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George Lucas’ Star Wars Changes And Project Pitches In Today’s Twitter Report
If anyone can sympathize with George Lucas amid all of the criticism he's recently received over the new Star Wars Blu-ray changes, it's comic book creators. Ron Marz and Eric Canete both came to the franchise founder's defense with some stern words today.
On a much more serious note, creators have [read more]
‘Conan The Barbarian,’ Sexy Alfred And Grant Morrison In Today’s Twitter Report
If you're a comic book reader on Twitter, two of the greatest joys you can find in your feed are Yildiray Cinar art posts and Gail Simone-created hash tags. This morning, the Great Tweet Magnet was benevolent, because Cinar tweets a Weapon X piece and Simone sounded off with her [read more]
‘AKIRA’ Live-Action Film Dead, Chris Weston’s Bike Redesign Lost to the Ages
Filed under: Movies, Manga, Anime, News
In what is possibly the best comics-to-film news we'll report this year, the live-action American adaptation of AKIRA that pretty much everyone agreed was a terrible idea has apparently been shelved. Director ... [read more]
Wombat Weaponization, ‘Powers’ And ‘Supercrooks’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Talk of a giant wombat discovery in Australia led to some creative brainstorming between Andy Diggle and Simon Spurrier today. Unfortunately, their tweet-based power meeting came to a dead end after Diggle revealed that someone else was already on top of their wombat concept.
Mike Oeming is on top of the [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]
Joss Stone, Sean Bean, And A ‘Green Lantern’ Snub In Today’s Twitter Report
It's been a dangerous week for singer Joss Stone and "Game of Thrones" star Sean Bean. Stone was the target of an alleged murder conspiracy, while Bean reportedly survived a street attack in London. Brian Lynch and Phil Noto commented on these topics, while Dan Slott reflected on seeing Spider-Man [read more]
Darwyn Cooke Flips the Script in ‘Rocketeer Adventures’ #2 [Preview]
Filed under: Previews, IDW
Comics fans and illustration lovers were anything but disappointed in the first issue of IDW Publishing's Rocketeer Adventures, a four-issue miniseries featuring all-new tales of Dave Stevens' cult classic action hero by s... [read more]
The GOP Debate, ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark,’ And Women In Comics In Today’s Twitter Report
Comic book creator gender ratios are always a hot topic in the Twittersphere when they get discussed, and Gail Simone broached the subject last night with her followers. B. Clay Moore, Jeff Parker and Lea Hernandez contributed to the debate, which you can dive into in more detail through their [read more]
‘Doctor Who’ Reactions, Wolverine Sketches, And The Lakers’ Playoff Loss In Today’s Twitter Report
The latest pirate-laden "Doctor Who" installment, "The Curse of the Black Spot," got Twitter talking over the weekend. Both Gabriel Hardman and Chris Weston thought it needed a little something more, but Weston's hopeful for Neil Gaiman's upcoming episode.
In image tweeting last night, Jim Lee decided to make all other [read more]
Michael Ironside, White iPhones, And ‘American Idol’ In Today’s Twitter Report
I don't know if Kitty Pryde's dad's mustache will be showing up in "X-Men: First Class," but Rick Remender definitely thinks it should have some more exposure in the comics. The Twitter stream oozed with recommendations this morning as he stated his intent to bring back the 'stache and Chris [read more]
April Fools Day, Helvetica, And Doctor Descendants In Today’s Twitter Report
It's always refreshing to wake up on April Fools' Day and see that there are other people out there who dread having to figure out which breaking news stories are real and which are fakes. If the rumor about David Tennant and Georgia Moffet's new child is true, though, we [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]
Thor’s Dialect, ‘Guitar Hero’ Cancellation, And More Con Rage In Today’s Twitter Report
Creators threw clothing to the wind today as Doug Tennapel contemplated shirtlessness and Brian Michael Bendis made a shocking revelation about his use of pants. Their carefree attitudes were accompanied by sadness, however, in the wake of Activision's "Guitar Hero" cancellation announcement.
Elsewhere, Erik Larsen's convention frustrations, I noted yesterday, continued [read more]
R.I.P. John Barry, Henry Cavill As Superman, And The NFL Pro Bowl In Today’s Twitter Report
The death of James Bond composer John Barry hit Twitter hard this morning, especially in the U.K. Mark Millar, Jimmy Palmiotti and Edgar Wright all offered their thoughts on his passing, as did Bryan Hitch.
In the world of comic book films, news that Henry Cavill will play Superman also rocked [read more]
Jennifer Lopez On ‘American Idol,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ Death, And Sheryl Crow In Today’s Twitter Report
I'm going to come out and say it — there's been too much death in the Twitter Report feed this week. Between the "Fantastic Four" news and creative/editorial relationship at Marvel thanks to "American Idol" last night, it's just been depressing. The country's premiere TV vehicle for showcasing amateur "Lion [read more]
iPad 2 Hopes, Ricky Gervais, And Dave Gibbons’ New Project In Today’s Twitter Report
If you've been wondering what Jock and Dave Gibbons have been up to recently, it was a good morning to checking your Twitter feeds. It appears that Jock's body of Judge Dredd work continues to grow, while Mark Millar compared Gibbons to Steven Spielberg in discussing their new collaboration.
Elsewhere, creators [read more]
Jessica Jones, ‘Tron: Legacy’ Reactions, And The Spider-Man Musical In Today’s Twitter Report
Brian Michael Bendis has had a big day, but just in case you were wondering whether the Jessica Jones TV news or his reunion with Mark Bagley in "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" was more important to him, he clarified his perspective over Twitter.
Spider-Man showed up in other headlines today thanks to [read more]
Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, And Curing HIV In Today’s Twitter Report
Jon Favreau has officially relinquished the director's chair for "Iron Man 3," and the news sent ripples through the comics Twitterverse this morning. Dan Slott, however, is still holding out to see the "Cowboys and Aliens" director hang around and contribute at least one more cameo, however.
In other Marvel film [read more]
Anne Hathaway As Lois Lane, ‘Firebreather,’ And ‘Dancing With The Stars’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Remarkably enough, Thanksgiving was not a popular tweet topic this morning, but reports about Anne Hathaway being in line to play Lois Lane and tonight's "Firebreather" premiere on Cartoon Network were. Chris Weston seemed open to Hathaway, while Ryan Ottley's pumped for "Firebreather," but he can't remember how many times [read more]