Archie Comics has provided the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in January 2008. Take the jump for more on the crazy adventures of those kids from Riverdale and beyond.
Author: Stephen Schleicher
Stephen Schleicher
Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, director George Miller spent most of the weekend in casting sessions for the Justice League of America movie. Who showed up? On the roll call are Adam Brody (Fox’s “The O.C.”), Joseph Cross (“Running With Scissors”), D.J. Cotrona (“Windfall”), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Grindhouse”), Michael Angarano (“Sky High”), Teresa Palmer (“Wolf Creek”), Max Thieriot (“Jumper”) and rapper Common. The cast of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” is well-represented as well, with Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter also among those testing for parts. No costumes are involved in the tests, which are being taped as actors…
Markosia Publishing has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in January 2008.
Those crazy kids over at Cardboard Monocle have come up with their list of the 10 best and 10 worst 80s cartoon movie concepts – and they pitch them! First we give you the cartoon, a brief description (for anyone who isn’t familiar) and then OUR movie pitch. We have worked day and night to give you some great and terrible movie ideas! Keep in mind, that just because something is in the “bad idea” section, it doesn’t mean we don’t love it. This is about whether it is a good idea for a movie or not. Begin wherever you…
Take a look at one of the pieces you’ll be seeing in Dr. Manhattan’s home in the upcoming Watchmen movie. Warner Bros. has leased the pieces “Hemisphere” by Arlie Regier, “Sphere” by his son Dave Regier, and “Hyperbolic Hexagon II” and “Atomic Flower,” both by Brent Collins. The artwork is being shipped to Vancouver, British Columbia, where filming is under way. Paul Dorrell, who represents the artists, said the filmmakers apparently saw pictures of the sculptures on the Internet and thought they would be ideal in “Watchmen.” I did a quick search for the other pieces on the Interwebs and…
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in January 2008. Take the jump for Invincible #50, The Astounding Wolf-Man, and Youngblood. Yes, Youngblood.
Only one installment of the Marvel Sneak Peek of the Weekend, but boy what a preview! Titles arriving in stores this week are Avengers Classic #5, Captain America #31, Marvel Adventures Avengers #17, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Illustrated Treasure Island #5, Marvel Zombies 2 #1, Marvel Comics Presents #2, Mighty Avengers #5, New Excalibur #24, and Penance: Relentless #2.
Don’t drink and time travel Some of you may be old enough to remember Crisis on Infinite Earths that featured heroes from the present fighting along side heroes from the old west. Only in comics could something like this play out and play out well. We haven’t seen this kind of crossover for a while, and with the word Crisis being tossed around the offices of DC Comics, it seems like a perfect time to bring the two together again. I like my westerns, and I like my superheroes, but do I like superheroes in my westerns? It’s two great…
Jokester we hardly knew ye Bounding from universe to universe is bound to wear you out and make you vulnerable to attack. So might swimming in waters infested by mythical beasts, being on the run, and going crazy with power. One might also say reading Countdown week in and week out, complete with jumbled tie-in attempts, is enough to weaken your defenses and make you vulnerable to being brainwashed to believe everything is okay.
Dynamite Entertainment has announced The Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods will be the next Red Sonja mini-series from the company. The tale is written by Luke Lieberman with art by Lui Antoni and covers by Paul Renaud, Aaron Lopresti, and Mel Rubi. Doom of the Gods is the follow-up to last years’ immensely powerful Red Sonja versus Thulsa Doom mini-series by co-writers Peter David and Luke Lieberman with artist art by Will Conrad, and features the She-devil with a Sword in an epic battle against the powerful necromancer Thulsa Doom. Take jump for all the covers!
Whether you like the new Captain America costume or not, you might want to check out this video that shows the various costume changes through history. Gotta say after watching, that the new costume is not the worst thing in the world.
Paul Grist’s superhero Jack Staff returns as a monthly title starting this January according to Image Comics. “I’ve longed to put out JACK STAFF monthly for a long time,” Grist said in a prepared statement. “Luckily, I wasn’t alone as Image’s Executive Director, Eric Stephenson, has wanted the same thing. We’ve been working together to make it happen for awhile now and I’m happy to say we already have three issues in the can with a fourth right on its heels.” Take the jump for the full cover and more info.
Dynamite Entertainment has announced it is relaunching the fighting rodents series with Keith Champagne writing and Tom Nguyen doing the art work. Keith Champagne described his plans for ARBBH, “Without giving anything away, Tom and I plan to offer a fresh take and new beginning to Don Chin’s classic creations. No one can copy Don’s style of humor and satirical storytelling but, with his blessing, we’re planning to relaunch the Hamsters for a new generation of comics fans, while simultaneously creating a book that will offer readers of the classic series plenty of touchstones of the Hamsters they loved. Just…
Archie Comics has sent sneak peeks for two Archie titles arriving next week. In stores on October 17 are Archie Double Digest #183 and Veronica #184.