There is a weird progression in my comic book and collectible habit that concerns the heck out of me. Back in the day, I was more than satisfied with just buying comic books. Then the T-shirts started showing up in my closet, followed by small action figures, and original comic book art. That eventually turned to small statues, which lead to larger statues, which lead to me nabbing a larger than life sized statue of Batman, that stands in the Nerd Room of Doom. For a while I’ve been trying to track down the Gentle Giant Princess Leia Animated Life…
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Julian, The #1 Spoilerite, is back to share photos he took while at the San Diego Comic Con. While he isn’t getting every celebrity under the stars to sign the Major Spoilers poster this year, he is running around the show floor having an amazing time. Take the jump to see a roundup of photos he sent from his Thursday adventures.
Major Spoilers gives you a roundup of news that floated out of the various panels and announcements made about Marvel Comics.
Here’s our roundup of DC Comics news that floated out of the various panels and announcements made during the first day of the San Diego Comic Con. You’ll want to take the jump as there are some real nuggets of information (and spoilers) contained within.
One of my favorite cable television shows is Burn Notice on the USA Network. Not just for the spy action and A-Team cranked to eleven feel, but because of Bruce Campbell. Bruce makes the show, and is a favorite actor of mine. During the Burn Notice panel at the San Diego Comic Con it was announced a prequel movie to the television show is in the works, and it will star Bruce in a big, big way. …movie to the series that will focus on Sam Axe, Bruce Campbell’s character, on his final mission as a Navy SEAL. The film…
Here’s a look at the trailer that landed in Hall H during today’s Tron: Legacy panel.
Press Release TNT is teaming up with publisher Dark Horse Comics to create a comic book and webcomic prequel to FALLING SKIES, the eagerly anticipated new series starring Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) and produced by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. The comic book and webcomic are slated to be unveiled at New York Comic Con in October. FALLING SKIES, which is set to premiere on TNT in summer 2011, is a gripping drama that envisions a world where aliens have invaded, and the fate of humanity lies in the hands of a few survivors. During…
There have been rumblings and rumors that Joss Whedon was all set to direct the Avengers movie for Marvel, and today he made it official at the Marvel Studios panel. “The thing I love about it is how completely counter-intuitive it is,” confessed Whedon. “These people should not be in the same room, much less the same team. The very definition of family.” I think Whedon should do just fine with this project as he’s no stranger to ensemble tales, and this may be his chance to tell his most epic story yet. via Superhero Hype
Press Release Radical Publishing is proud to announce that director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead) has signed on to produce and direct the film adaptation of EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS, based on Radical Publishing’s miniseries created by Matt Cirulnick and David Manpearl and written by Matt Cirulnick and M. Zachary Sherman. EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS will be produced by Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman for DreamWorks with Matt Cirulnick attached to write the screenplay. Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Raimi’s partner at Star Road Entertainment, Josh Donen, will also produce with Radical Studios’ Executive Vice…
In addition to a really creepy booth featuring zombies and dead bodies, AMC has released a comic-con exclusive poster for the Walking Dead television series coming to the cable channel in October. Apparently, you can pick up the poster at the AMC booth (#3721) and maybe even get it signed at 4:00 PM on Friday. Make sure you pick one up, or better yet, pick up an extra signed copy for your good friends at Major Spoilers. via Ain’t It Cool News
Bleeding Cool reports that this awesome Frank Frazetta Conan painting sold for $1.5 million at the San Diego Comic Con in a private sale with the Frazetta Management Corporation. It is a defining Conan image, and worthy of an Art Appreciation Moment of the Day entry, but even if the currency exchange rate of Luthor Dollars to the U.S. dollar made me a multi-billionaire, I’m not sure this would be high on my list of Need to Buys. Now if they tossed in a couple Nagels and a Vargas or two…* via Bleeding Cool *Yes, those of you who were…
I really love the life size and larger than life sized statues that the booths utilize during their major shows. Here is Mattel’s Prince Adam ready for today’s attendees to stand around shouting “I have the POWER!” Like I’m sure he’s never heard that one before… I wonder what these companies do with the statues after the convention season is over? via Mattel
Dark Horse announced it will be showing off art and will provide other information regarding the October release of the Turok, Son of Stone series. The book was originally announced at Comic Con International 2009, and we had not heard anything else about it since then. While we don’t have any art right now, we do know that Jim Shooter will write with Eduardo Francisco on art duties. “Turok was one of my favorite comics in my youth,” said Mike Richardson, president of Dark Horse Comics. “We’re having great fun re-imagining the series with Jim and we are building up…
This week at the San Diego Comic Con, Is It Right For Kids.org’s Tore Hatlen is taking photos for Major Spoilers.. Tore got in for the Wednesday Preview Night, and sent along some pictures from the show floor.