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A look back at the Green Hornet.
Recently there has been a whole slew of photographs from the set of Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet film, and I have to say they look great. Before Seth Rogen, and even before Bruce Lee, the […]
Articles by David Press
TV
The Neverending Question: Gaiman and Doctor Who.
No, the neverending question seemingly is not how many girls has James Bond impregnated, but will Neil Gaiman write an episode of Doctor Who? The question has been asked hundreds and hundreds of times but […]
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NPR reveals who is behind HOBODARKSEID.
Not familiar with what I’m talking about? HOBODARKSEID is the Twitter version of the DC Universe’s Big Bad, who was killed by the power of song in Final Crisis. Hilarious right? Well, it seems like […]
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Smith’s Pekar Project keeps on trucking along.
Besides Deadpool, I think my other comic obsession would have to be all things Harvey Pekar. The fact that Smith Magazine has been doing a serialized Harvey Pekar web comic project for the past couple […]
TV
AMC’s Prisoner Reboot set for Nov. 15.
So, AMC has finally announced the premiere of their reboot of the classic Science Fiction series. This update has Number 6 (Jim Caviezel) retired to The Village where Ian McKellan’s Number 2 controls everything with […]
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ART: Francis Manapul’s The Flash.
I’m a huge Flash fan, and the fact that after leaving Adventure Comics Geoff Johns and his insanely talented counterpart, Francis Manapul will be moving onto a Flash ongoing has me doing a little dance […]
Comic Book Movies
Check out Rorschach as Freddy Krueger in the first trailer for Nightmare on Elm Street.
[myspace]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=63620005[/myspace] When I was a kid, my Dad frequently contributed to my movie fixation at a very young age. I watched extremely violent films that were spectacularly unsuitable for a kid between the ages of […]
Conventions
Another convention? This one is in Brooklyn.
A month after the Big Apple Con, spotlighting Wizard Entertainment we’re going to have another comics related convention, this time celebrating the comic creators of Brooklyn! Sweet. Via press release, King Con will feature such […]
TV
RECAP: Smallville premiere.
Friday evening saw the premiere of season 9 of Smallville, and the ratings were not that great to be honest. Like Dollhouse, only 2.8 million people tuned in to watch the show. I DVR’d it. […]
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The Weekend in Review: Ignatz, Shuster Awards, and Iron Man 2.
There was a ton going on this weekend, in Baltimore, in cyberspace, and here in New York. Here are some highlights. The New York Anime Festival showed record attendance. Up 16% from last year, which […]
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REVIEWS: ‘Superman Secret Origin’, ‘Planetary’, ‘Captain America Reborn’
Time to catch up on a couple of reviews, this is a mix of a couple of books that came out this week, and last week. Pick of the week: Fantastic Four # 571 by […]
Interviews
Complex interviews Joss Whedon.
Friend (and neighbor) Tim Leong interviews Joss Whedon for Complex Magazine this week. In the lengthy interviews, Leong talks to Whedon about his Astonishing X-Men artist John Cassaday’s turn behind the Director’s Chair this season […]
Comic Book Movies
Rob Liefeld freaks out over Deadpool movie.
Yeah, I just used “freak out” in a headline, but you had to be there. On Twitter, when he flipped out over the Deadpool movie meetings. Walking into Deadpool movie meeting!!! Yowza! Great Deadpool movie […]
Stuff We Like
Don’t Hate, Just Read #1: This Week in Comics.
Wednesday means new comics, anyone reading this blog knows that. So, with that in mind I’d like to point you in the direction of a couple of books I’m looking forward to. From DC Comics […]
TV
What to Watch.
This week is chock full of season premieres. Here are a listing of some of the genre-friendly things I’ll be setting my DVR to. This is the first time I’ll admit on the Internet that […]
TV
PUSHING DAISIES Wins 4 Emmys.
The most creative show that was formerly on television, Pushing Daisies, won four Emmys Sunday night, including the absolutely adorable and totally awesome Kristin Chenoweth taking Best Supporting Actress in a comedy. Series creator Bryan […]
Interviews
Alan Moore on BLACKEST NIGHT.
More from that Mania.com, interview where I last excerpted a bit Mr. Moore’s thoughts on the Marvelman situation. This time, the legendary author takes DC to cause on their epic miniseries, Blackest Night. To say […]
Marvel Comics
Jack Kirby’s Estate prepares to sue Disney/Marvel.
Comics Rumormonger-In-Chief, Rich Johnston reports that holders of Jack Kirby’s Estate are preparing to sue Disney in reaction to the Mouse House’s acquisition of Marvel. The legal action Kirby’s Estate has taken is serving notice […]
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LOOK AT THIS: Ben Templesmith’s Wolverine.
We’re big fans of Ben Templesmith here. He does a frequent thing at his blog, where he’ll post a bit of art and describe his process with it. If you’re a budding artist I don’t […]
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Dr. Horrible hijacks the Emmys.
I was waiting with baited breath last night in hopes that Neil Patrick Harris’s evil counterpart, Dr. Horrible, would make an appearance at last night’s Emmys. Just as I was suspected Joss Whedon’s creation did […]