Media Release -- This coming February, Marvel Entertainment will release THE INVINCIBLE GENE COLAN. It is a stunning visual tribute and biography of one of the most brilliant, sublime and influential comic artists in the genre's history. Including observations from Stan Lee, Neil Gaiman, Walter Simonson, Marv Wolfman, Tom Palmer and John Romita Sr., it also contains tons of Gene's beautiful, eye-popping...
Prolific writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Olivier Coipel have been hard at work building Marvel Comics villain Norman Osborn into a titanic evil like DC Comics badasses Lex Luthor and the Joker. But Marvel’s raising the stakes with its forthcoming Seige series, previewed in the video above. See also: Clancy Brown: Greatest Lex Luthor Ever? Picking [...]
If you knew you were going to stranded on a deserted island for a full year with no cable, iPod, DVD/Blue Ray or any other assorted form of entertainment and only had room for five books, which five books would it be? Me? The Histories of Herodotus, The Divine Comedy by Dante, the complete Essays of Montaigne, The Complete Poems of Yeats and East of Eden by John Steinbeck. You?
The very first issue of X-Men #1--sold for $101,000 at a Missouri rare comic book auction--apparently setting a world record for comic book pricing. The 1963 comic was penned by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby . According to Digital Spy , the auction sold 3,000 comics for more than one million dollars, auctioning off an epic collection of comics inherited by an anonymous relative of a deceased comic...
Slim (Part 2 by Warrior) Warrior - Serving fourteen years for kidnapping and aggravated assault. Half Hispanic and Scottish-Irish with family still in Mexico. Brought up by a family steeped in drug commerce. He writes some of the best prison-fight stories on the Internet. “What? What'” Charlie asked with an anxiety that said he thought he might be the target. “They’re gonna...
Of all the different versions of Spider-Man available, surely Newspaper Comic Strip Spider-Man is the worst. I mean, I love Stan Lee, and I'm glad his brother is getting work, I guess, but man this thing is a dog. I'm not the first person to notice this, but the Peter Parker we see in the newspaper is a more annoying prick than regular Spidey by far. For one thing, he spends entire story arcs trying...
§ All the way back in September we interviewed Jeffrey Brown at his SPX panel, and he admitted one of his dreams was to write a story for Marvel Comics. Now he has a blog post called Childhood Dream: Check. And this is why. § PvP’s Scott Kurtz – who has not exactly kept [...]
Dragons, dragons everywhere! The She-Dragon has returned–looking ten different kinds of creepy–and finds herself facing off against a revived Savage Dragon who may be suffering from acute amnesia–or may have Emperor Kurr’s memories restored to him. All the while, there are bad guys trying to use Dragon’s blood to turn some of their B- and [...]
While none of the offerings are currently the newest material in their catalog, Marvel Comics is partnering with some app developers for the iPhone to bring comics to the small screen. If the sampling is any indication of how well comics can be done on a 3.5" screen, I can hardly wait for Apple to bust out the 10.7" tablet. At this stage, at least three apps sell select titles from Marvel's...
Before anime torrents, World of Warcraft and even before the internet itself, fantasy seeking geeks were fortunate enough to pour over the genius and inspiration of writers and artists like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. With the exception of Ben Affleck's lackluster display in Daredevil, almost every classic Marvel title has produced an equally epic blockbuster movie hit. The Fantastic Four, Iron Man,...
Get the latest casting news on Sir Anthony Hopkins. Thor’s Father, Odin, is where the star can be seen next. The movie is being directed by Kenneth Branagh. Read more below with video. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins will play Thor’s Father, Odin, in the upcoming Marvel comics picture. Cast in the role [...]
Happy Birthday to Steve Ditko! From "How Stan Lee And Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man!" in Spider-Man Annual #1 (01964). Posted 2 November 02009 - When they said that Doctor Strange had to learn the basics of Magic again after losing the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme, Neilalien didn't think they meant this... [] Posted 1 November 02009 - A Doctor Strange Fansite A Comic Book Weblog A Steve Ditko...
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I'll start by saying this post is not intended to be arrogant or self indulgent in any way, but I know my only writing style can't avoid sounding that way, so just a heads up. And for this to make any sense, you'll need to read Stan Lee's article, Blog...
My list of interesting Monday reads begins with an article I clicked on only because I found the headline amusing: “Everything I Needed to Know About Social Media I Learned From Spider-Man.” But lurking behind that teaser is a very smart article looking at how Stan Lee built Marvel Comics into a powerhouse by interacting [...]
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