Tag chip zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky’s ‘Watchmen 2′ Pitch Goes ‘Full-On A**hole’
Filed under: DC, Humor
We last wrote about Steve Murray in the midst of his ultimately unsuccessful (and fake) bid for Mayor of Toronto, when he campaigned on such dubious platforms as abolishing the plastic bag surcharge at cafés and delegat... [read more]
Catwoman Gets Fixed: The Improved ‘Catwoman’ #1
Filed under: DC, Humor, Culture
As you may have hear, we here at ComicsAlliance were somewhat less than pleased with Catwoman #1. Fortunately for us, there are people out there working tirelessly to make things better. That's why today, we're reaf... [read more]
Harry Potter, Batman And The Truffle Shuffle In Today’s Twitter Report
The Truffle Shuffling U.S. women's soccer fan in the stands for the World Cup final yesterday must have caught Christos Gage's eye because he tweeted about his own Shuffle frustrations this morning. The international sports event provided a brief distraction from the Comic-Con craziness and Harry Potter sadness that was [read more]
The ‘True Blood’ Premiere, ‘Avengers’ Shooting, And ‘Wake The Dead’ Casting In Today’s Twitter Report
The "True Blood" premiere sent shockwaves through the Twittersphere last night, and shark-jumping accusations have been made. Fred Van Lente thinks the show just needs to be more honest about who its audience is though.
There was plenty stirring in the world of comics films, too, though. Joe Quesada announced that [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]
The ‘Glee’ Finale, BEA 2011, And ‘Green Lantern’ In Today’s Twitter Report
With everyone raving about "Game of Thrones" the last few weeks, we were probably overdue for a few TV-related dislikes. This morning's reactions brought "Camelot" gripes from Ed Brubaker and Bill Willingham, as well as some dissatisfaction with the "Glee" finale from Rob Liefeld. Neil Gaiman, meanwhile, may have wished [read more]
The ‘Thor’ Trailer, ‘Hawaii Five-0′ Comics, And ‘Iron Man 3′ In Today’s Twitter Report
Some of you may be warming up to "Thor," now that the new trailer is online. Kat Dennings' character in particular got a lot more screen time, and you can see some more humor coming out. Bryan Hitch loved the new set of clips, though Chip Zdarsky wants you to [read more]
Watson’s ‘Jeopardy’ Run, ‘Drive Angry’ Vs. ‘Ghost Rider,’ And LL Cool J In Today’s Twitter Report
Interest in Watson's quest to dethrone humanity as Earth's trivia champions on "Jeopardy!" continued last night. Matt Fraction predicted how it all would end, Chip Zdarsky called for Alex Trebek to show some more emotion, and Brian Lynch hoped for an easy final challenge.
There's some movie tweetage awaiting you after [read more]
New York Comic Con, The ‘Batman 3′ Script, And ‘The Great Gatsby’ In Today’s Twitter Report
New York York Comic Con 2010 begins this Friday, and creators and deal-makers are all getting ready in different ways. Mark Millar, for instance, is starting to get the show floor gossip engines running early by spreading the word that he knows what's in the script for Christopher Nolan's next [read more]
‘Halo: Reach’ Sales Vs. Comic Books, And Joaquin Phoenix In ‘I’m Still Here’ In Today’s Twitter Report
"Halo: Reach" brought home the kind of money that comic book publishers have to be envious of right now. Brian Lynch just felt bad for Pac-Man, but Erik Larsen said that he just doesn't like very many Marvel and DC comic books these days.
In other news, new Marvel exclusive Kieron [read more]
‘Law and Order’ Lives On in the Art of Cartoonists
Filed under: Television, Art
"Law and Order" tied "Gunsmoke" for the longest-running drama in television history before NBC canceled it earlier this year, but the series' legacy has now been immortalized in artwork, thanks to the unique stylings of creators like Kate Beaton [read more]
Cartoonist Chip Zdarsky Runs Wonderfully Absurd Campaign for Mayor of Toronto
When the Terminator can govern California, when a professional wrestler can lord over Minnesota, and when B-list film star Ronald Reagan can rule the world, who's to say a comic book artist can't be Mayor of Toronto? That's what National Post ... Read more
[read more]
Cartoonist Chip Zdarsky’s Answers the Hard Questions About His Fake Mayoral Race
Filed under: Interviews, Humor
It's been a couple of weeks since we last wrote about Chip Zdarsky AKA Steve Murray, the Canadian cartoonist running a genuinely hopeless race for Mayor of Toronto. The "Prison Funnies" and "Bad Advice" creator launched his "M4M" [read more]