It’s time to return to the Dreaming with Wednesday's launch of The Sandman Universe from DC’s Vertigo imprint.
The one-shot serves as an introduction to four new ongoing series set in the universe of Neil Gaiman’s famed series, and as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Sandman and the 25th anniversary of the launch of Vertigo — the imprint that gave us titles like Preacher, Y: The Last Man, Hellblazer, and Fables. While neither the one-shot nor the following series are written by Gaiman, they are overseen by him, guided as though he were the Lord of Dreams himself. The ...
The one-shot serves as an introduction to four new ongoing series set in the universe of Neil Gaiman’s famed series, and as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Sandman and the 25th anniversary of the launch of Vertigo — the imprint that gave us titles like Preacher, Y: The Last Man, Hellblazer, and Fables. While neither the one-shot nor the following series are written by Gaiman, they are overseen by him, guided as though he were the Lord of Dreams himself. The ...
by Harry Locke IV Hellblazer, my fan film based off the DC Comics/Vertigo series of the same name, was birthed from frustration. I spent the majority of 2013 working exhaustively on a pitch for an episodic series rooted in the Batman universe called Gotham. The concept focused on the home of the Dark Knight viewed through the eyes of its citizens' greatest threat, themselves. The treatment landed me a writing agent, attracted an experienced show runner, and offered first taste of the maddening frenzy that composes “pitching season.” But before we could even step foot on the Warner Bros. lot, the Bruno Heller-led project of the same title was announced with a straight-to-series order, leaving my vision effectively defunct. Defeated but not completely lost, I returned to working on original creations, and began studying mature graphic novels as reference material. My journey led me from the usual suspects (i.
- 2/6/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Feature James Hunt 30 Jan 2014 - 06:25
Comic book movies are solid blockbuster fare now, but there are plenty of adaptations that didn't get the love they deserved...
You might argue that fans of comic book adaptations have had a pretty good decade or so. Between The Avengers movies, the Dark Knight trilogy, and multiple Spider-Man and X-Men films, some of the biggest-grossing action movies of all time have been based on comics. Not bad when you consider that only recently, the medium was considered the preserve of dateless man-children alone.
But here's the thing: not every comic book adaptation lends itself to being a summer tentpole CGI-fest, and just as many get overlooked or forgotten completely by the time the next one comes out. Comic adaptations are coming out thick and fast, and with so much forward momentum it's sometimes worth taking a moment to look back on what's come before.
Comic book movies are solid blockbuster fare now, but there are plenty of adaptations that didn't get the love they deserved...
You might argue that fans of comic book adaptations have had a pretty good decade or so. Between The Avengers movies, the Dark Knight trilogy, and multiple Spider-Man and X-Men films, some of the biggest-grossing action movies of all time have been based on comics. Not bad when you consider that only recently, the medium was considered the preserve of dateless man-children alone.
But here's the thing: not every comic book adaptation lends itself to being a summer tentpole CGI-fest, and just as many get overlooked or forgotten completely by the time the next one comes out. Comic adaptations are coming out thick and fast, and with so much forward momentum it's sometimes worth taking a moment to look back on what's come before.
- 1/29/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
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