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by buster00 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:41 am
Leckomaniac wrote:Paul Pope pencils a portion of Lone Ranger #11!
I frakkin love Paul Pope. Might have to pick this issue up.
by Leckomaniac on Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:49 am
buster00 wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:Paul Pope pencils a portion of Lone Ranger #11!
I frakkin love Paul Pope. Might have to pick this issue up.
I hear lots of positive things about that Lone Ranger series. If Dynamite was able to snag Pope to work on it, it must be good.
by DennisMM on Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:57 pm
by Leckomaniac on Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:29 am
DennisMM wrote:The last time Chaykin did new pages for an AF! (don't forget the exclamation point!) collection the new pages turned out to be mere filler crap. I hope this material is worth the time and money.
However, as I said somewhere (Random?) AF! is one of the best comics EVAR. Get it, people.
by DennisMM on Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:52 am
by Leckomaniac on Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:20 am
The tenor -- and, frankly, the informedness -- of online comics conversation over the last five years has changed to the point where I probably need to explain once again why I don't stay long on company-owned works.
It's as simple as this -- if I don't own it, I'm not going to spend my life on it. Joe Quesada and Dan Buckley know that, they're fine with that, and they hire me on that understanding. EDITED TO ADD: I am work-for-hire exclusive to Marvel, and I move between projects at Marvel with their agreement. I think a few people forgot that.
Or, if you like: you can only paint someone else's house for so long before you start thinking that it might be nice to own your own house one day.
I'm okay with painting other people's houses for short periods, because I'm good at it and it pays well and on nice days it's fun. But I never ever confuse painting a house for owning that house. And if I spent every waking hour painting other people's houses, I wouldn't be able to build houses of my own.
The more creators who only took on housepainting as a part-time gig, the healthier this medium would be.
For those of you who harbour a wish to write comics, consider this today: you're either on this side of the line, with me and Brian K Vaughan and Garth Ennis and Grant Morrison and Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction... or you're not.
by silentbobafett on Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:55 am
by instant_karma on Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:18 am
Leckomaniac wrote:Deal with this
GEOFF JOHNS WRITES FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF 3 WORLDS!
Um...
Can I get an amen?
by DennisMM on Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:14 pm
by Leckomaniac on Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:24 pm
by The Ironist on Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:16 pm
by DennisMM on Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:16 pm
Leckomaniac wrote:Worst news I have heard in a LONG time:
Bru and Fraction Leave Immortal Iron Fist!!!!!!
This just kills me.
by burlivesleftnut on Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:31 pm
by unikrunk on Sat May 17, 2008 11:08 am
by Leckomaniac on Tue May 20, 2008 7:42 pm
by TheButcher on Wed May 21, 2008 12:00 pm
by DennisMM on Wed May 21, 2008 11:05 pm
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by TheButcher on Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:55 am
The opening minutes of Comic-Con 2008 saw perhaps the most exciting announcement for fans of crime fiction in months” Darwyn (JLA: The New Frontier) Cooke will adapt the first four “Parker” novels by Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) as a series of graphic novels for publisher IDW. The titles, which have a “mild continuity” as Cooke explained, will be: The Hunter (aka Point Blank), The Man with the Getaway Face, The Outfit, and The Mourner. The first title, according to Cooke, is targeted for a late 2009 release, with the successive three titles coming out in two year-intervals after that.
While comics adaptations of prose fiction can take many forms, Cooke said that the "Parker" series of graphic novels would leave much of Westlake/Stark's source material untouched. "The concept here is to simply edit the existing novel to remove visually descriptive passages and any narrative that can be expressed through pictures," Cooke told CBR. "It is my hope to keep every word of Westlake/Stark's dialogue intact, making minor changes only when the adaptation process demands it.
by burlivesleftnut on Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:53 pm
by TheButcher on Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:45 pm
BOOM! Studios announced Wednesday at Comic Con International in San Diego that Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid will be writing "The Incredibles," the first planned series in line of Pixar licensed comics, as well as "The Muppet Show."
As to further announcements on creative teams for the Pixar books, Waid said that nothing has been finalized as yet. "We do know that Darwyn Cooke is doing the covers to 'The Incredibles,' which we're really excited about."
Waid said that the first "Incredibles" miniseries will focus on the family and team dynamics of the characters. "The first approved story arc is that Mister Incredible is slowly losing his super powers. And he's definitely trying to keep this a secret from the rest of the family," the writer said. "He's given them lecture after lecture about how important each of them really is in the field, and how everybody's a team member, and he's the leader and so forth--so he feels terribly emasculated and terribly out of place, as if suddenly he weren't part of the team."
The writer expressed great admiration for the original "Incredibles" film, as well as the creators responsible for it. "'Incredibles' had charm, and even though it was a comedy by and large, it treated the notion of super heroics, and the notion of what it takes to get out there and put on a suit and fight crime and fight for good, it treated those ideas with respect," Waid said. "Clearly the guys who were involved in 'The Incredibles' loved superheroes and it shows."
Waid hinted that this and other series in the line could feature characters original to the comics. "Disney's been very good about encouraging us to create new villains and new characters," he said. "Nothing can be named yet, but yeah, we're trying to draw from and help them build those universes
by burlivesleftnut on Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:08 pm
by TheButcher on Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:46 pm
A final video was shown, when DiDio said "Before we finish, I wanna talk about 'Batman RIP.' That story comes to a conclusion in November. Following that, we're gonna go through a two part story looking at what Gotham has become, written by Denny O'Neil. My voice is hurting, we're just gonna roll a little video ..."
Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert are on board for the series in January 2009, which got huge applause from the fans and closed the panel.
He then showed a video, saying "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" and "Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, January '09."
Not only is "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" a deliberate reference to Alan Moore and Curt Swann's classic "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", the story is also a reunion of the "1602" creative team.
by Leckomaniac on Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:53 pm
TheButcher wrote:Batman by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert!A final video was shown, when DiDio said "Before we finish, I wanna talk about 'Batman RIP.' That story comes to a conclusion in November. Following that, we're gonna go through a two part story looking at what Gotham has become, written by Denny O'Neil. My voice is hurting, we're just gonna roll a little video ..."
Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert are on board for the series in January 2009, which got huge applause from the fans and closed the panel.
From Comic Book Resources: CCI LIVE: DC One Weekend Later
A little more from Newsarama: SDCC '08 - DC Nation 2, Neil Gaiman to Write BatmanHe then showed a video, saying "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" and "Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, January '09."
Not only is "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" a deliberate reference to Alan Moore and Curt Swann's classic "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", the story is also a reunion of the "1602" creative team.
by TheButcher on Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:04 pm
BATBEGONE 1
Right then.
San Diego announced the Neil Gaiman/Andy Kubert two-part Batman story "Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader." Now, we know that the original "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow by Alan Moore, Curt Swan, George Perez and Kurt Schaffenberger capped the end of the pre-"Crisis" Superman, telling his final tale, before John Byrne revamped the character with the "Man Of Steel" mini-series. So what can we expect from the Batman after such a career capping tale?
Well this one rumour rocketed from the San Diego convention floor before anyone’s hangover could stop it. Apparently it was all the talk of certain Batman cognesti after a particularly heavy night in the bars on Sunday night with certain DC creators.
I understand that following the events of "Batman RIP," both main Batbooks will be put on hiatus for a short period, replaced by a new title, "Battle Of The Cowl" by Grant Morrison.
We’ll see a struggle for the legacy of the Batman after the events of the "Batman R.I.P" storyline, between the likes of Robin, Jason Todd, Nightwing, Damien and who knows, maybe Azreal and Bat-Mite while they're at it.
So "Nightwing" will be renamed "Red Robin" while "Robin" becomes… "Batman And Robin."
It looks like Nightwing will be the new Batman with Jason Todd becoming Red Robin.
Remember last time I had a Batscoop this strong, about half was bang on the money (Morrison to write a Batman death story, a replacement to takes his role, Alex Ross to design the new character and covers) with about half being off (Bruce Wayne becoming a New God and fighting Darkseid in hand to hand combat).
Let’s see if I have a better strike rate this time.
by Leckomaniac on Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:06 pm
by Tyrone_Shoelaces on Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:08 am
by Worst Part's Almost Over on Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:11 pm
by Fried Gold on Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:27 pm
Worst Part's Almost Over wrote:So...where does this leave The Dark Knight Returns, continuity wise?
by TheButcher on Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:58 pm
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:As long as there are no clones or deals with demons I'm in.
by burlivesleftnut on Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:38 am
Worst Part's Almost Over wrote:So...where does this leave The Dark Knight Returns, continuity wise?
by Pacino86845 on Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:27 am
by Worst Part's Almost Over on Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:39 am
Fried Gold wrote:Worst Part's Almost Over wrote:So...where does this leave The Dark Knight Returns, continuity wise?
It's still non-canonical and is essentially an Elseworlds story.
burlivesleftnut wrote:Such a weird question. Obviously not a big comic reader, I guess.
by Worst Part's Almost Over on Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:35 am
by TheButcher on Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:36 pm
Joker: The Dark Knight will be out in October 2008, with art by Lee Bermejo, and will focus on the inner workings of the Joker’s gang and the criminal underground in Gotham City. It is a 128-page hardcover graphic novel.
“There’s no Batman. I didn’t want to muck up the story with that [guy],” Azzarello said. Instead, the series will try to understand why anyone would want to be in the Joker’s gang. It will feature many of the familiar villains from the Batman world, but will run on the premise that these characters would be doing anything possible to avoid Batman’s attention while they worked on their nefarious plans.
It will be written from the point of view of a character in the Joker’s gang. “I think portraying the Joker’s point of view would do a disservice to that character. As soon as you get inside his head he would lose so much power,” Azzarello said.
“He’s not funny but he thinks he’s funny,” Azzarello continued. “He’s that guy, and you know that guy,” Dennis agreed, “Except this guy thinks it’s funny to smash a bottle in your face.”
Azzarello said that he and Lee Bermejo came up with the idea in a bar in San Diego. “We had finished Lex Luthor and were just sick of working with each other, and then we started talking about this. And we weren’t going to do this and then Lee got fired off of Hellboy and he needed work.”
2008 PREVIEW: LEE BERMEJO’S
JOKER SKETCHBOOK
The artist teams up with Brian Azzarello for DC’s stunning all-new graphic novel
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/006857028.cfm
By Brian Cunningham
Posted December 26, 2007 9:05 AM
Lee Bermejo wants it known he did not copy the Heath Ledger visual from “The Dark Knight.”
“I actually drew an image for a Batman website in 2005 that pretty much established the look of the Joker as I draw him,” says Bermejo of his forthcoming Joker graphic novel in collaboration with writer Brian Azzarello. “I was about 40 pages into drawing this graphic novel when they released the first image of Ledger.”
“I hate when people say this, because it always sounds like hyperbole, but it’s the best work of Lee’s career,” says Azzarello. “And if only the bastard had kept up the same level, I wouldn’t have had to say that. People are going to be blown away by it.”
Bermejo says the story, told through the eyes of a Joker henchman, “features pretty much every major Batman villain and deals with the relationship between the Joker and all these crazy baddies that run around and do terrible things.”
JOKER
“I tried to figure out what would make the Joker frightening to me if he really existed,” Bermejo says. “One of the points of the story is that the guy’s ugly outside and in, so I just scarred him up. After I established the smile I wanted to reinforce the fact that the guy was probably not attractive even before the Chelsea grin so I gave him bad skin and of course the big, beak nose. The hair, posture and attitude is just a twisted, drugged-out version of Christopher Walken.”
As to how Joker got those scarred lips? “Kids, don’t play with cutting blades…” he jokes. “Actually, I would rather not say what happened. I think any element of the Joker’s backstory should not be touched with a 10-foot pole. The less you know, the better.”
HARLEY QUINN
“Visually, I threw her in a vinyl outfit and made her look as much like a junkie as possible. Harley Quinn is like a stripper to me. I don’t want to know her name, I don’t want to hear about her life, and I sure as hell don’t want her to talk. Just dance, baby…”
by Worst Part's Almost Over on Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:14 pm
by TheButcher on Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:31 pm
by TheButcher on Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:41 am
NRAMA: I thought that it was odd that Superman: Red Son was listed at the show as an upcoming Motion Comic, although it wasn’t mentioned in the original news about the project. It seems to be an off choice to include in the initial wave, that is, a non-canonical, and even non-iconic Superman story which recasts Superman as a different character...
PL: We’re trying an eclectic mix of things – a bunch of short stories, a bunch of things that are more animation friendly like Mad Love. I don’t have any memory of who had picked Red Son as a possibility, but it was an acclaimed Elseworlds story, and the gang took a look at it, Richard picked it apart, and felt that it would translate well into the medium – so we’re doing it.
by Raziel on Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:34 pm
by TheButcher on Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:04 pm
Lucha Libre the comic is a humorous take on the pop culture aspect of the sport of Mexican professional wrestling that shares it's name. Often displayed in a humourous light such as in Nacho Libre and the animated cartoon ¡Mucha Lucha!, the comic is a humorous take of normal people like you and me whose lives are permeated by the Lucha Libre culture of masked wrestlers and over-the-top technical moves and motion. The book follows 3 paths – the adventures of the Luchadores Five, Tequila and the Tikitis. You don't have to know who El Santo is.... but it makes it even funnier.
From Mexico to LA and into your local comic store (with a stop in Europe), Lucha Libre is published by Image Comics, with several issues out and the first collection due in stores on November 5th. In addition to collecting the first five issues, Lucha Libre, Vol. 1 will also have behind-the-scenes artwork from writer Jerry Frissen and artists Bill, Fabien M., Gobi and OHM. For more we talked with writer Jerry Frissen and toy-maker Robert Silva, who has a big role in the Lucha Libre success.
by Worst Part's Almost Over on Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:55 pm
by TheButcher on Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:07 pm
Worst Part's Almost Over wrote:Butch - there were some exclusive panels from Joker on MySpace the other day and an interview with Azzarello. Did you catch it? Tried finding linkage but it seems to have vanished!
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