Are comic books all about getting a movie deal now? Is Hollywood corrupting the concept of comic books? Or is the Hollywood factor helping the comic book industry get back to it’s former glory days of the early 90’s before the comic book industry bubble popped? It seems that every time I turn around there is another headline in the Hollywood trades that another studio has picked up the rights to a comic book series or graphic novel. Continue Reading »
Looks like another key piece to the Avenger movie puzzle may finally be coming into place as there seems to be a lot of buzz over at Marvel that they are in talks to bring Kenneth Branagh into the director’s chair for the big screen version of the Mighty Thor. Looks like Marvel is staying on track with the rumored Avenger movie as Thor is major piece of the puzzle that needs to be flushed out and it looks like the latest date for the movie via Marvel and Paramount Pictures is July 16th, 2010.
Word has it that the script is going to follow the Mighty Thor as he discovers that as a god he has certain abilities and super powers at his disposal that he realizes can be used for the good of all mankind. Kind of a coming out of sorts, like Iron Man. Continue Reading »
Well it looks like Virgin Comics just could not make it happen in the Big Apple as they have announced that they are closing up shop in New York City. Needless to say the company which only opened their office in New York back in 2006 have not been able to get a product out to the comic industry that has made any real impact. The biggest impact that Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation has had was the arrival of Richard Branson in New York for the opening since then it’s been pretty much down hill since then.
The idea and concept behind the company is actually pretty good. According to their vision statement they are looking to tap into the talent pool over in Asia and bringing it to the masses through films, television, animation, gaming and all forms of entertainment. Continue Reading »
As the lore of Batman grows and grows and the movie is no doubt going to be the biggest money maker of 2008. The legion of loyal fans to the Dark Knight are reveling in the glory that is the frenzy of Batman. Even now there are questions as to how the third installment of this incredible series will play out and will they be able to exceed the bar that has been set so high by the Dark Knight. Check out the following speed painting of Batman based on the comic book series.
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