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‘Captain America’ Reviews, Google+ Pledges And The ‘Powers’ Set In Today’s Twitter Report
We shouldn't be surprised that comic book creators continue to adore "Captain America: The First Avenger." However, it seems that some of them are having a tough time finding a screening. If you have any tips, you should pass them on to Mr. Bryan Hitch.
Meanwhile, Mike Oeming apparently had no [read more]
Gene Colan Remembered And ‘Captain America’ Trailer Reactions In Today’s Twitter Report
The comics world lost a legend Thursday night with the passing of artist Gene Colan. Legions of creators, including Jimmy Palmiotti, Paul Cornell and many others have shared their memories of his work on "Daredevil," "The Tomb of Dracula" and "Batman."
The other trending tweet topic of the night was the [read more]
Pottermore, ‘The Muppets’ Trailer, And Mark Millar’s ‘Supercrooks’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Author J.K. Rowling unveiled plans for her new Harry Potter mega-site "Pottermore" this week, and even though it's not open for business just yet, she is collecting email addresses and trending in the Twittersphere. Ande Parks and Antony Johnston had their own interpretations of her plans and tweeted accordingly.
Elsewhere, Brad [read more]
The Dallas Mavericks, ‘Games Of Thrones’ Shock, And ‘Green Lantern’ In Today’s Twitter Report
The LeBron James haters in the feed got a chance to gloat Sunday night, thanks to the Dallas Mavericks' 105-95 win over the Miami Heat. Their championship win stuck it out in trending with HBO's "Game of Thrones," and both television events generated their share of surprises.
Elsewhere, "Super 8" got [read more]
Major Spoilers Podcast #307: Podcasters in Kansas
This week on the show: Hobbits, murder, Nick Fury and a review from a three year old – OH MY! Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Show Notes after the Jump! NEWS Hobbit movies get titles and … Continue reading → [read more]
‘American Idol’ Finale, Tom Jones, And Role Models In Today’s Twitter Report
You didn't have to be an "American Idol" fan to get caught up in storm of tweets the show generated last night. Even Ande Parks, who professes not to like the televised contest, lamented missing Tom Jones' performance.
The best conversation of the day, however, sprouted out of a post by [read more]
‘Breaking In’ & ‘Super’ Reactions, And Kapow Comic Con In Today’s Twitter Report
Tweets out of Mark Millar's first ever Kapow Comic Con in London over the weekend proved to be mostly positive. For those of us grounded in North America, however, Jock kindly posted a pic from the show, showing a lineup of creators that were about as top notch as they [read more]
Darren Aronofsky Off ‘The Wolverine,’ Libya Ceasefire, And ‘Rango’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Disappointment rang out on the Twitter Report's follow list yesterday after news broke Darren Aronofsky is no long directing "The Wolverine." Mark Millar has hopes for a replacement, though, and you'll definitely want to see what he had to say.
Ron Marz, meanwhile, laid out his wish for Zack Snyder's "Superman" [read more]
‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ Will Eisner, And Con Sketches In Today’s Twitter Report
Twitter-watching during convention weekends can be a rewarding endeavor, especially when Adam Hughes draws the White Queen and posts photographic evidence. Hughes and Yildiray Cinar both shared some artwork last night, just as reactions to Gary Busey on "Celebrity Apprentice" began rolling in.
The most famous new comics-related artwork of the [read more]
Charlie Sheen Reactions, And R.I.P. Jane Russell And Eddie Brandt In Today’s Twitter Report
The comics Twitterverse can't quite figure out what to do with most of the things coming out of Charlie Sheen's mouth these days, but that hasn't stopped wave after wave of awkward jokes and observations from showing up this week.
On a sadder note, the entertainment industry lost actress Jane Russell [read more]
Dungeons & Dragons On ‘Community’ And Marvel Employee Thoughts In Today’s Twitter Report
The talking heads in our tweet feed held nothing back last night. The Dungeons & Dragons episode of "Community" that was on attracted some commentary, but there was plenty of stuff going on off of TV screens as well.
Jonathan Hickman offered some behind-the-scenes perspective on what Marvel employees were talking [read more]
Jack LaLanne, Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State,’ And The Packers & Steelers In Today’s Twitter Report
Kevin Smith didn't need to buy his film "Red State" at Sundance over the weekend to grab headlines. He already had a group of protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church helping him out on that front, and a few tweeters in the feed had some suggestions for the folks holding [read more]
Peter Fonda, ‘Smallville’ Meetings, And ‘The A-Team’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Just how far along are Geoff Johns' Booster Gold plans for "Smallville"? Well, if you only followed him on Twitter, you might know the answer to that question. While Skottie Young and Gail Simone were tweeting reviews of "The A-Team" last night, Johns was getting mentally prepared to bring his [read more]
Howard Stern, ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ Teaser, And ‘Smallville’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Holiday gifts came early for Howard Stern fans on the Twitter Report's follow list today, as news broke that Howard Stern has signed on to keep his Sirius Radio program for another five years. Brian Michael Bendis, Andy Kuhn and Ande Parks were among those celebrating while the new "Transformers: [read more]
R.I.P. Bob Guccione & Ari Up, And A New MacBook Air In Today’s Twitter Report
Penthouse founder and publisher Bob Guccione may not have been someone that comics creators talk about every day by name, but everyone seemed to know who he was this morning in the Twitter Report feed. Guccione reportedly died of cancer, as did former singer for the Slits Ari Up, who [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Justin Bieber In 3-D, Brett Favre’s Retirement, And Gaiman/Larsen: Day 3
The post-courtroom discussion of Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane's dispute over Spawn-related character rights entered another day in the Twittersphere. Gaiman spoke up and Larsen has defended comments he's made about female jurors and the O.J. Simpson trial. He also thinks his comments have been taken out of context, though, [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Canada Day, ‘The Last Airbender’ Reviews, And Chris Ryall, CCO
Comics creators on both sides of the border have been tossing around well-wishing for Canada Day today. I happened to like Jeff Lemire's tribute to the country best, however. Congratulations were also flying for Chris Ryall, who became the new chief creative officer at IDW. Ryall took the support in [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: ‘Lost’ Reactions, Avengers Day, And ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Vs. Video Games
I truly am going to miss waking up to find out what the comics world thought of "Lost" the night before, but we've still got one more episode left. You may or may not share a common perspective on unresolved plot threads with Rob Liefeld, Mark Brooks and Rob Williams. [read more]