Comic Industry News & Gossip
So….Watchmen Prequels…
Here is the talent on the seven prequel mini-series… – RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo – MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke – COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones – DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes – NITE OWL [...]
R.I.P. Jerry Robinson
The comics world just lost one of its greatest living legends as Jerry Robinson has passed away. Robinson, the long-time Batman artist, was 89 years old. After Robinson left the world of comic books, he worked as a newspaper cartoonist for years. He was active in protecting the rights of artists, and served as the [...]
Oh, wait, I get it – once again, it’s all our fault
Yes, I’m going to rant a bit. There’s nothing more fun than that!
Congrats to Alex Cox, New Deputy Director of the CBLDF!
Everyone’s pal, Alex Cox (co-founder of this here comic book blog) just got promoted to the Deputy Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Congrats, Alex!
Some Comic Book History Links for Saturday
Here are a few notable links for you comic book history fans out there.
So Far So Cool With the Avengers Trailer!
Marvel released the Avengers trailer today. It is only a trailer, of course, but it looks quite cool. What did you folks think?
The JSA Will Return!
Woohoo! Word out of FanExpo is that James Robinson and Nicola Scott will be doing a brand-new Justice Society of America comic book set…on Earth 2! Will it be set during World War II or in present day – that is the pressing question now. Robinson has said that it will allow him to use [...]
First Look at Anne Hathaway as Catwoman is Also Cool Looking
Not quite Henry Cavill as Superman, but the first image released of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman look pretty neat. I imagine she’ll be wearing a mask at some point in the film.
First Picture of Henry Cavill as Superman Looks Pretty Darn Cool
Warner Brothers just released the first picture of Henry Cavill as Superman. That’s pretty darn cool looking.
Marvel to Al Sharpton – We Have the Spider-Man You Were Looking For!
Some spoilers for this Wednesday’s Ultimate Fallout #4 follow (and the identity of the new Ultimate Spider-Man). So don’t read any further if you don’t want to learn the spoilers. SPOILER WARNING!!! In the first episode of David E. Kelley’s Boston Legal, James Spader’s character, Alan Shore, is representing a little girl who was turned [...]
Marvel Granted Summary Judgment on Kirby Lawsuit
We knew that it was an uphill battle for Jack Kirby’s estate to reclaim the copyright on the characters he created for Marvel, and today a judge sent them back down the hill with her decision to grant Marvel’s request for summary judgment on the case, thereby stating that Jack Kirby did, in fact, create [...]
Congratulations to the Eisner Award Winners!
Friday night, the Eisner Awards were announced, and I think that the voters did a fine job. It was too bad that our own Line it is Drawn artist Caanan Grall did not pick up an Eisner, but the webcomic that won, Karl Kerschl’s brilliant Abomindable Charles Christopher is, well, brilliant, so at least Caanan [...]
Batman versus Superman in Justice League #2!
It took five issues the last time Jim Lee drew Batman to pit the Caped Crusader against the Man of Tomorrow, but the idea is so neat that it appears to be showing up in the second issue of the new Justice League! DC has released the solicits for the second issues of their Justice [...]
R.I.P. Gene Colan
We have lost another comic book great, as the legendary Gene Colan has passed away at the age of 84. Besides being an amazing comic book artist, I personally corresponded with Mr. Colan on a few occasions, and he was a really generous and intelligent fellow. My condolences to his friends and family.
Two X-Men Comic Books by Kieron Gillen and Jason Aaron is a GOOD Thing
I repeat, a good thing. Marvel is splitting the X-Men up into two different teams, one led by Cyclops and the other led by Wolverine. Kieron Gillen writing one book and Jason Aaron writing the other book? While Aaron presumably continues writing Wolverine? When you add in the other strong writers on the X-Books, like [...]
