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Watch Ben Templesmith Paint Warren Ellis’ ‘Fell’ with Beer [Video]
Filed under: Image, Indie, Video, Culture
Ben Templesmith is one of the most idiosyncratic artists in mainstream comics, with pages whose figures and settings often seem much more dreamlike (or nightmarish, as the case may be) than anything like the... [read more]
FAN FILM: Welcome to Hoxford
Ben Templesmith is known for his 30 Days of Night work for IDW, but he also has many other projects that fans have latched on to over the year. And some of those fans have taken upon themselves to take … Continue reading → [read more]
Wacom Inkling Reactions, ‘The Goon’ And ‘Torchwood’ In Today’s Twitter Report
World news, TV events and movies took a back seat in Comics Twitterverse discussions this morning, thanks to Wacom's new Inkling device that keeps track of paper doodles and transfers them to digital files. It was definitely the hot topic of the last few hours.
As of posting time, however, Chris [read more]
Beyoncé And ‘The Hunger Games’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Beyoncé and the new "Hunger Games" sneak peek attracted more responses than any other moments among comics tweeters last night at the MTV Video Music Awards. Writers and artists alike immediately put their imaginations to use predicting what motherhood will be like for the pop star.
In the meantime, Ben Templesmith [read more]
Steve Jobs, CGI Yoda Replacements And Beer-Painted Batman In Today’s Twitter Report
I actually went light on the Steve Jobs retweets today. By now everyone knows the news about him resigning as Apple's CEO. However, you may have missed a few of the zingers that got tossed around the feed this morning and last night.
In other subjects, the art was strong with [read more]
Guns, Drugs And Monsters: Steve Niles’ ‘Criminal Macabre’ [20-Page Preview]
Filed under: Dark Horse, Previews, Comics We Love
On sale now is Criminal Macabre Omnibus volume 1, a handsome new volume from Dark Horse collecting the early issues of the series by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith and Kelly Jones. Criminal Macabre tel... [read more]
Spider-Man’s Race, ‘Axe-Cop’ And Captain Victory In Today’s Twitter Report
It's looks like it's going to be fiery in the comment threads this week for anything involving the words "Ultimate" and "Spider-Man." Marvel revealed their new multi-racial Spidey last night, and the responses to the USA Today article, as well as on Twitter, have been full of support and, well, [read more]
Spider-Man’s Race, ‘Axe-Cop’ And Captain Victory In Today’s Twitter Report
It's looks like it's going to be fiery in the comment threads this week for anything involving the words "Ultimate" and "Spider-Man." Marvel revealed their new multi-racial Spidey last night, and the responses to the USA Today article, as well as on Twitter, have been full of support and, well, [read more]
Major Spoilers Podcast #328: 30 Days of Night
This week on the show: This week on the show: Julian joins the show to talk San Diego Comic Con, vampires descend upon Alaska, and some comics get reviewed. Join us, won’t you? Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed … Continue readin... [read more]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Buzz, iOS 5, And Anthony Weiner In Today’s Twitter Report
Apple butted heads with E3 yesterday, announcing their new iOS 5 for iPhones and iPads just as video game makers began rolling out their big reveals for the summer. Greg Rucka seemed to be no big fan of Apple's iCloud service, while Stephen Colbert expects the new iPhone operating system [read more]
The Rapture, Ronald McDonald, And Lars Von Trier In Today’s Twitter Report
Pre-Saturday Rapture tweets continue to be the hot thing in online discussions this week. Ben Templesmith has been weighing the pros and cons of what could happen if the world ends over the weekend. Jill Thompson, meanwhile, fears what living by a graveyard could mean, and Kieron Gillen hopes that [read more]
REVIEW: Brimstone #1
With the mutterings of a Native American curse, chaos breaks out. With the Civil War in full tilt, only the lowest of the low can quell the situation and bring the mining town Brimstone, to order. But does this Horror/Spaghetti … Continue [read more]
Kobe Bryant, Obama’s Birth Certificate, And ‘Hanna’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers can be divisive subjects when it comes to the NBA right now. For example, just look at the opinions expressed by Francis Manapul and Rob Liefeld last night.
And speaking of divisive subjects, President Barack Obama's birth certificate showed up in tweeting this morning [read more]
R.I.P. Poly Styrene, Royal Wedding Thoughts, And ‘The Killing’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Tuesday brought sad news for punk rock fans with the death of former X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene. Flagrant music lovers Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie shared what she meant to them, both as a music icon and performer with a punny name.
The flip-side of authority in the U.K. continued [read more]
‘Game of Thrones’ Reactions, The Royal Wedding, And ‘Doctor Who’ In Today’s Twitter Report
As if there were any doubt, "Game of Thrones" has a officially taken on the role of the most talked about Sunday night TV show for the moment, at least among the 500 or so comics folks on the Twitter Report follow list. Last night's episode "The Kingsroad" seems to [read more]
Jennifer Garner Playing Miss Marple, Nintendo’s 3DS, And Natalie Portman In Today’s Twitter Report
Comics tweeters on the east side of the Atlantic Ocean had some fun things to say about Jennifer Garner nabbing the part of Miss Marple for Disney today. The critiques haven't been nearly as harsh as the "Sucker Punch" reviews showing up, but Chris Weston thinks he might know of [read more]
Justin Bieber, Wonder Woman, And #Winning In Today’s Twitter Report
Artwork seemed to be the topic of the day this morning. Chris Weston and Jimmy Palmiotti both called for Italian artist Milo Manara to get a shot at doing a Wonder Woman book, while Kate Beaton showed off some "Jersey Shore" doodling.
Meanwhile, Charlie Sheen hasn't left the public consciousness just [read more]
Charlie Sheen Vs. ThunderCats, Emerald City Comicon, And ‘Nemesis’ In Today’s Twitter Report
J. Scott Campbell should express his feelings on current events through illustration more often. Just when you thought that new "Thundercats trailer was the greatest thing Sword of Omens-related to hit the Internet this year, Campbell made a Lion-O/Tiger Blood mashup starring Charlie Sheen.
In non-Sheen-related posting, Mark Millar's been looking [read more]
‘American Idol,’ New MacBook Pros, And ‘Superman’ Improvements In Today’s Twitter Report
Much like the contestants facing the judges on "American Idol" last night, Apple fans today celebrated and sighed in response to the tech-maker's new MacPros. Creators in the market for new laptops with superfast Thunderbolt plugs have reason to be giddy, while disappointment among those who recently upgraded their laptops [read more]
Muammar Gaddafi, Kevin Costner, And New Zealand In Today’s Twitter Report
As he tends to do, Warren Ellis offered up his thoughts on Muammar Gaddafi this morning, and he summed up the Libyan leader's response to protests there better than anyone else in the Twitter Report feed.
Although there was some lighter buzz today about the Kevin Costner "Superman" reports, the Knicks' [read more]