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‘Dark Knight Rises’ Prologue Reactions From ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Directors
The "Dark Knight Rises" prologue bows on December 16, but a lucky few have already seen the highly anticipated six-minute sequence from Christopher Nolan's last Batman movie. MTV News staff writer Kara Warner was on hand, for instance. (She is now my mortal nemesis, by the way, but that's neither [read more]
DC Comics Reboot, ‘Powers’ And ‘Game Of Thrones’ In Today’s Twitter Report
The big news in comics today is the massive reboot going on over at DC. Jim Lee and Geoff Johns' "Justice League" #1 went on sale all over the country to kick it off, and the two of them have been touring New York City on the signing circuit to [read more]
Earthquake On The East Coast, ‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ And ‘Conan’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Earthquakes are a serious matter, but Twitter quickly devolved into the world's largest comedy club on the subject yesterday after vibrations hit Washington, D.C., and New York. West Coasters in particular were quick to poke fun at everyone on the receiving end of the shakes.
"Conan the Barbarian" remains the big [read more]
‘Conan,’ ‘Batman Beyond,’ BBC’s ‘The Hour’ In Today’s Twitter Report
"Conan the Barbarian" may attract some audience members based solely on its bare-chested sword fights and monsters this week. For Matt Fraction, however, the key selling point seems to be Morgan Freeman's voice (or that of someone who sounds suspiciously similar to Freeman).
Joe Hill, meanwhile, dug BBC America's new spy [read more]
Henry Cavill As Superman In Today’s Twitter Report
Well, we all know what Henry Cavill looks like as Superman now, and he didn't need to change the color of Kal-El's skin to start kicking up some controversy on Twitter. Jamal Igle, David Gallaher and Mark Millar weighed in with reactions to the new Man of Steel, and sides [read more]
‘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]
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ And Osama Bin Laden In Today’s Twitter Report
The new "Mission: Impossible—The Ghost Protocol" trailer has the world talking about Tom Cruise once again. Better yet, it's got Simon Pegg running around on the big screen once more, which, depending on whether you're reading Edgar Wright's tweets or Dylan Teague's tweets, could be a good thing or a [read more]
‘Uncanny X-Men’ Cancelation, ‘Super 8′ Reactions, And DC’s Reboot In Today’s Twitter Report
Everyone who's been enjoying "Uncanny X-Men" will be in for some disappointment this October, as Marvel has announced that issue #544 will end the series. Mourners can wallow in their sorrow together watching "X-Men: First Class," I guess. But even that film received some criticism in our feed today.
You know [read more]
Dunkin Donuts, Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s Death, And Stan Lee’s ‘Thor’ Truck In Today’s Twitter Report
National Donut Day got some tweeters excited about hunting down free fried dough today. Edgar Wright snapped a pick of one of the country's most famous shops in Portland, while Vito Del Sante sounded mighty pessimistic about his prospects for finding any freebees in his neighborhood.
Elsewhere, Stan Lee dropped a [read more]
R.I.P. Jeffrey Catherine Jones, ‘Bridesmaids’ Reactions, And The Rapture In Today’s Twitter Report
The comics community saw an outpouring of condolences today as news broke that fantasy illustrator and painter Jeffrey Catherine Jones passed away at the age of 67. Billy Tucci, Jock, J.M. DeMatteis and Ron Marz were among those tweeting about her legacy, and there are scores of similar posts where [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]
Elisabeth Sladen Remembered, ‘X-Men: First Class’ Hopes, And ‘Avengers’ In Today’s Twitter Report
"Doctor Who" fans tweeted en masse yesterday to commemorate actress Elisabeth Sladen, who passed away this week at the age of 63. Writers and artists both noted the impact she had on them as Sarah-Jane Smith in the series, and I've retweeted the likes of Edgar Wright, Paul Cornell and [read more]
Second ‘Ant-Man’ Draft Is In, Says Joe Cornish
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about “Ant-Man” — the movie set to feature Marvel’s shrinking superhero as envisioned by stylistically distinctive writer and director Edgar Wright. As Wright himself said, Hank Pym’s lower profile within the Marvel Universe fortunately means means more creative attention and less deadline [read more]
William Shatner’s Birthday, Zack Snyder Thoughts, And ‘House’ In Today’s Twitter Report
The inhabitants of the comics Twittersphere contemplated some pressing issues today, such as the alarming lack of William Shatner tattoos in the world on the actor's 80th birthday, as well as the "House" writing team's interest in Superman and why people ask really disturbing questions on Formspring.
Additionally, Greg Horn posted [read more]
Tsunami Reactions, The Spider-Man Musical, And Charlie Sheen In Today’s Twitter Report
It's pretty much impossible to lead with any type of humor or sarcasm on a day like today, but everyone impacted by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as well as the subsequent warnings in Hawaii and on the Pacific Coast in the U.S., are in our thoughts. Brian Michael [read more]
Julie Taymor, A Free iPad 2, And Cap’n Crunch In Today’s Twitter Report
The iPad 2 won't go on sale until Friday, but Edgar Wright thinks he may have a long shot at snagging a free one, and he's not too proud to publicly tweet about it. Whether or not "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" earns him a new Apple tablet, it did [read more]
Channing Tatum, Gaddafi Spellings, And More Charlie Sheen Reactions In Today’s Twitter Report
Apple's second-generation iPad announcement proved to be no match for trending champion Charlie Sheen this morning, at least in the Twitter Report feed. When he speaks of "winning," I can only assume that this is part of his master plan.
Channing Tatum's plans to do a Peter Pan origin movie and [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]
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]
X-Men Choices, ‘Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,’ And ‘The Social Network’ In Today’s Twitter Report
So whatever the real story is behind that purported "X-Men: First Class" photo that showed up yesterday, whether it's real or not, it got Twitter talking. Some creators liked it. Other trashed it. And it also led to a provocative revelation from Jeff Parker.
In other posting, Brian Michael Bendis got [read more]