Author: Stephen Schleicher

Is a Smallville reboot on the way?  Perhaps everyone will get mind wiped at the end of the episode, or more than likely, a dream sequence.  Tori Spelling as Linda Lake? Man, I really need to spend a weekend with catching up with all the shows on my TiVo. Smallville: Superhero Gone Wild airs March 12, 2009.

The Picture of Dorian Gray Zenescope Entertainment’s Grimm Fairy Tales has undergone quite a change since the Belinda came on the scene.  Instead of telling morality plays like Sela, the tales spun in these tales are quite dark – instead of helping people, the tales are being used to make people’s lives even worse.  Issue #35 is not exception as readers get a modern take on the Picture of Dorian Gray.

What goes around comes around Time travel.  I used to think stories that involved time travel were a hoot and holler as they tended to be a lot of fun as the hero would stumble through time paradoxes, try to keep from meeting himself, and generally screwing around with history.  Booster Gold has been time trippin’ for the last 16 issues, so one would think the latest installment would be full of goodness.  You’d think that wouldn’t you?

Little behind on things this week, but not far enough behind that I haven’t forgotten about the Image Comics Sneak Peek of the Week!  This week, Image sends us sneak peeks of Amber Atoms #1, Firebreather #4, Four Eyes #2, Golly #4, Invincible #59, Johnny Monster #1, and Nobel Cuases #39.  Yep, it’s a big list, which should give you something to occupy your time until the 5:00 whistle sends you home for the weekend.

Milo Ventimiglia, from NBC’s Heroes, was on the Today Show this week pimping the return of the television show, and in the process talking about his interest in comic books, and more specifically, his own Berserker series from Top Cow. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Good friend of the site, Scott Johnson from MyExtraLife.com has kicked off a brand new project.  What’s better than 56 Geeks?  How about 56 Zombies? I got started on “56 Zombies” last night. Ultimately, this will be a complete poster sized photo print chock full of zombies of note. Keep your eye on this Flickr group, where I’ll post these as they are complete. Excited to get going with it. As always, you need to follow Scott’s work and get ready to buy the big print when the project is finally complete. via MyExtraLife

The more oddities I find on YouTube the more I’m convinced that everything ever created can be found on the Internet. Thus we bring you today’s Friday Sing-a-Long – The Batman Theme Song.

If you thought the G.I. Joe movie looked ridiculous, just wait until you see the first trailer for the Steve Oedekerk Stretch Armstrong movie.  Stretch Armstrong?  I remember that guy! “This is a new well from which to draw intellectual properties that bring a pre-awareness and nostalgia,” Schneir said. “They are drawing filmmakers who find a real emotional connection and resonance, and this is proving to be a compelling driver for motion pictures.” The toy from the 70’s also featured a monster, a dog, and an evil twin brother.  The last time a Stretch Armstrong movie tried to get made,…

This weekend the Cartoon Network brings a Clone Wars Double Feature in the latest adventures of those in a galaxy far, far, away… In “Blue Shadow Virus,” Padmé Amidala is captured while searching for a secret Separatist bio-weapons lab run by Dr. Nuvo Vindi (portrayed by science-fiction icon Michael York), a scientist as cold and calculating as he is evil. While they manage to find the mad doctor and uncover his scheme, they are too late to prevent the release of his deadly concoction – leaving Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi just 48 hours to find the elusive antidote in…

Nick Fury and his team of Secret Warriors have sold out at the distributor level, prompting Marvel to go back to press with Secret Warriors #1 — complete with a variant printing.  The Brian Michael Bendis penned issue, features a new cover utilizing interior art by Stefano Caselli.

A vampire kitty?  Swell. The vampires have taken over – turn on the television, and they’re all over HBO, go to the theater, and Twilight is the flick all the girls are going ga-gag for.  These vamps pale (no pun intended) to the franchise that made kicking vampire butt fun, but unfortunately in the Buffy-verse the vampires have become just as popular as they have in our world.

Check out this unofficial Doctor Who Anime project OtaKing 77077 is working on. WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY is my advice to your ears. As you might know, I’m animating a Doctor Who anime short. It’s taking me bloody ages. Here’s some progress footage from it, including the penciling and inking process. It’s odd seeing an anime version of the good Doctor, but if this turned into something official it could be something to fill the holes left by the television series, books, audio dramas…

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been a huge fan of electronic books and digital content for years. I bought one of the first e-readers commercially available, and used it until the batteries were unable to hold a charge any longer.  The black- and -white interface of the e-readers of yesterday and today are perfect for reading books, but for comics — not so good. Beyond the color issue, what else do e-reader creators, comic book publishers, and retailers need to do to make the transition to digital comics a success?  I’ve got a few thoughts on that one.

One of my favorite television series of last year, Reaper, is set to make its return on March 3, 2009 on The CW.