Sorry, can’t help it: I’m just kicking into full-on fanboy mode for this thing, and I’m afraid there’s no turning back, because fucking A, it’s a Joss Whedon movie about the Avengers. So. Here’s the extended version of yesterday’s Super Bowl ad. I have now watched it an embarrassing number of times.
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A Few Thoughts Re: Watchmen 2: Rorschach’s Boogaloo
So this Watchmen prequel thing is happening, finally, because god knows prequels always turn out great, and it’s only been rumored for about 50 years. (Okay, fine. Since 1986.) I really like the Times‘ story about all of this, mostly because of these two chunks, including the official response from Watchmen writer Alan Moore: Mr. […]
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Some Important Thoughts Re: DC Comics’ Logo
Because I am the sort of person who has a favorite comics publisher logo (it’s this one), I’ll note that DC Comics’ possible new logo— —is significantly worse than their swooshy last one (which always reminded me of Dairy Queen), and certainly not as good as the ol’ “BULLET COMING AT YOUR FACE.” And now […]
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Ghost Rider Classes Things Up
The French title probably should have been the American title too. Via
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Floating World’s 2011 Bestsellers
It’s always interesting to see local bestseller lists, to get a sense of how the readers in our city actually spend their money (and local year-end best-of lists are pretty good too, right??). On Sunday, Floating World Comics’ Jason Leivian released a list of the year’s top sellers. He writes: I’ve been looking forward to […]
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A Better Version of that Dark Knight Rises Trailer
I enjoyed this significantly more than the legit one. Via AICN.
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Tintin 101
Steve’s not-entirely-complimentary review of Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin will be up later this afternoon—but in the meantime, the New York Times has a quick primer on the character, his creator, and the 5,000 comics he appeared in. Considering how few people in America know/care about Tintin, I’m curious to see how Spielberg’s film […]
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New Trailer for The Mushle Fuffle Waffle House Rishes
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES “Hufflepuff shmentor!” Over at Apple there’s a new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, AKA That Movie Where No One Can Understand a Goddamn Thing One of the Major Characters Says. In the trailer Bane blows up a football field (TAKE THAT FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS!) and Catwoman gets all up in Batman’s […]
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Witch Doctor Signing Tonight
Friendly reminder that the signing for Witch Doctor, Vol. 1: Under the Knife is tonight. FREE beer, FREE food, and a bloody and funny horror comic book (here’s my review). It’s kind of a no-lose situation, right? Portlanders Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner will be on hand to make their marks on your brand-new funnybook. […]
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An Interview with Paul Tobin, THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN SUPERHERO COMICS
Via PAUL TOBIN A man who wishes he got free Taco Bell for life. We’ve interviewed Portland comics writer Paul Tobin before—right around the time of the most recent Stumptown Comics Fest, in fact, to mark the release of Gingerbread Girl, the well-received book he created with his wife, artist Colleen Coover. But that was […]
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Jerry Robinson, Creator of the Joker, Dead at 89
I’m late on this—the news broke this morning—but key Batman creator Jerry Robinson died yesterday. Via the LA Times: Jerry Robinson, a pioneer in the early days of Batman comics and a key force in the creation of Robin the Boy Wonder; the Joker; Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred; and Two-Face, died Wednesday afternoon in New […]
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THIS BOOK IS HUGE
Today in “THIS BOOK IS HUGE”: DC Comics’ The New 52 Omnibus, a hardcover that collects all 52 first issues of DC’s line-wide reboot. Mercury Arts Editor Alison Hallett dropped this monstrosity my desk yesterday, splintering my desk in half, sending a THUDD throughout the entire office, and rupturing space-time as we knew it. This […]