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TWITTER REPORT: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Micro-Reviews, Google And Verizon, And Ramadan
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" screened for quite a few comics industry professionals last night, judging from the flood of tweets that ensued. Matt Fraction may not have been among them, but Pia Guerra and Steve Rolston scored tickets and posted their verdicts thereafter.
Ed Brubaker vented some frustrations about the [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: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Premiere, ‘X-Men: First Class’ Casting, And ‘Ultimate Avengers’
Edgar Wright must have gotten his wish from yesterday, because because Terry Moore reported a Sigourney Weaver sighting at the "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" premiere last night. Pictures were posted, reactions were tweeted and Wright himself got to talk to Rivers Cuomo.
At some point down the line, we'll likely [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Sarah Palin As Shakespeare, Pixar Movie Theories, And Killing Characters
Jeff Parker has some shocking theories about the relationship between Pixar's "Cars" and "Wall-E" that you may be interested to know more about. They came up over the weekend in a discussion with Mitch Breitweiser about "2012." Cars were also on Ed Brubaker's mind yesterday, and if you were following [read more]
And now…DC COMICS PRESENTS
The DC Universe has a long and storied history, touching upon a myriad number of characters and teams, not to mention the company’s rich creative history. So why not take a moment and look back at some of these issues? Welcome to DC COMICS PRESENTS – a series of one-shots [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Mel Gibson Rants, ‘Thor’ Picture Reactions, And ‘Inception’ Praise
Three films prompted impassioned tweets in the Twitter Report feed this morning — "Thor," "Inception" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" — but each for different reasons. A new image of Thor, Odin and Loki drew some eyeballs, but reactions were diverse. Ed Brubaker, meanwhile, wants you to go see [read more]
Ed Brubaker, KCRW DJ
Let's spin some tunes with The Brub! Ed Brubaker has just completed a stint as a guest DJ for LA's influential radio station KCRW. Luckily, thanks to modern day technology, we can all listen along and hopefully no one will be singing the Smith's lyric "Hang the bloody DJ." PR [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: R.I.P. Harvey Pekar, A Double Rainbow, And Harvey Award Nominations
The Harvey Awards, whose nominations for the year have been making the rounds today, may have been named for Harvey Kurtzman, but Harvey Pekar, another comics luminary, shook the Twitter Report feed this morning as news of his death at the age of 70 broke.
Elsewhere, a more cheerful coincidence occurred [read more]
Review: Captain America #607
TWITTER REPORT: ‘Red’ Trailer, Wimbledon’s Longest Match, And Chewbacca Art
The first "Red" trailer for the film based on Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's comic of the same name is out on the Internet and starting discussions. Both of the book's creators offered commentary via Twitter, as did a few of their colleagues.
Elsewhere, some post-Avengers retreat assessments continued to trickle [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Chicago Blackhawks, ‘Justified’ TV, And Nebraska In The Big Ten
The diverse display of reactions to the Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup-winning victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last night was easily summed up by the tweets from Kevin Smith, Chris Eliopoulos and Tom Stillwell today. There was aggressive indifference, celebratory hockey-loving cheer and harsh words for the crowd in Philly.
Sports entered [read more]
ADAPT THIS: ‘Criminal’ by Ed Brubaker And Sean Phillips
THE STORY: 'Criminal' by Ed Brubaker (W) & Sean Phillips (A) — Marvel Comics, Icon
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: A noir/crime comic book anthology series that features a realistic and compelling examination of criminals and the motives that drive them. Each storyline focuses on a different protagonist, with a few recurring characters [read more]
Review: Secret Avengers #1
Two new Super Soldier variants arrive
In July Ed Brubaker and Dale Eaglesham team for a four-part mini-series from Marvel called “Steve Rogers: Super Soldier”, and to commemorate the first issue, the company is releasing two variant covers.
STEVE ROGERS: SUPER SOLDIER #1 (of 4) (MAY100612)
STEVE ROGERS: SUPER SOLDIER #1 (of 4) FINCH VARIANT (MAR10829)
STEVE ROGERS: SUPER [read more]
Incognito headed to theaters
TWITTER REPORT: ‘Incognito’ Adaptation, Chris Hemsworth As Thor, And Free Comic Book Day
The announcement that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' "Incognito" has been optioned by Fox led a big morning in comics and movies news topics in the Twitter Report feed. Right behind it was that first picture of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Everyone obviously had an opinion about both of these [read more]
Review: Captain America #605
20th Century Fox Picks Up Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ ‘Incognito’
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillip's Icon crime comic "Incognito" could soon be rendered decidedly less concealed. 20th Century Fox has picked up the story of Zack Overkill and could potentially propel the tale into a major motion picture franchise. [read more]
Advance Preview: ‘Secret Avengers’ #2
The relaunch and reorganization of the Avengers continues in "Secret Avengers" #2 by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato, on sale June 30th! Check out a preview of the covers and a few interior pages after the jump. The mission [read more]