman movies. It's really exciting. There's not a script yet, we're still kind of working it out because it's such a complicated adaptation because Sandman wasn't written as novels. Sin City was written as a novel.
In a recent interview with Moviefone, Gordon-Levitt gave an update on the film saying that he's been working on the script with David Goyer and Gaiman. He explains,
"It's a lot of the same people who worked on the Nolan Batman movies. It's really exciting. There's not a script yet, we're still kind of working it out because it's such a complicated adaptation because Sandman wasn't written as novels. Sin City was written as a novel.
- 8/22/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Captain America is one of the most famous and important superheroes in the Marvel Universe. He is also the oldest Marvel hero to consistently have his own comic as he was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1941. Beginning as a figure of anti-German and Japanese propaganda, Captain America and his civilian identity evolved into a man out of time, and one who was filled with great guilt because of the death of his partner Bucky Barnes. He went from wholeheartedly supporting the United States’ policy to refusing to wear the stars and stripes when the president himself was at the center of a conspiracy to hunt him down and kill him. He has fought and been betrayed by old friends and lovers, but Captain America still act as the moral center of the Marvel Universe, and the hero everyone from Spider-Man to The Punisher and Wolverine look up to and respect.
- 4/1/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
According to new reports out of the UK, British actor Paul Bettany, the computer voice of "J.A.R.V.I.S." in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man" films will play a prominent Marvel Comics' superhero character in director Joss Whedon's "The Avengers" sequel, "The Avengers: Age Of Ultron":
Bettany will play the Marvel Comics' android the 'Vision' in the new film.
The original 'Vision', created by writer Joe Simon and illustrator Jack Kirby, debuted in "Marvel Mystery Comics" #13 (Nov. 1940), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics.
The second Vision was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, debuting in Marvel Comics' "The Avengers" #57 (Oct. 1968).
He became a member of the superhero team, with fellow 'Avenger' and wife the 'Scarlet Witch'.
The robot 'Ultron', created the Vision as a 'synthezoid', for use against Ultron's own creator, 'Dr. Henry Pym' (aka 'Ant-Man') and Pym's wife,...
Bettany will play the Marvel Comics' android the 'Vision' in the new film.
The original 'Vision', created by writer Joe Simon and illustrator Jack Kirby, debuted in "Marvel Mystery Comics" #13 (Nov. 1940), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics.
The second Vision was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, debuting in Marvel Comics' "The Avengers" #57 (Oct. 1968).
He became a member of the superhero team, with fellow 'Avenger' and wife the 'Scarlet Witch'.
The robot 'Ultron', created the Vision as a 'synthezoid', for use against Ultron's own creator, 'Dr. Henry Pym' (aka 'Ant-Man') and Pym's wife,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
I know we’re never supposed to judge a book by its cover, but we do whether consciously or not, and I certainly did with this one. Just look at it: a semi-naked woman with a piece of cloth barely covering her lady parts, squatting(!), with the title “Monster Massacre” overhead. It’s like an 80s hair metal band cover for an album of songs about drinking behind the bleachers, staying out past curfew and not doing your homework – the stench of adolescence is unfortunately all over this anthology of short comics based around monsters.
Which isn’t to say it’s all bad – put your best foot forward as they say, and this book does just that with a classic comic by legends Jack Kirby and Joe Simon called The Angel of Death. It’s about a small town menaced by a monster in the night and has smatterings...
Which isn’t to say it’s all bad – put your best foot forward as they say, and this book does just that with a classic comic by legends Jack Kirby and Joe Simon called The Angel of Death. It’s about a small town menaced by a monster in the night and has smatterings...
- 9/30/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
Carmine Infantino, a legendary figure in the Golden and Silver Ages of mainstream comic books, has died at 87. When Infantino was a high school student, he spent a summer working for Harry “A” Chesler, who ran one of the earliest comic book “packaging” studios. His first published work, inking Frank Giacoia’s pencils on a Jack Frost story for Timely (later Marvel) Comics, appeared in 1942, when Infantino was 16. The book’s editor, Joe Simon, offered him a staff job, but Infantino’s father wouldn’t let him quit school to take it. After graduating, Infantino worked as ...
- 4/5/2013
- avclub.com
Titan Comics has jumped into the comic scene with many a sci-fi and fantasy series, earning a spotlight on our ten upcoming hot projects, bringing back Dave Elliott’s A1 anthology, as well as B-movie sci-fi anthology It Came! and a Devil May Cry tie-in series. Add to the list Monster Massacre, a new graphic novel series headed up by Dave Elliott that is not short on talent. Names include Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Ron Marz, Andy Kuhn, Dave Dorman, Mark A. Nelson, Tom Raney and a ton more.
Titan Comics and Atomeka are pleased to announce the release of the first volume of a brand-new graphic novel series, Monster Massacre – a Sf and fantasy anthology headed up by A1 creator Dave Elliott and starring the greatest comics talent: past, present and future! Monster Massacre is an epic, heart attack inducing, spanky new graphic anthology series for fans of science fiction,...
Titan Comics and Atomeka are pleased to announce the release of the first volume of a brand-new graphic novel series, Monster Massacre – a Sf and fantasy anthology headed up by A1 creator Dave Elliott and starring the greatest comics talent: past, present and future! Monster Massacre is an epic, heart attack inducing, spanky new graphic anthology series for fans of science fiction,...
- 3/20/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
There's one word that gets our hearts racing like few others, and that word is "monster" so when we heard about Monster Massacre, an epic, heart attack-inducing new anthology series for fans of science fiction, fantasy, big monsters, and all-out mayhem, of course we had to share.
From the Press Release:
Titan Comics and Atomeka are pleased to announce the release of the first volume of their brand new graphic novel series Monster Massacre – a sci-fi and fantasy anthology headed up by A1 creator Dave Elliott and starring the greatest comics talent: past, present, and future!
Hitting book stores on September 11, 2013, Monster Massacre Vol. 1 showcases 10 stories from some of the greatest comics talent:
• From the creators of Captain America a Classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby horror story The Greatest Horror Of The All from Black Cat Mystery!
• Monster Punch, starring Ira Gerschwin: Monster Fighter by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather, Tmnt)!
• Hitch,...
From the Press Release:
Titan Comics and Atomeka are pleased to announce the release of the first volume of their brand new graphic novel series Monster Massacre – a sci-fi and fantasy anthology headed up by A1 creator Dave Elliott and starring the greatest comics talent: past, present, and future!
Hitting book stores on September 11, 2013, Monster Massacre Vol. 1 showcases 10 stories from some of the greatest comics talent:
• From the creators of Captain America a Classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby horror story The Greatest Horror Of The All from Black Cat Mystery!
• Monster Punch, starring Ira Gerschwin: Monster Fighter by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather, Tmnt)!
• Hitch,...
- 3/16/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Andy Kuhn, Dave Dorman, Alex Horley, Mark A Nelson, and Sami Basri to name just a few, are coming to Titan Comics in September 2013.
Titan Comics and Atomeka will release the first volume of the sci-fi and fantasy anthology Monster Massacre, headed up by Dave Elliott, which includes 10 stories from comic’s best.
“Garry Leach and myself created Monster Massacre for those who wanted their comics less ‘grim and gritty’ and more ‘sexy fun and crazy adventure,’ Dave Elliott said. “Whether you like your action-packed comics high-brow or low-brow, we’ve got you covered!”
Straight from the press release, here’s the rundown of stories in volume one with preview images and cover below.
• From the creators of Captain America a Classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby horror story The Greatest Horror Of The All from Black Cat Mystery!
• Monster Punch, starring Ira Gerschwin: Monster Fighter by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather,...
Titan Comics and Atomeka will release the first volume of the sci-fi and fantasy anthology Monster Massacre, headed up by Dave Elliott, which includes 10 stories from comic’s best.
“Garry Leach and myself created Monster Massacre for those who wanted their comics less ‘grim and gritty’ and more ‘sexy fun and crazy adventure,’ Dave Elliott said. “Whether you like your action-packed comics high-brow or low-brow, we’ve got you covered!”
Straight from the press release, here’s the rundown of stories in volume one with preview images and cover below.
• From the creators of Captain America a Classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby horror story The Greatest Horror Of The All from Black Cat Mystery!
• Monster Punch, starring Ira Gerschwin: Monster Fighter by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather,...
- 3/14/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
Seduction of the Innocent by Max Allan Collins • Interior illustrations by Terry Beatty • Hard Case Crime • Paperback: $9.95 • Digital: $6.39 • Audio: $9.18
So… Who is the worst, most evil comic book villain ever? Well, if you’re a hard-core comics fan and/or comics professional, the worst comic book villain ever might very well be Dr. Fredric Wertham. He’s the guy who spearheaded the comic books breed juvenile delinquency movement of the late 1940s and early 1950s that led to Senate hearings, state-by-state censorship (Can’t have the word “crime” in the title of your comic book? Really?), massively plummeting sales, and the dissolution of more than half of the comics publishing companies and the jobs that went along with them. An entire generation of fans grew up loathing the man. His so-called study, which was lacking in any real scientific evidence, was called Seduction of the Innocent. Suffice it to say...
So… Who is the worst, most evil comic book villain ever? Well, if you’re a hard-core comics fan and/or comics professional, the worst comic book villain ever might very well be Dr. Fredric Wertham. He’s the guy who spearheaded the comic books breed juvenile delinquency movement of the late 1940s and early 1950s that led to Senate hearings, state-by-state censorship (Can’t have the word “crime” in the title of your comic book? Really?), massively plummeting sales, and the dissolution of more than half of the comics publishing companies and the jobs that went along with them. An entire generation of fans grew up loathing the man. His so-called study, which was lacking in any real scientific evidence, was called Seduction of the Innocent. Suffice it to say...
- 3/13/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Best of the Spirit (1940-1946)
Writer/Artist: Will Eisner
Publisher: DC Comics
Even though he featured in comic strips rather than monthly comic books, The Spirit, created by a twenty-three year old Will Eisner during the Golden Age of Comics, became one of the most influential superheroes ever. Eisner could tell a complete mystery/adventure/action story in seven to eight pages with characters that were (for the most part) well-developed and interesting. Unlike some heroes of the time, like Superman and Doctor Fate, The Spirit wasn’t ridiculously overpowered and occasionally got outwitted. The closest comic book superhero analogue to The Spirit was Batman, but he didn’t share Bruce Wayne’s wealth or angst. If there is one thing that the strips in Best of the Spirit have in common, it’s that The Spirit doesn’t take himself too seriously and neither does Will Eisner. He doesn...
Writer/Artist: Will Eisner
Publisher: DC Comics
Even though he featured in comic strips rather than monthly comic books, The Spirit, created by a twenty-three year old Will Eisner during the Golden Age of Comics, became one of the most influential superheroes ever. Eisner could tell a complete mystery/adventure/action story in seven to eight pages with characters that were (for the most part) well-developed and interesting. Unlike some heroes of the time, like Superman and Doctor Fate, The Spirit wasn’t ridiculously overpowered and occasionally got outwitted. The closest comic book superhero analogue to The Spirit was Batman, but he didn’t share Bruce Wayne’s wealth or angst. If there is one thing that the strips in Best of the Spirit have in common, it’s that The Spirit doesn’t take himself too seriously and neither does Will Eisner. He doesn...
- 3/5/2013
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
DC released Young Romance this week, using the title of one of the overlooked and (imho) underappreciated gems of comics history, the seminal romance comic that was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and was published from 1947 to 1975. I’m old enough to remember many of the stories contained within those pages; they were attuned to the morals of the times, and regularly told tales of unrequited love, of compromised love, and of love triumphant.
The characters were easily identifiable: there was the bad girl, the bad boy, the good girl, and the good boy.
The bad girl (think Betty Rizzo in Grease) smoke and/or drank, wore too much makeup and perfume, wore incredibly slinky dress that didn’t leave much to the imagination, preyed on other women’s men, and was quite free with her, uh, favors. Not that anything was ever shown except for kisses, but...
The characters were easily identifiable: there was the bad girl, the bad boy, the good girl, and the good boy.
The bad girl (think Betty Rizzo in Grease) smoke and/or drank, wore too much makeup and perfume, wore incredibly slinky dress that didn’t leave much to the imagination, preyed on other women’s men, and was quite free with her, uh, favors. Not that anything was ever shown except for kisses, but...
- 2/11/2013
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
On January 7, 1934, the world was introduced to a new science fiction hero, Flash Gordon. Created by artist Alex Raymond, Flash was inspired by – and intended to be competition for – Buck Rogers, who had been introduced to newspaper comic strips in 1928. Flash was a polo player and graduate of Yale University, and along with Dale Arden (a love interest for our hero) is flown by rocket by the half-mad Dr. Hans Zarkov to the distant planet Mongo, which is ruled by Ming the Merciless. The three spend many years on Mongo fighting Ming in an effort to overthrow his terrible regime and restore peace to the planet.
The book Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo reprints several stories from Raymond’s run as artist, aided by writer Don Moore. The stories start with “The Beast of Mongo”, which began on April 25, 1937, continuing with “The Outlaws of Mongo”, “The Tyrant of...
The book Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo reprints several stories from Raymond’s run as artist, aided by writer Don Moore. The stories start with “The Beast of Mongo”, which began on April 25, 1937, continuing with “The Outlaws of Mongo”, “The Tyrant of...
- 2/7/2013
- Shadowlocked
The first thing that popped into my mind when I turned on MSNBC’s Way Too Early With Willie Geist – yes, I get up for work “way too early”– and saw, instead of Mr. Geist talking about the Presidential campaign or Jon Stewart’s latest and brilliant riff on the newest foolishness in this nation’s ongoing political foibles, a deployment of cop cars and ambulances flashing red, white, and blue – an ironic picture, actually, now that I think about it – in the parking lot of a movie theatre complex in Aurora, Colorado was, “Oh, shit, now what?”
Then, as I discovered that a mass shooting had taken place at the first showing of The Dark Knight Rises, my second thought was, “Wonder how soon it’ll be before they (the media) connect it to comics?”
Not long.
By the time I got to work, changed into scrubs, and was...
Then, as I discovered that a mass shooting had taken place at the first showing of The Dark Knight Rises, my second thought was, “Wonder how soon it’ll be before they (the media) connect it to comics?”
Not long.
By the time I got to work, changed into scrubs, and was...
- 7/23/2012
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
My original First Comics partner Rick Obadiah, who is not prone to outrage (I took care of that part), sent me an email a couple days ago expressing his pissed-offness at a piece in last Sunday’s New York Times.
For those who don’t have time to click-through, the Times essentially gives credit for the whole creators’ rights movement to Image Comics, now enjoying their 20th anniversary. I have no axe to grind with Image and I don’t think Rick does either; this is another case of typically sloppy reporting from the fantastically over-important New York Times.
In his email, Rick correctly points out that the stuff attributed to Image Comics started with First and with the other so-called independent publishers of the time: Eclipse, Comico, Now, Malibu, and others too numerous to name. I won’t quibble with the definition of “independent” – back in those days the...
For those who don’t have time to click-through, the Times essentially gives credit for the whole creators’ rights movement to Image Comics, now enjoying their 20th anniversary. I have no axe to grind with Image and I don’t think Rick does either; this is another case of typically sloppy reporting from the fantastically over-important New York Times.
In his email, Rick correctly points out that the stuff attributed to Image Comics started with First and with the other so-called independent publishers of the time: Eclipse, Comico, Now, Malibu, and others too numerous to name. I won’t quibble with the definition of “independent” – back in those days the...
- 7/18/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
![Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTA5NjhiOTAtZWM0ZC00MWNhLThiMzEtZDFkOTk2OTU1ZDJkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA4NDI1NTQx._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,3,140,207_.jpg)
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And we have another day of programming for this year’s Comic Con, jam packed with awesome panels and screenings, from Falling Skies, Star Wars, Spartacus, Blade Runner, Total Recall, Game Of Thrones to The Walking Dead, Looper and the requisite Joss Whedon hour of fun.
For the full run down, check out the Con’s website. For the highlights, peruse below:
10:00-11:00 Star Wars: Collectibles Update— Join eFX, Gentle Giant Studios, Kotobukiya, and Sideshow Collectibles for product development insights and exclusive previews of the latest in Star Wars collectibles. Moderated by Chris Spitaleof Lucas Licensing. Room 7Ab
10:00-11:00 Remembering Jerry Robinson and Joe Simon— Jerry Robinson was a key artist on Batman in the 1940s, the co-creator of The Joker, and later an accomplished newspaper strip artist and political cartoonist. Joe Simon was half of the legendary team of Simon and [Jack] Kirby, the co-creator...
For the full run down, check out the Con’s website. For the highlights, peruse below:
10:00-11:00 Star Wars: Collectibles Update— Join eFX, Gentle Giant Studios, Kotobukiya, and Sideshow Collectibles for product development insights and exclusive previews of the latest in Star Wars collectibles. Moderated by Chris Spitaleof Lucas Licensing. Room 7Ab
10:00-11:00 Remembering Jerry Robinson and Joe Simon— Jerry Robinson was a key artist on Batman in the 1940s, the co-creator of The Joker, and later an accomplished newspaper strip artist and political cartoonist. Joe Simon was half of the legendary team of Simon and [Jack] Kirby, the co-creator...
- 7/2/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The Friday schedule for Comic-Con is here! Once again, it's packed full of some awesome panels! We've got Total Recall, Looper, Elysium, Wreck-it-Ralph, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Community, The Venture Bros, Firefly, Arrow, Robot Chicken, and a ton of other great stuff! Check out the full schedule below, which doesn't disappoint. I've put *** next to the panels we are looking to cover.
We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!
If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!
Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!
Friday July 13th:
9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...
We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!
If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!
Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!
Friday July 13th:
9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...
- 6/29/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
![Captain America (1990)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmRmYzA4NDItZmI3NS00NWIyLWIzZWEtNGIzZjZlYmY5MzE2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyNzgwMDUw._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,6,140,207_.jpg)
![Captain America (1990)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmRmYzA4NDItZmI3NS00NWIyLWIzZWEtNGIzZjZlYmY5MzE2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyNzgwMDUw._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,6,140,207_.jpg)
Unsure who Black Widow is? Having trouble deciphering the Hulk’s roar? Can’t tell the difference between Iron Man and the Iron Giant? In anticipation of the release of The Avengers on May 4, EW’s team of super geeks is here to help guide you through the mythos with our seven-part series of superhero primers, the recently declassified “Avengers Files.” It doesn’t matter if you’re a comic book connoisseur or a Nick Fury newbie — follow along this week as we deconstruct Earth’s mightiest heroes and pose the question: Which Avenger is the mightiest?
Name: Captain America...
Name: Captain America...
- 5/1/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW.com - PopWatch
Once, longer than a while ago, at this time of year, I would make a list of what were, in my opinion, the year’s ten best and ten worst movies. I was writing a column, on movies, for Marvel’s Epic Magazine, and I saw that as part of the job. Not that anybody told me that it was something I had to do, or even should do. But isn’t that a movie critic’s duty? Make these year-end lists? Then, after a year or two, I realized that I was blowing about ten percent of the annual column inches available to me on the year’s worst list and…accomplishing what?
Not much. Nothing, in fact. Unless you count taking easy shots – one liner-type – at other people’s work. Might have made me appear…oh hell, what? Clever? Sophisticated? Maybe witty? Or was it snottiness masquerading as wit?...
Not much. Nothing, in fact. Unless you count taking easy shots – one liner-type – at other people’s work. Might have made me appear…oh hell, what? Clever? Sophisticated? Maybe witty? Or was it snottiness masquerading as wit?...
- 12/29/2011
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
After laying in wait for six years, Fear Factor has blasted back on network TV to big ratings. Host Joe Rogan talk about returning from the Television Graveyard and how the show has changed. Plus Comic Book Pioneer Joe Simon passes and Netflix gives Apple a gift.
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- 12/16/2011
- by Mike Raub
- Comicmix.com
Listen up, palookas! I got a tale of tough men who lived by the gun, and weren’t afraid to use them, and of the fast dames who loved those law-breaking goons. There’s coppers and G-Men, always on the trails of those ne’er-do-wells. We have bank robberies, jewel heists, crooked fight promoters, gambling, and lots of shootouts. These are the real-life stories that were written and drawn for the entertainment of comic book readers years ago by two of the highest regarded pioneers in the field, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. While they are best known for their work in superhero titles, they put pen to paper on a number of different genres, including the crime comics.
While Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney were portraying gangsters and crime fighting detectives on the big screen, Simon and Kirby were revolutionizing comics with stories based on true crime stories from the files of the police,...
While Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney were portraying gangsters and crime fighting detectives on the big screen, Simon and Kirby were revolutionizing comics with stories based on true crime stories from the files of the police,...
- 11/7/2011
- Shadowlocked
Source: MTV Geek Speaking to audiences at Nycc, Joe Simon reflected on the moment that truly inspired him to create the “Great American Hero.” It started back when Joe was only 8-years old and his class had a visit from a former Civil War veteran. The soldier made a profound impression on Simon, closing the visit with the line “Shake the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln!” Reflecting on his work at the offices of Timely Comics and a young Stan Lee, Simon stated, “It was like child abuse, I made him what he is today." On a more serious note, Simon reflected, “Comics in those days came out of a mold. DC Comics were made like a cake from a recipe, formulaic. We came out with something different.” Simon went on to treat the audience to the story of how he came up with Cap's infamous villain...
- 10/28/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Need an adrenaline fix? It looks like Marvel's The Avengers will provide it.
They’ve made us wait a while but it has been worth it. The trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers has hit the Web today and, boy, is it cool!
First off, there is none of the typical teaser torment induced by only glimpses of the hordes of heroes and uber-villain Loki. It starts with some arrogant posturing by born-to-be-a-villain Tom Hiddleston before Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) kicks it into high gear with some exposition for those unfamiliar with the comic book backstory.
What follows is brief glimpses of Cap (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Black Widow (yes, Scarlett is in there to appeal to every adolescent male’s other fantasy). Then they all congregate for a chin wag around the conference table with one notable exception (more on him later).
On this evidence alone,...
They’ve made us wait a while but it has been worth it. The trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers has hit the Web today and, boy, is it cool!
First off, there is none of the typical teaser torment induced by only glimpses of the hordes of heroes and uber-villain Loki. It starts with some arrogant posturing by born-to-be-a-villain Tom Hiddleston before Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) kicks it into high gear with some exposition for those unfamiliar with the comic book backstory.
What follows is brief glimpses of Cap (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Black Widow (yes, Scarlett is in there to appeal to every adolescent male’s other fantasy). Then they all congregate for a chin wag around the conference table with one notable exception (more on him later).
On this evidence alone,...
- 10/11/2011
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
New York, NY (October 3, 2011) A Never-Ending Battle, the first episode of a new film from the creative team responsible for the award-winning PBS documentaries Broadway: The American Musical and Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, will be screened in front of an audience for the first time at the New York Comic Con, the East Coast’s largest and most exciting pop culture convention.
Featuring rare footage along with new interviews with legends such as Joe Simon, Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Michael Chabon and Jules Feiffer, segments of the first episode – “A Never-Ending Battle: 1938-1954” – will be previewed on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 4Pm in Room 1B01 of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 655 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. An on-stage interview and Q&A with filmmakers and cultural historians Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon will take place immediately following the screening.
“We’re really...
Featuring rare footage along with new interviews with legends such as Joe Simon, Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Michael Chabon and Jules Feiffer, segments of the first episode – “A Never-Ending Battle: 1938-1954” – will be previewed on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 4Pm in Room 1B01 of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 655 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. An on-stage interview and Q&A with filmmakers and cultural historians Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon will take place immediately following the screening.
“We’re really...
- 10/4/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci
It's 1942, and war is thundering across the globe.
Young Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to do his part in the war. There's one problem - the man is as fit for battle as a broken matchstick. His body does not reflect the strength of his spirit, however, and Rogers attempts to enlist under different names in different places, all in the hopes that he might be approved and so allowed to serve his country.
Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) - a scientist working on a secret project for the allies - happens to catch wind of Rogers rather sincere and dedicated attempts at joining the military. Erskine interviews the young Rogers and finds that the man...
Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci
It's 1942, and war is thundering across the globe.
Young Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to do his part in the war. There's one problem - the man is as fit for battle as a broken matchstick. His body does not reflect the strength of his spirit, however, and Rogers attempts to enlist under different names in different places, all in the hopes that he might be approved and so allowed to serve his country.
Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) - a scientist working on a secret project for the allies - happens to catch wind of Rogers rather sincere and dedicated attempts at joining the military. Erskine interviews the young Rogers and finds that the man...
- 7/23/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
The third chapter of Brief Lives is, in its plot, mostly transitional: it gets the characters moving and introduces us to people who will, I expect, be important along the way, but nothing quite begins or ends here.
What we get in this chapter are glimpses and hints, suggestions of much beyond the immediate. The suggestions begin right from the first page, which reveals that not only are there more extremely long-lived people walking the streets of the world than we might have previously presumed, but Earth is not the only planet open to the Sandman’s wanderings — the first panel shows a view of space and the second sentence begins with the phrase, “Even on this planet,” which points not only to other planets, but other planets where there is a sense of time and history, for the sentence continues on to talk of ages and years. Later, when Dream visits Mr.
What we get in this chapter are glimpses and hints, suggestions of much beyond the immediate. The suggestions begin right from the first page, which reveals that not only are there more extremely long-lived people walking the streets of the world than we might have previously presumed, but Earth is not the only planet open to the Sandman’s wanderings — the first panel shows a view of space and the second sentence begins with the phrase, “Even on this planet,” which points not only to other planets, but other planets where there is a sense of time and history, for the sentence continues on to talk of ages and years. Later, when Dream visits Mr.
- 7/19/2011
- by Marty Shaw
- Boomtron
Our friends at Titan Books have been very good to us and give us loads of competitions for you, our lovely readers to win! We’ll no doubt have more coming in the following months but in the meantime, they’ve sent me their whereabouts at San Diego Comic Con (Sdcc) 2010.
I put up a post a week or so ago about the brand new Drew Stuzan book, The Art of Drew Struzan which is coming out September 24th. Well Stuzan fans, he’s going to be at Sdcc this year to do some book signing. He’ll be in Autograph Alley (AA19) on Saturday 24th at 11am.
There’s rather a lot more going on for Joss Whedon, Sucker Punch and Tank Girl fans, all of which will have a prescence at Comic-Con 2010.
Titan Books’ brand new website went live yesterday and you can check it out for all the movie goodness here.
I put up a post a week or so ago about the brand new Drew Stuzan book, The Art of Drew Struzan which is coming out September 24th. Well Stuzan fans, he’s going to be at Sdcc this year to do some book signing. He’ll be in Autograph Alley (AA19) on Saturday 24th at 11am.
There’s rather a lot more going on for Joss Whedon, Sucker Punch and Tank Girl fans, all of which will have a prescence at Comic-Con 2010.
Titan Books’ brand new website went live yesterday and you can check it out for all the movie goodness here.
- 7/20/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The guys at Titan Books – specialists in high quality film, TV and music tie-ins, illustrated books, fiction and graphic novels – have been in touch to let us know about their brand new site launching on July 19th. As part of Titan Books’ over-arching digital strategy, which has included the launch of iPhone and iPad apps earlier this year, Titanbooks.com is uniquely designed to offer up-to-the-minute news on Titan’s variety of titles.
Highlights include Icons: The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee, The Art of Drew Struzan, The Simon and Kirby Superheroes and Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog: the Book. Titan have announced they will collaborate with related sites and use social media to communicate with the comics and entertainment community. The July launch of the site is timed to coincide with the leading event in the comics industry calendar, the San Diego Comic-Con.
Titanbooks.com...
Highlights include Icons: The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee, The Art of Drew Struzan, The Simon and Kirby Superheroes and Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog: the Book. Titan have announced they will collaborate with related sites and use social media to communicate with the comics and entertainment community. The July launch of the site is timed to coincide with the leading event in the comics industry calendar, the San Diego Comic-Con.
Titanbooks.com...
- 7/16/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
ComicCon.org have revealed the full list of nominees for this years Eisner Awards, or to give them their full name: The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Considered by many to be the premiere comic awards (think the comic equivalent of the Oscars), the Eisner Award winners will be announced at this years San Diego Comic-Con in July.
The Nominees:
Best Short Story
“Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium(Fantagraphics/Aben maler) “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger) “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard) “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited(Norton) “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,...
The Nominees:
Best Short Story
“Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium(Fantagraphics/Aben maler) “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger) “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard) “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited(Norton) “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,...
- 4/9/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The list is out. Pretty straightforward, with a few surprises (No Todd Klein or John Workman for lettering? And was Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader not eligible?)
Our congratulations to all the nominees. We'll be starting the betting pools in 3... 2...
Best Short Story
• “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben malen)
• “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger)
• “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard)
• “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited (Norton)
• “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
• Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,” by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz (DC)
• Captain America #601: “Red, White, and Blue-Blood,” by...
Our congratulations to all the nominees. We'll be starting the betting pools in 3... 2...
Best Short Story
• “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben malen)
• “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger)
• “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard)
• “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited (Norton)
• “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
• Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,” by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz (DC)
• Captain America #601: “Red, White, and Blue-Blood,” by...
- 4/8/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
#235 (Vol. 2 #7): The Chief And The King
When I was a child I enjoyed all sorts of animated cartoon series I saw on television, perhaps more or less equally. But as an adult, watching these cartoons again, I discovered that some, notably Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes grew in my estimation, while others, notably the Hanna-Barbera television cartoons of the late 50s through the 1960s, dropped considerably. I still find the early Hanna-Barbera characters–Yogi Bear, et al.–appealing, thanks to their visual design, primarily by the late animator Ed Benedict, and especially the great voice acting by Daws Butler and his colleagues. But while I can name numerous Warners cartoons whose direction and writing make them great and classic–What’s Opera, Doc?, One Froggy Evening, and on and on–are there individual Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons from the 50s and 60s that are anywhere near that league?
That’s why...
When I was a child I enjoyed all sorts of animated cartoon series I saw on television, perhaps more or less equally. But as an adult, watching these cartoons again, I discovered that some, notably Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes grew in my estimation, while others, notably the Hanna-Barbera television cartoons of the late 50s through the 1960s, dropped considerably. I still find the early Hanna-Barbera characters–Yogi Bear, et al.–appealing, thanks to their visual design, primarily by the late animator Ed Benedict, and especially the great voice acting by Daws Butler and his colleagues. But while I can name numerous Warners cartoons whose direction and writing make them great and classic–What’s Opera, Doc?, One Froggy Evening, and on and on–are there individual Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons from the 50s and 60s that are anywhere near that league?
That’s why...
- 3/4/2010
- by Peter Sanderson
Kannada film director Sai Prakash, who is credited with many hit films, attempted to commit suicide Saturday by consuming 20 sleeping pills. Doctors attending on him said his condition is now stable.Raju, a doctor at the Global Hospitals, told reporters that Sai Prakash is responding to the treatment and has also shown visible signs of improvement. He said the director, however, has to rermain under observation till Sunday morning.Surprisingly, Sai Prakash, before attempting suicide, had sent SMSes to many film personalities saying he had lost interest in life and was subjected to severe pressure on account of financial troubles.One message sent from his mobile to Kannada film producer-director Joe Simon also indicated that producer-cum-financier Thyagaraju was pressurising Sai Prakash to repay the money due to him.Thyagaraju was the distributor for Sai Prakash's film 'Devaru Kotta Thangi'.However, talking to Ians, Thyagaraju said that he had not pressurised Sai Prakash,...
- 2/13/2010
- Filmicafe
In the City That Never Sleeps, on sale forever at the Newsstand That Almost Was are the Magazines That Might Have Been. They’re all, you see, movie magazines that we coulda, woulda, shoulda but ultimately Didn’T publish, most of which then faded off into the mist, never to happen at all.
I’m reminded of this because in spring 1982, just a few months before I joined Starlog, we scrapped plans to do Official Movie Magazines devoted to E.T. The Extra-terrestrial and Conan The Barbarian. These kinds of publications—licensed from the studios (who retain text and design approval)—simply Must be on sale as the movie debuts. That’s usually the time of greatest interest (and if the flick bombs, at least there’s the possibility of one week’s sales before the jig is up).
Back then, there just weren’t going to be any actual photos...
I’m reminded of this because in spring 1982, just a few months before I joined Starlog, we scrapped plans to do Official Movie Magazines devoted to E.T. The Extra-terrestrial and Conan The Barbarian. These kinds of publications—licensed from the studios (who retain text and design approval)—simply Must be on sale as the movie debuts. That’s usually the time of greatest interest (and if the flick bombs, at least there’s the possibility of one week’s sales before the jig is up).
Back then, there just weren’t going to be any actual photos...
- 12/4/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
We've all been eagerly anticipating this flick, and while we've hounded the production folks to give us a copy of the promo trailer, we haven't seen anything yet. However, we do know that the film has been renamed The Last City. And to boot, we've got some extended info:
Synopsis:
Year: 2070
The ancient prophecies of hell on earth came true with a vengeance at the end of the Age of Pisces when apocalyptic solar flares brought the modern world to its knees. With the ozone layer decimated, the sun penetrated land and sea. It got hot. Very hot. The rivers dried, the oceans turned to salt, and the Earth was showered with relentless fire. In the aftermath, a chain reaction of chaos engulfed the planet and mankind devoured everything. All that remained was The Last City, formerly the pinnacle of the modern world, now reduced to an urban graveyard of sand,...
Synopsis:
Year: 2070
The ancient prophecies of hell on earth came true with a vengeance at the end of the Age of Pisces when apocalyptic solar flares brought the modern world to its knees. With the ozone layer decimated, the sun penetrated land and sea. It got hot. Very hot. The rivers dried, the oceans turned to salt, and the Earth was showered with relentless fire. In the aftermath, a chain reaction of chaos engulfed the planet and mankind devoured everything. All that remained was The Last City, formerly the pinnacle of the modern world, now reduced to an urban graveyard of sand,...
- 11/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
When I read the news that Jack Kirby’s kids were seeking copyrights to all their father’s Marvel creations, I found it curious that Sony is one of the studios sent termination notices.
Why? Because Sony’s only Marvel-based movies that might have anything to do with Kirby’s legacy are those in the “Spider-Man” franchise—and he’s never had official credit for co-creating Spider-Man or the other major characters in the superhero’s mythology.
Apparently, bloggers at The Hollywood Reporter were also intrigued by the claims of the Sony/Spider-Man part of the case, especially after getting their hands on two of the notices, which respectively seek to recapture rights to most of the original characters from the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics.
The former makes sense, as Kirby is known to have co-created the team with Stan Lee. The majority of initial Spider-Man characters, however, are...
Why? Because Sony’s only Marvel-based movies that might have anything to do with Kirby’s legacy are those in the “Spider-Man” franchise—and he’s never had official credit for co-creating Spider-Man or the other major characters in the superhero’s mythology.
Apparently, bloggers at The Hollywood Reporter were also intrigued by the claims of the Sony/Spider-Man part of the case, especially after getting their hands on two of the notices, which respectively seek to recapture rights to most of the original characters from the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics.
The former makes sense, as Kirby is known to have co-created the team with Stan Lee. The majority of initial Spider-Man characters, however, are...
- 9/22/2009
- by Christopher Campbell
- MTV Splash Page
Titan Books has announced that it will publish Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's superhero comics as a single, 480-page collection, rather than as two separate books as originally planned. The Simon & Kirby Superheroes Omnibus will collect all the superhero stories the legendary pair produced outside of their work with DC and Marvel. The collection was originally planned as two books in a smaller format, but Titan has decided to print one volume with (more)...
- 8/28/2009
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
For years, Brian Cronin has been delving into comics’ past, debunking countless rumors and setting the record straight with his weekly Internet feature Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed (www.cbr.cc). He has collected the most intriguing of these myths, along with lotsa new material, in Was Superman A Spy? And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed (Plume, tpb, 244 pp, $14). Appropriately, Cronin focuses on the field’s big guns Superman and Batman (without whom there might not be a comics industry) as well as Captain America, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Donald Duck and the X-Men.
Was Superman a spy? Of course not! Any red-white-and-blue-blooded comics reader could tell you that! (But then again The Rocketeer movie fingered an “Errol Flynn”-type as an enemy agent, sooo…) Cronin explains the atomic bomb Superman comics tales that aroused real-life FBI concerns. He also delves into how the radio show discovered Kryptonite and why it...
Was Superman a spy? Of course not! Any red-white-and-blue-blooded comics reader could tell you that! (But then again The Rocketeer movie fingered an “Errol Flynn”-type as an enemy agent, sooo…) Cronin explains the atomic bomb Superman comics tales that aroused real-life FBI concerns. He also delves into how the radio show discovered Kryptonite and why it...
- 8/19/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
Dynamite Entertainment’s plans to revive Jack Kirby and Joe Simon’s 1950s character Fighting American have unravelled after Simon rejected their proposal. Simon claimed that he first heard about Dynamite’s project from a Comic Book Resources report from Comic-Con International. In a press release, his son Jim said: “Simon turned down Dynamite's proposal in no uncertain terms. Apparently [Dynamite owner, Nick] (more)...
- 8/6/2009
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Finally, we take a breath, clear the cobwebs of mourning and peek out from beneath the shadows to find out how the late Forrest J Ackerman continues to do us good. At genre conventions from coast to coast, fans and friends pay tribute to the grand old man who made us monsters!
Ken-tucky? Yep, they Ken!
Any horror fan, young or old, who’s in it for the scare-making arts, crafts and monster makers, Must experience Wonderfest. I flew over the cool greenery and picturesque graveyards of Louisville, Kentucky to attend the first Con I’ve been to without Uncle Forry by my side. While most travelers rushed to the baggage claim to pick up luggage and trot off to watch horses run some derby, I was there for the monsters!
In its 20th year, Wonderfest is a gathering place for modelers. Make that “Super-modelers.” Builders, sculptors, painters, collectors, you name it!
Ken-tucky? Yep, they Ken!
Any horror fan, young or old, who’s in it for the scare-making arts, crafts and monster makers, Must experience Wonderfest. I flew over the cool greenery and picturesque graveyards of Louisville, Kentucky to attend the first Con I’ve been to without Uncle Forry by my side. While most travelers rushed to the baggage claim to pick up luggage and trot off to watch horses run some derby, I was there for the monsters!
In its 20th year, Wonderfest is a gathering place for modelers. Make that “Super-modelers.” Builders, sculptors, painters, collectors, you name it!
- 7/13/2009
- by GoJoeMoe
- DreadCentral.com
Living comics legend Joe Simon, still going strong at 95 (!), will attend the New York Comic Con as Titan Books hosts him in their first year as exhibitors. In fact, he's going so strong, he just announced an extra hour of signing at the Titan booth (#1514) before his Saturday panel.
Following the recent announcement of Titan’s plans to publish The Official Simon and Kirby Library, launching this May with a deluxe compendium of the duo’s work entitled The Best of Simon and Kirby, Simon will be the subject of a special Spotlight panel, ‘Secret Origins of the Comic Book World’ [Saturday, Feb.7, 4-5pm]. Simon’s audience will be treated to jaw-dropping anecdotes from the Golden Era of American comics, revealing the stories behind the creators and creations that shaped an American art form.
Before and after the panel on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2:30-3:30pm and 5:30-6:30pm, Joe Simon...
Following the recent announcement of Titan’s plans to publish The Official Simon and Kirby Library, launching this May with a deluxe compendium of the duo’s work entitled The Best of Simon and Kirby, Simon will be the subject of a special Spotlight panel, ‘Secret Origins of the Comic Book World’ [Saturday, Feb.7, 4-5pm]. Simon’s audience will be treated to jaw-dropping anecdotes from the Golden Era of American comics, revealing the stories behind the creators and creations that shaped an American art form.
Before and after the panel on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2:30-3:30pm and 5:30-6:30pm, Joe Simon...
- 2/4/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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