A World of Words Reinvented in Pictures42 minutes ago -- New York Times
The initial print runs for a graphic-novel adaptation of Twilight and a new graphic novel by Janet Evanovich are staggering...
ROBERT PATTINSON: 'I'M NOT SPIDER-MAN'Feb 09 12:25 AM -- New Kerala
ROBERT PATTINSON has laughed off rumours he's set to replace TOBEY MAGUIRE as SPIDER-MAN - but insists he'd love to take over the lead role in the superhero series...
Smallville: Clips & Pics From Friday s Warrior EpisodeFeb 08 3:32 PM -- Screen Rant
Following up from last week s television movie event that was Absolute Justice, Smallville falls back to its normal routine with the return of the magic-laden Zatanna, Lois Lane dressed as Wonder Woman, an enchanted comic book and a thief turned superhero. All of which are directed by Chloe Sullivan herself, Allison Mack. Originally set to air [...]
Boy Scouts Celebrate 100th AnniversaryFeb 08 3:21 PM -- WEEK News 25 Central Illinois
To the Boy Scouts of America, heroes aren't just the cartoons you can find in comic books. The W.D. Boyce Council Boy Scouts of America celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary today...
The AMERICAN SON Returns to SPIDER-MAN's World in MayFeb 08 2:03 PM -- Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News
Last summer, Harry Osborn turned his back on the "American Son" armor his father gave him in Amazing Spider-Man, denying both the opportunity to be a famous superhero and the bank account that went along with it. Beginning in May, the American Son armor is back in use, as writer Brian Reed and artist Philip Brionnes take a closer look at Harry's life after Siege in the four-issue mini-series...
Modern Wafare 2: Ghost - Bring On The Monsters!!!Feb 08 10:14 AM -- Game Informer
The third issue in the Modern Warfare 2: Ghost comic book series goes on sale February 17. I haven't read the second issue yet, but the synopsis for issue three makes me think I should. According to Wildstorm's website, this issue unfolds as such: "Dane and Maya storm the castle in Sanctuary, but they may be too late to save the queen. They have to fight through hordes of monsters and soldiers...
Rob Pattinson: 'I'm Not Spider-Man'Feb 08 7:44 AM -- Teen Hollywood
Robert Pattinson has laughed off rumours he's set to replace Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man - but insists he'd love to take over the lead role in the superhero series...
Graphic novels get the star treatmentFeb 08 5:13 AM -- CNN
In the same way some nerdy leading men have become definitions of cool (see: Michael Cera), graphic novels have also gotten a little Hollywood glitter on their previously geeky reputation...
Rob Pattinson - Pattinson Im Not Spider ManFeb 08 4:46 AM -- ContactMusic
ROBERT PATTINSON has laughed off rumours he's set to replace TOBEY MAGUIRE as SPIDER-MAN - but insists he'd love to take over the lead role in the superhero...
The comics version of 'RoboCop' comes on strongFeb 08 2:17 AM -- Philadelphia Daily News
With the launch of its new "RoboCop" series, Dynamite has masterfully adapted a classic 1980s movie franchise while respectfully and powerfully making it relevant to today's readers...
The Off Season: Temptation sometimes comes in a 12-cent packageFeb 07 9:26 PM -- Terre Haute Tribune Star
The comic books in Wilbur Hickman s grocery store always sat in a spinning, white-metal rack that was tapered like a Christmas tree, and no less inviting than one. The rack stood just a few feet inside the glass doors that led into Wilbur s Rosedale IGA when I was a kid, and it was a monument to boyhood temptation at 12 cents a copy...
Film review: Astro BoyFeb 07 5:06 PM -- Guardian Unlimited
This fun cartoon about the Japanese robot boy boasts a top-line voice cast There is a star-studded vocal cast for this film, including Charlize Theron, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Samuel L Jackson: it's a feature-length version of the classic Japanese manga comic-book character, whose doe-eyed expression became an anime template. Freddie Highmore voices Toby, the science-loving kid and son of...
Captain America s Movie Costume DetailsFeb 07 2:47 PM -- Screen Rant
Like many comic book characters, simply lifting a costume design from the source material into a live-action adaptation may not work or make sense within the context of which the story is taking place. Case in point: The X-Men and the major changes in costume design from books to movies. That being said, sometimes it can [...]
Comics fans are drawn to Pitsburgh's many shops, museumFeb 07 9:56 AM -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
If there's a heaven for comic book fans, I imagine it looks a bit like Phantom of the Attic Comics in Oakland -- except it never ends, and the aisles and shelves and racks full of comics stretch every direction into infinity...
PLANET HULK Two Disc Special Edition ReviewFeb 07 8:41 AM -- Mania
Planet Hulk adapts the popular Marvel Comics story arc that ran in 2006- 2007. The film basically picks up where Hulk #92 started as the Hulk is trapped aboard a shuttle listening to a recording of Iron Man apologize for sending the Hulk into exile but explaining that it was done for the safety of the world. Behind him you can see the other members of the Illuminati Reed Richards, Doctor Strange...