Browsing: Disney

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a guy with a jetpack and goofy helmet! No, it’s… well, yeah, OK, you got it right the third time. The Rocketeer, based on the short-lived comic created by Dave Stevens, was one of my first forays into comic books and film. I honestly can’t remember if I actually had seen it in the theater (I was 5, after all. And now I’ve made some of you feel old. Sorry about that.), but I do remember the various advertising, toys, commercials, and even a cartoon (which may have…

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You can go back again As a young tyke running around the vast expanse of the family farm, I had was limited to the types of comic books I was allowed to read. When I got older and was allowed to drive it became anything goes, but when you’re a kid and your parents are buying you comics to read, you can’t go wrong with Uncle Scrooge. Twenty-seven years later, Uncle Scrooge is once readily available to children of all ages thanks to Boom! Studios, and it proves you can relieve your childhood.

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The release date for Toy Story 3 draws ever closer, and Disney has sent Major Spoilers the new trailer to the movie. The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in TOY STORY 3. Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. Lee Unkrich (co-director of…

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Plenty of good stuff coming from Boom! Studios this week, as 28 Days Later #3, The Anchor #1, Farscape: D’Argo’s Trial #3, and Uncle Scrooge #384 arrive in stores.  Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the books, that you can read after the jump.

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The Boom Kids division of Boom Studios continues its use of the Disney characters in yet another series which features the classic Disney crew. This time, they aren’t in wizard uniforms, they are in super hero union suits as Donald Duck and friends take off in Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #699!

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Press Release BOOM! Studios announced today that MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #296 has sold out immediately after release. Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #296 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you. Diamond Comic Distributors is making the second printing of MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #296 available for retailers to order immediately and the second printing will be featured in the October 21st issue of Previews Plus.

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Boom! Studios announced yesterday that it has signed a distribution agreement with Haven Distributors.  The deal has Haven distributing all second printings of the monthly comics to the direct market. “Retailers have been begging us to get our second prints into their stores at a faster pace for the past year,” said BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie. “We’re happy to be able to offer retailers another choice in getting an important part of our product line to their stores and into the hands of their customers.” It’s interesting this announcement has been made, especially in light of the troubles going…

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What’s arriving from Boom! Studios next week?  I’m glad you asked, Dear Reader, as Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Cars: Radiator Springs #2, The Incredibles #1, Irredeemable #7, Kill Audio #1, Walt Disney Comics and Stories #699, Farscape Vol 2: Strange Detractors, and the Muppet Robin Hood trade paperback.  You can get a sneak peek of all of them after the jump.

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Mickey Mouse is one of those timeless characters that everyone knows. From his first appearance in the Steamboat Willie short back in 1928, he has proven time and time again that he’s a hard mouse to keep down. While his contemporaries may have faded like the ink they where drawn in, Mickey Mouse has gained more popularity year after year. He is one of the few characters that can connect through almost any culture, and now he has come to Boom Studios. I got the chance to read Mickey Mouse and Friends #296, the first issue from Boom Kids division…

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Disney sent over a quick feature about the upcoming A Christmas Carol movie staring Jim Carrey. Here, Carry and company discuss the multiple roles Jim took on in the feature. Get the Flash Player to see this player. A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol opens nationwide on November 6, 2009.

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For the past 15 months, Buzz Lightyear – or rather the Buzz Lightyear action figure/toy – spent time floating around the International Space Station as part of a NASA – Disney educational outreach program. Coincidentally, Buzz returned to Earth on September 11th, just in time to promote this weekend’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Digital 3D double feature.  Who’s going to see the movies again on the big screen? via Disney

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This should be a really good week for Boom! Studios.  In stores today is the prequel to the Die Hard franchise, the first Mickey Mouse comic published in three years, the fourth installment of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and the start of a new Unknown arc.  You can see all the sneaks after the jump before you head down to your comic book store to pick them up.

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