HD here, or: (See how I used the green border? That’s called attention to detail, you philistines, and you’re welcome.) Okay. So: (A) I’m so-so on Green Lantern comics. Dude seems like kind of a buzzkill (B) Marjorie and I certainly do like that Ryan Reynolds fellow (C) I’d like DC to have a superhero […]
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PREDICTION: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Will Be the Worst Thing Since Spingtime for Hitler.
You’ve gotta give the producers of Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark some credit: Despite being burdened with an incredibly stupid title, “acrobatic rehearsal sequences” that have apparently been designed to kill actors, fleeing cast members, and ass-clenchingly bad production design and music, they’re still powering forward, insistent on unleashing this unholy monstrosity upon […]
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Portland Geek Council of Commerce and Culture Aims to (Further) Geekify Portland
Okay, nerds, SO: On Tuesday, November 30, at the Hollywood Theatre, there’s gonna be a screening of “Objects in Space,” an episode of the defunct-but-beloved sci-fi TV series Firefly. After the screening, there’ll be a Q&A with comic creators Zack Whedon and Chris Samnee—the guys behind Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, a graphic novel set in […]
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Tony Millionaire/Elvis Costello Album Art Contest
Alright, Blogtown, I know you love your Photoshop. Here’s a game. Tony Millionaire (Maakies) did the art for Elvis Costello’s upcoming album National Ransom—as Costello’s been on the talk show circuit stumping for the album, Millionaire’s art has been making the rounds as well. Now Millionaire and Fantagraphics have announced a contest: “Fire up your […]
Posted inMovies & TV
What the Fuck Ghost Rider 2 is Going to Exist
Why yes, I am awesome at photoshop. “Via the Romanian media,” io9 has proof that Ghost Rider 2 is actually happening. I do not have anything to add to this other than noting that this news both affirms and condemns any faith I had left in humanity. I shall have fevered nightmares of this cursed […]
Posted inVideo Games
Tonight: Zombie-Killin’ Action in The Walking Dead.
So tonight’s the second episode of AMC’s crazy successful horror series The Walking Dead, based on the comic by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, and Cliff Rathburn. I’m looking forward to it; while hardly perfect, last week’s pilot suggested that the show’s gonna be keeping the comic’s grim, survivalist tone while improving the characterization […]
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On the Road with Floating World: Tim & Eric Awesome Tour Edition!
It’s time for another installment of On the Road with Floating World, in which Floating World Comics proprietor Jason Leivian handpicks a few comics recommendations for musicians playing in town. Swing by Floating World (20 NW 5th) during the week of the show, name-drop this post, get 10% off recommended titles. This week, Jason breaks […]
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That Woman Is Not Making Comics in Order to Be Sexually Attractive
Some comments by cartoonist Kate Beaton and a cartoon by Gabby Schulz about the relationship between female cartoonists and their male fans has caused the requisite commenter shitstorm on the comics nerdblogs. Here’s the opening of the comic: But you should read the whole thing. And then you should wonder at the terror of the […]
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The Upside of Comics Piracy.
In the story I posted on Tuesday about local comics retailers’ thoughts on digital comics, I linked to this page. It contains a now-pulled 4chan thread where someone illegally uploaded local artist Steve Lieber’s graphic novel Underground (a book that, it so happens, was written by another local creator, Jeff Parker). That whole 4chan thread […]
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Finally, a Comic I Would Read (Or, Finally, a Comic Erik Wouldn’t Read)
The latest edition of ESPN the Magazine features 30 “variant covers,” each dedicated to an NBA team as part of the magazine’s annual season preview. But not only that, the cover artwork for each was compiled by the artists of Marvel Comics. So what does the Blazers’ preview feature? Nicolas Batum dunking over Galactus? Rudy […]
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Turning Point: Portland Comics Retailers Weigh In on Digital Comics, Buying Local, and Why You’re Insanely Lucky
Comic books are changing. Or, more accurately: The way people read comics is changing, and so are the ways they buy them. With more and more digital comics coming out day-and-date with their hard-copy counterparts, Marvel and DC lowering their prices, and Dark Horse wading full-on into digital comics, the comics industry as a whole […]
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Justin Bieber: Now Even More of a Two-Dimensional Character!
Grab a clean pair of underpants, guys! Because Justin Bieber is getting his own COMIC BOOK! (Bbbbppthhhh! That was the sound of poop flying into your pants!) It’s called Fame: Justin Bieber and it goes on sale at your local comic shop WEDNESDAY for the low, low price of $3.99. Cue press release: Like The […]